The Simplicity of Retractable Signage

Years ago, retail businesses used just one sign to indicate if the store was open or closed. Today, businesses are expected to have multiple signage throughout the store, indicating promotions and featured products in the contemporary retail market. With thousands of new retailers opening in the United States each year, it is crucial to have signage to keep up with the competition. A store without signs looks bare to the modern consumer, and retailers must constantly create and update signage with the seasons in order to remain enticing. The hardest part of updating signage is changing it. An extraordinarily popular type of signage is ceiling signage, and the best way to reduce the hassle of changing this type of sign is by installing retractable signage.

In the United States, more than 500,000 people are treated for ladder-related injuries each year. A large percent of these accidents can be prevented if proper work conditions, equipment and safety instruction were provided. Retractable signage is a unique alternative to having employees using a ladder, reducing the risk of work-related injuries immensely by reducing the number of times employees are required to use the ladder.

If you work for a retail company, you know how much of a pain changing signage can be. The first step is to ensure the signage is waiting for you where it needs to be hung up so you can go to the storage closet and grab the 10’ ladder. The ladder should be carried parallel to the ground as per ladder safety regulations, but with products, aisles and display stands, it’s nearly impossible to carry the ladder without holding it straight up. After carefully navigating through the store with this beast of a ladder, you must ensure the ladder is in good order, the area will be free from distractions and that there is a spotter present as you make your way up the ladder. Once you’re ready to climb the ladder, you are carefully balancing the sign. You ascend the ladder, trying your best not to fall by keeping your balance. Once the sign has been changed, which in itself can be quite the hassle, you climb down the ladder and must return the ladder to its home in the storage closet. If you have a second sign to put up, you must repeat the process all over.

The best way to avoid this scenario is with retractable signage. These sturdy signs can be bought in a 2lb or a 5lb variety for different sign weights, and once they are installed, you will never have to use a ladder to change signage again! The 10’ telescoping pole allows one person to change the sign without the use of step stools or ladders. The pole not only helps to bring the retractable signage down, but its weight also holds the sign down while you change the sign. It could not be easier!

Thinking of new ceiling signage for your store? Consider retractable signage to make store signage as simple as possible!

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We have the retractable signage system that will keep you and your staff safe while making your store look great. This self-leveling system is ladder free and suitable for most ceiling types and sign weights.

Author (Nick). Submitted on Mon, 7 Nov 2011 Time: 6:45 AM

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