The Sign Industry Awards

The Sign Industry Awards Shortlist

As we all know, it’s your industry, your choice! We received more than 140 entries into the 2026 Sign Industry Awards, which gave voters plenty of choice!

More than 950 members of the sign making industry had their say and between them cast more than 3,340 votes. The results are in and here are your finalists.

Sign Maker Awards

Best Vehicle Graphics (Partial or Full)
Sponsored by William Smith Group

  • 6×6 LEGO & Nike Defender, Cube Branding
  • Army GR Supra GT4, Joyce Design UK Ltd
  • FA Wales – Scania Irizar Womens Euros 2025 Digitally Printed Full Wrap, Popin Graphics
  • Floral Image, Signs Express (Leeds)
  • FSEW Merc eActros, Dragon Signs
  • Spudbros x Mr Beast Feastables, Signs Express Central Lancashire & Southport
  • Nationwide campaign graphics for Amazon, Aura Brand Solutions
  • Powered by CES, Popin Graphics
  • Proteum Van Fleet Wrap, Signs Express Southampton
  • Valhalla, Signwrite Studios Ltd

Best Illuminated Sign
Sponsored by Oshino Lamps

  • Bally’s Casino – Newcastle, Astley Signs
  • Bringing Play to Light: Immersive Illumination for Ed Sheeran’s Outernet Takeover, Signs Express Swindon
  • EGOTM – Wyberton Services, IVC Signs Limited
  • Gravity Active Entertainment, Signs Now UK
  • JD Sports Trafford Centre, Innovate Signs
  • Le Shuttle, Folkstone, Image Technique Limited
  • Media Village Digital Display, Bolton Sign
  • Porcelenosa Illuminated Sign, Signs Express Southampton
  • Princes Street Giant Illuminated Banners, GESS Ltd / Blow Up Media
  • Tesla Union Jack, Greens the Signmakers

Best 3D Signage

  • 77 Grosvenor, Signbox
  • Gravity Active Entertainment, Signs Now UK
  • Hengoed Care Home Ice Cream Parlour, Signs Express Swansea
  • John Lewis Oxford Street, Signology South Limited
  • Loon Fung, Image Technique Limited
  • Manchester Central  – 28 Years Later Launch, GESS Ltd / Blow Up Media
  • Racing Bulls Building Elevation Signage, Northampton Signs
  • The Falcon, Ashleigh
  • Tower Park, Signology South Limited
  • Wimbledon 3D Tennis Ball, Industrial Abseiling Ltd

Excellence in CNC Routing

  • Custom Painted Timber Sign for NBC Build at The Grove Hotel and Spa, Hartwood Timber
  • Deloitte – Creative Wall (Interactive Map), DMA Signs Limited
  • Five Valleys, Signs Express Gloucester

Best Wide-Format Retail or Exhibition Display

  • Maiden’s Walk – Gateshead, Astley Signs
  • Mercedes Event, GESS Ltd
  • Paddy Power New Concept – Walthomstow, Sovereign Signs Ltd
  • Rees Richards & Partners Exhibition Trailer Transformation, Signs Express Swansea
  • Riot, CLS Signage
  • SDCA Degree Showcase 2025, Loughborough University
  • SONY UK, Colour Studios
  • Spotlight Paris, Signs Now UK
  • The NFL Takeover: St Stephens Green Shop, Signs Express Swindon

    Best Wide-Format Textile Print

      • Adidas Podium Underground, Cube Branding
      • Lando Norris – Stand Wraps, ARC UK Technologies Ltd

    supplier and Manufacturer Awards

    Best Customer Support

    • William Smith Group
    • Spandex

    Sustainable Product of the Year

    • 3M Envision LX480mC, Joyce Design
    • Abodo Signage, Hartwood Timber
    • ESS – Eco Sign System, DMA Signs Limited
    • PVC Free Banner, Tradeprint

    Innovative Product of the Year

    • Air Purifying Banners, RGVA Ltd
    • Applelec Bespoke PowerPack, Applelec Sign
    • KoolKap, CVI Group
    • Upgraded NovaTex, Nova Aluminium Systems Limited
    • VeloBlade – Veloton, Vivid Laminating Technologies

    Best Signage Company for Customer Support

    • Greens the Signmakers
    • Innovate Signs
    • Joyce Design UK Ltd
    • Signs Express Swansea

    Best Wayfinding Scheme

    • Belvoir Castle, Signs Express Grantham
    • Campus Totems, Jasper Sanders + Partners
    • Cotswolds Designer Outlet, Image Technique Limited
    • Manchester Airport T2 Refurb, Astra Group
    • The Greatest Gathering, Aura Brand Solutions
    • Tower Park, Signology South Limited
    • University of Lancashire Re-Branding, DMA Signs Limited
    • Way around Ipswich, Industrial Abseiling Ltd

    Environmental Excellence Award

    • Accountable. Measurable. Achievable, Pearce Signs Limited
    • CARDO, Colour Studios
    • Edie25, Colour Studios
    • St Austell’s Brewery, Colour Studios

    Outstanding Vinyl Application

    • AtkinsRealis Rebrand, Aura Brand Solutions
    • Bishops Stortford vinyl application, GESS Ltd
    • Britannia Shore Excursions Wraps, Signs Express Southampton
    • Christian Dior Sphere, Cube Branding
    • CoStar Cladding Wrap and Signage, HG Graphics
    • FitzWilliams Engineering – Multi-Layer 3M 2080 Series Partial Wraps, Popin Graphics
    • Nike Race Against the Unknown, Cube Branding
    • Southampton Oceanography Centre, Signs Express Southampton
    • Spandex – Alfa Romeo Stelvio 3M Protective Wrap Film, Popin Graphics
    • Wembley Wall Of Wonder, London Designer Outlet, The Cambridge Sign Company

    Best Window Graphics

    • Cap Gemini, Signbox
    • Good Luck Dublin!, Industrial Abseiling Ltd
    • JD Gyms – Cwmbran, Sovereign Signs Ltd
    • Oriel Myrddin Gallery, Signs Express Swansea
    • Specsavers – CityScapes, Astley Signs
    • SSC Window Graphics, CLS Signage
    • Target Darts: Bullseye in Spinningfields, Signs Express Swindon
    • Windows for Inspiring Young Minds, NE Display

    Best Commercial Wrap (Fleet)
    Sponsored by Metamark (UK)

    • Beacon Cymru Fleet Rebrand (24 Vans in 24 Days), Signs Express Swansea
    • Branding and maintaining Sky’s large fleet, Aura Brand Solutions
    • Coleg Gwent – 15x Citroen Relay Minibus Digitally Printed Full Wraps, Popin Graphics
    • Dominos Pizza UK & Ireland, RGVA Ltd
    • EDF Energy HeatPump Division Commercial Wrap, Joyce Design UK Ltd
    • FSG Facilities Maintenance – 42x VW Transporter, Caddy & Boom Lift Partial Wraps, Popin Graphics
    • Harrison Solway, Matt Vinyl Graphics
    • Modular Livery Wraps for 100+ Fleet, Signs Express Gloucester

      INDIVIDUAL Awards*

      ​Excellence in Craftsmanship Award

      • Robert Joslin, Hartwood Timber
      • Tammy Jones, Jones n Co Cast Metal Designs Ltd
      • Perry Eales, Perry Signs London
      • Jamie Broughton, Prestige Graphics

      Apprentice of the Year

      • Erin Horsefield, Display Signs
      • Dexter Henderson, The Cambridge Sign Company

      Outstanding Contribution Award

      • Jill Brierley, Ashleigh
      • Mark Bartlett, Signbox
      • Mike Coates, Image Technique
      • Nic Bessent, Cube Branding

      * Entries in these categories have not been voted for by the industry and have gone straight to our esteemed judging panel