Your source for paperboard

Flech Paper Products offers a complete line of specialty boards and papers to meet the needs of sign, display and packaging manufacturers.  With a focus on sign printing, point-of-purchase displays and paper box assembly, our Tuffy boards have become the preferred substrate for printers and sign makers across the country. 

We can source and convert any board or paper to meet your specific requirements. Take a look at our stocked product set and let us know how we can assist you.

Tuff White

Highest quality
solid white sheet

Tuff Gloss

High gloss finish with recycled chip center

Poly Tuff

Solid white base with waterproof surface

Ebony

Deep dyed-through solid black sheet

Tuff Mount

Opaque white finish on recycled chip center

Tuff Chip

Smooth finish recycled chipboard

Tuff Pulp

Solid cream or white pH neutral mounting board

Tuff White

Tuff White  is our highest quality board.  Fabricated of solid bleached sulfate, it provides our customers with a smooth, solid white sheet that is perfect for printing and cutting.  It is the board we recommend most for indoor display applications, multicolor offset and screen printing as well as digital imaging.  Use it for your premium jobs where absolute quality is essential.

Specifications:

  • Substrate:  Solid Bleached Sulfate (SBS). Fully bleached virgin pulp fiber with high bright finish
  • Coating:  Clay coating. Available coated one (C1S), two sides (C2S) or uncoated
  • Weights:  Available 6 ply (.024), 14 ply (.050), 24 ply (.075), 33 ply (.100) 
  • Sizes: 7×44, 28×44, 30×45, 32×40, 40×60 or customized to your specifications

Applications:

  • Indoor displays
  • ID signs for exhibits (hole punched, ready to hang)
  • Photo or paper mounting (hot or cold)
  • Screen, offset and UV printing; Digital imaging
  • Die cutting or bevel cutting

Tuff Gloss

Tuff Gloss  is our standard display board.  Fabricated with a recycled chip center and a high gloss finish, it provides our customers with a polished, lustrous surface that is perfect for printing and cutting.  It has an equal coating on both sides and takes all types of printing inks.  Use it for your quality jobs where a shiny finish is essential.

Specifications:

  • Substrate:  Chipboard. Economical brown/gray recycled cardboard 
  • Coating / Finish:  Litho paper. Available coated one (C1S) or two sides (C2S)
  • Weights:  14 ply (.050), 28 ply (.090) 
  • Sizes: 28×44, 32×40, 40×60 or customized to your specifications

Applications:

  • Indoor displays
  • POP displays, counter & hanging signs
  • Screen printing, offset printing, UV printing, digital imaging
  • Hot or cold mounting

Poly Tuff

Poly Tuff  is the industry standard for outdoor displays.  Fabricated of solid bleached sulfate with extruded polyethylene on both sides, it provides our customers with extra snap and brilliance for standout signs.  It is the board we recommend most for outdoor display applications or high moisture areas.  Use it for your premium jobs where absolute quality is essential.

Specifications:

  • Substrate:  Solid Bleached Sulfate (SBS). Fully bleached vigin pulp fiber with high bright finish
  • Coating:  Extruded polyethylene on two sides (C2S); Corona treated for better ink adhesion
  • Weights:  Gloss / Matte finish – available 6 ply (.024); Gloss / Gloss finish – available 14 ply (.050), 24 ply (.075) 
  • Sizes: 28×44, 28×22 or customized to your specifications

Applications:

  • Political posters (pre-scored foldover double panel or triple panel with insert for stake) 
  • Outdoor displays and signs (real estate, transit signs)
  • Frozen food and produce or other high moisture areas
  • Vinyl lettering

Ebony

Ebony is our ultra deep black mounting board.  Fabricated with a recycled chip center and a smooth matte finish, it provides our customers with a surface that is perfect for mounting and cutting.  A great alternative to synthetics, this board is lighter and less expensive and offers great flexibility for any application.

Specifications:

  • Substrate:  Deep dyed-through solid black chip core from recycled cardboard 
  • Coating / Finish:  Ultra smooth matte finish kraft liner on both sides.
  • Weights:  14 ply (.050), 28 ply (.090) 
  • Sizes: 26×43, 32×40 or customized to your specifications

Applications:

  • Eco-friendly alternative to synthetics
  • Indoor displays
  • POP displays, counter & hanging signs
  • Mounting and presentation boards

Tuff Mount

Tuff Mount  is our most popular mounting and backing board.  Fabricated with a recycled chip center and a opaque white finish, it provides our customers with a smooth, bright surface that is perfect for mounting and backing.  It has an equal white on both sides and provides a strong rigidity essential for production.

Specifications:

  • Substrate:  Chipboard. Economical brown/gray recycled cardboard 
  • Finish:  White offset paper.  Available white one (W1S) or two sides (W2S)
  • Weights:  14 ply (.050), 28 ply (.090)  
  • Sizes: 28×44, 32×40, 40×60 or customized to your specifications

Applications:

  • All purpose mounting and backing board
  • Photo or paper mounting (hot or cold)
  • Picture backs

Tuff Chip

Tuff Chip  is our standard mounting and backing board.  Fabricated of recycled chipboard, it provides our customers with a smooth finish that is perfect for wet or dry mounting.  We stock this grade in a wide variety of sizes and thicknesses to meet all your needs.

Specifications:

  • Substrate:  Chipboard. Economical brown/gray recycled cardboard 
  • Finish:  Mounting and box board grades. Available smooth brown, solid black, white one (W1S) or two sides (W2S)
  • Weights:  Brown = .040, .080, .120; Black = .038, .076, .114; Contact usabout white and other customized weights
  • Sizes: Brown = 28×44, 32×40, 40×60; Black = 27×44; Contact usabout white and other customized weights
  • Prime and odd lot available

Applications:

  • All purpose mounting and backing board
  • Photo or paper mounting (hot or cold)
  • Picture backs
  • Stiffners

Tuff Pulp

Tuff Pulp  is our most versatile mounting and backing board.  Fabricated of recycled pulpboard, it provides our customers with a pH neutral sheet for applications that require an acid free substrate.  We stock this grade in solid cream, white and black for enhanced flexibility. 

Specifications:

  • Substrate:  Pulpboard. Acid-free, pH neutral, calcium carbonate buffered 
  • Finish:  Solid cream, white or black
  • Weights:  .040, .080, .120
  • Sizes: 32×40, 40×60 or customized to your specifications

Applications:

  • All purpose mounting and backing board
  • Architectural modeling
  • Photo or paper mounting (hot or cold)
  • Picture backs