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We have immediate openings for a service tech / installer with experience. Excellent work environment, well maintained equipment, premium pay for premium people. Our trucks cover Middle and North Georgia - crews have very minimal out of town/ overnight jobs. No crane certification or CDL needed. Paid holidays / vacation / bonuses and other compensation. www.bloodworthsign.com / bloodworthsign@gmail.com

i get emails/calls just about every week from lead generation systems that want you to sign up and may a monthly fee. Blue book, construct connect, etc. These are usually jobs from contractors wanting bids for construction projects- at leas the ones i see. if you (your estimator) have the time to wade through possibly hundreds of pages of drawings it can be worthwhile. They would usually send a link to online plan rooms with EVERYTHING for constructing the buildings. You have to find the sign pages, which are often stuck in randomly, where the architects can fit in the bid set. The jobs can be anything from just ADA/bathroom signs to the exterior sign packge. And of course low bid usually rules. YMMV.

I'm constantly getting emails from blue book network about subscribing to their service to provide jobs to bid on. Does anyone have experience with this company? If so, is it worth it for the price you pay for the sales leads. Or does anyone have other ideas or services to increase the amount of projects you were able to bid on?

Who is printing Panaflex sign faces. Our vendor has had a fire and won't be runnung for a while...

I am too 😂 Hope you had a wonderful Christmas...we took an extended Holiday this year

As usual, I'm late. Merry Merry, Happy Happy to all!

Gulf Coast Signs and Graphics is a fast growing sign company. We are looking for an Experienced Sign Service Technician. We are a full service sign company that provides our customers with all of their sign needs from permitting to final installation and service. Our Technician will work closely with our Service Department Manager. Our ideal candidate is a self starter with a high level of quality work. Our next Service Technician should be able to work well with others and possess excellent listening and communication skills in order to provide our customers with high quality service they expect from us. You must be detail oriented. **DO NOT APPLY IF YOU ARE NOT AN EXPERIENCED SIGN SERVICE TECHNICIAN** Responsibilities and Qualifications · 5 Years of Sign Installation/Service experience preferred · Electrical Sign Experience is a must · Must be able to drive and operate crane/boom trucks. Must be able to perform technical surveys as well as being able to service LED message boards, LED signage, fluorescent signs, neon signs etc. Must complete all required documentation for each job and get required photos · Must have own hand tools · Must be organized · Must be able to lift 75 lbs and able to climb ladders · Be a team player and can work well with others · Must be comfortable and professional when talking with customers on jobsites · Able to work without direct supervision and direct others on jobsites when needed · Strong communication and interpersonal skills, Excellent time management skills

Signmakers and Installers Needed DOUG BEAN SIGNS, INC. Hello! Southeast Georgia's best, busiest, and most highly-regarded custom sign design and manufacturing firm has immediate openings for top-notch signmakers, installers, and/or folks who want to become one. Skill-sets likely to qualify you to be a great sign maker: (our #1 preference:) already be a great signmaker lol ….and/or.. finish carpenter/woodworker/cabinet maker /welder/metal fabricator/automotive painter/electrician/ handyperson/CNC operator /great problem solver/Superman or Wonder Woman, and/or just a friendly dependable all-around common-sensical-crafty-tinkerer-nut. Fast-paced & fun (most of the time) environment working Monday-Friday 8-4:30 with a group of extraordinarily talented folks who get along very well, enjoy what they do, and do it very well! If interested, send a letter of introduction with your contact info, portfolio if you have one, resume and/or synopsis of your interests and skillsets, and/or questions to: donnaswanson@dougbeansigns.com.

I haven't had a chance to check out yet, but I'm sure as soon as I do I'mm spending some amount of time in fascination

Even the first issue had a section for electrical signs. i just find the ads facinating with all the different type faces. OK, so I'm a font nerd!

Oh that's cool. Probably better articles too

I get emails from the mag and they have started to put early issues into an archive with the Cincinnatti public library. it's facinating to look at the old copies, especially the ads for the various products. EG sign lights with a hooded reflector don't seem to have changed much in design since the 1920's. I've put a link to the archive below. i hope they keep doing this because i'd love to see issues from the 1960's/70's when i first started helping my Dad. https://digital.cincinnatilibrary.org/digital/collection/p16998coll17/search/searchterm/Collection of SmartWork Media/field/source/mode/exact/conn/and/order/datea/ad/asc

A long time ago I did a comparison between the different colors of neon with my eldest daughter. It was for a science fair project. We took 7-8 different neon samples (i had a ton at the time) and put a light meter on the various colors. Clear red put out the most light by a good margin. i don't have the info anymore because that was about 30 years ago but it does make sense to put red LED's behind red plex. And we used to put red neon behind red faces - way back when - so red modules behind red faces is logical.

We had a long time Mexican Restaurant customer switch out his clear red 15 mm neon for LEDs. He thought our price was too high for LEDs so he used an unexperienced sign company and they installed cheap white Chinese LEDs behind his old faces. His faces went from red to pink (rosa) at night. Needless to say he wasn’t happy with pink faces… He pointed this out to the other Sign company, but they would not fix it. Plus, they had no clue what they were doing with the parking lot lighting as they tried replacing 400 W metal halide lamps with LEDs. He immediately called us to fix his parking lot lights because he was losing business because his parking lot was dark. He lived with the pink letters at night for a while and just recently hired us to install red LEDs and remove the white ones. He’s happy now with red faces again at night.

This is a great comparison to show why it's always best to use Red LEDs behind Red Faces, and not use White for everything. On the left is the one of the brightest white LEDs on the market...The .8watt BrightON II LED Module, on the right the BrightON Ruby Red…also .8 watts per module and probably thee brightest Red LED module on the Market. When we put a 7328 White acrylic sign face over the white we get a luminance of 240 Foot Candles of Light right on the sign surface . Now we’ll switch the White acrylic with another 7328 White Acrylic with 3M Red 3630-30 Applied Translucent vinyl and see the results. Red is very hard to capture using an iPhone, but believe me…..in person the contrast between the channels that has the White LEDS vs the Red LEDs is large. The Red is overwhelmingly brighter than the White with a luminance on the sign face with 47 Foot Candles….and the White LEDs with a luminance of ONLY 18 Foot Candles. When using White LEDs behind a Red face you will lose 50% of the luminance on the sign face based on how the lens filters the wavelengths. This is why it’s best to use Colors behind Colors….Most of the time!

The BrightON IV LED Module Our 1.6 Watt 24 & 12 Volt BrightON IV LED Module for all your High End Sign & Lighting Projects. Our BrightON IV is a High Efficiency Super Light Output module made for your Large Channel Letters & Cabinets where you want Competitive Light...NOT Usable Light. BrightON LED is made from within the Sign Industry...FOR the Sign Industry

I'm wondering if anyone has a manual for a skyhook 100hd crane. I'm redoing one of to swap out with my 80 foot but my manual doesn't list the bigger models. I need to know what size and length cables to purchase. Any help is appreciated!

Is this still available? Very interested. Located in Norman, Oklahoma

Job description Job Overview We are seeking skilled installers, service technicians and apprentices to join our team. Allied Signs Incorporated is a full-service sign company that specializes in serving and installing corporate signage for national sign manufacturing companies. We also manufacture and install signs for local clients. We are offer premium hourly rate and benefits. Immediately available positions: * Apprentice Position for Sign Installer/ Sign Service/ Sign Survey technician. Position responsibilities include assisting with the installation of all types of signs, servicing sign/lighting components, site survey work for signs, working with aerial equipment, crane trucks, welders, forklifts, augers. Tasks will also include excavation, concrete work, general labor in the yard, shop labor, recycling, truck and equipment maintenance. Chauffer's or CDL a plus $20-$26 per hr * MI Licensed Electrical Sign Specialist: Sign Installer/ Sign Service/ Sign Survey technician. Position responsibilities include the installation of all types of signs, servicing sign/lighting components, site survey work for signs, working with aerial equipment, crane trucks, welders, forklifts, augers. Tasks will also include excavation, concrete work, general labor in the yard, shop labor, recycling, truck and equipment maintenance. Chauffer's at minimum, CDL preferred. $28-$35 per hr Job Type: Full-time Pay: $20.00 - $35.00 per hour Expected hours: 40 – 55 per week Benefits: 401(k) matching Dental insurance Health insurance Health savings account Life insurance On-the-job training Paid time off Retirement plan Vision insurance Schedule: 10 hour shift 8 hour shift Extended hours Morning shift Overtime Weekends as needed Year round work License/Certification: Driver's License (Required) Ability to Commute: Clinton Township, MI 48035 (Required) Ability to Relocate: Clinton Township, MI 48035: Relocate before starting work (Required) Willingness to travel: 25% (Preferred) Work Location: In person Contact: Jim Fields Allied Signs Inc 586-791-7900 33650 Giftos Dr Clinton Twp, MI

Yes, that happens. With these corporations, someone new gets in the purchasing department and they go with whoever is 10 cents cheaper.

Maybe you can get the installation part of it. Again they are all about the bottom dollar and want to know your hourly rate. Then they decide what is being installed and how long it should take you to do it . They were great customers and we did a lot of business with them, Management changes and different ideas and values are now in place

Thanks Paul I don't really expect to get this job becasue i'm probably too high. i quoted it to the property owner but we'll see what happens. Rocco

We used to build CubeSmart Signs and Install them as a total package Then They wanted everything broken down specifically to the dollar. At this time. it s all priced based and its open sign season to everyone