British Sign Awards has wider reach

because we went to great lengths to ensure that judging of entries was anonymous and fair. “However, the perception was a problem. Now, as a  totally independent scheme, we believe we can reach out to a much wider cross section of the 4000 or so sign and sign related businesses in the UK. “We will ensure that the Awards remain a British affair and that entries are judged by

a panel of independent British sign industry experts. “The Awards celebration and presentation will again take place at a central UK location in November and our intention is to top the 2019 event which received almost universal acclaim and praise from both participants and sponsors.”

The British Sign Awards take place again this year under an independent BSA (British Sign Awards) banner.  Launched in 2013 to celebrate and recognise the skills and talent of UK-based sign businesses, the Awards are now “firmly established as a major sign industry event”. “The Awards have so far been run under a trade association banner and while we would have been content for the relationship to continue, this will no longer be the case,” explains Ray Hirst who created the Awards. “The British Sign Awards delivers a great event and celebration of sign making without taking up too much time or stretching budgets. “It’s the ideal formula for both busy signmakers and cost conscious finance directors. Furthermore, the British Sign Awards already has everything in place to continue with the success it enjoyed in 2019, including its own website, a large and growing social media following and effective and accepted award categories that reflect the diverse skills of the sign industry, plus an easy, free and fair entry system. Previously, many people in the sign industry had the perception that the Awards were the preserve of association members or that the members enjoyed an advantage. This was never really the case

SAi announces free Flexi software webinars

feature-reach packages. Webinars are scheduled to take place at 12.00pm Central European Time:   26 February Practical examples of using the masking tools in Flexi Design. 10 March Learn all about the SideKick tool in Flexi 19; how to accelerate productivity with this workflow solution designed for sign and print shops. 18 March In-depth text commands: taking a deeper look at working with text in Flexi. 14 April Printing white and metallic: this can be a bit tricky; we will walk you through the steps for setting up your design and your file in Flexi for this type of job.

 has announced details of its free-to- attend webinars up to June 2020. The series of informative online tutorials will focus on SAi’s foremost signmaking software solution, Flexi.

Dedicated sessions will cover detailed demonstrations of key tools and offer useful tips and tricks designed to enable sign makers and large format print providers to get the most out of the

As a  totally independent scheme, Ray Hirst believes the awards can reach out to a much wider cross section of the 4000 or so sign and sign related businesses in the UK.

Dedicated sessions will cover detailed demonstrations of key tools and offer useful tips.