Reade Blog

We had a great time at the prestigious WhatHouse? Awards on Friday 18th November, as many clients of Reade Signs scooped major awards including Best Large, Medium and Small Housebuilder, Sustainable Developer of the Year, Best Apartment Scheme, Best Partnership Scheme, Best Luxury Development, Best Interior Design and Best Public Realm Housing. Those honoured included our clients Audley Retirement, Berkeley Homes, Linden Homes, London Square, Redrow Homes, St George Homes, St James Homes and Wyatt Homes. Our clients’ achievements are our achievements and we congratulate all the winners of this celebrated and renowned event.

On Friday 30thSeptember businesses and households all over the UK hosted their own Coffee Mornings to raise money for worthy charity Macmillan Cancer Support, and Reade Signs was proud to be one of them. The staff café was transformed into a tantalising arena of delicious homemade treats, from chocolate cakes and brownies to flapjacks and cheesecakes – and even fresh scrambled eggs courtesy of MD Andy and his portable BBQ! Not only did the creations look amazing, they tasted even better. ‘Best Baker’ award went to John’s incredible Victoria Sponge cake surrounded with chocolate and piled high with strawberries. And Steve was the proud winner of the ‘Guess the Sprinkles’ competition. It was a great opportunity for staff to take 10 minutes out to enjoy each other’s company with a cup of coffee and a slice of cake (or two)! Reade Signs are proud to have raised £130.75 for Macmillan – exceeding the target of doubling the amount we made last year.

Young Writers and Mentoring Charity Little Green Pig recently held a week long pop-up event at the No Walls Gallery in Brighton, encouraging budding young writers with free story-making and illustration workshops. Working alongside design agency Sherlock, Reade Signs transformed a plain and neutral space into a fun, enticing and inspiring environment for the children. Emily Hogan, Development Manager at Little Green Pig was delighted with the end result: “Designers Sherlock created a fantastic look and feel for the space which was based largely on the creative use of vinyls to transform the venue, and we were absolutely delighted when Reade Signs stepped in and agreed to provide these pro bono. We had tonnes of feedback on how fantastic it looked and are extremely grateful to all at Reade for making our pop up really stand out. Huge thanks from all the team at Little Green Pig!”

Competition winners Louise and Dylan with MD Andy Fergus Smith Reade Signs were proud to sponsor a World Book Day art competition held at local secondary school Fernhill. Reade Signs had quite a task on their hands in judging the entries and were pleased to announce that students Dylan and Louise were the lucky winners. Their prize included a tour of the recently refurbished and rebranded Reade HQ, where they met friendly and knowledgeable staff members from the Sales and Marketing, Design Studio and Production Teams. The Studio Team worked alongside Dylan and Louise to guide their artwork through the design and production process and demonstrated the numerous solutions that can be offered to clients. The students then watched their artwork take shape and form as it came out of the large Vutek printer on Foamex ready to take home. “We are extremely grateful to Reade Signs’ sponsorship and support – they really did go ‘above and beyond’. Sue Murdoch, Librarian and Careers Coordinator at Fernhill School

Reade Signs have been busy upgrading the sponsorship signage throughout Aldershot Town Football Club’s EBB Stadium ready for the first game of the season. As sponsors of the South Stand, it was a perfect opportunity for Reade to proudly present its rebrand with signage across the length of the stand, and support other sponsors including Eagle Radio, Wellesley Grainger, Muller Milk, Gnergy Ltd, Hi Speed, Knights Foundation, R-Collard and ELM Group. This included a complete rebrand of the Patrons Lounge incorporating branded wallpaper and stunning acrylic signage, bold pitch boards, stand signs and banners. Now the new football season is in full swing spectators and players alike can enjoy the game surrounded by fresh, clear and excellent signage provided by Reade Signs.

The rain didn’t hinder the spirits of the Reade Team when they joined Berkeley Southern on a Karting Event at Sandown Park yesterday to support the Berkeley Foundation. The event consisted of a 3 hour endurance race comprising 29 teams of up to 6 drivers. The race proved to be quite a challenge to the Reade Team that included Andy Fergus-Smith, Roy Cheesmann, David Gerrard, Adriaan Wijsveld and Adam Grist. The wet and stormy weather added extra drama to an already very exciting and enjoyable event with all but one of the Reade Team spinning off the track at one time or another! All profits raised were in aid of charity MERU, who build assistive equipment for children and young people with disabilities.

Ben Reade and Adam Grist were proud to represent Reade Signs at Aldershot Town FC’s press conference on Thursday 6th May for the announcement of the new First Team Manager, Gary Waddock. Reade Signs are in their 8thyear of patronage at Aldershot Town FC and are proud sponsors of the South Stand at the EBB stadium. Reade Signs look forward to continued sponsorship at Aldershot Town FC having confirmed a new multi-year deal and share the club’s excitement for the future under the new management of Gary Waddock.