The Sign Awards announces 2023 finalists

First announced following the UK Graphic Awards last year, The Sign Awards is nearing ever closer as it has revealed its award finalists.

After weeks of submissions the awards show gave businesses till January 6^th to nominate individuals, projects, and companies for select categories.

The finalists cover the length and breadth of the signage industry, all of whom have produced innovative and standout work in 2022.

The awards show comes from the team behind The UK Graphic Awards, headed up by industry specialist Dan Tyler. The event was created to fill a gap left by previous shows to highlight and reward professionals in the signage industry.

The ceremony focuses specifically on traditional and fabricated signage, as opposed to wide-format solutions which are highlighted in the UK Graphic Awards.

Finalists include the likes of Goodwin & Goodwin, Poppy Signs, Designs Signage Solutions, Astley, Signtek Signs, and Greens the Signmakers.

Categories cover areas likes traditional signage, wayfinding, illuminated signage, and interior décor. The awards will be announced and celebrated at a gala dinner on March 22^nd at Birmingham’s historic Town Hall.

Winners are chosen by a jury of impartial industry professionals from across the globe who judge the nominations blind in order to remain as objective as possible.

Reacting to the latest announcement, Gary Bagstaff, managing director of signage company Sauce, comments: “What a feeling! We have been shortlisted for not one, but two categories at The Sign Awards. We are up for Signage Company of the Year (under 30 employees) and our staff member Lois has been shortlisted for Young Sign Maker of the Year. Seeing our name next to companies I consider to be the best in the business is an absolute honour.”

Chief executive officer for Make It Happen, Sam Armstrong, took to LinkedIn to celebrate her nomination for Industry Champion: “I will be alongside my fellow ISA Directors, chief executive officer Craig Brown, David Allen, who is set to take over from me shortly to become the new President, and Jeff Bufton, who is a wealth of help and support to not only ISA-UK but to all staff and colleagues at Signs Express.

“This is one huge task for the judges to decide between us and I’m just amazed and hugely proud that I get to sit in this mix… (genuinely all winners in my eyes).”

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