CET Color announces a strategic partnership with PrintLat for expanded distribution into the Latin American marketplace. PrintLat will focus on establishing a supply chain and assisting CET Color in its efforts to bring affordable options for digital, UV flatbed, and roll-to-roll printing to small-to-medium sign shops and digital service bureaus. “With the distribution and reach of PrintLat, sign shops,...
Ashley BrayThis month, SBI introduces the first installment in a two-part series dedicated to signage options specifically for bars and restaurants. Signage is one of the most important marketing tools in a restaurant or bar, and today’s options are eye-catching, three-dimensional, and digital. Plus they not only help to drive in customers—they keep them coming back. Take advantage...
Signs Now, a division of Allegra Network LLC, recently moved its leadership team from Sarasota, Florida to the new Allegra Network headquarters in Plymouth, Michican, located at 47585 Galleon Drive. Signs Now will continue to maintain its field operations and technology support groups in Sarasota. “The relocation was driven by Allegra Network’s investment in a new facility that...
Mutoh America Inc. has hired Shane Hueit as Southeast sales engineer. Hueit will be responsible for maintaining relationships, servicing equipment, and growing the dealer network in the Southeastern US. Hueit previously worked for printer manufacturer Mimaki USA as a tradeshow coordinator. Mutoh has also promoted Mike Springan to product manager and technical trainer. Springan will be responsible for growth...
Digital Signage Expo announced 30 finalists for its 2011 Apex Awards. The annual DSE Apex Awards honor innovation in the development and deployment of technology in the global DOOH industry. Nominees are the end-use site of the installation. Chosen by an independent panel of five industry journalists, this year’s Apex Award finalists were named from a field of 78...
Continuing to support the men and women who have served in the United States Armed Forces,FASTSIGNS® International, Inc., the world’s premier business-to-business marketing solution franchise with more than 530 locations, was selected as one of the 50 Top Franchises for Military Veterans by the World Franchising Network. As part of a targeted new Web site and recruitment program for...
The sign industry’s leading tradeshow, ISA International Sign Expo, is on track to become one of the largest in recent years. Registration is up and the exhibit floor space is nearly sold out three months before the event. Sign Expo 2011 is scheduled for April 28-30 at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas. Advance registrations are...
FLEXcon, a leading manufacturer of pressure-sensitive films and adhesives, announces that it has entered an agreement to acquire the business assets of the Graphics Division of Arlon, Inc., of Santa Ana, California, to form a company to be named Arlon Graphics, LLC, a new wholly owned subsidiary of FLEXcon. This strategic move will strengthen FLEXcon’s market leadership position by...
By Lori ShridhareWhen the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles (NHM LA) decided to undertake a five-year architectural expansion, they called for a wayfinding system that would maintain the museum’s aesthetics and organization while the work was being done. The museum, which opened in 1913, will conclude the installation of new exhibits and renovation of its historic buildings by...
By Jeff WootenSometimes sign makers also act as storytellers, particularly those who combine graphics and verbiage to inform. That’s the basis behind interpretive signage—to brand an attraction or exhibit and help the viewer better understand it.With interpretive signs, the ability of a sign builder to effectively “show-and-tell” is crucial to a program’s success, as a few firms recently demonstrated...
