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Signs Express

Print & Signage Franchises
Signs Express — British Franchise Association member

Signs Express is the UK and Ireland’s leading signs and graphics business, with an established, respected brand and over 60 centres and 30+ years’ experience.

Multi-award-winning management business opportunity: lead your team to create commercial signage of all shapes and sizes, from social distancing signs to the latest digital outdoor advertising. Every single local business is a potential customer.

A HUGE marketplace

Almost every business and organisation requires branded signage in some form – the market is huge and clients often return with regular work year after year.

This is an exciting business opportunity for people with an eye for design who love the reward of taking a client’s brief and leading their team to deliver on each project. Over the last 30+ years Signs Express franchisees have done it all…

  • Digital signage
  • Vehicle graphics
  • Décor design
  • Building signage
  • Health & safety
  • Outdoor signs

YOUR role as Business Owner

The most successful franchisees are great communicators, creative and passionate about design, and enjoy the reward of transforming the appearance of businesses and organisations in their local area. The process starts with a consultation to get a clear brief to bring back for your team to design a solution, then create the signage and organise delivery and installation to the client.

The important NUMBERS

Signs Express is a consultative and creative project management-style business model with proven, solid financials. Whether you are starting in a new territory or buying an established business as a resale, our managing director Jonathan will make sure you have a structured business plan to follow.

The returns on your broad 4-step journey can be very impressive:

  1. Invest £65K of your own capital, with up to 70% funding available, subject to status
  2. Start your business with 3-4 employees, grow to a team of 7-8 by year 4-5
  3. Follow the model to grow £500K annual sales in 4-5 years, earnings circa £100K
  4. Sell your business or specialise and build to £1M-£2M+ turnover

Stronger TOGETHER

There are so many benefits to running your business as part of a franchise network. You have a proven business model, benefit from national accounts work, training and guidance both at setup and ongoing as well as the sharing of best practice and the help of the network.

Your business support is tailored to your needs and adapts as your business grows. Our UK-based team of experts have been supporting franchisees for over 30 years. You will benefit from:

  • Three-week initial training course
  • Business plan development and premises setup help
  • Staff recruitment and marketing launch plan
  • Regular regional and annual network-wide group meetings
  • Financial reviews to keep you on track with your business plan
  • National accounts work and group purchasing power

    News

    Case Studies

    • Signs Express Norwich – Ken Venables Celebrates 2nd Year as a Franchisee

      Over 25 years ago, Signs Express opened its flagship centre in Norwich. As a former employee of the centre, Ken Venables decided to return to the industry and take over the franchise in 2014, and the business has been going

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    • Advice from the Experts: Craig Brown, Signs Express Managing Director

      Signs Express Managing Director Craig Brown discusses franchisee candidates, printing material in an increasingly digital world, and what’s next for the business. Signs Express is the largest signs franchise in the UK and have been thriving in the market for

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    • From initial enquiry to business owner in less than six months!

      We speak to Kris Bell, new owner of Signs Express Aylesbury to find out all about his journey from initial enquiry to signing on the dotted line and what advice he’d pass on to our next would-be franchisees looking for

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    • Graham Casey, Signs Express (Glasgow)

      Graham Casey joined Signs Express as franchisee in Glasgow at the end of 2009. Having worked for Macfarlane Group PLC for over 30 years and leaving as a member of its board of directors earlier that year, Graham had reached

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    • Ken Bevis, Signs Express (N. & N.E. Lincs)

      As one of the very first franchisees to join the Signs Express network, Ken Bevis opened his centre in Grimsby in 1992. His career had seen him in the army and owning and operating an International Refrigeration Transport company and

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    • Nick Baxter-Sibley, Exeter

      “Starting in business from scratch really gave us a sense of achievement. When we started looking there wasn’t as much scope for buying an already established franchise so we were lucky that our local area was still available. It was

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    • Malcolm Lant, Gateshead

      We’ve doubled our turnover from £240k to £500K and we’re still seeing steady growth. Originally opened in 1998, Malcolm has been centre owner since 2005 and now employs six staff from his 3448 sq ft unit based in Gateshead. 1.

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    • Joe Smith, Birmingham SW

      It’s always daunting to set up something new but after I had been to a couple of the franchise shows I decided that franchising was the best option for me. Franchising gave me the comfort of knowing that help and

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    • Signs Express Southampton: Mark Kendall

      Mark Kendall took over Signs Express Southampton as a franchise resale, for a career change. In two years he has almost doubled the turnover of the centre. We caught up with Mark to find out what inspired him to become

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    Testimonials

    • Craig Tiley, Signs Express (Stoke-on-Trent)

      Signs Express’ dedicated support team ensure I look at the facts and figures giving me advice on the next steps to take. It’s important to keep looking at the bigger picture in order to keep on track with the growth I want for the business. I have a very exciting future ahead of me.

    • Janiv Patel, Signs Express

      I would definitely recommend franchising to those who wish to own a business with large potential. It’s been a fantastic way to grow my opportunities whilst knowing I have all the support, guidance and reassurance just a phone call away.

    • Michael O'Hara (Sligo)

      "I decided to open my own franchise for the independence and the challenge! After researching a lot of companies, Signs Express were the most professional. On making the trip to the Norwich Head Office, I was absolutely delighted with the set up as it re-enforced my initial thoughts. The organisation and advice from Head Office throughout my training and the set-up of my production unit have been invaluable."

    • Malcolm Lant (Gateshead)

      “We’ve doubled our turnover from £240k to £500k and we’re still seeing steady growth.”

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