Guides
Choosing between face-lit and halo-lit built-up letters
Two illumination methods, two very different results. Here is how to decide which suits your building, your brand and your budget.
18 June 2026 · 4 min read
News & insights
From theworkshop.
Concept articles demonstrating the blog architecture. The genuine Ellis Signs archive should be migrated in place of these.
Manufacturing
Inside the workshop: from aluminium sheet to finished sign
A walk through our Blaydon facility — laser, CNC, metalshop, vinyl, assembly and finishing — and why keeping it in-house matters.
2 May 2026 · 5 min read
Neon Signs
LED neon versus traditional glass neon
LED neon delivers the look people love with efficiency, durability and far more flexibility in where it can be installed.
21 March 2026 · 3 min read
Projects
Planning a national signage rollout without losing your weekends
Multi-site programmes fail on coordination, not on manufacturing. Here is how we structure a rollout.
15 January 2026 · 5 min read
Sign Ideas
Hoardings that sell the shop before it opens
A construction hoarding is weeks of free advertising in your best possible location.
8 November 2025 · 3 min read
Company News
Forty years of signage in the North East
From estate agent boards in 1983 to nationwide retail programmes today — a short history of Ellis Signs.
30 September 2025 · 4 min read