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UK sign-making company, Greens the Signmakers, has detailed the work it carried out to donate bespoke signage for a recent episode of DIY SOS.
The episode of the BBC One TV show featured a project to transform a field in Beverley, East Yorkshire, into a new home for the local Cherry Tree Youth Club, which had not had a permanent venue since the Covid-19 pandemic.
The episode was broadcast on December 30th during a ‘primetime’ 8pm slot. The project involved hundreds of volunteers from the local area as well as additional tradespeople from as far away as Devon. Stars from the TV show Gladiators, also lent a hand to help build the new premises.
Speaking during the show about the impact of the youth club, presenter Nick Knowles said: “I grew up in a place like this, the kind of place that people say ‘oh, don't bother building anything nice there, it will just get destroyed.’ But you have to build stuff in tough places, you have to make a difference.”
Greens, which is based in nearby Hull, donated bespoke exterior signage for the project, with the team volunteering their time for design, fabrication, and installation.
Speaking to SignLink about the design and fabrication of the signage, Greens managing director Lawrence Green says: “We milled out a 10mm white acrylic sheet, cutting both the outer shape of the letters as well as rebating the face so we could inlay 5mm gold acrylic. They were then mounted on nylon locators, ensuring we picked up the high spots on the cladding.”
Greens team members including Lawrence Green were featured on the show. The programme detailed some initial confusion about the placement of the signage, which the team at Greens quickly rectified.
Lawrence Green explains: “I don’t think the show quite caught the worried look on my face when Nick asked why we had installed it on the rear. My heart sank, even though I knew we had done everything to the plans.
“It was good of Nick to be on our side, and he was very relieved when I offered a quick solution to keep the project going, though it meant turning around another set of letters in under 12 hours overnight.”
Greens has now released a short video on LinkedIn, showcasing behind-the-scenes footage of the signs being installed, as well as clips of the lettering being fabricated.
The full build of the venue was filmed in May of 2025 and reportedly completed in just 17 days. According to the local council, more than 430 young people have registered with the youth club since the hub opened in the autumn.
