Question 1

Do you install overnight?

Accepted Answer

Yes, and for urban events that's the norm. The public-road occupation permit usually gives a very specific window, typically overnight until the start, and requires everything to be removed shortly after the event closes to restore traffic flow. We work with that schedule built in and plan the installation to finish with margin before the first participants arrive, not right on the hour. We also coordinate with local police or municipal officers when street closures require it, although the organiser applies for the permit.

Question 2

What happens if the weather is bad?

Accepted Answer

It's planned in advance, not on the day itself. Outdoors the real factor is wind, not rain: rain damages poorly chosen material but wind brings down structures. That's why we use micro-perforated mesh on fencing and arches, which lets air through and greatly reduces the sail effect, and we calculate the ballast of self-supporting structures for the local forecast. If strong gusts are forecast, there are elements we straightforwardly recommend not installing, and we say so in advance. Printing is always done with outdoor inks and laminates, so rain doesn't affect the graphics.

Question 3

Can you sign an entire long route?

Accepted Answer

Yes. On long routes the work is less about production and more about organisation: we prepare the materials grouped and labelled by kilometre point, with a list showing what goes where, so the team or volunteers can place it without depending on anyone. For mountain events we use lightweight, visible elements for low light, and we work on the premise of leaving no trace: no material that could be left on the mountain, and no fixings that damage vegetation or rock — which is also what regulations require in protected areas.

Question 4

Do you also do bibs and participant materials?

Accepted Answer

We can produce printed bibs and race-pack materials, although the timing chip bib is a specialised product usually supplied by the timing company, and it makes sense for it to come from them. What we do handle is all the participant-facing graphic material: accreditations, bib-collection signage, cloakroom signage, aid stations and bag-drop areas. The key with these pieces is that the information be legible from a distance and unambiguous, because the runner reads them in a hurry and sometimes while tired.

Question 5

Do the materials last for several editions?

Accepted Answer

It depends on how they're designed, and this is what saves a club the most budget. Anything carrying the date, the edition or a specific sponsor list expires. Everything else — arches, event-branded fencing, kilometre signage, banners and finish-line elements — can last several seasons if designed without that data and stored properly. The usual solution is to leave interchangeable modules for whatever changes each year. We can store the materials between editions and check them before each event.

Question 6

Are you present during the event?

Accepted Answer

Yes, whenever it makes sense. In an urban race with a finish-line arch and fencing, someone needs to be there in case the wind moves an element or the finish area needs reorganising, and it's better if that someone is whoever installed it. For small events or simple materials it sometimes isn't worth it, and we state that in the quote so you don't pay for support you don't need. We always handle removal ourselves unless we agree otherwise.

Question 7

Can you anchor into the ground on public roads?

Accepted Answer

Not without express authorisation, and it's usually not granted. That's why we work with self-supporting structures and calculated ballast, which is the standard solution on public roads: they don't puncture the pavement and come away without leaving a mark. On private land or at sports facilities anchoring is possible if the owner authorises it, which allows for taller structures or ones more exposed to wind. Either way, we define the anchoring system in the proposal — it's never improvised on installation day.

Question 8

How far in advance do I need to book?

Accepted Answer

Three to five weeks is comfortable for a medium-sized event, given that the sponsor list usually closes late and that's what holds up production of arches and backdrops. We can work with less margin on printed materials, but finish-line structures and gantries need their workshop time. The most useful thing is to let us know as soon as you have a date and route, even if sponsorships aren't finalised: we get ahead on everything that doesn't depend on them and leave the branded pieces for last with a clear deadline.

Question 9

Do you manufacture in-house or outsource?

Accepted Answer

We manufacture at our facility on Passatge la Carola, 2, in Cabrera de Mar, and install with our own team. We don't outsource either. In events this matters more than in any other kind of work, because when the date can't move you can't depend on a third party's schedule, or on someone telling you the problem is the other supplier's fault. You have a single point of contact from the first sketch until teardown, and that same person is reachable on the day of the event.

Question 10

Where do you manufacture and install?

Accepted Answer

We manufacture in Barcelona, at our workshop in Cabrera de Mar, and install across Spain with our own team. That holds true whether it's a single event or a calendar of events spread across several cities: the team and the installation approach don't change depending on where the event falls. We've been doing this for more than 32 years, and when a project calls for a solution that isn't ours, we say so instead of forcing it.

Discipline	Setting and installation	What determines the materials	Typical materials
Fun run and marathon	Public roads. Overnight installation and same-day removal	Occupation permit window and wind	Micro-perforated mesh, self-supporting arch with ballast, kilometre markers
Mountain and trail	Natural setting, often a protected area	Low light, wind, and removal without a trace	Lightweight, visible signage, with no fixings that damage vegetation or rock
Indoor tournament	Enclosed space, with more room for installation	Court identity and sponsor visibility	Court graphics, sponsor advertising, signage for entrances and changing rooms
Cycling and road	Long route with moving critical points	Safety and vehicle visibility	Lightweight, quick-to-install materials and banners
Club and grassroots days	All season	Tight budget and reuse	Undated elements with interchangeable sponsor modules

Sports events

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Events we've already delivered

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Graphic production for sports events: what it includes and when it pays off

Every event is installed in a different way

Fun runs and marathons

Mountain and trail events

Indoor tournaments and competitions

Cycling and road events

Club events and grassroots days

Finish line, podium and photocall

Materials that withstand the elements

01Micro-perforated mesh

02Aluminium structures and ballast

03Printing with outdoor inks

04Anti-slip floor vinyl

05Banners and beach flags

06Reusable club materials

Route on a map and permits

Proposal and weather forecast

Production and preparation by point

Overnight installation, event and removal

What each type of event needs

How we calculate the price of a sports event

What moves the price

One single team from the route map to removal

In-house production

Installation with our own team

A single point of contact

Over 32 years

We tell you no

Where we manufacture and install

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