How the sign industry has changed since 2008
The industry had changed radically since 2007 when members of the general public began to queue up to withdraw their savings from Northern Rock heralding dramatic problems in the banking industry.
Monday, 04 Aug 2014 15:08 GMT
Sign-makers: now is the new normal
Every month sign-makers hit the buffers and go out of business due to the after-shock of the five year long recession.
But business for the rest is on the up, unemployment is down and according to the Government the economy has recovered to 2008 levels. However there are some alarming outcomes of the recent slump including the levels of youth unemployment which remain at more than 800,000—the best part of a million people aged 16-24.
Wide-format has taken a vice-like grip on the signage industry while LED printing, LED signage, vehicle wrapping and projection graphics have all made inroads into the business”
Wide-format has taken a vice-like grip on the signage industry while LED printing, LED signage, vehicle wrapping and projection graphics have all made inroads into the business. This is the new normal says Marcus Timson of the industrial print exhibition Inprint. He says the industry has changed dramatically since 2008 and will continue to evolve rapidly over the next decade.
There is more on this subject on my blog: click here /BloggerPostStory/63/the-new-normal-is-now-for-sign-makers
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