Dublin-based diversified signage business Tapley Signs has taken delivery of a new HP Latex R530 all-in-one printer to strengthen production and improve its overall service offering to customers across a range of markets. It is believed to have been the first installation of the new HP Latex R530 printer in Ireland.
Founded in 2004, Tapley Signs is a family-run business with experience across the manufacturing and installation of graphics and signage. While its core offering is in-store graphics including window, floor and counter applications, it also provides large- and small-scale banners, lightboxes, vinyl wraps, self-adhesive stickers, construction site signage and more.
The company had been running a lot of its print-based work on an HP Scitex FB550, which was in place at its specialist Dublin production facility for nearly 10 years. However, earlier in 2025, the business elected to upgrade its equipment and replace the older machine with a brand-new solution from the diverse HP Latex range.
HP R530 Proves Easy Choice After FB550 Success
Tapley Signs elected for the HP Latex R530, a machine that only launched in March 2025, purchasing the printer from approved HP partner NTI Diatec in July 2025. Incidentally, this was the company’s first HP Latex investment, and only its second from HP, with the HP Scitex FB550 having left a lasting positive impression on the Tapley Signs team.
“We had the HP Scitex FB550 for nearly 10 years and loved it,” Tapley Signs Joint Managing Director Anthony Tapley said. “We had been looking for the past few years for a similar alternative and couldn’t find anything until the HP Latex R530 was launched, and it was a no brainer to change over.”
Running at a maximum speed of 24sq m/hr in indoor mode, the new HP Latex R530 can print on a wide range of materials up to 1.6m wide and 5cm thick, opening up all manner of opportunities to users.
Sustainable Innovation with HP Latex R530
Additional features include the ability to print in white, and also up to 5 layers of colours simultaneously, using HP Latex Inks. Latex ink offers leading environmental benefits as, with it being water-based, it has far less impact on the planet than UV, solvent and eco-solvent inks. In addition, all customers have access to HP’s Sustainability Amplifier software, granting them further insight into environmental performance and potential enhancements.
In its first few months of operation at Tapley Signs, the new HP Latex R530 has proven its versatility, tackling everything from printed boards and in-store point-of-sale magnets to double-sided card and illuminated lightboxes.
In addition, Tapley Signs has completed projects printed directly onto carpet. The results highlight the printer’s ability to deliver high-quality output across a wide range of both rigid and flexible substrates.
“We do not know what HP Latex technology will bring us in terms of new opportunities, but we are very open to future possibilities,” Anthony said. “At the minute, we are happy with the machines we have but are open to purchasing more HP Latex machines in the future.”
