Brass house signs There’s something very classy and elegant about brass house signs. They look reassuringly old-fashioned, taking us back to the days of personal bank managers, doctors who still knew their patients by name and respected family lawyers. But you don’t have to be the old-fashioned type to have a brass house sign, just […]
Stainless steel house signs Your house sign is a reflection of your personality and the style of your house. You may be the sort of person who wants to fit in with their surroundings or the sort that wants to stand out. If you’re the second type, stainless steel house signs are an excellent way […]
Commemorative plaques Commemorative plaques can be used for all sorts of reasons: births, marriages, deaths, visits by royalty or other VIPs, significant donations of money or artefacts, business openings, or to mark where buildings once stood, famous people lived or important and interesting things were made. Materials used for commemorative plaques What the plaque is […]
Full colour or logo application on perspex business signs Perspex business signs come in all shapes and sizes and can be laser-etched or printed with vinyl. But they both have their limitations: so if you want full colour for a logo or image, sublimation is the technique to use. How sublimation works Sublimation uses heat […]
Create a personalised house sign There’s no need for your house sign to be dull and boring or just like everyone else’s. If you want a personalised house sign made to your own design, our years of experience can help make your dream come true. The design of a personalised house sign Take one example from […]
Garden presentation plaques for Scotland’s Gardens Scotland’s Gardens recognises garden owners that have opened their gardens to the public under the scheme for 25, 50 or even 75 years by presenting them with “tallies”. Tallies are presentation plaques made of bronze with white infill and fitted to a stake. They are then proudly displayed in […]
There are two types of etching, “acid” etching (which doesn’t actually use acid at all – but that’s another story for another day) and laser etching, which is largely used for non-metal materials such as wood, acrylic, paper, textiles, plastics and leather. We can make signs up to 600×400 mm on our laser bed. Laser […]
Most plaques and signs are mounted with invisible fixings, and we’re often asked how they stay up. So here’s everything you always wanted to know about fixing house signs and plaques of all materials in any position. All signs and plaques are supplied ready-drilled with brass screws, which are rust-proof, and domes that screw into […]
Polishing and caring for brass plaques is fairly straightforward but it does require care. Most other plaques need little or no maintenance other than an occasional wash, but brass needs regular polishing especially if it’s out of doors or gets finger-marks on it.
If you’re looking for a new house sign, you may have been struck by how same-y so many of them are. If you want something a bit more individual and imaginative, here are some rather more interesting house sign ideas for you. We work with aluminium, slate, wood and a variety of plastics as well […]