Behind the Signs

Commercial and residential development:

Sign under construction.
Note that the sign will be extended on the right.

We have from day one specialised in large format marketing signage for the property sector and have noticed a distinct up-turn in orders along with the improvement of the economy, this work is Nationwide and often involves sending teams out for a week at a time, to cast foundations and build frames to support the signage.

This is usually hard and taxing work as the site conditions are often sparse and quite isolated. We have recently completed erecting large signage at sites in Swansea and Newport in South Wales.

Retail signage:

We have been fairly active in the area of retail signage, recently. Creating high end signage is enjoyable and demands a high degree of skill and innovation. From design to installation, we pride ourselves in being meticulous in every detail.Take a look at our services - which ones may interest you?

• Agency Development Signage
• Commercial and Industrial Signage
• Our comprehensive nationwide signage services

Or call us on 01895 442768.

Commercial and Residential Signage

The boom in converting commercial offices into residential apartments and hotels has been embraced by quite a few of our clients. Signcraft has recently completed signage for one such conversion in the centre of Reading.

Our client, in this instance, has created a superb environment in the heart of the city, with suites and rooms finished to an extremely high standard for modern apart-hotel living.

We were fortunate to be involved with signing the building, both internally and externally, aiding the design team and the architect to turn the façade of a fairly bland office block into an inviting and pleasant hotel.

Our signs included: soft drape banners, a typical reception canopy and a main identity sign to landmark the building. The building is artistically illuminated with coloured LED lighting and the signage has been illuminated with a blend of halo and fret cut illumination.

The interior signage was created in the client's now established style; simple yet effective informative and way-finding signs, designed to assist the flow of visitors and guests between floors as well as on each floor.

Signcraft is able to undertake a range of large or small signage projects, nationwide. Contact us to discuss your requirements 01895 442768.

♪ ♫ It's Fun to Shop at the RSPCA

The Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty for Animals originated in 1824 and became 'Royal' in 1840, thanks to Queen Victoria. Its primary mission is to prevent cruelty to animals: pets, working animals, farmed animals, wild animals and those in research.

Many of the their branches carry out their welfare work and there are over 200 RSPCA shops that help raise money for the charity.

Recently, following a decision to rebrand those shops to encourage customers to support their fundraising efforts, the RSPCA commissioned Signcraft to produce new signage and replace the shop fascias.

It's what we do... and if you'd like us to quote for your signage, please contact us on 01895 442768 or via the website: www.signcraft.co.uk

Enhancing Glass Panels and Doors with Corporate Branding

Natural light is recognised as important to the well-being of staff and, as a consequence, glass partitions are popular to divide large spaces in offices, restaurants and other establishments. Additionally, external covered spaces, including cloisters, are being made more useable by adding retractable glass enclosures.

Adding a company name or logo to the glass panels needs to be in keeping with the original reasons for using glass, whether those reasons are light-flow or aesthetic elegance. We offer a range of options at Signcraft, including glass manifestations. There is a practical aspect, too: clean glass is hard to see and hard on the nose if someone walks into them.

Of course, it doesn’t have to be a branding exercise but why not take advantage of a little extra publicity! For further details, contact Signcraft on 01895 442768

At the End of the Year

It has been a good year at Signcraft.

• Our residential estate agency board service has flourished and is currently one of our most buoyant departments.
• Commercial agency sign boards services are also gaining ground.
• Development signage for building sites, commercial and residential are also increasing favourably.

Best wishes from all at Signcraft for a happy, successful and prosperous 2014. We hope to be have the opportunity  to be of service to you.

Continuing the Movie Theme with Signcraft Projects

This video show-cases a very small collection of some very large printing, including hoardings around a cinema (of course!) to illustrate the varied work we do.

We have our in-house design studio, we can print high definition and very large sizes and we also install, erect or otherwise fix in place any monoliths, banners, lighting requirements and so much more. The projects in this collection include glass manifestations, vehicle graphics and external signage but we also do office art, wall art, display systems, flags, banners, way-finding and estate signage plus specialist traditional projects.

Maybe there'll be a sequel or trilogy... watch this space!

See our website for more about us and for your signs and signage requirements. Call us on 01895 442768

Carry On Printing, Mr Bond (Pinewood Studios)

One of our recent jobs was for Pinewood Studios, home to many famous films since the 1930s including the Carry On series, James Bond and over 150 other films and TV productions. To name but a few:

• Talk of the Devil (1939)
• The Blue Lagoon (1949)
• Genevieve (1953)
• Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (1968)
• Superman (1978)
• Batman (1989)
• Mission: Impossible (1996)
• The Fifth Element (1997)
• Love Actually (2003)
• Charlie & the Chocolate Factory (2005)
• Mamma Mia (2008)
• Harry Potter & the Deathly Hallows parts 1 & 2 (2010/11)
• Hugo (2011)
• Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger tides (2011)
• Les Misérables (2012)
• The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012)
• The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013)
• The Hobbit: There & Back Again

We were busily printing imitation antique tiles for a film set, using our new ultra-violet flatbed printer - but we can’t tell you any more than that. We can show you a peek at the tiles, though, if you click on the link. Be sure to watch out for them on the silver screen! 
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