Charles Davis Apr 15, 2013:

Thanks for letting us know It's always nice when people bother.

Edward Tully (asker) Apr 15, 2013:

Answer After contacting the client directly I was instructed to leave the names as they are, so they must be trademark/brand names...

Charles Davis Apr 15, 2013:

For all I know Magdalena may be right and this sign may incorporate a zip, but it seems to me a strange way to fix a sign in place (what's it zipped to?) and I can't find any reference to billboard signs being fixed this way.

Edward Tully (asker) Apr 14, 2013:

Hi Charles I had a slight hunch that this may be the case, but many thanks for your valuable input, it has put my mind at rest.

Charles Davis Apr 14, 2013:

Hi Edward As far as I can tell these are not generic names but brand names (possibly trademarks; I don't know) of one particular company. I've only found them on this page, which you've probably seen, but here it is just in case, with a tinyurl in case of confidentiality issues):
http://tinyurl.com/d8gsvgv

This page has illustrations of the cremallera and the grapas, and they're just large rectangular vinyl billboard signs. I don't think they're neon lit; they're probably backlit, i.e. internally illuminated, probably with LEDs. I can't see anything about them to suggest zips or staples; they're just names. The difference is that in cremallera the total area and the visible area are the same, whereas in grapas the visible area is smaller: there's a border.

This company operates internationally and I've looked at their UK site but I can't find any products exactly like these.

I also found this glossary, which doesn't solve this problem but may be useful:
http://www.formetco.com/glossary.htm

Edward Tully (asker) Apr 14, 2013:

Hi Lisa I think you're right about the signs, but the company is an advertising provider so there's no clue about what is actually being advertised here...

Edward Tully (asker) Apr 14, 2013:

Context I think these are neon signs, but there is very little extra context; here is what I have:
Cartelera Cartel Papel 800cm x 300cm 780cm x 285cm
Cartelera Mini Cartel Papel 400cm x 157cm 385cm x 150cm
Luminoso Cremallera Lona PVC / Poliuretano 800cm x 300cm 800cm x 300cm
Luminoso Grapas Lona PVC 750cm x 290cm 720cm x 276cm
Luminoso Ágora Lona PVC 230cm x 330cm 204cm x 304cm

Lisa McCarthy Apr 14, 2013:

Hi Edward I think 'luminoso' is an illuminated sign. As regards the other items you mentioned could they be referring to what is on the signs? Is this for a particular who wants these signs for their campaign or is it a company selling all kinds of signs?