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How Manufactured Products Maximise Your Profitability And Cash Flow
As one of the UK's leading trade sign suppliers, offering both the materials and manufactured goods, Cherwell are in a good position to comment on sign-manufacturing processes. Modern sign-making is made possible with the latest computerised routers, laser cutters and...
4 Reasons Why Recycling Matters In The Signage Industry
I’ve heard it suggested that sustainability does not matter in the signage sector. “Signs last forever anyway” or “My customers don’t care about sustainability, only about price.” I’d agree that not all customers are the same and of course, there will always be...
Demystifying Signage: a Lexicon of Common Technical Terminology Used in the Sign Trade
Puzzled by the array of different product names in Signage? See our list of some common ones, with a brief explanation and link to the product pages. ACM: Aluminum Composite Material, a lightweight and rigid sheet consisting of a core layer sandwiched between two...
Trends In The UK Sign Making Trade
The sign-making trade, like many others, has experienced rapid changes in recent years; these include technological advances and a growing focus on environmental sustainability in materials and inks. Delve into the current trends and their implications for the future...
4 Ways to Meet Sustainability Targets In Sign Making
At Cherwell Sign Supplies we are moving with the times to ensure our part in your valued supply chain is both reliable, sustainable and based on your feedback. We are aiming to make it easier for sign makers to meet their own sustainability targets through new...
Hanging Signs – A Favourite Sign Type for Hundreds of Years
Hanging signs; Open for business Hanging signs are probably one of the most enduring forms of marketing, still signposting prospects into physical shops, stores and cafes as they have for centuries. Even with today’s wayfinding apps, shoppers still look out for your...
Swinging Pub Sign
A swinging pub sign has been the symbol of refreshment for weary travellers or leisure seekers for centuries, to quote the Gate Pub in Hertfordshire, ‘this gate hangs high and hinders none’. Utilising the best of modern sign systems means that this old but vital piece...
Steel Composite Sheet – Why Do Signmakers use it?
Why Should Sign Makers Consider Steel (Ferrous) Composite Sheet? As your flexible sign materials supplier, Cherwell are reacting to current demand by now stocking KömaSteel (also known as Koema Steel) steel composite board, a galvanised and white matt-coated sign...