The Preston-based firm has added a number of new machines to its production portfolio, namely an Oce Arizona large-format flatbed printer, a Zund digital cutter and a Henrob self-piercing rivetor.

The investment project has enabled to the company to bring all customer work in-house, which not only means more profit for Sign Build, but greater control over its production processes.

“Sign Build really is a thriving business and I’m proud to see a Preston company expanding and doing so well within its specialist sector; it was a pleasure to visit the factory,” enthuses Councillor Collins.

To mark the occasion, Sign Build created a special framed picture for Collins to take away.

The frame was produced on the firm’s new Zund G3 2XL digital cutter, with a picture of Collins and Christoph Tesche, mayor of Recklinghausen, Preston’s twin city in Germany, printed directly to a panel of aluminium composite using the Arizona.

Mark Cowin, owner of Sign Build, adds: “It’s an honour to have Councillor Collins visit our business; he showed great interest in all of the machines and got the hand of riveting right away.

“We’re extremely proud of what we do and how well the business is doing. The decision to invest in these new machines and bring all work in-house means that quality is never compromised and completion times are even quicker than before.

“We wanted to give Councillor Collins a memento of his visit and we felt giving him something that he saw being created was the perfect token and proves exactly what we can do.”