The best sign for your business

Do you sometimes find it hard to see the information for all the signs? After all, there are signs, boards and panels for almost every application. But which material should I choose for which application? And which is particularly durable? To help you find your way through the jungle of materials and applications, here is the comprehensive ‘druck.at guide to the sign galaxy’.

Whether it’s a joinery, a hairdressing salon, an agency or a large corporation – information boards, and above all a company sign in the entrance area displaying the company name, door or floor number, etc., are an essential feature. This offers customers real added value in helping them find the company’s premises.

Door signs – for example, in an office – or practice signs for a doctor’s surgery, for instance, serve not only as a guide for customers but also for staff.

The durable materials are suitable for both indoor and outdoor use Aluminium composite, Rigid PVC foam and Acrylic glass optimal. The latter is a particularly good choice if photos are to be printed on the sign.

More rustic and closer to nature are Information boards made from Wood. They are only suitable for outdoor use on a temporary basis, but are all the more robust for indoor use and will last for three to five years. These signs are particularly suitable for anyone who wants to make a statement about sustainability.

For estate agents or private sales and lettings of property, the following are Folding signs, also Hang tags known as ‘Optimal’. Thanks to its high stability combined with a low weight, the property sign can be flexibly mounted outdoors, for example on a building’s façade. Thanks to their triple-fold design, these nose signs can be easily positioned even around building corners or on windows – so nothing stands in the way of a successful property sale!

For outdoor use, an information sign on the fence is a good option; for this, All-weather hollow-chamber posters suitable.

Participation in Trade fairs, Conferences or Events is an important part of a company’s marketing portfolio. In these challenging times, exhibiting at trade fairs is naturally a more complex matter, and organisers are drawing up special safety standards to ensure that trade fairs can still take place during the coronavirus pandemic.

When taking part in a trade fair, make the most of the opportunity to use signs to Social distancing and hygiene rules to draw attention to. Signs, boards and panels are also ideal for drawing attention to your own exhibition stand and Advertising messages Place these signs. Always design them using the colours and fonts of the corporate identity so that the company is easily recognisable.

Suitable materials for these signs are:  

• DISPA paper boards
• Display carton
• Stadur
• Polystyrene
• Pressboard
• Rigid PVC foam
• Kappa boards
• Cardboard honeycomb/sandwich panels
• Acrylic glass

Finding your way round is half the battle, and when you arrive as a guest at a large hotel or even a small guesthouse for the first time, you first need to find your way around the premises. The clearer the signage is for routes and different areas such as the breakfast room, gym, car park or spa, the more at home you feel. Excellent hosts and hostesses use this to create a special ‘feel-at-home’ atmosphere. Incidentally, creative hotels come up with amusing variations on the ‘Do Not Disturb’ sign.

The same applies to restaurants and inns, where, for example, ‘opening hours signs’ or signs pointing to toilet facilities help guests find their way around more easily.

Whether it’s warning signs, emergency signs, construction site signs, emergency exit signs or one indicating CCTV surveillance: whenever a specific hazard area needs to be highlighted, a sign is the best solution.

When designing the site, attention should be paid to high-visibility colours: red, yellow or orange traditionally indicate danger, whilst green is mainly used to indicate escape routes or the locations of doctors’ practices.

These materials are ideally suited for both indoor and outdoor use:

• Acrylic glass
• Aluminium composite
• Twin-wall sheets
• Rigid PVC foam

Once the sign has been fully configured, it’s time to fine-tune the details.

The following are suitable for secure fastening: Mounting kits and Wall mount to. By the way, elegant Protective caps add the finishing touch to the finished sign by elegantly concealing the screw fixings for the brackets.