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> Issue 41
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A Winning Streak
In the five years since Sign of the Times won the Sign Industry Award for the Best Sign, the Kettering-based company has gone from strength to strength. Val Hirst reports
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BSGA appoints new Director
The British Sign and Graphics Association, the UK’s principal trade organisation for the sign and associated industries, has announced the appointment of David Catanach as its Director of Operations. He replaces Albert Baxter, who retired from the post at the end of June.......
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Thank you Albert Baxter
Albert Baxter shocked everybody at the Council meeting at the end of March by announcing that he would be leaving the Association...
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William Smith becomes a Contra Vision Distributor
Following the appointment, Contra Vision’s Commercial Manager Rob Stone commented: "As a leading supplier of digital printing media, William Smith is perfectly positioned to understand and communicate the many benefits of the Performancerange and, as it is also renowned for its service and technical support, it is just the kind of company we want as a trading partner."...
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A league of their own
Signs Express (Harlow) has been working in partnership with Non League News 24 (NLN24) to promote the launch of a new website and magazine devoted entirely to the trials and tribulations of non-league football...
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The Planning Fight Goes On...
We recently reported that the BSGA had been successful in getting Kensington & Chelsea RBC to modify its Core Strategy document in respect of street adverts. But the fight continues in other areas...
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Members approve new rules
In addition to the routine business at the recent Association AGM, Members approved the adoption of a revised set of Articles of Association...
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Key Role for BSGA In Setting Future Occupational Standards
As reported in an earlier issue the structure of vocational qualifications for the sign industry in England, Wales and Northern Ireland is undergoing a major overhaul. At the heart of this reform is the Qualifications and Credit Framework (QCF), which is intended to make the system simpler to understand and use, thus making it more relevant to both employers and learners.
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‘Sign-up Safely’ Event May Get Countrywide Roll-Out
Such was the success of the Sign Up Safely event held in June, that consideration is being given a countrywide roll out of the event in 2010.
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BSGA helps to set a new industry standard
A new, revised and updated edition of BS559, the British Standard for Signage, has just been published by the British Standards Institution (BSI) thanks largely to the efforts of the BSGA, the industry"s principal trade association.
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Home and Away
Already firmly established as one of the UK’s foremost manufacturers of corporate signage, Kent-based Sign 2000 is now setting its sights on the wider European marketplace. Mike Connolly reports on the company’s rapid evolution.
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Taking it to the limit
You don’t need to look twice around Spectral Design’s car park to conclude that its Managing Director has a taste for cars of the faster than average variety.
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Bright Green Blob
LEDs (Light Emitting Diodes) have come along way over the last few years as specialists the way over the last few years as specialists the world over develop newer, bigger, better, brighter and more cost effective solutions for interior and exterior lighting.
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Sign up Safely …safety & health awareness day for signmakers
The Sheffield office of the Health and Safety Executive is running a safety and health awareness day for signmakers on 30th June 2009. There will be two half-day seminars and the event will take place at the Barnsley Rugby Club, Shaw Lane, Barnsley S70 6HZ, which is close to Junction 37 of the M1.
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New President Elected
The latest market report from industry analysts Plimsoll rates 185 of the UK’s leading 1000 sign companies as being in financial danger.
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Signmaker gets funding for training
Recently we sent Members details of the £50 million training fund available to the industries covered by the Cogent Sector Skills Council – to help beat the skills shortage and build a world-class workforce.
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Sign of the Times
A new play set in the sign Industry has recently opened. Sign of the Times by Tim Firth writer of the fabulous Calendar Girls, stars Stephen Tompkinson (Wild at Heart, Ballykissangel, Brassed Off). Albert Baxter, Director of the BSGA, reports.
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Sign & Digital UK Review
Now that the bank holiday is over there is time to reflect on Sign & Digital 2009. So what’s to be said about this year’s event? The show had a smaller footprint, yes; but the number and quality of the exhibitors did not appear to be diminished.
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New Initiative from Universal
As a further indication of its commitment to the sign industry, Universal Aluminium Systems is entering into partnership agreements with a network of strategically located approved converters.
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