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Northern Virginia Sign Service The Preston Sign Company
Jim Preston
served in the armed services in 1965 at the Engineering School at Ft.
Belvoir, VA. After military service, including a tour in Vietnam, he
started what is now Preston Sign Company in 1968. Since it's inception
(before the days of computer graphics), Jim studied and became master of
the trade - sign painting. The skills required to be "sign painter" in
those days were highly specialized, including training in many different
trades. The old timers in the business held on to the "secrets" of the
trade, only passing along advice to the most talented young upstarts.
Jim worked from apprentice through journeyman, and now with 50 years of
graphics experience in the trade, he brings to the sign trade a huge
storehouse of talent, skills and capabilities not found in other
companies.
Northern Virginia Sign Service Production
Preston Signs main production facility is a 4000 sq ft. building on the main
street in a busy suburb, a few minutes from Washington, D.C. We
have served the metro area in this building since 1980, having been
located less than one block from here since the late sixties.
Preston signs always took pride in the fact that we manufacture
everything that we sell. Custom sign/display fabrication has always
been a specialty. "From concept to finished product" has been an on
going tradition.
Each project is personally overseen by the owner, Jim Preston,
from start to finish. This attention to detail has given us a reputation
for quality and service that is unsurpassed in our market. possesing
traditional "signpainter" skills, we are regularly called upon to
restore lettering on an antique piano, or other musical instrument,
repairing goldleaf on antiques, or perform a myriad of other jobs that
other shops "can't do" .
There is a lot more required to being a Full Service Commercial
Sign Company, than owning a computer and a vinyl cutter. Our Customers
have been aware of this difference, since the late 60's.
1. Northern Virginia Sign Service Exterior Commercial
Exterior Signage directs and welcomes customers and employees, it also sets the
entire tone for a business or enterprise. Preston Signs has experience in creating
all types of exterior signage. From monument signs, to channel letters on the top
of buildings, to custom shapes and logos, Preston Signs can make your exterior
look great with signage you can "grow into" not grow out of.
2. Northern Virginia Sign Service Interior
A building's interior signage does more than direct a customer where to go. It
sets a tone and feel for the company that makes both employees and customers feel,
welcome, and relaxed. Suite signs to directional, utility, restroom and other ADA
required signage, Preston Sign Company has the creative edge and practical
experience to manufacture the perfect sign for your building's interior.
3. Northern Virginia Sign Service Wall Graphics
Preston Signs has always kept true to traditions in the sign industry while
exploring "cutting edge" fabrication technology. We are constantly trying new
techniques and materials and experimenting to create better-looking and more
creative wall graphics, without sacrificing traditional graphic standards that
have been in place for a century or more. We work with architects and designers
to refine their vision of graphics to practical application that makes signs last,
and make signs affordable. Contact us about your next project.
4. Northern Virginia Sign Service Silk Screen Printing
Preston Sign Company has a complete in-house photo silk screen department,
and has been a major supplier in the decal-fleetmarking business in the tri-state
area since the late 60's. Initially started as an upscale replacement for "display quality"
hand lettering, today most short run screen printing projects are better served by the
digital printing format. Keep in mind that at the time of this writing no digital printing
can provide the commercial utility and longevity of quality screen printed graphics.
To this end we have kept our screen printing department open and ready for business.
5. Northern Virginia Truck Lettering, Vehicle and Police Graphics
Commercial
truck lettering has always been a big part of the sign painting trade
since the turn of the last century. We keep an extensive photo record of
our work in this area and welcome any new customer to our shop to see
our personal "archives". From the largest tractor trailer to the
smallest kids pedal car, Jim has lettered them all over the years.
Contact us about your next project no matter if it is a simple pick-up
truck, a gold leaf race car, a full computer graphic "wrap" or upgrading
the look of you fleet. We have specialized in emergency vehicle
lettering for may years. We currently letter many local and government
law enforcement vehicles, including the Pentagon and CIA. These services
include production of screen printed multi colored shields and insignia
patches, as well as application of reflective striping, lettering and
numbering.
6. Northern Virginia Sign Service Metal Letters and Cast Plaques
Preston Sign Company has 40 years experience supplying cast plaques and letters,
in both brass and aluminum, for many of the more important government buildings,
museums and galleries in the Washington area. Projects include the White House,
Smithsonian Institution, Architect of the Capital as well as many of Washington's
finest restaurants.
7. Northern Virginia Real Estate Sign Service, Leasing
Preston Signs has been providing full real estate sign service for 40 years. From
logo design to development of home sales sign package, including site signs
"snipe" signs, and a full range of directional signs and stakes, we have got you
covered. We can even match business cards to realty signs. Leasing and Development
signs can be fabricated and installed in any size, with any specialty graphics,
including building renderings.
8. Northern Virginia Sign Service Laser Cutting & Engraving
Preston Sign Company has the ability to custom mark may surfaces with the latest
state of the art "laser" cutters and engravers. We are not in the "engraving" or
"award" business, but we have found this technology invaluable in creating custom
cut out letters (from our type library of over 6000 fonts),, and logos, and
graphics and manufacturing one of a kind prototypes. Adding laser cut elements to
otherwise ordinary signage can be just the ticket to making your graphics a
memorable experience.
9. Northern Virginia Banner Sign Service, Grand Opening Banners
Preston Signs is the banner king. Any Size, Any Color we can handle you next
banner project. Our custom sewn double re-inforced banners are high quality and
able to withstand any application and they last. We use paint exclusively for
marking on long term and large banner applications because of it's proven
durability. No peeling letters or wrinkled graphics at Preston's.
10. Speciality Cartoons, Caricatures and Portraiture Sign Service
Preston
Signs has been known in for decades as the company to see for this
highly specialized work. Also specializing in animal portraits. We use
these special talents in all phases of our design department. Don't hesitate to inquire about your special needs.
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