Sign Maker Profile
As a family run business, we are extremely proud of our beginnings and what we have achieved
– Nick Harper, deputy managing director, Harper Signs
Cup. For Harper Signs, no project is too big or too small as Nick explained: “We carry out work in all sectors from leisure, casual dining and hospitality to retail on a global and national scale.”
signs to the highest quality.” He added: “With technology advancing and being at the forefront of this revolution with the recent purchase of a 4x2m fi bre laser machine, upgrades on CNC routers, 4m
industry, Nick expressed his pride in the multi-generational success of the family-run business. He said: “With the exceptional foundations set by Bill and George, and continued success running the business by Billy and now onto the third generation, here’s to another 70 years.”
Who could have put it better than the third generation Harper himself? For others, the sentiment of bringing a sign to life is simply hyperbole. For the Harper family, it is anything but.
The creation of the Frankie & Benny’s sign in progress
A diversity of signs
With the company diversifying the range of signs it creates and manufactures, I asked Nick how Harper Signs approaches making such a vast range. Nick told me, since the business’s inception 70 years ago, the company has built up extensive knowledge. Nick explained: “This enables us to provide solutions from the most intricate design briefs and manufacture
Original hand drawings of the Barrowland sign
wide guillotines and press brake allows.” He continued: “Our teams to bring high levels of creative fl air and extensive sign making knowledge that has made us an industry leader in our fi eld. “We have the ability to produce the most intricate and attention-grabbing signs that not only capture brand detail but also add new dimensions. We work with a broad range of materials from plastics and acrylics to LEDs, stainless steel, aluminium, copper and other metals to produce striking exterior and interior signs. We use neon and other lighting techniques to bring commercial signs to life, adding warmth or drama.”
Billy, Laura and Nick Harper inside Harper Sign’s factory in Newcastle Upon Tyne
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