Wednesday 21 December 2011

WAE produce signage for St Helens RFC new stadium


Langtree Park is the new arena for St Helens Rugby Club. The new stadium was built as a joint venture with local-based property investment and development company Langtree. The stadium is the centre piece of the regeneration of the former United Glass site on Peasley Cross Lane.

Langtree Park-St Helen's New Rugby Ground
The WAE Group in Leeds have manufactured and installed the signage at Langtree Park, a project requiring external totem signs, internal and external stadium signs and external directional signage. Some of the signs were internally illuminated with LED lighting.

Cut Out Lettering - Stadium Signage at St Helens
WAE are very experienced at stadium signage, currently manufacturing and installing stadium signage and graphics for the Carnegie Stadium, home of the Leeds Rhinos.
Sign Manufacturer For Stadiums Leeds


The first match to be played at Langtree Park will be a friendly against Super League rivals Widnes Vikings on the 20th January where the stadium is expected to be filled to its 18,000 capacity.






WAE are proud to have been chosen to produce signs and graphics for Langtree Park, a project that has added to the company’s strong portfolio of stadium signage

Thursday 29 September 2011

New Banners Emphasise The KAEFER C&D Excellent Safety Record

The KAEFERC&D  team at Ratcliffe Power Station

KAEFER C&D is one of the UK’s largest providers of Specialist Insulation, Scaffolding, Industrial Painting and Architectural Fit-out services to the Power Generation, Oil & Gas, Marine and Offshore
Construction Sectors.

Simon Hudson KAEFER C&D’s Sales &  Marketing Manager wanted to visibly illustrate the safety record of the group so commissioned WAE GROUP to produce a number of  large format banners with clear pockets for interchangeable graphics so that the safety hours can be changed and displayed.
The first site to benefit from the Banners is EON UK’s 2000mw Ratcliffe Coal Fired Power station located near Nottingham.  

From Jan 2011 to June 2011 KAEFER C&D’s team achieved the milestone of 250,000
man-hours worked without Lost Time Incident.

The large format banners WAE produce for are reinforced to ensure sustainability when affixed to industrial scaffolding at height.

WAE Roll Out National Tyre Centre Signage For Fairhurst Estates

Fairhurst Estates are an asset aquisition company who own and manage the
National Tyre & Auto Centre sites nationwide. The WAE Group in Leeds have been appointed to manufacture and install the signage and graphic requirements for 10 new London sites.
National Tyre And Autocare Cladded Fascia
Bright Bold colours are the order of the day for the NTC brand signage. The building fascia signage is manufactured from Plastisol Cladding with shaped graphics fitted in relief.

The forecourts are fitted with WAE manufactured multi layered Totem signs.
All site signage is fitted out by in house WAE Group professional fitting teams.




There are now over 200 NTC branches nationwide
Fairhurst Estates are on the look out for new potential sites

Wednesday 28 September 2011

WAE complete New Control Centre Signage For Elliott

The WAE group in Leeds have completed signage for Elliott PLC  for their prestigious new control centre in Sheffield.

Cut Out Letter Acrylic Sign For Elliott

The new control centre situated at Sheffield Business Park is to manage the equipment hire side of the business.

The ELLIOTT main cut out lettering was routed from Aluminium, with built in Halo LED lighting.

The smaller lettering was routed from Cast Acrylic and fixed via stand offs.
All fitting was completed by WAE in house professional fitting teams.

WAE have a state of the art routing bed for cutting out shaped signs and lettering.
The routing bed will take a 10' X 5' sheet size and will cut acrylics, metals
and plastics.



Elliott is the biggest event hire company in the country, hiring fencing, barrier equipment, crowd control and temporary structures for ammenities and accommodation.

Wednesday 13 July 2011

Leeds Rhino's Call WAE Group Into Action Before The Big Derby


Stadium Signage
Leeds Rhino's wanting to maximise TV Coverage for sponsors Leeds Building Society proceeding the biggest home game of the season against Bradford Bulls, instructed the WAE Group to produce and fit advertising panels on the new digital scoreboard.
The graphics were digitally printed and applied to Di Bond panels then fitted to the aluminium structure by the WAE professional graphic fitting team

The project from instruction to fitted completion was carried out within four days.

Thursday 26 May 2011

The 'Hewden Stuart Ltd' Strong Brand Identity Is Reflected In Their Signage

Hewden is the UK’s largest and most diverse specialist equipment rental company. Hewden provides equipment rental and contract management services to key businesses in virtually every sector of British industry.

Industrial Signage
The WAE Group in Leeds have had a long standing relationship with Hewden sign manufacturing and installing signage Nationwide.

Hewden have a strong brand identity emphasised by the Black on Yellow graphics. To make sure the corporate identity is adhered to 

The WAE Group studio produce layouts and visuals for the client to approve which when signed off become the
blueprint for installation. 

WAE Group Awarded Further Accreditation

With a view to retaining big company contracts and customar confidence, the WAE Group are diligent in keeping up with industry qualifications.


Sign Installation Leeds

Professional sign fitting and graphic installation is a vital competency for the WAE Group who already hold Safe Contractor and CHAS qualifications. WAE have now been awarded the Eurosafe UK CDM Competent  approved contractor status, (safety schemes in procurement). CDM will further strengthen the
groups position when in tender for contracts.

Monday 16 May 2011

Elliott appoint WAE Group for UK site signage

Elliott is the world leader in modular space and secure storage solutions. Elliott has appointed WAE to update its site signage across the UK.

The signage that the WAE Group in Leeds have manufactured and installed for Elliott include internal reception signs, health and safety signs, and large tray fix signs for site branding.


The WAE Group in Leeds specialise in site health and safety signage and hold a library of up to date health and safety sign graphics to ensure customers get an industry standard health and safety sign specification.


Elliott Site Signage 6m X 1.5m



Wednesday 4 May 2011

WAE Group work with Leeds City Council at Tyersal Park

 Leeds City Council Parks and Countryside division have an active mandate to maintain and promote the parks and green spaces within Leeds. As part of this project WAE have produced signs for Tyersal Park in Leeds. 
Council Park Signs
The signs are manufactured from Steel and Aluminium with double sided gold screen printed graphics.
The signs are protected with a stove enamel finish and protective anti graffiti lacquers.
Sign supplier for councils

Friday 29 April 2011

Marshalls PLC appoint WAE Group For Health and Safety Signage

Award winning company Marshalls PLC recently appointed the WAE Group In Leeds to install health and safety signage at the groups quarry at Howley Park in Leeds.

The brief was to manufacture and install signage that will be robust and long lasting.
The signs were screen printed to composite metal with an anti graffiti coat applied.
The WAE Group anti graffiti coatings and anti graffiti laminates allow for the cleaning without damaging the graphic.

Friday 1 April 2011

WAE Group future proof with the Agfa Jet i Printer

The WAE Group in Leeds have invested in the state of the art Agfa Jet i Printer.
As the retail signage and print for POS industry put tighter deadlines and budgets on suppliers, WAE have ensured they are future proofed and competitive. 


1814 Kg of Agfa Jet i Printer is Crane Lifted In To The WAE Group Factory

The Jet i has a 6 colour head, printing at 1200 DPI equivalent  at 100+ square metres an hour offering incredibly low running costs, which means our customers benefit from  low cost, high quality, Large Format Graphics. The Agfa Jet i prints to over 3 metres wide and is outdoor ready on a wide range of substrates.
WAE Group Agfa Jet i Large Format Printing Leeds
The WAE Group in Leeds have already got an excellent portfolio of Retail and Corporate clients who want fast rollout of Digital Printed Labels, Posters, Banners and POS Graphics, the latest edition to the WAE factory floor will further enhance the groups strong position in the large format market place.

Wednesday 16 March 2011

BOC appoint The WAE Group As Sign Contractor

Totem Sign
As part of a national roll out of signs and graphic branding, the WAE Group has recently completed installation at
BOC Gas & Gear Leeds.

The installation included  fabricated internally illuminated sign boxes to the building, a double sided totem sign with reflective vinyl applied to the face. Black aluminium composite signs were installed to the building enhancing the BOC product identity.

All installation was carried out by the WAE Group professional
fitting team.

WAE Group Produce Signage For The Carnegie Stadium Home Of The Leeds Rhinos

WAE Group are signage and graphic contractors for the Leeds Rhino's.
WAE have recently manufactured and installed graphics that surround the new video screen at the Carnegie Stadium in Headingley.
WAE Group in Leeds, signage contractors to the Leeds Rhino's


The graphics were produced using full colour digital printed graphics mounted to aluminium panels. A steel framework was fabricated and painted with a stove enamel finish which the aluminium panels were fixed to.
All installation was carried out by a WAE Group professional fitting team.

The WAE Group have an excellent track record of producing signs and graphics for stadiums.

Tuesday 8 March 2011

WAE Group Create New Park Signs For Leeds City Council


Leeds City Council Parks And Countryside division have an on going program to update the signs and graphics within the city parks.

The signs are functional informing people of no go areas for dogs, and rules and regulations
 for children's play areas.

A list of phone numbers are added to the signs that people can call if they want to report any form of rule breaking in the park boundaries such as vandalism.The phone numbers are manned 24 hours enhancing Leeds City Councils efforts to make people feel safe when using the parks.

WAE make the council signs to top sign manufacturing specifications that ensure they reflect the high visual standards that Leeds City Council parks division set. Gold text is achieved using screen print processes with multi layer varnishes for extra protection.

The WAE Group in Leeds has Sign Paint, Sign Spray and Stove Enamel facilities in house which means unrivaled quality finish and price control can be achieved.

The WAE Groups approach to sign manufacturing in Leeds producing top quality signage meeting ever tightening  public and government body budgets

Monday 7 February 2011

Leeds City Council Delighted With WAE Group Manufactured And Installed Interpretation Graphics

Interpretation Signs For Councils

Leeds City Council  comissioned the WAE Group to manufacture 'Robust Steel Graphic Interpretation Panels for the newly developed Sharp Lane Plantations, Middleton, Leeds.

The structures are built from steel with a rein forced powder coat finish. The full colour graphic has been reverse applied to 6MM Polycarbonate to protect it. The innovative approach of reverse fixing the graphic to Polycarbonate also means the surface can be cleaned without the image being damaged.

The A0 sized graphic was designed by Leeds City Councils interpretive designer Lynne Gorner, and shows the abundant wildlife that can be enjoyed in the area.

Sharp Lane plantations has been a great success for Leeds City Council making countryside accessible to a city area and enjoyed by Walkers, Mountain Bikers and Horse Riders.

The WAE Group are a approved supplier of signs for councils
 If you would like to know more about how the WAE Group can help you transform your area with Interpretive Design Structures, please don't hesitate to contact us here