Business Sign: History in the Making!

Added: (Thu Jun 03 2010)

Pressbox (Press Release) - Business Sign: History in the Making!
Leading London outdoor building sign specialists Prestige Signs take a look into the history of the business sign and how the fantastic technology has progressed to ultimately make a business sign one of the most effective advertising methods in history.

Some of the earlier business signs were of simple design, pictures of animals and objects that related to a business owners surname or the trade in which they practised were display outside the building to attract attention.

From the billboard to the wall plaque- signs have been an advertising method for companies for decades, dating back to the 14th Century in England. Such a budget-friendly option, every business began to display their own sign or logo everywhere; even to the extent that back in 1965 a ‘Highway Beautification Act’ was passed in the United States to ensure that business signs did not take over the rural scenery around highways.

The illuminated business sign was allegedly invented before the turn of the 20th century in 1893, however rumours surround these stories and the invention itself has been credited to Perely G. Nutting, Georges Claude and Nikola Tesla; though the first commercial neon business sign was sold to a barber in Paris in 1912 by Jaques Fonseque.

Nowadays, some businesses opt for two business signs, particularly pubs and restaurants. The companies use simple, classic ‘daytime’ building signs displaying the business name which can then be illuminated with LED and NEON technology to attract business through the night. Prestige Signs offer a bespoke design and manufacture service for both illuminated business signs and daytime outdoor building signs, the expert team help choose the perfect design to suit your business as well as installing and maintaining the sign to guarantee it lasts as long as your business does!

For more information on the bespoke service based in London, visit the website one; www.prestigesigns.co.uk.