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Sign Design – A 5 Step Plan

Stocksigns has been manufacturing signs for more than fifty years and in that time we have been able to advise our customers on the principles of sign design. Now the range of signage applications, together with the ever growing list of materials and manufacturing techniques available, means there are an infinate number of design factors […]

School Signs from Stocksigns – new video

School signs are one of the niche areas Stocksigns has excelled at in recent years. Working closely with schools, universities and colleges to bring you the very best in school signage. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8C9AZZ3iTjY “Signs for Schools” brings together the core school safety signs range, information signs and custom made notice boards and general school signs and […]

150 Years of the Football Association – Commemorative Plaque

Stocksigns is delighted to have been involved with the Football Association’s 150 Years celebration. The FA commisioned Stocksigns to create the commemorative plaque celebrating 150 years since the start of the FA. The ceramic plaque has built up letters and the FA crest.

RIDDOR – new changes published

The new Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 2013 has now come into force. The HSE consulted on proposals for new, simplified regulations, based on recommendations in the Lofstedt report. Here is an overview of the main changes to the regulations, provided by Barbour EHS The main changes to the RIDDOR Regulations are: […]

Safety Signs News

Slips and Trips in the Workplace

The single most common cause of injury in the workplace is slipping and tripping. The HSE estimate that the annual cost to employers is £750 million and is reported that every 25 minutes in the UK someone breaks or fractures a bone due to slips and trips or falling in the workplace. Slips, trips and […]

Twitter – Messagemaker twitLED Moving Message Display

This moving message display from Messagemaker is an exciting and dynamic way to view and share your Twitter feeds. The LED moving message display allows you to display your favourite news service or Twitter feed. It can be used to promote your business, building your brand and helping to keep others connected to your Twitter […]

Hotel or Hospital? A Question for Care Home Signage

For a number of years Stocksigns has been working with the Care industry, developing signage specifically for this sector. One of the features of a care home should be to make residents feel at home rather than institutionalised. Care home signage must be a balance of functionality and aesthetics. Signs must be designed so residents […]

Top 5 Funny Signs for September

As you can imagine we spend a lot of time looking at signs here at Stocksigns, and we do come across some great ones. As a result we have started to compile a list of the best funny signs we find. Most of which we find from the web, our holidays and a few that […]

Manual Handling and Musculoskeletal Disorders – A Guide from RoSPA

Manual Handling – a guide from RoSPA A subject our customers often ask us about is “Manual Handling” and “Musculoskeletal Disorders” . We produce lots of safety signs and manual handling posters, that can help as part of your overall safety policy for manual handling. Lifting correctly is something that is often viewed as commonsense […]

European Sign Show 2013 – Interview with Julian Rowlandson

This year has been a busy year for Stocksigns on the exhibition circuit. This interview taken at the recent European Sign Expo marks the end of a packed few weeks of shows, seminar hosting and interviews for Julian Rowlandson, Sales & Marketing Director for Stocksigns. During the interview Julian talks about how exhibitions, like The […]

Summer Safety Signage Audit

The summer months and the holiday season are the ideal time to carry out a signage audit. Your business premises may be quieter, as staff jet off on their well earned breaks, often leaving car parks and buildings temporarily easier to access. Use this time and the increased access to assess your company signage, making sure signs […]

Construction Safety Statistics That Make You Think – InfoGraphic RoSPA

Construction Safety, the statistics remind us there is still work to be done Many of our readers work in the construction industry, either directly or through contractors. Whatever their roles tend to be, there is always a strong link with safety management and in particular construction safety. With that in mind we are always looking […]

Everything you always wanted to know about COSHH (but were too afraid to ask!) – by RoSPA

A Guide to COSHH – A Guest post from RoSPA If you’ve ever had any dealings with any aspect of Health and Safety, the chances are you’ve come across the acronym COSHH or one of the COSHH symbols. However, you may still be uncertain about what COSHH actually stands or what the symbols mean. Don’t […]

Julian Rowlandson speaking at Traffex 2013

Julian from Stocksigns claims that sign-makers must diversify their revenue streams at Traffex.

The Hollywood Sign – Guess Who’s 90 years old?

Fun Facts About the Hollywood Sign. We spend a lot of time trawling the internet looking at signage information that we think might be useful to our customers. Every now and then we come across something that may not be necessarily useful (unless it comes up in the pub quiz!) but is either a bit […]

New budget, New Signs

While the announcement of the new government budgetary measures may not have been the news everyone was hoping for, it does mark the start of the financial New Year for many organisations. It is the perfect time to carry out a signage audit of your premises. Taking Stock of your Safety Signs Take time to […]

ISO 7010 what does it really mean for me?

Don’t Panic about ISO 7010 There has been much in the industry press regarding the new safety signs standard ISO 7010. A lot of the coverage has implied that all companies must change their safety signs in order to comply. This scaremongering has led to many companies making expensive but not necessarily required signage purchases. […]

Vitreous Enamel Signs – A sign of the times

This weeks post is from our guest Blogger – Julian Rowlandson, Sales & Marketing Director, Stocksigns. From the iconic London Underground maps to retro adverts for household goods in gastro pubs printed Vitreous Enamel signs and panels provide an exciting and durable medium for architects, specifiers and designers. Using a process that can be traced […]

School Signs Resources for the Education Industry

Stocksigns has been manufacturing school signs for the education industry for more than 50 years. As a result we have built up a wealth of knowledge on how schools can make the best use of their signs. We have brought together the best blog posts aimed at schools in this article to remind schools and […]

Climate Week 4th – 10th March. Do your bit!

Following the recent ‘Go Green Week’ we can keep the eco-campaign going with this week’s environmental awareness week’Climate Week’. Climate Week is Britain’s biggest climate change campaign, inspiring a new wave of action to create a sustainable future. Culminating in a week of activities, it showcases practical solutions from every sector of society. Each year, […]

Road Signs do they confuse you? survey by confused.com

Insurance website confused.com have recently published the results of a road signs survey to test the nation’s understanding of road safety signs. The research should some startling results; An astonishing 93 per cent failed to recognise the traffic signs for “no vehicles except bikes being pushed”. Meanwhile 83 per cent were unclear on the meaning […]

Energy Conservation Signs – Remind Staff to Turn Off the Lights

Our final piece to support ‘Go Green Week’ is going to list a few thought provoking facts* to help us remember to turn off those lights and promote energy conservation! Office lights left on overnight use enough energy in a year to heat a home for almost 5 months. A photocopier left on standby overnight […]

Help Your Staff to Recycle – hints & tips for recycling in the office

This next article in our series of posts to support ‘Go Green Week’ takes a look at recycling and advocates the use of recycling signs. We are all getting used to the mantra “Reduce, Reuse and Recycle” but ‘recycling’, the third in the going greener hiearchy, is often the activity that can be done very […]