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Press Release: Encompass Sign Awarded Exclusive North America Distributorship for Workshop2 Products

 Workshop2 Limited, the European leader specializing in high-quality engineered directional and wayfinding products announced today that it has signed an Exclusive Distribution Agreement with Encompass Sign Systems, a U.S.-based leader in thermoformed ADA and pre-engineered architectural sign systems. For Workshop 2, the illustrious 12 year old firm, this is the first Exclusive Distribution Agreement designed to debut its popular product line throughout North America.

“With its game-changing tactile thermoforming sign technology and reputation for high-end product quality, Encompass Sign has established forward-looking relationships with experiential graphic designers and architectural influencers across the U.S. We selected Encompass because their capabilities will enable our robust Modular Sign System to be integrated into the most innovative and extensive environments in North America”, said Jonathan Henderson-Quartey, CEO of Workshop 2. 

“The skillful executive team at Encompass has combined a dynamic marketing plan with warehousing, CRM and order fulfillment systems that will ensure rapid and reliable roll-out of our scalable pre-engineered sign systems in North America”.            

“The exclusive distributorship with Workshop 2 is a natural progression of our business strategy and core competencies, said Phil Quattrocchi, President of Encompass.  “With over 1,200 installations in the European marketplace, the popular Modular Sign System is the perfect compliment to our new-age, thermoformed ADA sign product line.  By adding the world-class MSS directory system and wayfinding products like fingerposts and informational kiosks that Workshop 2 provides, it positions us to be a true, single-source supplier and increases the value that we can deliver to our partners in the commercial and experiential graphics design community”.

 

About Encompass Sign Systems

Encompass Sign Systems enables the integration of thermoformed ADA-compliant signage with European-based extruded Directional Systems. This combination of rare components yields a cohesive wayfinding system for facility projects of scope while streamlining the architectural and design challenges around integrating such a holistic solution. The ease with which architects and designers can specify an integrated wayfinding solution has led to rapid adoption of Encompass products.

Encompass is one of only 25 thermoform sign-makers worldwide and is a wholesale only provider to sign shops and designers throughout North America. Encompass is now the exclusive North American distributor of Workshop 2 directory, display, fingerpost and wayfinding products.

 

About Workshop 2

Workshop 2, based in Warwickshire, United Kingdom is a product development company specializing in the design and marketing of pre-engineered signage, décor and display products.  Our products are considered ‘benchmark’ designs of their type.Our aim for Workshop 2 is to develop and market well-designed and elegant signage and display products.

We want to work with like-minded people who care about the built environment.  Through our partners we make it easy for architects and designers to specify Workshop 2 products for their projects.

To learn how to use the new thermoforming ADA technology or to learn more about our Pre-engineered sign system, follow this link or simply contact us at 855-672-2201

Isabelle Gomez, Sales: isabelleg@encompasssign.com 
Phil Quattrocchi, President: philq@encompasssign.com

 

 

 

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A Gold Timex to Photopolymer ADA Signage!

Thanks for your service to industry for the last 25 years. Photopolymer signs have been the predominant choice of designers for tactile ADA signage for a quarter of a century. Thankfully, at the inception of ADA legislation in the late 80’s and early 90’s photopolymer signs provided a standard process and uniform look for ADA signage. 

Without photopolymer ADA signs, designers in the 90’s would have chosen sub-standard, ineffective and random sign designs for their building environments. 

Before Beanie Babies, the World Wide Web, and before anyone understood the importance of branding…. photopolymer signs made it easier to outfit a building with ADA signs.  Even after the Japanese tsunami forced core prices to double, photopolymer signs remained the only good choice for designers. Thankfully, new technology has finally evolved. 

Thermoformed ADA signs give designers the creative latitude and durability that designers need to meet their client’s branding needs, at an appealing price point.  It’s no surprise that according to Dodge Analytics, “Thermoformed ADA signs” saw an increase of 237% in Specifications in 2016. Thermoformed signs are now universally acknowledged in Specs as an “approved equal” to photopolymer signs and that’s a big win for ADA thermoforming manufacturers. Those who really know about the differences between photopolymer ADA signs and thermoformed ADA signs are knocking clients off their feet with new ideas never available until now.

Photopolymer signs are still plenty viable.  There are over 3,000 sign-makers that still maintain their relationship with the two surviving raw material photopolymer providers. Machinery needed to produce these signs still exists and is almost free to get started; it’s the raw photopolymer material price increases to watch out for...  While Father Time and new technology may have caught up to photopolymers signs, their contribution and service to the industry over the last 25 years certainly must be treasured!   

To learn how to use this new thermoforming ADA technology and provide your design team a new design tool belt, durability and scalable branding offering, follow this link http://www.encompasssign.com/gallery/ or simply contact us 855-672-2201

Adam Halverson, Chief Strategist : adamh@encompasssign.com

About Encompass Sign Systems

Encompass Sign Systems specializes in thermoformed tactile signs and leading-edge directional and wayfinding systems. We provide designers and architects with highly scalable wholesale signage that have limitless branding capabilities and unsurpassed durability.