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Wards of Bristol

For nearly half a Century, Wards of Bristol have had the privilege of manufacturing and installing signage for many high profile companies nationwide.

From concept to completion, our design team will be pleased to implement your company’s corporate image onto a variety of backgrounds – be it a listed building or a modern construction.

Variety produces the challenge we thrive on.

Solid Bronze

Bronze plaques and individual sign text are chemically oxidised to a dark tone creating the `antique` look. Plaques with integrally cast text and borders are bright to contrast with the bronze textured background. Letter patterns are available in either flat, beaded edge or `V` section. From our extensive range, pattern styles can be produced from 50mm to 600mm. Individual Corporate styles can be made to suit your requirements.

Solid Aluminium

Aluminium sign letters, plaques, motifs and street nameplates are cast in this medium using either LM4 or LM25 suitable for most weather extremes. Castings are etched, primed, undercoated and finished in two top coats of stoving enamel. Good effects are possible with multiple colour treatments. Styles and sections are similar to above.

Stainless Steel

Stainless steel lettering and emblems are fabricated with built up side returns in either brushed, polished or de-scaled and enamelled to any standard BS or RAL colour. An ideal medium, being extremely durable under all conditions requiring the minimum of maintenance. Almost any style can be manufactured from 100mm to 1200mm – larger emblems and logos would be made in sections.

Moulded Resin

Moulded Resin solid polyester letters can be economically produced having traditional flat faces and side returns, half round, stepped face profile or a unique `V` section. These sectional alternatives and a wide range of colour finishes – including silver, bronze and gold enable the right effect to be produced. Sizes range from 100mm to 375mm. Special styles can be manufactured to suit Corporate Identities.

Modular Sign Panels

Modular sign panels provide a rigid and crisp external sign system fabricated from 14-gauge aluminium sheet with formed side returns and welded corners for strength. Finished in stoving enamel to British paint standards. Corporate text designs can be applied or screen-printed. Computer generated vinyl text can be produced in a wide variety of colours and designs almost without limit.

Coats of Arms

Wards of Bristol are one of the few Companies specialising in Heraldic Coats of Arms, Crests and Corporate Logos, all being modelled in 3 dimensional relief and cast in bronze, aluminium or glassfibre.

Glassfibre has no limitation in size, large emblems are made in sections, whilst cast metal is restricted to 2.5sq.m. Final colours are hand painted by own artists in durable enamels.

RIBA Site Signboards

These are produced in standard format 1220mm x 305mm and 2440mm x 610mm and are 2.25mm or 1mm thick scratch and fade resistant self coloured red boards. All above sizes are produced in one piece and are easy to transport and install. The text and RIBA emblem are screen-printed in white, using approved Helvetica capitals and lower case fonts. All are within approved RIBA guidelines.

Ward & Company (Letters) Limited

Maze House

Maze Street

Barton Hill Trading Estate

Bristol BS5 9TE

Tel: +44 (0) 117 955 3385

Fax: +44 (0) 117 955 7518

E-mail: info@ward-signs.co.uk


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