Signage for 5-a-side football pitches

[Chris Wilson]

Hoarding boarding with a cheap monomeric digital vinyl and laminate. I try and force them to go with a 8ft x 2ft sign so am not left with 50 million off cuts knocking about

[Daniel Evans]

Thanks Chris

[Denise Goodfellow]

We’ve done a few for port vale, they insisted on having correx due to the possibility of being ripped off and thrown. Won’t hurt as much as hoarding panel

[David Hammond]

We did an entire hockey rink. I was expecting hoarding boards.

Turns out its just 440gsm banner, with acrylic over the front, but they have a solid barrier round the rink.

[Daniel Evans]

Thank you, didn’t even think of a banners lol

[Robert Lambie]

8 or 10mm correx with monomeric calandered vinyl print.
you will get the correx sheets about 800mm deep x 3000m which minimises waste.
or get a 3000 x 2000 sheet and cut up the middle.

banners are fine but they tend to sag and look poor soon after install if not on bungees or pulled taught when fitted.

[Daniel Evans]

Thanks Robert

[Kevin Busby]

When they have something fixed to mount to then 5mm foam board can give a nice result, as already mentioned 8 x 2 and get them slit in half from supplier so you just apply and go.

[Hugh Potter]

I’d say it depends on the kind of people advertising there..

I do a few rugby clubs who have fencing and we fit 3000×750 composite hoarding panels with a 3yr laminated print (some stay for years),

equestrian centres i usually push for composite too, keeps all the signs nice and uniform and looking smart – especially if they’ve just spent £100k with new edging and school flooring!

Min I do is 5mm foamex but do explain that after a couple of seasons they’ll possibly be replacing them due to damage – often caused but the boards going brittle and a football / rugby ball hitting them, supported leaning on them etc.

[Daniel Evans]

Thanks Hugh. I’ve now been informed that they need to be a banner. Has anyone sponsored these before? Get much out of it? Been told it’s £120 for the year so thinking of sponsoring it myself with a 1m x 4m banner

[Robert Lambie]

If you get one single customer wanting a van as a result of the advert, it has more than paid you back.
Adverts like this are more about brand/name awareness. so when someone does actually need a sign, your name is first that springs to mind.

[Chris Wilson]

We’ve got a few around.
Never had someone come in and say “aww saw your board at etc”

But.. 1) we continue to be the sole supplier of signage/garments/anything for these clubs.
2) they do mention us and always talk highly of us on social media etc..
3) I think it’s good to have a presence as much as you can anywhere. More people or big companies see your name the more trust worthy you become.
4) if it’s a well known local club, or even bigger, then again these being on social media or your website will help reassure new clients. I always think so anyway. If it was me looking for someone to fit signs and I saw you did stuff for Liverpool FC and then some cool Vans I’d be more comfortable.

[Daniel Evans]

Thanks guys, my point exactly do I’ll think I’ll do it, as Rob said, it only takes on can to pay for it.

[David Hammond]

We have two up at the Ice Rink… you may see our banner on dancing on ice during the practice 😎 😎

Lots of Social Media coverage, the club we work with has a networking event each month, and we’ve had over £1k from that.

Whether our board has bought anything in I don’t know. Depending on the level of the club your sponsoring, it can be used to give your business some credability.