This is our latest work commissioned by Rabbit Hill - Farming and pet supplies.

The left and right images are made of Acrylic and metal. The middle image is traditional sign writing.

I've been recently asked to renovate some signs for the North Yorkshire Dales National Park. I received them in a pretty poor state as can be seen from the image below but after a little TLC the finished sign looks great!

These are in order of...

1. As it arrived
2. Sandblasted down to its raw state
3. Powder coated
4. Hand-painted

We received a lovely e-mail yesterday from Jane at Bondgate Antiques...

Hi Robin,

Opened my shop today here is a photo of your lovely signs.

Best wishes, Jane

More images from Bondgate Antiques can be found on the hand-painted section of the website.

Vape Lounge has opened in Thirsk and the signage was designed by my daughter Hattie & lettered by myself.

This is the latest hand-painted sign from Alpha Signs with a carved unicorn - The unicorn is carved into all of Coxwold Cabinet Makers furniture as this symbol in the Lord of the Manors family emblem.

We have currently carried out sign work for a local shooting lodge, hand painted and lettered in a traditional way using only the brush.

This is the latest handpainted sign lettered by hand by my daughter Hattie - she is currently studying graphic design at Newcastle University

A single-sided painted sign with a basket of fruit & veg needed for an allotment in York.

Traditional hand-painted signs are becoming very popular as they stand out from the more contemporary methods and offer a more warm and inviting feel. Give us a call to see what we can do for you.

Recently, I carried out sign work for the factory of a local successful cheese company, Shepherd's Purse.

These signs are made from exterior Marine Plywood with hardwood frames, painted with top quality paint ,  6 coats for added protection  to offer that quality look

I digitally printed the laminated  logo & use vinyl lettering as the customer required

These should last many year in all weather conditions

I have another happy customer !

North Yorkshire County Council has recently purchased a new "Supermobile" library vehicle to replace the original vehicle which was launched in 2004. This new vehicle will provide an improved resource for the community, with both traditional library stock and a satellite enabled connection to public computers available at each of the locations which is visits. The competition was held for young people to submit their designs and we were asked to reproduce their ideas digitally onto the vehicle. These were digitally printed and laminated, also including vinyl lettering. The finished look was individual, vibrant and colourful allowing the children's ideas to come to life.

I've just finished the last phase of sign work required for the new bars that have been renovated at the Racecourse here at Thirsk.

They are traditionally made & painted with flat cut letters adhered onto the painted sign, this causes a small shadow which gives a look of quality.

The acrylic Shrimp Bar sign is reverse printed on to 5mm clear acrylic & fixed with steel locators flat to a low entrance wall.

I've been busy hand-painting customers initials in gold leaf onto battleboxes that they have ordered from The Battlebox Company which they sell on their website also through the Bear Grylls' own website. These are finished in army green and are a great present for anyone who's adventurous.

Recently, I carried out some work for a local plastics company creating two 4m x 4m football logos onto a large area of banner material for Brighton & Hove Albion football club.

I had to use special screen-printing ink & had to make sure that the surface had to be kept dust free. These banners are being welded on to a large PVC cladded building at the Brighton & Hove Albion football ground.

If you would like something similar please contact Robin by e-mail This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

We have been working on a new design of Shelf Signs for libraries which are an economical way to sign each individual shelf unit.

They are perfect for temporary Signage and supplied in an attractive range of Matt colours. We have received some good feedback and look forward to supplying Libraries in schools, universities, colleges, museums and general libraries throughout the UK and beyond.

New Honours Boards for King James.

We have just finished our latest order from King James School, Knaresborough to supply two new  lettered Oak Honours Boards with names dating back to 1617.

These were made by a local Cabinet Maker and lettered in Gold and Black with a digitally produced School Crest.

Alpha Signs was recently asked to carry out work replacing the old racecourse signs here at Thirsk. We have supplied the racecourse with a variety of different signs from plastic, aluminium & hand-painted wood...

On the large roadside signs we used white-faced aluminium which isn't affected by weather & will look the same today as it will in 10 years. We fitted an aluminium channel to these to act as a slider system so the times & dates can be changed for each meeting.

In the paddock areas we fitted a number of traditional handpainted wooden signs fitted with wrought iron brackets...

At Alpha SIgns we thought it would be a good idea for customers and potential customers to hear about what we get up to. The idea is to inform you about the types of diverse work that we carry out here at Alpha Signs.

Please check back regularly or even subscribe to this service by clicking on the  RSS feed in the right column!

Kind regards,

Robin Gell.