Signs Express Now Certified Carbon Neutral

Signs Express (Norwich, UK) has announced its certified Carbon Neutral status for 2023, as part of a much larger drive to improve environmental standards across the UK’s signage industry, according to a statement from a representative of the company.

The materials used in signmaking, emissions created by machinery to make signs, waste management and logistics have seen the sign industry contribute adversely to carbon outputs. Signs Express is at the forefront of changing mindsets and making a change for the better, per the statement.

Working in collaboration with Carbon Neutral Britain, Signs Express gathered data across a 12-month period, measuring carbon emissions from each center’s operating activities, production machinery and power outputs, along with the floorspace, to determine a clear picture of their carbon footprint at each of its near-60 centers.

These emissions have now been offset by supporting a number of global reforestation projects, across Southwest Australia, Costa Rica, Uruguay and the UK. These projects go beyond offsetting and also support education, employment, clean water as well as having a net positive impact on the local wildlife and ecology — according to the statement.

“This is a fabulous first step for Signs Express,” Director at Signs Express Limited Aaron Davis is quoted in the statement. “This carbon offsetting project helped to raise awareness of these important issues across our network.”

A myriad of areas where development is underway includes PVC-free banners, improved recycling options for vinyl backing paper, use of electric vehicles, water-based printer ink, epaper technologies, LED lighting, sustainable wallpaper and adhesives and many more innovations, according to Davis.

Signs Express was established in 1989 and operates nearly 60 locations across the UK and Ireland.

For more information, visit signs-express.co.uk.