After True North Sports and Entertainment acquired Winnipeg’s Burton Cummings Theatre, it commissioned a new marquee sign, both to modernize the venue and to pay homage to the history of what is affectionately referred to as ‘the Burt.’ The changeover meant a chance to benefit from modern materials, including lightweight…

Custom Sign & Engineering was recently commissioned to build a special ‘roadside attraction’ sign for Jasper Gift Basket & Popcorn Company, so as to capture the attention of both locals and tourists.

Toronto-based Eventscape was recently brought in to fabricate and install a custom exterior signage sculpture, titled ‘The Ring,’ for York University’s new Bergeron Centre for Engineering Excellence.

With the availability of ‘soft signage’ substrates, rigid boards and polypropylene (PP) alternatives to polyvinyl chloride (PVC), today’s sign shops have more choices than ever when it comes to printing materials. 


The decision to purchase a computer numerical control (CNC) router can be extremely difficult for some small to medium-sized businesses. On one end, this high-tech equipment offers a sign shop the ability to broaden its capabilities by reducing the time it takes to complete projects, and adapting to future production…

Signmaking companies that turn out customized work for their customers have more options today when it comes to programmable computer numerical control (CNC) routers. With so-called ‘hybrid’ CNC machines, all of the cutting tools that might be required for a wide variety of materials are mounted and ready to be…