Pull-Up Fabric Banner Stands

A printed fabric panel that winds into an aluminium cassette at the base and lifts against a telescopic pole, so it stores as one tube and stands on its own in under a minute. Widths run from single screens to double-screen wide-base models.

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800+ Products available

50,000+ Orders

30+ Countries

22+ Years experience

What our customers say

4.9from 7,200+ reviews

Ordered a backdrop banner, they recommended enhancing image. A good call. The banner arrived within a week and it looks great/ good quality. Will use them again

Shaun PageEvents Director, BluePeak

The whole experience from designing, viewing the mock-up and delivery was simple and efficient. The end product proved to be better than expected. Will be ordering again.

Des DavidEvents Director, BluePeak

The customer service was awesome. Placed order on the Friday, recieved mock up on Saturday and recieved our order in 5 days. Very efficient process and happy with the product. This is our second order.

DianaFounder, Trendline Co.

Good communication. Very helpful. The product we ordered is as we anticipated. A canvas bag was included, along with Velcro tape for installation. Overall, it was an excellent experience. We are very happy with the result and would not hesitate to recommend them to others.

Michele BakerBrand Manager, NovaTech

Frequently Asked Questions

Is a pull-up banner the same thing as a roll up or a retractable banner? +

Yes, three names for one product. Australians usually say pull-up banner, trade catalogues say roll up, and retractable describes the mechanism. All three mean a graphic that winds onto a spring-loaded roller inside a base. Worth knowing when you compare quotes, because an X-banner stand is a different thing again: a frame that tensions a flat printed panel at four corners and does not retract at all.

What size do I order, and how high does it stand? +

850mm wide by 2m high covers most uses, with 1m and 1.2m wide versions when you need a broader face. The pole telescopes, so you can run the banner short under a low ceiling or a mezzanine, but the graphic is a fixed length and whatever you do not pull up stays wound in the cassette. Order the drop you will actually use rather than the tallest one available.

Which part actually fails? +

The cassette. The graphic and the pole outlast the spring mechanism, and once retraction goes jerky or the roller stops taking up slack, the stand is finished. What kills it is letting the banner snap back unguided, so feed it down with one hand every single time. Buy the better base if the banner lives in a car boot and goes up weekly, and treat a budget unit as a single-campaign item.

My graphic has scuff marks down the edges. Why? +

It is retracting crooked. If the pole is not seated square in the base, the panel winds on at an angle and both edges rub the felt lips of the cassette slot every cycle, which polishes a grey line down each side. Fix the cause rather than the graphic: check the pole clicks fully home, stand the base on a level surface, and guide the top rail straight as it comes down.

Does a wide base really matter on exhibition carpet? +

It matters more than anything else on the spec sheet. Hall carpet is laid over a hard floor with ripples and tape ridges, and a narrow base rocks on them, so a 2m banner is leaning by the second day. A wide base like the Double-screen wide base Roll Up Banner spreads the load and stays vertical. The cost is bulk, because a wide base will not slide into a slim carry bag.

How many do I need, and where should they stand? +

Two flanking the entry to a 3m stand, or one beside a counter. Pull-up banners work as signposts rather than as a back wall, so they read from the aisle at an angle and get walked straight past head-on. Put one at each front corner so the stand has a frame, and keep the top third for the message, because from three metres back the lower half sits behind people.

How is this different from a tension fabric backdrop wall? +

Coverage and permanence. A pull-up banner gives you roughly 850mm of face and goes up alone in a minute, while a tension fabric backdrop wall gives a full 2.3m to 3m back wall and wants two people and half an hour. Banners suit a solo site visit, a foyer or a conference table. If you have booked a shell scheme stand, the banner is the accent and the wall is the stand.

How do I order, and can I keep the base when the artwork changes? +

Keep the base. Send finished art or a rough idea to support@backdropsource.com.au, or ring +61 7 3053 8668, and we will set the file to the exact cassette width and return a free 2D mockup before anything prints, with artwork assistance included. Replacement graphics fit the base you already own. Delivery is free Australia-wide and the hardware carries a 1-year warranty.