This photo of the Paul Mitchell Sign Cabinet delivery is typical of the everyday workings of Signs West, Inc. drop ship division. ” Trucks roll in, trucks roll out, it’s my job to coordinate the loads with the appropriate procurement manager who manages the account ” said Scott Gludenschuh of Signs West ” Now that I’m aware the product is in the house I simply enter it into our data base and an alert fires directly to our install manager for scheduled install “. Some times a drop ship arrives with a shipping ding or a few scratches. When this occurs Signs West, Inc. simply makes the appropriate fix right here in house. ” Sometimes I feel like a air traffic controller ” said Scott ” getting the product checked in is what I enjoy doing ”. ( Project Manager: Doug Tamburo for Arrow Signs, customer Paul Mitchell ).

Once the Restaurant store front signs were addressed and the drop ship re-brand of the new Applebee’s signage was complete on all stores, Signs West, Inc. then proceeded to finalize the re-branded stores with new pylon sign cabinets that were also drop shipped in. The nice thing about a well organized group is the ability to communicate effectively these days via new technology. Apple Bee’s was able to make use of old sign structural by re-engineering existing structural to accommodate new illuminated pylon sign cabinets. This picture shows a typical re-brand utilizing existing structure with new custom fabricated sign cabinets. Unlike Signs West, Inc’s drop ship involvement with Holiday Inn pylon sign re-brands, no holes needed to be dug and no new supports needed to be set for Apple Bee’s. This cost effective approach was just part of the overall solution.

In case you haven’t noticed, Applebee’s locations under went a major face lift in S. Nevada recently. Signs West, Inc was called upon to turn these stores in record fashion. ” We had our ducks in a row ” said Doug Tamburo, lead project manager for Signs West, Inc corporate brand division  ” we needed to time the delivery of each restaurants signage package drop ship with the GC change out orders, this gave us no margin for error “. Once Signs West got the go ahead, they had crews mobilized to remove old signage, awnings, parking, pylon and monument ID signs that were then replaced with new re-branded Applebee’s Signs. ” Final touch up went smoothly ” said Doug Petsco ” and all parties involved are extremely pleased “. ( Account Manager: Doug Tamburo, Permit Acquisition: Tony Elder, Lead Crew Cheif: Doug Petsco ).

If you look back one post, you will see Joe ” the chip ” Benliro finalizing a box truck wrap design for Crown Relocations. From the screen to the finished wrap above ( this truck was dropped off all white ). Signs West, Inc provided the design specs for approval. Once approved, a full wrap for this clients initial fleet of trucks took place. More and more clients and new customers are seeking out Signs West, Inc Wrap Division to handle their fleets, delivery trucks, work trucks and service vehicles wraps. “ Signs West takes the extra care, they remove the hinges, handles and mirrors, they add that extra touch others don’t, we will continue to use Signs West as our preferred vendor to handle our growing fleet of wraps… It’s feels good to be treated like a customer, they appreciate my businessand they go out of their way to make sure we are satisfied ” said Robert Diaz ” I was joking about painting the rims to match and how nice it would look, and to my surprise they did it “, ( Tawnya Rosenthal & Tony Elder account managers / Crown Relocation client ).

Joe Benliro of Signs West, Inc is honing his skills as a vehicle wrap designer. Joe continues to be the in-house systems IT manager but as Joe says ” that’s not a full time, I make sure the network is trouble free and secure, then address any issues that may arise, in the mean time I really enjoy applying my natural design skills to help offset the heavy workload the design department experiences every day “. Joe is a natural. With soaring demand for Signs West, Inc vehicle wraps, Joe really helps out getting designs in and out. If you look close you will see the Crown Relocation big box truck on Joe’s screen. This came in all white as will the next 49. This design, once approved will fire over to pre-press then hit the roll printers and lams for final production before the truck(s) are wrapped. Check back in a few days to see how this truck came out.

Store front window graphics are becoming more and more wide spread in today’s market place. First of all they are very cost effect, turn heads and project a theme, use or call to action.  Many passerbys take a double look at this Juhl window in downtown Las Vegas. It appears a young lady is sun bathing in a store front. The entire scene is a high definition Signs West Inc print on window adhesive for long term use. ” We love it, the more real we make it look the more double takes we get ” said Jeremy ‘ Ace ‘ Law ” when you combine the right size images with high end printers the results speak for themselves “. Jeremy ‘ Ace ‘ Law is a Signs West, Inc print room operator. He started as a shop helper two years ago and quickly rose through the ranks as a lead vehicle wrap artist, to a large format print finish weld operartor to now the print room.  His immediate supervisor said ” It’s reassuring to know there are still young aggressive kids out there looking to make a name for themselves thru hard work “. Nice work Ace.

More and more Corporate brand Store Front ID Signs are converting to or being manufactured with low voltage LED lighting alternatives. The above shot depicts a typical low voltage alternative in use. The industry term is string lighting. These simple strings will power up the brand at night the same way old school neon use to, the difference is these LED lights will last a good 10 years and draw 40% less power. Neon still comes into play for those looking for the WOW factor. Exposed or, as we call, open face neon does attract the eye which is an advantage, but as we are seeing, the use of string and alternative sign lighting is becoming the norm in Corporate America.

Maintaining casino lighting service contracts requires a constant execution. As one quickly see’s, making sure all perimeter neon, inset neon, race lighting, display lighting and the array of bulbs that all come together to make up a stunning visual display at night are depicted in the above shot of a Signs West, Inc serviced Casino Pylon sign for Buffalo Bills. ” Our nightly drive crews are a vital link to our performance, these guys and gals drive our service route properties nightly to report and log all lighting issues as they arise, from grand display casino pylons to local slot routes to corporate brand locations and outlets, they set the schedule for the service crews the very next day ” said Doug Petsco ” we then follow through and change the bulbs, neon or address all lighting issues the next day, this way the clients name and image light up the night with maximum appealwhen the sun goes down, we take our job seriously ” What more and more clients and customers are realizing is doing business with Signs West, Inc eases their procurement management processes in that Signs West, Inc also fabricates these structural giants, pylons, store fronts and at the same time is a Large Format Printer and printer all under one roof. A one stop shop, believe it or not. ( Lead service manager: Doug Petsco )

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Signs West, Inc. crews work on a consistent basis removing and hanging Giant Large Format Printed Banners on parking structures, buildings and towers throughout Las Vegas and Primm. This large banner was installed late Friday night by Jeff Juleen and long time Signs West crazy Paul Anderson. ” Working Friday nights doesn’t bother me, I’m use to, we actually get cat calls, no, from the gals as they head in and out of the casino’s and clubs, and they say women love a man in uniform ? how about a man with a big boom ” laughed Paul. Paul Anderson is a veteran installer at Signs West. These giant outdoor banners are installed using the lace up method. It allows for a perfect stretch and alignment. ( Project manager ” M “, Install chief Doug Petsco, Crew Jeff Juleen and Paul Anderson, Primm Spa ).