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Stylo’s graphics are literally travelling worldwide.  From Sydney Australia to Tanzania we can create graphics for any occasion.  We faced yet another challenge when we were asked to produce a lightweight, waterproof banner that required extreme durability for the Equinix team climbing Mount Kilimanjaro last month.

Kilimanjaro, with its three volcanic cones, Kibo, Mawenzi, and Shira, is a dormant volcano in Tanzania and the highest mountain in Africa at 5,895 metres or 19,341 feet above sea level.  Due to the conditions throughout the climb it was important that carrying anything other than survival equipment did not hinder their experience.  Ok, so maybe we didn’t have the hardest task but it was important that they had something to represent their team after the gruelling 5 day expedition.  The obvious choice of fabric for us was Ripstop.  A nylon fabric with interwoven ripstop reinforcement threads in a crosshatch pattern.  Ripstop nylon is water resistant, fire resistant, and has zero porosity (will not allow air or water through).

Thanks to the Equinix team, after 5 days of climbing the banner made the 19,341 feet.

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Continuing their long established working partnership with marketing company Happy Apple, Signs Express (Warwick) added a splash of colour to the walls of a local children’s centre.

The expert Signs Express (Warwick) fitting team covered the interior walls of the centre with bespoke designed and printed Phototex wallpaper, creating an exciting fairy-tale-esque environment for the children to enjoy.

Liselle Appleby from Happy Apple commented “I have had a great working relationship with Signs Express (Warwick) for several years now, producing signage for various local authority signage projects. This is the first time we have used digitally printed wallpaper for a project however, and I am very happy with the results. It has really brought my designs to life”

Commenting on the project, Andrew Slater, owner of Signs Express (Warwick) said “Liselle has given us many interesting signage projects over the years. For this particular job we suggested that the innovative wallpaper from Phototex, which we recently added to our product portfolio, would be suitable. In line with Liselle’s brief, this product has helped us create the desired impact whilst using a very durable product that doesn’t rip or wrinkle”

For your own signage happy ending; contact Signs Express (Warwick). Part of the UK and Ireland’s leading signs and graphics company providing a complete design, manufacture and installation service for all forms of signage including interior/exterior signs, vehicle graphics, exhibition and display products, window graphics and health and safety signage for businesses in surrounding areas.

The new signs being put up by Astra Signs at Manchester City's ground Etihad Airways Stadium

It's out with the old and in with the Blue at Manchester City – with the new name for the club’s stadium on display for the world to see, courtesy of Astra signs, who did the printing and the installation.

The ground, formerly known as the City of Manchester Stadium, was renamed the Etihad Stadium last month as part of a sponsorship deal with the Abu Dhabi-based airline worth hundreds of millions of pounds.

A giant cherry picker was yesterday installing sky-blue posters and signs bearing the Etihad name on the stands and entrances to the 47,800-capacity stadium.

The Blues kick off the Premier League season on Monday, with the visit of Welsh newcomers Swansea City. Work at the ground is going on around-the-clock as the kick-off draws closer.

As widely predicted, Etihad won the battle to sponsor the stadium – built for the 2002 Commonwealth Games – as well as the club’s shirts. The land around the ground has become the ‘Etihad Campus’ as part of the deal. The cash will help bankroll the transformation of the area over the coming years.

It will see City, who moved to the stadium from Maine Road in 2003, shift their training operation from Carrington.

Proposals currently out to consultation include a ‘world-beating’ complex of pitches and medical facilities, as well as a 7,000-seater stadium for the club’s youth teams. The club wants 80 per cent of the 250 expected jobs to go to local workers. No plans have yet been revealed for land immediately next to the stadium but it is understood proposals are being discussed.

The naming rights deal was seen as a big boost to the Blues, who will play in the Champions League for the first time this season. They need to comply with Uefa’s Financial Fair Play rules which stipulate clubs must not post aggregate losses of more than £40.5m over the next three years. The deal, which will see the airline sponsor the stadium for the next 10 years, is said to be the most expensive football sponsorship deal ever.

The club are also expected to feature in in-flight entertainment on Etihad flights.

Pictured at the hand-over of the van to Fermanagh Co. Chairman Peter Carty are: L to R: Fabian Burns, Co. Coach, Louise Curry, Signs Express, Patsy Tracey, Tracey Concrete, John Armitage, Monaghan Bros and Peter Carty

As a keen supporter of the local community, Signs Express (Derrylin) were delighted to assist the Fermanagh GAA with striking new signs in time for the forthcoming school summer break.

Vhi GAA Cúl Camps provide boys and girls – between the ages of 6 and 13 – with an action-packed and fun-filled week of activity during the summer holidays which revolves around maximising enjoyment and sustaining participant involvement in Gaelic Games.

The Fermanagh GAA received a massive boost for their programme of VHI Summer Cúl Camps in July with the hand-over of a van for transporting gear and equipment. Monaghan Bros, Lisnaskea, supplied the Ford Transit van, Tracey Concrete provided insurance cover and Signs Express, Derrylin, applied the impressive signage.

Signs Express provides a wide range of signs and graphics to businesses and organisations including interior and exterior signs, vehicle graphics, banners, shop signs, decals and health and safety signs. Signs Express covers areas in and around Enniskillen including Cavan including Omagh, Strabane, Magherafelt, Monaghan and Castleblayney.

Vehicle wrapping specialist, Creative FX, has wrapped 95 Volkswagen Crafters as part of the launch campaign for the new model.

The new VW Crafter, available in showrooms nationwide from August 1st, is set to cause a stir in the van market, as the German manufacturer has set new class standards for emissions and running costs.  The launch campaign, which plays on this, includes text written in a petrol hose and claims ‘our biggest van is more fuel efficient than ever before.’

The vinyl graphics, produced by Creative FX, were printed on to 3M vinyl, guaranteed to last five years, using a Grenadier printer and outdoor inks.  It took four specially trained Creative FX installers four days to apply the graphics to 95 Volkswagen Crafters - 59 in Grimsby and 36 in Sheerness.  The vans have now been distributed to Volkswagen dealers nationwide.

Creative FX is a long-standing partner of Volkswagen.  “We have helped the company to launch a number of new vehicles, including the Caddy Maxi and most recently the new Amarok pick-up truck,” says Creative FX director, Sean Davis.

The previous Crafter model achieved EEV (Enhanced Environmentally Friendly Vehicle) status, but Volkswagen has further improved the van’s environmental credentials with the introduction of a smaller diesel unit, already used in the VW Caddy, Transporter and Amarok pick-up truck. Average fuel economy in the new model is up to 38.7 mpg and emissions have been reduced by over 10 per cent to 199 g/km.

A fleet of lorries, liveried by Lincolnshire signmaker Allen Signs, has won a prestigious Motor Transport Award.

Branston, which supplies potatoes and freshly prepared foods to retail and catering customers, has become renowned for its humorous and eye-catching liveries designed by Optima Design in Lincoln.

Branston’s series of 14 liveries fought off stiff competition from other finalists Grocontinental, Spar UK and White Logistics & Storage to win the Livery of the Year category.

More than 1,500 guests attended the Motor Transport Awards ceremony at Grosvenor House in London which celebrates the achievements of the industry and recognises innovation, outstanding service, efficiency and quality.

The awards, which are considered to be the Oscars of the transport world, are judged by an independent panel of experts drawn from the industry.

As well as Tate That! – a design suggested by local schoolgirl Chloe Dearden to coincide with Take That's reunion tour of 2011 – Branston's other liveries include You're the one that I want - Potatoes with the X-factor! and I'm a potato - get me out of here!

The designs for the 12 metre long refrigerated trailers were printed on Allen Signs’ JV33 wide format inkjet printer using Metamark MD5.

MD of Allen Signs David Allen explained: “We survey each trailer and send the information and drawings to Optima to prepare the scaled visuals.

“Once these have been approved we produce test prints and then the job goes into production. The designs are printed on Metamark MD5 which always gives great results and enables us to achieve a really strong and consistent colour. The images are over-laminated in a matching material.”

The installation takes place at hauliers Cartwright Brothers’ premises.

“We work around their schedules, going in once the early loads have been sent out after 10am and finishing at 3.30pm before the other loads return in the afternoon,” said David.

“Working in this way it takes our two-man team one and a half to two days on average to livery each lorry and we liaise with the client and the designer to ensure that once the trailer is taken off the road the downtime is minimal.”