Insign continues to invest in Sheffield with move to larger premises

Insign Limited, the Sheffield-based signage firm, has completed a move to larger premises as it continues its year on year growth.

Insign, which has a 25 strong workforce at its new 10,000 sq ft headquarters at Parkway Industrial Estate, is responsible for a host of recognizable signs in Sheffield as well as working with major brands in retail across the United Kingdom.

After relocating from its previous base behind the Sheffield Arena, in the Don Valley area of the city, managing director Paul Woollatt said: “We’re really pleased how quickly we have settled into our new home.

“We had used up all our available working space at the old premises and we desperately needed more room to service our expanding client base”.

“In no time at all we have found that we are benefiting from the additional working capacity and increased efficiency on all departments, giving us the confidence to regularly invite potential clients for a tour of our facilities and attract more business from a variety of national customers.

“The new factory is almost twice the size of where we were previously, so it was a big decision for us with months of planning in every aspect. We have plenty of space to grow into but already, at the back of our minds, we’re thinking ‘what next?’”

Founded in 1993 by Paul Woollatt, the firm has grown a turnover of £1.8m in 2015.

Paul added: “We are proud of what we do in the city - Sheffield Theatres, Sheffield Teaching Hospitals and Meadowhall are all clients - but we have installation teams out on the road working in different locations around the UK every week.

“So while the inspirational poem on the side of the Howard Building near the train station or the colour changing sign adorning the Crucible may be easy ones to tell people about, we will equally be responsible for a Toolstation trade counter around Greater London or a large Go Outdoors store in the Midlands.”

Electrical retail firm Currys PC World employed Insign, as did others such as Monsoon, Accessorize, Goldsmiths and Connells Sequence Group - the largest estate agency group in the UK.

Paul concluded: “Like many industries ours has seen big developments over the years as technology is constantly evolving.

“You have to keep innovating and investing in your workforce and machinery to remain competitive.”

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