Every Surface a Convention Gives You
Convention graphics are a coverage game. The exhibitor who brands the backwall, the counter, the floor, and the shuttle outside the hall gets remembered; the one with a retractable banner and a tablecloth gets walked past. CFW produces the full surface set: booth backwalls printed seam-matched to 20 feet, banner walls and step-and-repeats for press and photo moments, floor graphics with anti-slip laminate rated for show-floor traffic, window and column graphics where venue rules allow, and counter, kiosk, and charging-station skins cut to your hardware.
Then the part nobody else in the graphics business offers: we wrap the vehicles. Demo trucks on the floor, shuttle vans running the hotel loop, and the trailer that hauls your booth between cities — one design language across all of it, from the crew that does fleet wraps in Chicago every day of the year.
Built for McCormick Place, Rosemont & Navy Pier Rules
Chicago convention venues run on specs and deadlines. Graphics that miss the advance-warehouse window pay drayage penalties; materials without fire certification get pulled by show management. CFW builds to the paperwork: fire-rated media and substrates with documentation in the crate, advance-warehouse shipping labels printed to your target-date freight window, and pre-fitted panel systems sized to clear the union install rules your show decorator works under — your labor crew hangs finished, numbered panels instead of solving a puzzle on the clock.
Exhibiting at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont, Navy Pier, Wintrust Arena, or a hotel ballroom on the Mag Mile? Same production standards, and because we print in our own Chicago facility at 4711 N Lamon Ave, a damaged panel gets reprinted and couriered same-day — not overnighted from a plant in another state.
The Production Record: 143,000 Square Feet in Five Weeks
When the Balloon Museum needed its immersive environments built out across three cities, CFW produced and completed 71,000 square feet of graphics in Chicago in 8 days, then 41,000 square feet in Houston and 31,000 square feet in Dallas — 143,000 square feet total, all three cities inside five weeks. The largest single booth we have produced is 7,400 square feet of vinyl for Amazon at McCormick Place. And after thousands of backwalls, the most-ordered size in convention work is 24 ft × 16 ft — if you're guessing at dimensions, start there.
Figures verified August 2026 by Chicago Fleet Wraps production records.
Convention Graphics FAQs
How do you quote convention graphics?
From your booth dimensions, floor plan, and surface list — send whatever you have and a written quote comes back in 2 hours. Every quote itemizes production, finishing, and shipping so there are no surprises at the advance warehouse.
Can you meet McCormick Place material and fire-rating requirements?
Yes. We print on fire-rated media and substrates and include the certification documentation with every shipment, so show management inspections are a formality instead of a crisis.
Do you ship to the advance warehouse or direct to show site?
Both. We label freight to your target-date advance-warehouse window to avoid drayage penalties, or courier direct-to-show for late changes. Because we print at our own facility on N Lamon Ave, a damaged panel can be reprinted and delivered the same day.
Can you wrap our demo vehicles and shuttle vans for the show?
That is our home field. Demo trucks for the floor, shuttle vans for the hotel loop, and the trailer that hauls your booth — wrapped in the same design language as your booth graphics by the crew that wraps fleets year-round.
How far ahead should we order convention graphics?
Three weeks before your freight deadline is comfortable for a full booth package. Banner walls and spot graphics can turn in days. Rush production is possible — call (312) 597-1286 with the show date and we will tell you straight what is achievable.
Do you handle graphics for Rosemont, Navy Pier, and hotel events too?
Yes — the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center, Navy Pier, Wintrust Arena, and hotel ballrooms across Chicagoland get the same production standards and the same fire-rated documentation.
What is the largest convention job CFW has produced?
A 143,000-square-foot Balloon Museum program across Chicago, Houston, and Dallas completed in five weeks — the Chicago build alone was 71,000 square feet in 8 days. Our largest single booth is 7,400 square feet of vinyl, produced for Amazon at McCormick Place. The most-ordered backwall size across all shows is 24 ft × 16 ft.
Get Your Convention Quote
Booth number, show date, dimensions — whatever you have. Written quote in 2 hours.
Exhibiting in Chicago? Send the Booth Number and Show Date.
Backwall dimensions, floor plan, freight deadline — whatever you have. Quote back in 2 hours, production plan same day.
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