Monthly Archives: March 2015

Richard Branson is looking for Britains best business ideas

Pitch to Rich 2015 launched 24th March. This is your chance to pitch your business idea to Richard Branson. The ten best pitches will win a share of more than £1,000,000 in prizes. You’ll have until 5th May to submit your pitch and get enough votes to get you through to pitch to Rich at the live finale in June.

See the TV advert for more information:

Refurbishment Project for Spital Hill’s Shop Signs Sheffield

The regeneration of certain areas of Sheffield comes after a citywide strategy approved by Sheffield City Council that aims to support and promote local shopping centres. Because Darnall shopping centre was identified as having an unwelcoming environment, with a high number of badly-maintained, empty shops, money given to Sheffield Council by the Local Growth Fund was allocated to improve the area.

Spital Hill is the next area of Sheffield to receive money from the Local Growth Fund to help to smarten up the area. There are several shops, restaurants and takeaways in the area that have run down shop signs Sheffield. Sheffield council’s spokesman for neighbourhoods Councillor Harry Harpham said “Spital Hill could be a thriving and successful district shopping centre. It has a strong community, a good range of shops and community facilities, and access to transport links – but it needs a helping hand to reach its full potential.”

Refurbishment Projects in Darnall and Spital Hill

Image Sign Studio have recently been involved in the regeneration of 47 independent shops signs in Darnall, a suburb in the east of Sheffield. As it was a £300,000 refurbishment project they really had their work cut out for them, as many of the shop fronts were in a poor state of repair, which was having a knock on effect on the area as a whole.

The scheme aims to smarten up the frontages of the businesses to improve the overall look of the area. The idea is for the scheme to start the improvements off with the shop signs and frontages, and then encourage the local residents and businesses to get involved and invest in the community themselves.

Shop Signs Sheffield from Image Sign Studio

Image Sign Studio are delighted to be involved in the regeneration project in Spital Hill where they will be manufacturing and installing over 70 shop signs over the course of the next six months. They’ll be talking to businesses individually to find out what they want from their new shop sign Sheffield, and then making and installing signs for a variety of different businesses in the area. From illuminated shop signs to projecting outdoor business signs, their aim is to get the area looking smart and welcoming for what will hopefully be a new wave of shoppers coming into the area.

Fantastic Trimming Knife Blades

Knife-Point are the leading supplier of knife blades to the Sheffield area and beyond and are well placed to offer advice on the merits of each of the products that they stock. Their trimming knife blades always come with great value attached to them and are continuing to satisfy a variety of different customers. With so many benefits related to them, it’s easy to understand why. Here’s a look at some of them:

Do the Right Jobs with Trimming Knife Blades

It’s vital that you have the sort of tool versatility that allows you to carry out the job you’re working on exactly as you want to. Knife-Point’s expertly-crafted trimming knife blades are offered in concave, straight and hooked styles so you can tailor your purchases depending on the sort of work that you need to do.

Working to Maximum Capacity

You can be sure that Knife-Point’s heavy duty trimming knife blades will be of the highest quality when they arrive with you. As they are manufactured in hardened and tempered carbon steel these blades are able to work to their maximum capacity even when put under immense strain. They can also make light of difficult conditions to make sure that the end quality of any work you do using them never suffers.

To Match Manufacturer Handles

Allegro, Shark and Stanley FatMax are just some of the makes of hand tool that these blades will fit to. Knife-Point know that each person will have a favourite manufacturer that they use and as such they understand the importance of providing choice to those looking for blades to match to all sorts of handles.

The Top Supplier

Knife-Point are the only supplier to choose when it comes to purchasing trimming knife blades. All of the blades that they stock are lightly oiled and packed carefully in cellophane wraps to ensure that they arrive with you in their optimum condition. As they are also made in Sheffield – the home of steel – you can be sure that they’ve been manufactured to the highest standard; as the people producing them have the best understanding of the industry around.

Trimming Knife Blades, Snap Off Blades and More from Knife-Point

Knife-Point stock and supply an entirety of blades suitable to meet the requirements of many different customers. They understand the importance of matching the right blade to the right job and will always go the extra mile to ensure that you receive access to the tools most relevant to you.

With that in mind, their expertise isn’t simply limited to trimming knife blades. Planer blades, snap off blades – as well as Swann Morton and Stanley knife blades – can all be purchased from them; so you’re sure to be able to find the best tool for you. To find out more, you can speak to a member of their friendly team by calling 07737 133 030.

 

Flex Face Shop Sign Makers and Installers in Sheffield

Outdoor flex face light boxes are effectively illuminated signs that are especially suitable for outdoor signage for retail parks, businesses signage, and shop signs Sheffield. In addition to being very robust and incredibly durable, they can be manufactured in a variety of different shapes to suit the branding of the business. They can also be used to create large illuminated letters for completely bespoke large format illuminated signs.

Flex face signs are a great option because they are really cost effective. The system used to make them is simple and versatile, and unlike ordinary banner signs, they don’t need eyelets, which cuts maintenance down giving them a long service life. The banners are printed using a process that achieves high quality colour, which hold their intensity even when the LED lights are shining through them. The flex face ‘skin’ is tightened in such a way that it gives the impression of being one flat piece of panel signage.

Shop Signs Sheffield

As experts in shop signs Sheffield, Image Sign Studio recently had the pleasure of manufacturing and installing a flex face sign for the exterior of Sheffield and Hallamshire County Football Association on Meadowhall Road in Sheffield. They also had the pleasure of meeting Uriah Rennie, the retired English football referee who was born in Sheffield. Sheffield and Hallamshire County FA were formed in 1867, making them the first County Football Association in the country to be established.

Flex Face Illuminated Signage

Our expert shop sign makers made the sign from a fabricated aluminium box. A special machine called an aluminium bender was used to create a circle from the metal, in order to create the logo for the football association. A flexible printed PVC banner fascia was then used to stretch across the front of the light box and clipped in position to create a skin over the aluminium frame. This ‘skin’ was then lit from behind with a number of low energy LEDs to illuminate the banner graphic from the inside. The LED lights are cheap to run and create an outstanding effect for a high impact sign.

For more information about the design and manufacture of a flex face shop sign for your business or shop sign Sheffield, contact Image Sign Studio on 0114 261 7617 to speak to a member of their friendly team.