Sign Posts

Many people in the construction industry view scaffolding as a means to an end. Scaffolding is an unsightly but necessary part of the process and covering it in printed graphics is horrendously expensive and normally only undertaken at the insistence of the client or planning authority. I want to dispel the 'expensive' myth right now. Sure, local banner and sign shops working with 1.3-1.6m wide printers as an average size will try to get an average of £30+ per metre for printed mesh. A roll of mesh at these sizes is relatively expensive per square metre. Solvent and latex ink...

There are a lot of businesses offering online printing these days. Our expertise comes from mainly the graphic design industry and then applying that creativity to signage manufacturing and exhibition display. However our message since we launched Signsaver was to continually bring products to you that represent high quality opportunities for advertising your brand at fantastic prices. With that in mind, the change to an ecommerce business model has meant our potential customer base is considerably larger than before and perhaps no longer solely b2b. We now have customers who are not necessarily businesses but artists, designers, students, hobbyists and...

One of the scenarios we considered when setting up this business, was "How will customers install their prefabricated signs themselves, if we’re just shipping it ready-made and not turning up to fit it for them?"It's a rather good question and completely on point. "How will I fit my beautiful LED illuminated built-up letters that have just arrived?"  Well most sign makers/fitters don't set out to become sign makers.  Unlike other technical professions such as joinery, electrical and plumbing etc., there's not an abundance of college, government and employer backed apprenticeship schemes.  Most sign makers learn 'on the tools' from others who also learned 'on the tools'....