A new training video that simplifies understanding how to paint NovAcryl®, the world’s leading substrate for ADA Braille and accessible room identification signage, is now available from Nova Polymers. Painting photopolymer signs significantly expands the selection of colors and finishes available for sign fabricators and designers, and a clear topcoat is required on all photopolymer signs that are decorated...
Roland Academy, the training and education division of Roland DGA Corp., has announced a new two-part Tips & Tricks webinar series to be held December 11 and 18, discussing valuable new features in the company’s VersaWorks RIP software. The webinar series will take an in-depth look at brand new VersaWorks features, starting with an overview of...
According to the National Retail Federation, 45.2 percent of shoppers surveyed said they would decide what gifts to buy their loved ones this year simply by walking through a store. This fact could mean that signs and graphics will have a large effect on the shopping decisions made this year. “For many businesses, the holiday season is typically the...
Direct Sign Wholesale has closed its neon production facility. The company is still working with customers who wish to utilize neon illumination, but it now produces only the channel letter cans and customers who prefer neon can install it themselves. “This change is a simple reflection of the realities of today’s channel letter market,” said DSW President John Lewis....
Installing channel letters has become a typical job in many sign shops, but that doesn’t mean shops still can’t learn new techniques here. Sign installers and suppliers offer some advice on the best ways to get letters to the job site and in place. Proper Preparation Whether this is a shop’s one hundredth channel letter install or its first,...
The National Commission for the Certification of Crane Operators (NCCCO) has elected Ellis Vliet, equipment manager, Turner Industries Group, New Orleans, LA, as chairman of the NCCCO. He succeeds Kerry Hulse, equipment manager, Deep South Crane & Rigging, Houston, TX, who led the NCCCO Commission as Chairman for almost its entire fifteen-year existence. Vliet has been an active participant...
A waterfall array of Christie® MicroTiles® is inviting shoppers into the retail stores of Canadian media giant Shaw Communications, where the digital display technology educates customers about the Shaw universe that includes cable television, Internet, and phone service. Since the first 4-units high by 6-units wide array was installed in May at the Sunridge Mall store in Calgary, Alberta,...
Century Sign Builders announces that CEO Roxanna Meyers has been honored with the New Mexico Business Weekly’s 2012 Award for Top Performing CEO of a medium-sized company. Century Sign Builders is a custom sign company specializing in designing, fabricating, and installing interior and exterior signage and wayfinding. The company is focused globally and is expanding their current nationwide presence....
AGsystems introduces Access, a new pre-designed interior sign system for commercial buildings. “Access Interior Sign System offers architects, interior designers, and building owners the best of both worlds: a diverse range of contemporary design options and a comprehensive interior sign system that is easily specified, ordered, and maintained,” said Neil Jacobson, Chief Operating Officer of AGsystems. The modular design...
The American National Standards Institute (ANSI) has reaffirmed the accreditation of seven personnel certification programs developed and administered by the National Commission for the Certification of Crane Operators (NCCCO), including all four of its CCO crane operator certification programs. NCCCO also received two commendations from ANSI for procedural excellence following an exhaustive assessment of five years of NCCCO program...
