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Kool Tack™ – NEW pulp board option
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Crescent Europe Product Portfolio
The Crescent Europe range of products has been neatly divided into three simple standards GOOD, BETTER, BEST. We’ve also come up with a simple guide – so that you know which standard of product matches your customer’s artwork:
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When should I recommend GOOD matboard?
If your customer brings in open end reproductions, posters, decorative art and general presentations for framing.
When should I recommend BETTER matboard?
If your customers bring in fine art prints, limited editions, valuable documents or photography for framing.
When should I recommend BEST matboard?
If your customers bring in valuable works of original art, rare and antique documents, fine art prints or valuable photographs for framing.
When should I recommend GOOD backing board?
If your customer brings in open end reproductions, posters, decorative art and general presentations for framing.
When should I recommend BETTER backing board?
If your customers bring in fine art prints, limited editions, valuable documents or photography for framing.
When should I recommend BEST backing board?
If your customers bring in valuable works of original art, rare and antique documents, fine art prints for framing.
When should I recommend GOOD picture framing glass?
If your customer brings in open end reproductions, posters, decorative art and general presentations for framing.
When should I recommend BETTER picture framing glass?
If your customers bring in fine art prints, limited editions, valuable documents or photography for framing.
When should I recommend BEST picture framing glass?
If your customers bring in valuable works of original art, rare and antique documents, fine art prints or valuable photographs for framing.
When should I recommend GOOD tapes?
If your customer brings in open end reproductions, posters, decorative art and general presentations for framing.
When should I recommend BETTER tapes?
If your customers bring in fine art prints, limited editions, valuable documents or photography for framing.
When should I recommend BEST tapes?
If your customers bring in valuable works of original art, rare and antique documents, fine art prints or valuable photographs for framing.
Crescent Europe provides a foam board for every application. The polystyrene core is bonded between high quality papers to create a lightweight, reliably rigid, ultra-smooth board. The lines Altera®, Kool Tack™, Fome-Cor® and Perfect Mount® feature a wide range of types, sizes and thicknesses. Crescent Europe foam boards can be used for exhibits, POP displays, signage, photo mounting, screen-printing and framing.
For over 100 years Crescent has served the art and framing communities, establishing a reputation for quality art, illustration and mounting boards that is unequaled. Whether your customer is a professional artist or a novice, Crescent has a collection of products suited to meet their needs.
Crescent Europe's wide range of accessories including customer labels, corner racks, corner weights and plastic jiffy bags will help you promote and despatch our products safely.