Whole Foods Market – Kensington Lower Ground Floor Signage Refresh

Working with the approved brief from SE retail in South Carolina, USA. Works consisted of 15mm acrylic lines and shapes spray painted in a gloss finish and to compliment these, 25mm thick acrylic letters finished in matt. All on bespoke locator fixings. Within the art deco shaped acrylic we hand painted the walls in Little Greene paint to introduce complimentary colours.

12No bespoke aluminium aisle signs were also supplied and installed with slide in/out sections to enable staff to move the produce and then the name with ease. 6No printed foamex wayfinding signs were also supplied and installed to allow the journey around the store easier to navigate.

64 Goodge Street

Working with design agency Everything in Between and the Restaurant owners Woodhead Restaurant Group we were asked to produce an aged looking sign to reflect the aesthetics of the building. There was a large use of aged brass within the restaurant and we brought this effect outside with a slight modern twist. Using our CNC machine, we cut the 64 shape out of 10mm acrylic and distress sprayed it to look like aged brass. All the detail was then gold leaf gilded using 23.75 ct gold leaf.

“Thank you for all your beautiful work; we're so pleased with how it has turned out.”

Hugo Schlesinger

Head of Business Development

Guildford Guildhall

The Guildhall is a 16th century building of great historic interest and was formerly a courtroom and council chamber, and is still a thriving part of the local community. Earlier this year Ash Contracting Ltd were awarded the project to repaint the outside of the Guildhall and we were given the opportunity to quote for the gold leaf restoration on and around the clockface. We set to work taking drawings of any of the old, gilded designs and then started with the repainting. The designs were sign written and then gilded in 23 ¾ carat gold transfer leaf. The entire clock face was also repainted in a high gloss black finish to really enhance the gold leaf.

Rolling Stock Yard

Working with design agency, Mammal, we were asked to paint lines in the Rolling Stock Yard bike store. The idea behind the lines was inspired from the area’s pioneering railway that started with the nineteenth century Great Northern Railway. All lines where hand painted using specialist floor marking paint and emulsion on the walls and working over 3 nights we completed on time with great results.

Bluebell Railway, Fenchurch

An enquiry came out of the blue from Bluebell Railway needing a sign writer to work on one of their steam trains. We paid them a visit and discovered it was an entire train they wanted coach painted and sign written. Fenchurch, over 150 years old was in their sheds for a complete overhaul including a rebuild of the boiler. We hand painted the train from bare metal up to the third coat of gloss, having lined all the panels and tanks, the Fenchurch name was sign written and gilded on the water tanks. It was an absolute honour to work on this piece of history.

Guildford Cathedral

The old main external signs, were in dire need need of restoration, so we were selected to take on this project. Storing the signs for 6 months in our workshop to dry them out, we sanded down the painted areas and v carved the new welcome lettering. The timber was then stained and osmo oiled and the lettering infilled in white. The top section was prepared, high gloss finished and then lettering in-filled in white. Installation was just in time for the Cathedrals Carol concert which played a big part in the visitor experience.

Vintners Place, London

Working close with a design agency, we replaced all the existing wayfinding signage with new bespoke MDF sprayed and printed, making the best use of the architecture to give the best results.