Following a re-brand last year Johnnie Johnson required a signage company to update all of their external signs across 55 of their nationwide housing schemes. Following a succesful tender application Signs Now surveyed all sites and installed the first set of signs at their Head Office in Poynton, Cheshire.
Thankfully, it is rare for a sign to fall from its location and to hurt somebody who happens to be below it at the time. But it does happen and when it does, it always makes the news.
Take a look at this recent news story where a sign fell onto a baby in Newport, Shropshire.
Signs Now operates a strict system for selecting quality materials, operating proven robust manuafacturing methods and for installing signs safely.
In 2014 we reported on an incident in Cornwall where a poorly erected sign came loose and landed on an 80 year old grandmother. Luckily, she was not more severely injured but the sign, which weighed 4 stones, could easily have killed her or somebody else.
The local council concluded that the accident was a result of a poorly fitted sign. In such a case it is the property owner and the sign maker who are regarded as being negligent in law.
The use of strong signage in Colleges and Universities is essential as a brand image and marketing tool, as it enables recognition as an educational establishment, as well as a unique image...
The graphics outside your shop will ultimately determine whether or not someone will enter or just keep walking by. Your internal signage is responsible for an even more important task: turning visitors into paying customers. A recent study by FedEx Office revealed that business owners see great value in their signs and graphics and more than half of those surveyed find signs effective in attracting new business. Will your signs pass the fundamental test of converting a passer-by into a customer?
