Backlit SEG Exhibition Stand Kits

Each kit is sold as a working configuration rather than a set of loose components, so it includes the aluminium frame profiles for that layout, the integrated LED lighting, the connecting hardware and the silicone-edge fabric graphics printed to your artwork. The exact contents vary by model, so check the individual product page for the list before ordering, particularly if you also need a counter, shelving or a carry case. What is never included is the electrical supply at the venue, which you order separately through the organiser.

The model number is a layout reference, not a rating, so a higher number does not mean a better kit. They differ in overall width and height, the number of lit panels and the shape, ranging from a single flat back wall to L-shaped and multi-panel arrangements with returns. Choose by comparing the product images with your stand plan and asking which faces visitors will actually see. Two kits of similar width can behave very differently on a corner stand depending on where the return sits.

Establish first whether you have a shell scheme or space-only stand, because it changes everything. In a shell scheme you have existing walls, a height limit of roughly 2.5m and usually one open side, so a straight kit that fits inside the bay is normally the answer. On a space-only stand you build your own walls and can use a taller, multi-sided kit that presents lit branding to several aisles. Take the dimensions from your stand plan rather than from the floor plan in the show brochure.

A kit gives certainty: the panels are sized to work together, the lighting is matched across the configuration and there is nothing to calculate. Individual frames give flexibility, which matters if your stand size changes from show to show or you want a width that no kit offers. If you exhibit at a consistent stand size, a kit is the faster decision and the easier thing for staff to build; if your requirements move around, individual frames will adapt with you over more years.

Design for the panel divisions from the start rather than slicing a finished file at the end. Each lit panel takes its own graphic, so keep logos, faces, headline text and any strapline well clear of the vertical joins, and supply artwork at full scale with the bleed we specify around each section. Remember these are backlit panels, so graphics are printed on a lighter, semi-translucent fabric: dense dark backgrounds absorb the light and dull the whole panel. Ask for a free 2D mockup to check the layout before printing.

Order a 13A supply through the show organiser or the venue's appointed contractor well before build-up, as it is cheaper in advance and cannot be relied on at short notice on site. Tell them how many lit panels you are running so they can advise whether one drop covers the kit. Mark the drop position on the stand plan so it lands behind the display, where cables and any transformer can be hidden; at large halls such as NEC Birmingham, a badly placed drop means visible trunking across a walkway.

Assembly is tool-free: the frame sections connect and lock together, the LED lighting connects internally, and the graphics push into the groove around the perimeter by hand. Build the frame completely and check it is square and standing level before fitting any fabric, because a frame that is slightly out of true shows up immediately as slack fabric. Fit graphics from the corners inwards on opposite sides, keep hands clean, and test the lighting before the fabric goes on rather than after.

UK delivery is free, and every kit carries a 1-year product warranty covering the frame and the lighting. Replacement graphics can be ordered at any point without changing the frame, which is how most customers refresh a stand between campaigns or after a rebrand. Backdropsource has been trading for over 21 years, so if you are unsure which model suits your stand or how to prepare files for a lit panel, contact support@backdropsource.co.uk or call +44 1628 904 188 before you order.