Signshop Slammed with Orders After Hurricane Ian

A nine-person signshop in Florida is working around the clock to replace and repair signage that was damaged by Hurricane Ian.

That includes Hidayet Kutat, the longtime CEO of Gulf Coast Signs of Sarasota, who has been logging 12-16 hour days for six or seven days each week to keep up with all of the post-Ian orders, Business Observer writes.

He is also running the company with the smallest crew he’s had in 20 years, which is the result of being unable to find qualified workers.

Installers are working up to 12 hours a day as Kutat struggles to find ways to give them the rest they need in order to preserve the company’s streak of 5500-plus days (more than 15 years) without an injury, the article says.

Another challenge? Finding a truck with a high enough lift to replace the letter “L” on the high-rise sign of the Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall in downtown Sarasota.

If you know where to find such a truck on the gulf side of Florida, Kutat is waiting for your call.

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