Issue 247 - June / July 2023 4 ISSUE 247June / July 2023 email: news@signlink.co.uk Publishing director Page Tuck Sales director Chris Davies Lead contributor Rob Fletcher Contributors Brian Sims, Sam Roberts, Joe Arenella Contact Editorial: 0117 980 5040 Sales: 0117 960 3255 Production: 0117 980 5041 Accounts: 0117 980 5042 Find us online www.signlink.co.uk signlink signlink signlinkmagazine All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical including photocopying, recording or any information storage or retrieval system without the prior consent of the publisher. The views expressed by contributors to SignLink magazine are not necessarily those of the publisher or editorial team and Link Publishing Ltd. takes no responsibility for any errors that may have occurred. The publisher also accepts no responsibility for the advertising content, including any error, omission or inaccuracy therein. Calls may be recorded for training purposes. Link Publishing Ltd. retains the right to publish and re-publish any images or information sent to the publication. Link Publishing Ltd, Unit G, Link House, Britton Gardens, Kingswood, Bristol BS15 1TF Editor Carys Evans carys@linkpublishing.co.uk Online editor David Osgar david@linkpublishing.co.uk Production Shaun Edwards shaun@linkpublishing.co.uk Sales Tim Hall tim@linkpublishing.co.uk Sales Luke Stoneham luke@linkpublishing.co.uk Accounts Kathryn Quinn kat@linkpublishing.co.uk Office therapist Skye MEET THE Team t: 0117 980 5040 e: carys@linkpublishing.co.uk @signlinkeditor EDITOR'S Note signlink signlink signlinkmagazine Back to Basics CNC Routers & Software 45 Business Opportunities Wayfinding Signage 52 55 Need to Know Sustainable Signage Materials Events A flying start to 2023 for The Print Show 16 Industry WrapFest hailed a success 07 Adventures in Sign Painting A Ceiling Mural in Panama City 34 Q&A Michelle Henry 30 Hello and welcome to our June/July issue of SignLink! As always, it’s been a hectic and busy time (in the best way) with plenty of industry events, product launches, acquisitions, and more all keeping us on our toes – not to mention the King’s Coronation and Eurovision Song Contest! From DOOH takeovers to window graphics, posters, and flags, it was certainly hard to miss the fact that the historic Coronation was taking place in the UK with all the signage on show (P06). The industry event calendar has also been full with the inaugural WrapFest held at Silverstone Race Track in April hailed a success, and The Sign Awards revealing they will return in 2024 as the Sign & Wrap Awards due to the popularity of the 2023 event (P07). With the industry being kept nice and busy, there have been a number of promotions and appointments with SignFab internally promoting not one, but four members of staff (P08), and a young recruit who found his place in the signage industry through a jobs fair being praised (P07). As usual our Features and Specials cover a range of topics from CNC Routers and Software (P51) to the Sustainable Signage Materials on offer to help your business be greener (P59). Joe Arenella offers his tips for running a successful sign company (P32), and Sam Roberts gives us a look behind the scenes of a tricky ceiling mural job in Panama in his Adventures of Sign Painting column (P37). I hope you enjoy and please do get in touch with any news you have to share! Carys Business Route Media continues to expand 10
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