Custom Hanging Signs

Custom Hanging Signs – Versatile Solutions for Any Business Environment
Hopkins Printing offers custom hanging signs designed to enhance navigation, promotions, and branding in retail stores, stadiums, distribution centers, and more. Durable, lightweight, and visually appealing, our hanging signs are tailored to your specific needs, whether for short-term events or long-term installations.

What Are Hanging Signs?

Hanging signs are strategically placed in elevated areas, such as ceilings or walls, to guide, inform, and engage customers. Commonly used in retail, they help shoppers locate products and services, define departments, and communicate promotions.

Applications of Hanging Signs:

Hanging signs can be found in numerous locations, including:

Retail Stores: Aisle markers and category signs enhance navigation and improve the shopping experience.

Supermarkets: Guide customers to specialty foods, pantry staples, or promotions.

Stadiums: Direct fans to seating sections or concessions in large venues.

Distribution Centers: Streamline order fulfillment with clear, customized signage.

Parking Lots: Help motorists locate parking spots with color-coded and alphanumeric markers.

Hospitals: Provide clear directions to waiting rooms and patient areas for visitors.

Special Events: Add festive flair to holidays, fairs, and celebrations with temporary signage.

Materials for Hanging Signs:

Hanging signs are available in a variety of materials to suit different purposes:

Foamboard: Lightweight and rigid, ideal for indoor use with a high-end appearance.

Coroplast®: Budget-friendly, durable, and suitable for short-term promotions.

PVC Banners: Affordable and reinforced with scrim for tear resistance; great for events.

Expanded PVC (Komatex, Sintra): Durable and versatile for indoor and outdoor applications.

Benefits of Custom Hanging Signs:

Clear Visibility: Positioned for easy viewing from any distance.

Enhanced Navigation: Simplify movement through large spaces like stores or venues.

Custom Design: Bold colors and vivid graphics to match branding and draw attention.

Durable Construction: Built to withstand environmental challenges and heavy use.

The Hopkins Printing Advantage

Hopkins Printing delivers hanging signs that are as functional as they are visually appealing. Our expert team handles every detail, from material selection and design to production and fulfillment, ensuring your project exceeds expectations.

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Ready to create impactful hanging signs for your business? Contact Hopkins Printing today to discuss your project and discover why businesses trust us for their signage needs. From start to finish, we deliver excellence that elevates your brand.

What are Hanging Signs Made Of?

In addition to the variety of places to put them, hanging signs come in a host of different construction materials, such as foamboard, PVC banner, polystyrene, cardstock, or expanded PVC, such as Komatex or Sintra. Each type has its characteristic strengths and weaknesses.

Foamboard hanging signs, one of the more common options, are great because they’re naturally lightweight, making them easier to lift and install should they need to double as a mounted sign. Additionally, foamboard-based hanging signs come in different levels of thickness. Thick materials have improved part rigidity and an overall high-end appearance in comparison to a thinner alternative. Rigid materials are important if bowing, wrinkles or waves in the material are a concern. However, because they weigh so little and are sometimes paper-based, foamboard options are not a recommended material for outdoor use.

Coroplast®, otherwise known as plastic cardboard, is another material commonly used as a hanging sign. Much like foamboard, Coroplast® is lightweight and a rigid board option. If budget is a concern, Coroplast® is the least expensive of all rigid substrate options but has a couple downsides. It is an economy material because it’s extruded with flutes reinforcing two flat printable boards with no filler besides the corrugated. The flutes can be seen from the side profile which makes it look unsightly. Additionally, the board thickness can vary between the flutes, making highs and lows which can affect the print and cut consistency. However, Coroplast® is a great option for both single and double-sided print applications. It’s a wonderful solution for a short term promotion.

Choosing the right hanging sign material is largely dependent on its purpose and the length of time it will be used. For retail events, which can be held over a few days or a week at the most, PVC banner material may be worthwhile. Lightweight and affordable, this material helps keep costs down, yet is robust and includes reinforced scrim inside the material to prevent tearing. PVC banner usually needs to be sewn or hemmed on the sides, but is very durable. Grommet holes can be added for easy installation. Banner material is not recommended if you’re looking for a high-end look as waves can appear and curl based on how the sign is hung.

Hanging Signs for Retail Stores, Shops, and More

You name the location, hanging signs can come in handy. Here are a few of the locations in which you’re likely to find them:

Supermarkets: Whether it’s to find farro in the specialty food section or tracking down pantry staples, hanging signs hasten the search by directing shoppers to the appropriate aisles.
Convenience stores: For mom and pop shops, brackets can mount smaller hanging signs to save space and enhance categorization.
Department or retail stores: Aisle markers or category signs are in every retail environment. They are hung from the ceiling to stay out of people’s way and are visible from long distances.
Stadiums and arenas: Finding row HH, seat 116 can be a tough ask in a venue that holds tens of thousands of spectators. Hanging signs direct fans to the correct location or section when there’s assigned seating.
Distribution centers: Customers aren’t the only ones who have to track items down; so do the people charged with order fulfillment. Fully customized hanging signs enhance expediency for time-sensitive deliverables, where every minute counts.
Parking lots: By color-coding hanging signs and applying alphanumeric identification symbols, concert, theater, or movie-goers can better remember and track down where they parked. This form of signage can also aid in direction so motorists can locate the entrance or exit.
Holidays or special events: Easter, Halloween, Thanksgiving and Christmas come but once a year. Temporary hanging signs help spread holiday cheer with time-honored phrases, colors and designs.
Fairgrounds: Agricultural fairs host farm animals, performance artists and exhibits. Where are they and how do you get to them? Hanging signs help show the way, installed in places where they can be seen all around.
Hospitals or medical facilities: Patients love visitors and hanging signs positioned on walls or above rooms provide family members and friends with the information they need to stop by. Waiting rooms are a common locale for this form of signage as well.
And lots more!

The Hopkins Advantage

Whether customized on foamboard, PVC or polystyrene, installed on walls or from ceilings, hanging signs are as multifaceted as they come. Hopkins Printing has the experience, dedication and equipment to get your job done right on the first try. No project is too large or small. From finishing to fulfillment, prepress to distribution, no stone is left unturned. Our commitment to excellence is why more people turn to Hopkins Printing for all their project needs.