Signage specialists send out message of success
Parc Signs, which has recently moved into new premises in St Austell has landed deals with the likes of the iconic Eden Project, the National Trust, the Wild Fowl and Wetlands Trust and most recently Clarks Village in Somerset.
Its new generation of signs are made entirely from recycled or recyclable materials and contain blue tooth solar powered technology which allow those reading the signs to also download extra information.
Lee Hatwell, design technician at the firm (www.parcsigns.co.uk), which has been in business for half a century and is run by managing director David Dunkley, said: “We are about to launch a new product in 2010 and we are starting a new division of the company Skycasting.
“We will be rolling out a device which works off Bluetooth technology and is a good means for members of the public to interact with.
“They can walk around destinations and go up to the signs and down load different information. It is pushing the company forward.”
Parc Signs’ investment and innovation has been recognised in this year’s Cornwall Sustainability Award – to be judged tonight (Dec 4) – in which it is a finalist.
The company now employs 21 staff.
Its most recent deal with shopping centre Clarks Village the firm has installed its latest generation of signs which the customer felt were in keeping with its green ethos.
Clarks already recycles 82.5 per cent of waste and wanted to make visitors aware of what its does, which is where Parc Sign’s interactive Eco Pod comes in.
The centre produces a leaflet detailing discounts available at its stores and hopes the new signage will deliver the same information while allowing it to cut the need to print so many leaflets, thereby cutting down on paper waste.
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