Brent Thompson, Custom Projects Manager at Heritage Signs & Displays, demonstrated how he made our customer a custom printed Coffee Central sign for their break area.
Brent cuts the wood to the desired lengths, including the frame.
He sands the edges smooth for a professional finish.
The wood is stained with a Traditional Cherry stain for a rustic appearance.
Brent (DIP) direct image prints to the stained boards using our wide format flatbed rigid substrate printer.
Brent has the frame for the sign and mounts the sign inside the stained frame.
The Coffee Central sign is installed in the lounge area of our client.
“I enjoyed making the custom sign, it’s one of my all-time favorites, ” said Brent “The customer was head over heels with this lobby sign!”
We make custom signs in numerous manners, including wood, PVC, brushed aluminum and many other substrates. Learn more about our sign making capabilities by visiting our web page at: /products/custom-signs.php
What makes a backdrop, a backdrop? The display hardware!
Yes, there are many levels of quality that can be purchased to display a banner or backdrop and the “lower end” hardware will often fail due to structural issues. Lightweight materials cost much less and offers the opportunity to greatly lower the price of a banner – backdrop. There are a variety of quality levels available for every sign hardware, some instances may benefit from a “one and done” sign, in those cases the lower quality hardware is fine.
Retractable banner stands work much like a window blind, it has a spring inside the hardware, pulling the banner from the base puts tension on the spring and once released, the banner will withdraw into the base. “Low end” hardware uses lightweight aluminum and plastic parts that will break, even under normal use. Banners that will not retract have broken springs that cannot be replaced.
We offer a premium, multi-use hardware with a *1-year warranty. We also offer the ability to replace the printed banner, but only in the premium hardware that we sold. If the banner we sold you is damaged, we can replace it without the cost of new hardware.
Banner Stand
Banner stands have pole pocket banners and aluminum telescopic hardware. The stand can be adjusted to several size banners, and it compacts conveniently for storage in the provided carry bag. We offer a 1-year warranty on our premium stands.
Our business model is not based on “single sales” or “one-offs” so we aren’t competitive in that market. We do not sell on price; our focus is on custom printing of durable event signage. When you seek signage that will perform as expected, always look professional and maintain the high integrity your business demands, we are your sign company!
Fabric Hop Up Displays X Banner Stands
*Warranty includes replacement of the sign hardware, if damaged under normal conditions. This is a manufactured warranty and does not include the printed banner.
1) A banner is typically made from vinyl, while a backdrop is best printed on fabric.
2) Backdrops are banners with display hardware.
Fabric Backdrop
3) A fabric backdrop is better suited for photography than vinyl, fabric absorbs light, vinyl reflects light.
4) Custom printed fabric backdrops travel much better than vinyl banners, fabric folds without damage, vinyl will crease when folded.
5) Color matching IS possible.
Charlotte Motor Speedway Vinyl Banner
6) Banners can be made 10’ wide and to infinite lengths with our hemming capabilities.
Extra Large Banner
7) Banner hardware is made from aluminum, there are numerous “grades” of display hardware that determine the value and cost.
8) Our recent purchase of a VUTEk GS3250LX Pro empowers us (along with our other active printers) to produce up to 2000 *standard banners a day, at our Charlotte facility!
Standard Banner
*Standard banners are 3’ x 8’, printed on white vinyl, without hemmed edges or full coverage print, (printed in three, 8-hour shifts.)
