Signs Express - Signage Franchise

AN OUTSTANDING UK BRAND THAT HAS DOMINATED THE SECTOR FOR OVER THREE DECADES.

WHY JOIN US

Signs Express is the UK’s largest signs and graphics business, with over 35 years of industry experience and 60+ locations throughout the UK and Ireland.

At Signs Express, we offer the opportunity to run your business in a creative, innovative industry. You can either choose a location to suit you and start up your own centre from scratch with full support and training throughout or rebrand your existing signage company and benefit from our reputation.

NOT JUST A CAREER... A LIFESTYLE

With Signs Express, you’ll enjoy the following:

• Become part of the UK’s largest signs and graphics network
• A creative, high-profit industry with a 20% EBITDA potential
• Be your boss and operate your own territory
• The opportunity to achieve £750,000+ turnover
• Monday-Friday working hours
• Full training and support provided
• Expansion potential
• UK-wide network support and UK-based Franchise Support Centre
• Innovative industry where no two days are the same!

SIGNS OF OUR SUCCESS

As an Elite Franchise Top 30 franchise business in the UK, Signs Express is acknowledged as among the absolute best, demonstrating our commitment and contribution to the sector.

We were recognised as having some of the best talent in the industry at the much-coveted Sign and Wrap and UK Graphics Awards. We’re delighted one of our franchisees was awarded the accolade of Great British Franchisee.

Over the past twelve months, we’ve seen our expansion plans come to life as we launched our hub and spoke model, allowing franchisees to expand into neighbouring territories via a cost-effective method.

We’ve launched a custom-built Learning Management platform, allowing hands-free training 24 hours daily. We’re also running our Local Marketing Programme, which helps our Franchise Support Centre to take the reins for our centres and run your local campaigns. This frees up your time whilst driving brand awareness and new leads on your behalf.

BRINGING BRANDS TO LIFE

Offering bespoke signage and graphics solutions to customers large and small, we offer room for creativity and innovation working with a consultative approach. We work on anything from:

• Exterior building graphics
• Illuminated signage
• Digital signage
• Vehicle graphics
• Exhibition and displays
• Window graphics
• Bespoke wallpaper
• Health and safety signage
• Eco-products
• …and much more.

Signs Express is dedicated to delivering innovative signs and graphics solutions.

We interpret our customers’ visions and advise on the best visual solutions to bring their brands to life. In an ever-growing industry, our forward-thinking strategy, national coverage, and local approach allow us to offer clients effective solutions.

Every business needs signage or graphics to attract customers, engage or inspire employees, health and safety notices, or inform. We bring brands to life.

Due to the variety of industries we service and our vast range, the signage industry can be considered recession-proof.

SETTING YOU UP FOR SUCCESS

We’re committed to helping you grow your business and achieve your goals through extensive training and support.

Throughout your Signs Express career, we offer:

• A comprehensive onboarding programme for all new franchisees, including classroom learning and hands-on training
• Business coaching & mentoring
• Ongoing training for existing franchisees and their teams via our custom-built Learning Management Platform
• Live training sessions from our company-owned flagship centre in Twickenham
• Business Health Checks ensuring best practice
• Dedicated Franchise Support Centre and centre visits, offering support and training to our network across all disciplines, including finance, IT, local and national marketing, operational, recruitment, business planning and sales
• Social media training
• Exit planning and realising your resale value
• Sharing of best practices from fellow franchisees and our suppliers

TESTIMONIALS

“I’ve met some fantastic individuals in local businesses and built some great relationships with our customers along the way. I’m really pleased with where the business has been heading and the progress we’ve made as a team, so I felt ready for the next step in my Signs Express journey by venturing into the new hub and spoke model.”

- Kris Bell, Signs Express (Aylesbury)

“I’m extremely passionate about what I do and with a dedicated, experienced team around me, we’re excited to see where we can take the business and continue to explore and push the boundaries of what we can create for our local communities and beyond.”

- Matt Rutlidge (Central Lancashire)

“Building relationships is key to the success of the business… Work life balance is also essential, our Monday-Friday working days have allowed us to spend time with our friends and family whilst enjoying the benefits of running our own business. Undoubtedly the support from our fellow franchisees along with support from the franchise support centre has been integral to our success.”

- Roy Heeley & John McEntee (Liverpool & Wirral)

FRANCHISEE REQUIREMENTS

We’re seeking two types of franchisees:

1. Business savvy, hands-on managers with no industry experience but have the desire, drive and ambition to take a business to the next level.
2. Career-driven sign makers and production managers with industry experience and ambitions to grow their own business with our support.

The ideal franchisee is highly personable, can build relationships, and act consultatively to help develop solutions.

They will be driven, ambitious, a good all-rounder, creative and not afraid of hard work.

WHAT TO EXPECT AS A FRANCHISEE

No two days will be the same.

You’ll be your customers’ key relationship manager, the business’s face and the driving force for innovation.

Your work will be consultative as you’ll be the voice of authority in your field, offering bespoke solutions to customers, all delivered with outstanding care.

FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Franchise Fee: £8,500 for a resale purchase or £25,000 for a start-up

Minimum Investment: We can support you with funding via our 3rd party financial partners such as HSBC.

Minimum Liquid Capital: Typically 30% of the asking price is required in liquid capital, however we will work with you to look at different funding approaches if required.