Tuesday, 24 May 2016 11:31 GMT

Hovertravel rides the waves with Signwork

Signwork recently took on an unusual job by helping local business hovercraft service Hovertravel decorate two of its new crafts with a patriotic design

Both the ‘Solent Flyer’ and ‘Island Flyer’ feature a colourful union jack design, with Signwork utilising the traditional red, white, and blue colours.

Neil Chapman, managing director of Hovertravel, comments: “We wanted to celebrate the Britishness of our operation. The hovercraft is a British invention and, here in the Solent, over fifty years later, Hovertravel is the only scheduled passenger hovercraft service in the world.”

We wanted to celebrate the Britishness of our operation

Signwork opted to use 3M Envision wrap film to complete the creative job. Both of the crafts are due to begin transporting people between Southsea, Portsmouth, and Ryde on the Isle of Wight this summer.

The vehicle wrapping market is continuing to expand, with companies such as Signwork pushing the boundaries as to how far this sector can go in terms of the vehicles that can be wrapped and, potentially, discovering new revenue streams.