Hollywood Monster has won a 12 month exclusive contract to provide Birmingham City Council with street dressing and theming services.  The contract will see the company print and install a wide variety of different signage and media products including :

·         Lamp post scroll signs
·         Planter boards
·         Lamp post flags
·         Banners
·         Bridge Signs

Due to the complexity of several of the signs involved, such as the lamp post penant flags and motorway bridge signs, road closures will be necessary at times, however these will not cause disruption to traffic and the general public.  The contract also features the removal and re-installation of the various signs and media types mentioned according to space being sold by the council and different events being staged.  Space on the media types being installed will be used by the Council to promote and support city events, council and government initiatives.

Most recently signs and banners within the city scape were used to promote the City Marathon and Beach Experience in Centenary Square sponsored by Monarch Airlines.

Commenting on the article , MD Tim Andrews said: “The Birmingham City Council dressing contract is something we have been chasing for a while and we are delighted to have been chosen to exclusively provide the council’s ongoing dressing requirements.  Our work recently throughout the city erecting hoardings, banners, site boards, vinyl graphics and temporary event graphics has proved our ability to service this contract which we look forward to fulfilling.  We are long standing partners of the Council and are delighted to have expanded our relationship even further”.

The company has today announced the first winner of the new Employee of the Month programme introduced at the start of October.  The winner, Finance Manager Jayne Bushell wins the award in recognition for her exceptional performance and endeavour during September and October during which all of the company’s accounts and financial systems have been comprehensively updated.

Jayne has been with the company for over four years and leads a team of 3 financial administrators.  She is responsible for the daily management and resources of the Finance and payroll process within the business.

The Employee of the Month programme is designed to recognise those employees who display exceptional skill, commitment and performance each month and provides an incentive for staff to earn extra rewards.  The scheme also provides the company with the opportunity to recognise notable achievements made by staff that go above and beyond the call of duty.

Speaking about the programme, Managing Director Tim Andrews said: “Our staff really are the driving force behind the ongoing growth and success of our business.  We recognise the role every single one of our people play in building this business and without them we wouldn’t be in the position we are today.  We wanted to introduce a means where we can celebrate the achievements of those individuals and create a sense of challenge to achieve even more going forward”. Tim added “Every month the senior management team within the company will meet to review any outstanding contributions made by staff and on this occasion unanimously decided that Jayne was the clear winner”.

Our winner Jayne commented “I feel privileged to have been nominated the 1st Employee of the Month.  I think it’s a great idea, as it makes employee’s feel appreciated by the company”.

Hollywood Monster have confirmed the shipment of approximately 300 Artex Canvas prints for an International Export client in Beijing, China in a project worth over £30,000.  The prints, shipped out at the end of August were ordered for use within a new Hotel Chain and featured a range of sizes from 2100mm x 3400mm through to 2760mm x 3650mm, in blue and gold.   The project was unique for the company in the critical need to get the product weighing and packaged correctly to ensure smooth air freight passage and no delay in the project timescales

This assignment is the second major International export to be completed by the company following another similar job last year which saw a similar number of prints being supplied to a luxury apartments complex in Florida in the USA.

Both projects serve to reinforce the companies continued emergence in new vertical markets and its ability to serve the International market which is possible as a result of the scale of print resources inside the factory and flexibility of workforce.

Hollywood Monster has today confirmed the successful completion of the final works outstanding in the supply and installation of over £250,000 of new signage, media and graphics within Merry Hill’s new £24 million Eat Central Food Court development opening tomorrow.

TV Chef James Martin will be in the Black Country tomorrow to officially open the new Eat Central dining experience that features a 1,200 seat food court, boasting 16 eateries and two restaurants.  The restaurants include Pizza Express, and Chinese Restaurant Yangtze Express.  The eateries feature Zetao Noodles and Sushi, British Restaurant Harpers and Italian Eatery Napoli.   Other names that are also present include Nandos, Nineteen Ten, Mexican Kitchen , Hey Potato, Oporto, Tiffinbites and KFC.

Hollywood Monster were instructed in the Summer to provide an extensive amount of state of the art signage and media including :

·         Restaurant way-finding and direction signage
·         Themed totems
·         Built up 3D and profile letters
·         Ceiling Hung Banners
·         Window vinyl’s and graphics
·         Digitally printed mimic granite wall cladding panels

It has involved the installation of over 500 individual sign and media pieces, involving  the employment  of over 1000 man hours in production and installation time.  At least one installation team has been on site every week for the past couple of months overseeing the installation and advising on appropriate signage solutions.

The development creates 200 new retail jobs within the venue on top of the 150 jobs created during the construction phase.  It also creates a new entrance to the centre and car park.

Speaking about the project, Managing Director Tim Andrews said: “We are absolutely delighted to have been chosen to provide all of the signage and graphics requirements within the new food court.  This new development offers a significant extension to the existing centre and some very high profile eatery outlets.  The project has featured a complicated and extensive array of new signage and banner features right throughout the venue.  Our team has proved once again that when a complicated and high quality requirement comes in they are ready, willing and able to provide only the best quality in signage and graphics installations.  As with many jobs we have recently won and installed I am immensely proud of our efforts and the strides we are continually taking to service our expanding client base”.

Emma Hindes, Merry Hill centre manager, said: “We’re really proud of what we’ve achieved in making Eat Central a reality and we’re confident our customers will enjoy the new culinary experience and international flavours on offer.  Hollywood Monster have done a truly fantastic job in theming the new venue which looks absolutely fantastic.  We can’t fault them in their effort and attention to detail, another top job”.

Hollywood Monster have recently completed the installation of over 400 metres of decorative hoardings used to surround part of the giant new Olympic Village development being constructed in Stratford, East London in preparation for the 2012 Olympic Games.

The project was carried out on behalf of Westfield Shopping Towns who are developing the Stratford Shopping Town as part of the Olympic village development, which when completed will eventually be home to 1.9 million sq ft of premium retail and leisure space.  The project is currently the UK’s largest construction site and has already signed up John Lewis, Marks and Spencer, Waitrose and Vue Cinemas as tenants.

Speaking about the project, Commercial Director for London and the South East Simon McKenzie commented : “The construction of the Olympic Village and neighbouring shopping centre is a huge project which is probably Europe’s most high profile development project currently.  We are extremely proud to have been chosen to provide the hoardings on this project which create a high quality and eye catching boundary to the scheme”.

Simon goes on to explain: “This was a complex and challenging installation due to the short lead time provided but its success is once again testament to the superb spirit and flexibility of the workforce.   All 400 metres of hoarding were installed on time within just five days which represents a fantastic team achievement.”

The hoardings were manufactured from Di-bond panels, printed on the company’s VUTEK QS3200 flat bed digital printing machine.  This method of production was chosen due to the high rate of productivity possible and the machine’s high definition, producing a truly stunning end visual.  The panels were then laminated with anti-graffiti film to prolong the life expectancy.

Hollywood Monster are famous for producing decorative hoardings across the UK across several major development schemes, including Cabot Circus in Bristol, Westfield in White City, the Longbridge re-development in Birmingham and Kings Cross in London.

The company has today announced further new project wins within the construction and property development sector with orders for new permanent, way finding and branding signage at development sites throughout the UK.  These projects serve as an indication that in spite of the ongoing economic conditions there are still construction and property development projects being commissioned and Hollywood Monster are at the forefront of providing high quality, lasting signage and graphics for new and emerging projects.

The projects recently won include:

• New permanent building signage for a brand new 3,750 sq m logistics centre built for media company News International by multidisciplinary contractor VolkerFitzpatrick.
• Specialist Braille way-finding signage for a special school constructed by Norwest Holst in Milton Keynes.
• New external branding on instruction of Baggeley Construction for the “Sport Park” development in Loughborough.

Speaking about the projects, Commercial Director Andy McKenzie said: “Hollywood Monster has once again shown its ability to provide high quality permanent and way finding signage at construction projects across the UK.  Working closely with many of the UK’s largest contractors and property developers we have developed a strong reputation for manufacturing and installing signage that lasts and makes a high quality impression.  Our work across the UK often requires us to dispatch branded signage direct to development sites overnight with very little margin for error and a huge amount of attention to detail”.

He goes on to say “Since we have moved into our new consolidated manufacturing facility we have been able to service an even greater range of requirements that come to us on a daily basis from the construction industry.  We offer an ever expanding range of both temporary and permanent signage that is constantly evolving to the particular needs of our clients”.