At 4,600 sq feet, the new premises offers more than double the floor-space of the previous facility on St Albans Road, enabling the centre to invest in new machinery to accommodate the increasing demands of its growing customer base. Now operating a HP Scitex FB550 Industrial Flatbed Printer and a Zund G3 XL3200, the new equipment allows the centre to deliver better quality printed results on rigid and flexible media, and assists in perfecting the finishing process.
The Watford centre has been part of FASTSIGNS’ franchise network for 26 years. Charanbir Anand bought the centre in 2013, using his 15 years’ experience in visual graphics and management to facilitate its rapid growth and need for expansion.
Charanbir Anand, director of FASTSIGNS Watford, said:
“Having previously lived in the US, I was very aware of the FASTSIGNS brand, when I relocated to the UK and the opportunity to own a FASTSIGNS centre came up, I jumped at the chance. It’s global reputation and the support the UK based team can offer is invaluable, making it possible to realise your business goals much quicker – as is showcased by our move this summer.
“Over the years, demand had increased along with our client base, and as a result we’d outgrown our previous unit. We desperately needed more room to hold the type of advanced machinery that our newer projects required. Now our new premises has enable us to produce a diverse range of signage and has provided us with meeting rooms which we’re proud to invite our customers to and can discuss their projects with them in detail and show samples of the work we are able to produce. This has been great for building client relationships in Watford and beyond.”
John Davies, managing director of FASTSIGNS UK, said:
“Watford has always been a successful centre, located in a position which draws in work from a wide variety of businesses, from the local area, London and Europe under Charanbir’s lead it has gone from strength to strength, which will only continue now it has moved to its larger premises.”
FASTSIGNS Watford is part of an integral network of 21 FASTSIGNS franchisees in the UK.
