For a touch of class that’s impossible to overlook, TR Trades UV Spot Varnish printing is the perfect choice! With UV Spot Varnish, you can highlight specific areas with a high-gloss (or matte) finish or apply an even coat of UV varnish to the entire graphic, adding both a luxurious touch and extra protection.
UV Spot Varnish printing excels in accentuating images or logos, as well as creating random ‘blind’ patterns that don’t necessarily follow the printed design beneath. This technique allows you to unleash your creativity— and we highly encourage you to do so! Take a look at the examples here for inspiration. Spot Varnish will give your projects the “wow factor” your company needs. Stand out from the competition with TR Trades UV Spot Varnish printing.
UV Spot Varnish, also known as Spot UV Printing or Spot Gloss, is a specialized coating technique where a varnish coating is applied to a printed product or material and cured with ultraviolet (UV) light. This process can be applied to specific areas of the material or used to apply a protective coating to the entire product. At TR Trades, we offer a full range of spot varnish techniques, with finishes ranging from high gloss to matte.
When applied, the varnish slightly raises the surface, adding dimension above the material or print beneath. It’s ideal for highlighting logos, important text, images, or more subtle design elements.
The tactile quality of Spot Varnish transforms your work into a multi-sensory experience. When Spot Gloss is used, customers are instinctively drawn to touch the raised areas, creating an engaging interaction with your design. You may have experienced this with raised spot gloss on a smooth matte laminated book cover. The more creative the design—such as layering Spot Gloss on a matte laminated image or over solid dark colors on a matte metal—the richer the tactile and visual experience.
Our creative team at TR Trades is ready to advise and suggest the best ways to incorporate Spot UV into your creative projects.
UV Spot Varnish has endless applications that can be used for marketing and signage in almost any industry. At TR Trades, our UV Spot Varnish services are specifically designed for large format materials up to 3.2 x 2 meters (such as signage), or multiple small format pieces. We also specialize in custom manufacturing of short run high quality projects, such as limited edition art series or corporate client gifts.
Applications:
Wayfinding & Directional Signage
Interior Building Décor and Design
Art Print & Highlighting
POS Displays
Material Packaging
Book Covers
Trade Show Displays
Restaurant Menu and Signage
Arcade Game Displays
Brochures and Promotional Materials
More
If you’d like to learn more about incorporating Spot UV into your packaging or marketing materials, please get in touch via phone, email, or by filling out the form below.
Frequently Cleaned areas
UV Spot Varnish offers more than just enhanced visual appeal. When applied over inks, the varnish coating makes the ink layer more resistant to water and solvents, providing a practical solution for products that are frequently cleaned.
High traffic areas
With the varnish sealings the inks in, this process increases the resistance of the image to wear and friction. This is beneficial in applications where people would be touching the prints or rubbing up against them typically in public spaces such as hospitals, transit centers, or malls.
Senior Account Manager
McKenzie joined the TR team with a solid foundation of experience in the print industry. His career began in production, where he developed his skills in maintenance, operations and finishing. Quickly recognized for his talent, initiative and charisma, McKenzie was promoted to Production Lead. At the helm of the production team, he proved a natural leader and infected the team with his positivity and work ethic.
After building his knowledge leading the production team, McKenzie progressed into the Sales department, honing his sales skills under the leadership of Carla Duncan and TR’s customer focused approach. His natural penchant for customer service and dedication to quality assurance proved an ideal fit for the TR sales team where McKenzie now functions as Account Manager.
Never one to rest on his laurels, McKenzie enhanced his knowledge with sales courses at BCIT and can regularly be seen applying his skills throughout the shop. Don’t be surprised to find him supporting the finishing department, assisting clients at the front desk, or onsite ensuring installations surpass customer expectations.
Also goes by: Mac
Interesting fact about McKenzie: he can be found on Wikipedia
Best described in three words as: loyal, funny, and stubborn
Cannot live without: his back massager
Quote to live by: “When you look at someone through rose-coloured glasses, all the red flags just look like flags” – Wanda the Owl
CAD & eProject Manager
When you meet Bruce you automatically know he is a seasoned professional in the reprographics industry. Starting out as a driver for Hughes Owens Printing in 1978, he eventually transitioned to Trimen Blueprinting where he acted as a reprographics technician for 13 years. With the onset of the digital era in 2000, TR Trades hired Bruce as CAD Manager. Since then he has been an invaluable asset to the company and anyone who has questions regarding CAD plotting. When Bruce is not overseeing others in the CAD department, he spends countless hours troubleshooting client issues, unearthing customer print errors, and providing eProject software support. He is regularly looked to for printing advice by both coworkers and clients.
Bruce is also well versed in troubleshooting onsite issues and participating in client presentations, having assisted Carla and TR sales staff in many client meetings. If you’re looking for a history lesson on the print industry or if you want to optimize your drawings for print, you’ll want to call on Bruce. Many may not know, but Bruce is a musician at heart! He originally studied engineering and math, eventually realizing it was not the career path he wished to pursue. Following this, Bruce went on to complete both a music program and a piano technician program through Douglas College. During his spare time, you’ll find him creating music or acting as a vocalist in several bands. When he is not playing the guitar and recording music, you can find Bruce tinkering around on one of his computers or watching hockey.
Also goes by: Stretch
Best described as: Humble
Favourite place in Vancouver: Minnekhada, Coquitlam
Guilty pleasure: Audio software
Favourite TV show: Hockey
Ideal meal: Mac & cheese (with ketchup)
Cannot live without: Music
President
Having worked in the family business since before she can remember, Carla has a natural talent for helping clients reach their printing goals. Always an advocate for education, Carla completed the Marketing Management course at Kwantlen Polytechnic University and then obtained a degree in Business Administration from Simon Fraser University with a double major in Management Technology and Human Resources. And all of this is in addition to sales and marketing courses at BCIT!
Combining her extensive education with a lifetime of experience, Carla is a driving force behind the success of TR Trades. On a daily basis, she can be found anywhere in the shop, always striving to enhance client satisfaction. Her familiarity with our systems, equipment, and services make her uniquely capable of ensuring clients benefit from every possible way that TR Trades can help businesses grow.
Favourite place in Vancouver: None. She would rather be off the grid camping!
During her free time you can find her: riding her atv or dirtbike, camping in the wild, fishing off the West Coast, fishing in a river, or in her garden.
Ideal meal: steak and double stuffed potatoes
What gets her motivated in the morning: coffee and coming to work!
“If you’re looking for an alternative option to your current print supplier, please call my cell at 604.376.7803. I would love to speak with you about how we can help your business.
