Introducing ToughTex - Heavy Duty Flag Material

ToughTex Heavy-Duty Flag and Banner Fabric – Built for the Harshest Conditions

ToughTex is Sailflags' exclusive, premium heavy-duty flag and banner fabric, specifically engineered to deliver unmatched durability in the toughest environments. As the strongest material in our range, ToughTex is perfect for flags and banners exposed to challenging weather conditions and long-term outdoor use. Whether it’s flying high in a coastal breeze or standing firm outside a busy forecourt, ToughTex is designed to last up to 100% longer than standard flag fabrics, ensuring your display remains vibrant and intact.

Key Features and Benefits

Unrivalled Durability: ToughTex is crafted with a unique weave and high-quality material that makes it the toughest flag fabric available. It’s built to resist wear and tear from strong winds, rain, and UV rays, providing a long-lasting solution that outperforms other fabrics.
Extended Lifespan: Designed for long-term outdoor use, ToughTex lasts up to twice as long as regular flag materials. This means fewer replacements and a more cost-effective choice for your flag and banner needs.
Weather-Resistant Performance: Ideal for locations where the weather is unpredictable, such as coastal areas, marinas, and high-wind zones. ToughTex withstands the elements, keeping your flags and banners looking great year-round.
Perfect for High-Exposure Areas: ToughTex is the go-to choice for flags displayed in busy, high-traffic locations like petrol station forecourts, car dealerships, outdoor events, and sports venues. It maintains its quality and appearance, even in demanding settings.

Ideal Uses for ToughTex

Coastal Flags: If you need a flag for a coastal business, marina, or seaside property, ToughTex is designed to handle the relentless wind and salt exposure that often leads to rapid wear and tear in other fabrics.
Forecourt Flags: Perfect for petrol stations, car dealerships, and roadside businesses where flags face constant outdoor exposure. ToughTex ensures your flags stay bold and professional-looking for longer.
Permanent Outdoor Installations: For businesses that keep flags outside year-round, such as retail stores, theme parks, or garden centres, ToughTex offers a durable solution that can endure all seasons.
Event Banners: For large outdoor events or festivals held in exposed areas, ToughTex provides the durability needed to withstand the elements throughout the event, ensuring your brand or message is prominently displayed.

Uncompromising Quality – The Toughest Fabric Available

Sailflags’ ToughTex fabric is not just a flag material; it's an investment in quality and longevity. The innovative design and superior construction make it the highest quality fabric on the market, ensuring your flags and banners not only stand the test of time but also look exceptional, even in the harshest conditions.

Choose ToughTex for a reliable, long-lasting flag and banner solution that doesn't compromise on quality or performance. When you need a fabric that can handle whatever nature throws at it, ToughTex is the ultimate choice.

Key Features and Benefits

Unrivalled Durability: ToughTex is crafted with a unique weave and high-quality material that makes it the toughest flag fabric available. It’s built to resist wear and tear from strong winds, rain, and UV rays, providing a long-lasting solution that outperforms other fabrics.
Extended Lifespan: Designed for long-term outdoor use, ToughTex lasts up to twice as long as regular flag materials. This means fewer replacements and a more cost-effective choice for your flag and banner needs.
Weather-Resistant Performance: Ideal for locations where the weather is unpredictable, such as coastal areas, marinas, and high-wind zones. ToughTex withstands the elements, keeping your flags and banners looking great year-round.
Perfect for High-Exposure Areas: ToughTex is the go-to choice for flags displayed in busy, high-traffic locations like petrol station forecourts, car dealerships, outdoor events, and sports venues. It maintains its quality and appearance, even in demanding settings.

Ideal Uses for ToughTex

Coastal Flags: If you need a flag for a coastal business, marina, or seaside property, ToughTex is designed to handle the relentless wind and salt exposure that often leads to rapid wear and tear in other fabrics.
Forecourt Flags: Perfect for petrol stations, car dealerships, and roadside businesses where flags face constant outdoor exposure. ToughTex ensures your flags stay bold and professional-looking for longer.
Permanent Outdoor Installations: For businesses that keep flags outside year-round, such as retail stores, theme parks, or garden centres, ToughTex offers a durable solution that can endure all seasons.
Event Banners: For large outdoor events or festivals held in exposed areas, ToughTex provides the durability needed to withstand the elements throughout the event, ensuring your brand or message is prominently displayed.

Uncompromising Quality – The Toughest Fabric Available

ToughTex Technical Data Sheet

Find out more about ToughTex, download our technical data sheet (TDS).

Why use promotional flags for business?

Why use promotional flags for business and what are the key benefits or drawbacks?

Promotional flags have grown in popularity over the last 10 years, especially in the retail, public service, charity and event sectors. This article explores why the demand for promotional flags continues to grow and the key benefits or drawbacks of introducing them into a business.

Impact

+ Attract the eye
+ Highlight a business premises
- Flags need to be cared for to prolong impact
- Text heavy flags can lose impact

Subtle

+ Natural movement displays messages and POS in a subtle way
+ Flags look less invasive than A Boards
- Washed out flags can blend into environment too easily

Versatile

+ Can be used for any type of business
+ No restrictions on colour
+ S, M, L, XL flag sizes available
- Flag shapes tend to come in a small range of shapes

Portable

+ Can be moved around a business premises easily
+ Can be transported to shows easily
+ Portable flags bypass local restrictions on the use of signage
- Flags need to be brought in each day
- Light systems are not suitable in high winds (over 30mph)

Cost Effective

+ Sizes to suit all budgets
+ Cheaper than local newspaper advertising
+ Flags can be replaced at a reduced cost
- Expensive if not cared for properly

10 Things You Should Know About Promotional Flags

Promotional flags have become a cost effective way to attract attention to business premises and show stands across the country. Available in all kinds of shapes and sizes, promo flags are a blank canvas for you to maximise your own brand identity and unique message.
Here is the top 10 Things You Should Know about them:

They are designed to be light and portable
Flags and flag systems can be used indoors or outdoors
Flags are normally double sided to read correct one side and reverse the other
2 flags can be sewn back to back to ensure both sides read correctly if required
Flags are designed to move in a light breeze to attract attention
Digital colour is normally available
Flags and flagpoles are secured to a portable base or ground spike (for using on grass)
Product life varies according to outdoor weather conditions and hours per day exposed to wind and rain. Will last up to six months exposed 24/7 to elements or up to 3 years if stored away each day
There is no limitation to what designs you can have on a flag
Flags come in many shapes and sizes, from banner shapes, to feathers, sails and teardrops

Promotional flags offer an attractive alternative to traditional static signage, such as A Boards. Demand in promotional flags continues to grow in the UK, particularly from the B2B community.