DESIGN MANUFACTURE INSTALLATION MAINTENANCE
Welcome Blaze Signs are a market leader in shop signage and offers national retailers the complete retail signage solution, from planning and design through to installation and maintenance. Representing one of the largest sign-making facilities in Europe, Blaze Signs utilises 130,000 square feet of manufacturing capability divided across our two locations in the South East and the Midlands.
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...our experience OUR MISSION IS SIMPLE AND SINCERE: TO MAKE YOUR BUSINESS LOOK AMAZING Whatever the scale of your vision, from an individual shop sign to a nationwide roll-out, Blaze Signs is eminently qualified to handle the logistical planning, manufacture and installation on your behalf.
BLAZE SIGNS’ ENVIABLE REPUTATION IS FOUNDED ON THE FIVE CORE QUALITIES WE ADHERE TO IN OUR BRAND: • Integrity • Excellence • Teamwork • Experience • Design Throughout the process on every project, these words are powerful touchstones, inspiring us to surpass industry standards, safeguard our reputation and deliver truly memorable results for each customer every time.
Team and facilities At every step in your signage project, our professional team of 300 people are focused on turning your brand into powerful signage that draws custom. A team we continually invest with training and development alongside an apprentice scheme to nurture tomorrow’s talented signage designers, makers and engineers.Planning permission for your new signage is handled by a dedicated team giving you expert advice on the
best types of sign to use for every site. Our designers will breathe life into your brand with inspirational concepts, producing stunning visuals in 2 and 3D formats. You will watch your signage ideas effortlessly move from screen to reality within one of the largest signage manufacturing facilities in Europe. And installation will be undertaken by a team of certified engineers widely regarded as amongst the very best in the industry.
Planning As market leaders in fast-track signage roll-out programmes we offer full management from signage concepts to implementation. Planning and installation of nationwide signage schemes can take time and often involve many people. Large roll-out sign schemes will require liaison with local authorities, centre managers, architects and other main contractors.
ADVICE AND EXPERIENCE The creativity starts before your brand is even handed over to our talented design team. During initial discussions we offer the sort of practical-yet-inventive thinking that frequently resolves concerns before they become expensive issues. Our teams
can identify the best types of sign to use for each of your sites. This is based on their extensive experience of the high street and shopping centre environments.
WE TAKE CARE OF ALL THE LEGISLATION Our pro-active project teams are based in a dedicated planning department at each of our two factories and with their experience, knowledge and expertise they will manage all new signage planning permissions for your entire estate.
Design At Blaze signs, we are as ambitious about branding as you are. Every day we challenge ourselves to surpass expectations on behalf of your brand. We master fresh techniques, research emerging technology and invest in people and facilities that will ultimately ensure your brand stands out.
BRAND POSITIONING With flair and sensitivity, Blaze signage designers will thoughtfully adapt corporate branding and sign specifications to suit each individual site and location to maximise impact. We will work with you to achieve a point of difference between your business and the competition to ensure we create a signage design that positions your brand for success.
Innovation We continually strive to deliver the very best signage solutions by integrating digital technologies, new manufacturing techniques and the latest materials to improve the impact, quality, and maintenance of your signage through its lifecycle. Using cutting-edge technology allows us to reduce manufacturing times as well as achieving a higher quality end product. This includes the latest laser-cutting technology, a water-jet cutter, digital printing – both flat-bed and roll-fed.
Technology When you work with Blaze to deliver your signage you can expect peerless quality, unerring consistency, and rapid development. We invest in leading-edge tools and machinery at each step to deliver stunning signage. Creative and design tools from Adobe and Autodesk generate your concepts and render them in 2 and 3D views, while digital large format printing and computer controlled laser cutting machinery faithfully reproduce your design for 1 or 1,000 signs.
And if you use Building Information Modelling (BIM) software, we provide signage designs and data for you to use throughout the lifecycle of your building or infrastructure projects. With BIM you can integrate your signage needs earlier, identifying potential issues with the signage design, installation and lifecycle before they can occur – saving time and reducing costs.
Production With our combined staff of nearly 300 and more than 130,000 sq ft of manufacturing capability divided across our two locations, this large scale capacity allows us to handle large volume project roll-outs to major retailers. Alongside this we also produce bespoke signage for one-off projects, such as cinemas, shopping centres, sports and retail parks.
CONTINUAL INVESTMENT We have continually invested in our manufacturing facilities and equipment to maintain full control over the production process. Using state of the art technology, including the latest laser-cutting technology, a water-jet cutter and both flat-bed and roll-fed digital printing, allows both a reduction in manufacturing time and the highest quality end product.
We offer the complete signage solution, which includes a fast and reliable signage installation service. Our engineers are highly trained experts in their field and are amazingly effective and efficient at installing new signage throughout UK and Europe, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Safety of our employees and the public is paramount and as such, Blaze Signs is driven to anticipate, identify and eliminate risk and hazard. Our engineers are CSCS accredited and undergo regular Health and Safety training. Their proficiency with all types of access equipment is audited and monitored, from standard scaffold towers, to specialist high-level apparatus and Hiab lifts.
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Maintaining your signage
We deliver unrivalled levels of national coverage with Cygnia Maintenance, also a Hexcite Group member, who are market leaders in retail sign maintenance, sign repairs and image protection. Operating the UK’s most extensive signage maintenance engineer network they service high street locations, shopping centres, retail parks, petrol forecourts, cinemas and everywhere in between.
DEDICATED, PROFESSIONAL TEAMS OPERATING 24/7 All engineers are highly accredited, undergo regular Health and Safety training and are proficient in working with all types of access equipment, from standard scaffold towers to specialist high-level apparatus and Hiab lifts. Proactive management, planned maintenance, asset management and signage health checks are all included in the complete signage maintenance solution provided.
Quality All of our signage is put through rigorous quality checks at each stage of its manufacture in accordance with our QM Policy. On-site Health and Safety and Quality Audits are carried out by our Internal Site Surveyors or Health and Safety Managers.
Sustainability Blaze Signs are 100% committed to Sustainability and use the latest technology in our methods of manufacture. Alongside sustainable materials, our signage solutions are designed to increase energy, ensure longevity, responsible energy consumption and to minimise environmental impacts from our products and components during their whole lifecycle. Our approach to sustainable design helps us to create truly sustainable products and services that consider the environmental, social and economic impacts from the initial design stage through to the end of life requirements. We understand that 80% of the sustainable impact of a product is defined by the design phase making this the most important focus to us.
Inspiring and transforming physical spaces inside and out. Blaze are part of The Hexcite Group, a collection of market-leading businesses that provide access to an established network of industry specialists, helping to transform physical spaces into engaging places.
WE INSPIRE. WE CREATE. WE BUILD. WE TRANSFORM. WE MAINTAIN. Let us tell you more about the additional services we can offer from across our group.
Store signage
Signage maintenance
Digital signage solutions
HEAD OFFICE 5 Patricia Way Pysons Road Broadstairs Kent CT10 2XZ T 01843 601 075
MIDLANDS OFFICE Unit 3-4 Arden Park Arden Road Frankley Birmingham B45 0JA T 0121 457 7715
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