Awards backdrop was a real star!
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The Sheffield Business Awards were buzzing with excitement thanks to a
custom designed awards stage backdrop created by Signs Express
(Sheffield North).
The leading sign maker, based in Rotherham, was commissioned by Gordon
Audio Visual, the Event Production company who managed the event hosted
by the Sheffield Chamber of Commerce and industry which took place on
3rd December.
With just a month lead-time, Signs Express took Gordon AV’s concept and
set about designing an impressive stage set which accommodated the
required lighting rig and set the scene for the prestigious awards
ceremony.
With approval from the award organisers, Signs Express selected a hard
wearing but lightweight material to form the backdrop which spanned
over 6.5m long and 4m high.
Covering the backdrop in a silver gemstone diamond effect vinyl, the
background was then dressed with a “Top Hat” approximately 1.8m square.
A series of “Stars” wrapped in purple vinyl were also added to the
backdrop along with a series of stars extending outwards and mounted on
a piece of curved clear acrylic – which was invisible during the show,
giving a mysterious and eye-catching finish and fulfilled the
organisers request for an invisible appearance.
The text ‘Sheffield Business Awards’ was created using moulded purple
acrylic letters with internally mounted white LED illumination to give
the desired halo effect, setting the stage for the prestigious awards.
Commenting on the project, centre owner Steve Morris said: “Safety is
our number one priority when working on a project like this and so we
ensured the structure would be very robust as well as visually
appealing. It was a challenging project but one which we thoroughly
enjoyed, especially being a local business ourselves. We wanted the
awards to have a great impact in the community and this was certainly
achieved with the stunning finished result.
Our staff did a great job, hand cutting the shapes and outline for the
backdrop which formed the original concept of the design. The stage set
was taken to the venue in sections and assembled until the rig was in
position to be gradually raised upwards. Much of the assembly work and
final design modifications had to take place on site because the stage
set had to fit the supplied lighting rig and once the final finishing
touches were added, we were all eager to see the audience’s reaction.
We were certainly not disappointed.”
The awards recognised several key local businesses including
engineering specialists DavyMarkham who received 3 awards and Sheffield
United who were recognised for their work in the community.
Signs Express provides a wide range of signs and graphics products
including interior and exterior signs, vehicle graphics, banners,
exhibition displays and labels and stickers.
Based on Centurion Business Park in Rotherham, Signs Express is part of
the UK’s largest sign company which has over 75 centres nationwide. For
further information log onto www.signsexpress.co.uk/sheffieldnorth
