Whether designing school drop-off and pick-up signs, house flags or marching band banners, one company understands how to create ‘school-tested tough’ products that are also cost-effective.
Quick turnaround on custom-made signage and displays is drawing schools in their thousands to a Melbourne-based company designing and manufacturing everything from banners to toilet signs emblazoned with the school emblem.
Edusign, founded by graphic designer Ms Larysa Kemin, offers schools 40 product categories, many modified based on feedback directly from schools.
“Schools have advised us on solving critical issues they found from previous orders from us, and other suppliers,” she says.
Business manager Mr John Waugh says Edusign has stood firm on quality and created products with unmatched attention to detail.
“When we look at a banner or sign, we know from experience the shortcomings or mistakes that are not relevant in the business world are critical when supplying those products to schools,” he says.
“For example, heavy duty vinyl fence banners that don’t have stainless steel eyelets will rust and create rust lines on the banner. If they are oversize in relation to the material being used, they will sag and age within a very short time.”
Edusign’s attention to detail coupled with an understanding of how its products are used form part of a unique service, as is its offer to provide artwork free-of-charge to schools.
“Our marching banners come with a 10-year warranty. We understand they need to be versatile enough to take apart to transport but strong enough, component wise, to be put back together again hundreds of times without damaging it,” Mr Waugh says.
“We know from experience that a portable A-frame sign, which schools often put out for ‘kiss and drop’, needs to have wheels as it is cumbersome and awkward to carry otherwise.
“Our teardrop flags are always double-sided so you see the same message, regardless of which way the flag is facing. We always quote and deliver a double-sided flag – even at the risk of not receiving an order because a single-sided flag is cheaper elsewhere,” he says.
Counting schools such as Geelong Grammar and Xavier College among its customers, Edusign’s fast, efficient production – from initial design to final delivery – is finding broad appeal across the country.
Located in Ringwood in Melbourne and Pendle Hill in Sydney, Edusign delivers Australia-wide.
“We have a unique approach when dealing with schools. We offer 30-day terms and our guarantee that if they are not happy, they don’t pay for it,” Mr Waugh says.
“Schools do not pay for design or graphics and if our designer sends a school a proof they are under no obligation, and would never be charged for anything because we know things change.”
He continues: “They might be set on a design and then they are informed that their school logo will be changing, or they are preparing for next year’s budget options. We are with them for the long term, and as most of our business is repeat business, we learn from them and they have our trust. We also appreciate and value their feedback.”
Mr Waugh says Edusign’s existing school customers often contact the business with a specific request.
“They say, ‘Look this is just an idea that will never fly but we would like to see what this banner or sign would look like’,” he says.
“Stories like this are everyday events and if we make their day-to-day easier, then when it comes time to allocate the work, we know we will be in the mix because of this relationship.”
Discover how Edusign can increase the lifetime visibility of your schools’ banners, flags and signs. For more information, email sales@edusign.com.au, phone (07) 3041 4081 or visit edusign.com.au.
