Keeping our business going and moving in a new direction over the past few months has been exciting and challenging. We have stretched the capacity of our grey cells to their utmost as we have learned new skills. To fit everything into the days, including work as well as growing veg, taking daily exercise and keeping up with our musical career, we’ve been waking with the lark.
What we have achieved has made us extremely proud – the SupportWealden.co.uk site is helping local businesses, we have met with new and existing clients both virtually and socially-distanced, we have several new websites under our belts and have kept busy with branding, identity, design and print jobs.
The music in our lives (see MiltonHide.com) has kept us sane – don’t ever underestimate the power of music – but we need a simple day out, away from the home office and the ‘phone. New sights instead of websites and fresh air instead of the office fan. To that end we’re closing the office today and heading off to get lost in a forest.
In fact, trailblazing businesses from Dover to Dundee are embarking on a journey into unchartered waters. A challenging terrain, where we welcome customers with one hand, and fight the virus with the other.
The opening up of the economy is being supported by NHS Test and Trace. Social distancing measures are being employed in spades to help stop the spread. Who would’ve thought booking systems would be part of the battle plan?
Your mission, if you choose to accept it, is to:
Prevent another outbreak
Protect colleagues and customers
Reassure visitors and encourage sales
Sound doable?
Read on for how using booking systems and digital Registration Forms can help
“A wayzgoose was at one time an entertainment given by a master printer to his workmen each year ..” Wikipedia”
Well, during the lockdown it wasn’t going to happen so St Bride Library and Foundation went virtual. Immerse yourself in the fascinating world of lettering, paper, type, text and all things printing with these wonderful 2 minute videos.
If you would like to know more about the St Bride Library and Foundation, please visit https://www.sbf.org.uk/ If you would like to become a Friend of St Bride Library or to support them through these difficult times, please visit: https://www.sbf.org.uk/friends
Continuing our series on resourcesto HELPPREVENTthe SPREAD& PROTECT yourBUSINESSES
CHAPTER 4
Navigating the socially distant – indoors
The next-in-line inches a little too close. A group gathers at the collection point. Disoriented customers bump into each other in the aisles. Space invaders. They need help.
Well-positioned graphics to indicate the right amount of space. Clear, prominent, wayfinding signage to point the right direction and make them feel at ease
FREESTANDING SIGN POST NEW 1425(h)mm, made from 16mm thick board. Print a permanent message or add optional A4 holders to swap instructions from £71.10 each
CIRCULAR VINYL STICKERS with anti-slip surface, to lead the way, any size you like from £18.90 each
FLOOR GRAPHICS Choose different materials for high footfall routes and low-traffic areas from £18.90 each
AXE DISPLAY STAND Washable fabric, two-sided cover stretches over a lightweight aluminium frame from £236 each
SLOPED BOOTH Block off areas with a 3m wide pop-up meeting booth from £995
PRODUCT TRAYS Pop on your counter with a printed message inviting guests to use hand sanitiser (not included) From £44.10 each
TOTEM DISPLAY Tiny footprint, freestanding display with washable fabric cover, stretched over aluminium frame – get different messages on each side from £195 each
FLOOR GRAPHICS Social distancing doesn’t need to be dry. Combine sales messages with navigation and sell to waiting punters. Ask your suppliers to sponsor some deals from £18.90 each
VINYL CIRCLES Save cash with our bulk pack of wayfinding floor stickers 8 pack from £66.60
ROLLER BANNER Pull-up film or PVC material, 2000(h) x 800(w)mm from £66.60
FLOOR MAT Print your message on a nylon floor mat, 15 standard sizes up to 2000(w) x 3000(h)mm from £79
LONG MESSAGES Get floor vinyl graphics any dimensions you like 8 pack from £80.10
READY-MADE SIGNS
We’ve curated a considerate selection of safety graphics for floors and walls, especially for Covid-secure guidelines. Ordering is easy. Go to: www.nettl.com/uk/safetysigns
Choose a design, select material for floors or walls and check-out quickly.
There’s hundred of messages to pick from, or upload your own design for the same price. Or your local studio can create something fabulous with your very own branding.
INTERIOR POSTERS
Reassure visitors and your workforce with wall stickers, posters and signs. Talk about important changes and remind people of actions they can take to stay safe.
If you’ve made changes to the way customers interact with you, let them know. Messages don’t need to be dry. Keep them in your style and tone of voice. Reassure.
A METAL SIGNS Composite aluminium signs are ideal for both indoors and outdoors. We print directly to metal, which is wipe-clean. Custom sizes 10 from £80.10
B INDOOR POSTERS Get single A3 posters from £12.60 each or 500 for £141.30
C FOAMEX Keep your navigation messaging on brand, with custom-size 3mm foamex signs from £27.90 each
D TENT CARDS Put ordering instructions on tables or a QR code to your online menu – each side can have different messages 250 from £113.40
E WALL VINYL Self-adhesive, wipe-clean vinyl sticks to smooth walls 10 from £76.50
F STRUT CARDS Wipe-clean printed 3mm foamex sign, with board strut attached 10 from £44.10
WINDOWS
Your windows are the first thing visitors see. Our vinyls, posters and clings make them do the talking.
Hang posters in the window. Stick decals on the glass permanently. Cover windows entirely. Add etched-effect shapes to create privacy. Or use cling vinyl. It’s super easy to fit (and remove, relocate) as it uses static electricity to ‘cling’ to the window. No adhesive residue.
Vinyls can stick to the inside or out. White-backed or transparent. Custom sized or cut-to-shape.
A WINDOW DECALS White or full colour cut-out letters to apply to indoor or outdoor windows from £40.50 each
B INDOOR POSTERS Printed with UV-stable inks, for longer life from £12.60 each
C HANGING RAILS Change posters easily – each kit comes with a top and bottom rail, with hooks to hang from £42 per pair
D WINDOW CLING NEW Easily repositionable, makes self-install a doddle. Reverse printed and backed with white ink from £26.10
The nation has seen more live unscheduled cameos during conference calls than ever before. Yet, working from home looks here to stay.
We all want to look our best. Pitching with your pants showing isn’t a good look. Use our range of fabric backdrops to add whoosh to your Zoom. Conceal the unexpected. Look like business
Here are a couple of solutions:
SCENE 20 NEW Fabric photography backdrops, sometimes referred to as video call backdrops, provide a vibrant background for when you need to look professional on a video call, or need a specific background for a photoshoot. The perfect addition to everyone’s ‘working from home’ accessories.
They consist of a simple frame with screw in feet and telescopic poles, making it fully adjustable from 900mm-2300mm high and 1300mm-2400mm wide. The fabric graphic is printed on ‘Black Back’ fabric to stop light from passing through, and attached to the frame with with simple loop pockets – hangs on a tiny footprint frame, which collapses down for easy storage. It has a narrow footprint so is ideal to use at home or in the office where space might be limited. Assembly can be completed in a matter of minutes without the need for tools, and it packs away neatly into a compact carry bag. £289 each
TABLETOP 18S NEW 1.8m wide straight printed fabric backdrop to put on the desk behind you £245 each
TABLETOP 24C NEW Print a striking image on the front and your branding on the reverse, so when event season returns, these 2.5m wide curves double as exhibition backdrops £265 each
Ask us for more details or call us on 01323 840048
Like our sneeze guards on page 13 of the brochure, these elegant Mighty Desk Dividers are a 5mm thick WindoplexTM screen inside an aluminium frame and supplied with feet. Optionally printed with patterns or in your branding to create more privacy.
A FREESTANDING Create partitions between teams with 1000(w) x 700(h)mm dividers from £246.60
B SURROUNDS Frames on three sides to cocoon computer workers in a U-shaped enclosure. 1200(w) x 700(d) x 700(h)mm from £637.20
BUDGET DESK DIVIDERS
Our Budget Desk Dividers are a low-cost way of distancing people in canteens or workspaces. Lightweight fluted translucent Correx material slots together in seconds and can be printed with motivational messages or your brand theme.
C X-DIVIDER Two 1200(w) x 600(h)mm pieces slot together to make 4 spaces from from £79.20
D U-DIVIDER Slot three pieces together to make a U-shaped enclosure 1200(w) x 600(h)mm from £79.20
HAND SANITY
Prevent the spread with Hand Sanitising Stations. We can design to suit your brand or choose from ready-made designs. Each includes a refillable, automatic hand sanitiser. One litre containter (included) can be refilled with hand gel (not included). Powered by 4x C-sized batteries (not included).
A FLOOR 6 Free-standing 600(w) x 1500(h)mm sign with base £243.90 each
B DESKTOP Stick on counters – 300(w) x 650(h)mm with base included £170.10 each
C FLOOR 3 Narrower 300(w) x 1500(h)mm freestanding design, printed one side or both £197.10 each
D WALL Fix the back 300(w) x 650(h)mm panel to a wall £129.60 each
