Martilla Co Ltd. was launched in 1993 as a textile and clothing distributor. In following years the company profile has changed to home textile and fabrics retail distributor. In 1998 the first exploratory steps for 60 inch digital textile printing technology purchase were made. The technology installed in abroad was tested at first, especially the possibilities of using this technology in domestic conditions.

The results of these tests led to the purchase of this US technology. Although the technology of textile print was not completely solved it was decided to import the printing machine to achieve the prime position in digital textile printing market. In 1999 after the first training period the technology was installed in Liberec and the operation was started. After the testing prints in summer the first digital textile prints were made for “Creative 99” fair in Prague. Immediately after the fair the first orders were dispatched to the customers. A various textile materials were tested and new materials were included to our offer e.g. viscose, linen and the mixtured materials containing small percentage of synthetic fiber. Presentation on the most prestigious Czech advertising fair Reklama 2000 was the most important public introduction of the large format digital textile printing.

Soon after this fair in Prague the first film decorations were printed, a tent with Arabian motif for German company and in summer we have finished our biggest print two giant triangles (50 *7.5) m destined as the head decoration of bier-tent for worldwide famous Canstatter Volkfest in Stuttgart. After our available information these prints could be ranged among the biggest reactive-ink prints in the world. Simultaneously the fabric designs were produced especially for fashion use including the scout’s scarf after the Theodore Pištěk design (Oscars film costume designer). Our textile design bank is continuously filled with special photographic textile designs together with final fashion models.