Signage company reveals plans to expand in the Midlands

Signage company Fastsigns has announced plans to expand its presence in the Midlands.

The news comes after the global sign and graphics specialist secured four new franchises in 2016.

The first franchise was established in Oxford North, with the remaining ones situated in Leicester, Stoke-on-Trent and Maidstone.

The new operations will take the number of franchises to 23 by the end of Q1 2017.

The company now plans to expand this further with at least eight new UK franchises opening by the end of this year.

The target is part of the company’s plan to double the current number of Fastsigns franchises in the country by 2018.

John Davies, managing director of Fastsigns UK said: “2016 saw some great success stories for our UK centres and we know there’s plenty more to come in 2017, not least with our imminent arrivals in Stoke-on-Trent, Maidstone and Leicester.

“We made some key appointments last year, including the recruitment of Hannah Evans as marketing manager and Alan McLean as an additional business consultant. This has really strengthened our UK head office team and ensures our growing number of franchisees continue to receive exceptional support.

“Staying at the forefront of technology has also been hugely important and investing in solutions like SpaceView and 3M Visual Attention Software has helped us stand out in the industry.”

He said another achievement had been establishing the business as a Google for Work Partner.

“Thanks to this, we can now offer eye-catching digital signage solutions powered by Google Chrome technology, via Google’s Chromebit device. In summary, we’re going from strength-to-strength,” he added.

Fastsigns currently has more than 650 centres in 10 countries, including the US, Canada, UK, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Grand Cayman, Mexico and Australia.