THE BRIEF
3D Illuminated Lettering Signs
Being the modern and technologically advanced business Xylem are, their new signage displays needed to show off the established logo and branding colours, with full visibility at all times of day and throughout the year to visitors, staff and local travellers near the industrial estate as standard.
The brief for this large scale project included two areas, the front-facing curved brick wall next to the main entrance, and the steel covered exterior of their works area. Prior to quoting the work needed, we did a site visit to talk through Xylem's vision, placement and size of the signage they required. Both signs would utilise the 'XYLEM' logo in 3D, the sides of the letters would match the blue branding, with the face of each letter in white for clarity in the daytime, and full illuminated potential at night.
MOUNTING ILLUMINATED SIGNAGE ON STEEL
Due to the weight and wiring of each individual letters, an aluminium tray was placed behind the illuminated lettering on the steel wall to evenly distribute the weight of the signage, and allow for a cleaner installation. The tray sits on two long 50x50mm aluminium fixing rails hidden within the tray, with minimal holes needing to be drilled through the steel. The wiring can then effectively be hidden in the tray before passing through these holes, ready for an electrician on site to wire the sign into the building from the inside.
MOUNTING ILLUMINATED SIGNAGE ON BRICK
Unlike the new installation from scratch for the steel-fronted building, Xylem already had old signage in place that the new 3D illuminated lettering would replace. Here is a step-by-step guide to the installation process: