GRS Sign Company Ltd.

New Build 1

The new building starts, appropriately, with the bulldozer doing its work and clearing off the land. As you can see in the background, the old GRS building is not too far away.

Incidentally, the sign you see on the old building is a profile sign, also known as a contour cut sign or cut out letters.

New Build 2

Here’s a better picture of the old building in the background, with the bulldozer clearing away the turf and topsoil.

New Build 3

Here comes a layer of gravel, the picture taken through the protective fencing around the building site, and again, the old GRS building in the background.

New Build 4

Now the heavy work starts, with a heavy lifter putting the main bracing columns into place. Another good shot of the old GRS building in the background, with the profile sign clearly visible.

New Build 5

Now things are starting to come together. The framework for the new GRS building is in place, all the columns, braces and supports are all in and in this picture you can see the first layers of bricks starting to show.

New Build 6

On-site now, a close-up picture of the developing building. This shows the internal structure breeze blocks starting to show for the internal walls, with the gravel base pushed back a little bit to show even deeper.

In the background there are some more of the Industrial Estate buildings, but not the old GRS building in this one

New Build 7

This picture was taken on a bright sunny day, on-site as progress continues. Here we can see part of the roofing completed, even before the internal walls are really starting to show. Parts of the outer brick walls however, are beginning to build up to look like what we all know and love now.

New Build 8

This is a close up picture on-site of the outer brick walls starting to reach midrif height, with some of the window bays already being accounted for (the dips in the brick wall).

New Build 9

Another close up picture taken on-site revealing the protective fencing around the outside, and also showing the protective fence along the edges of the roof as they finish it. The brick wall is really starting to show here.

New Build 10

Ah-ha! Here we are, the familiar green cladding of the new GRS building. You can also see the brickwork is finished, as is the roofing, and of all things, the belltower at the top!

New Build 11

Here’s a close up picture of the belltower, a defining bit of architecture for the Industrial Estate. As you’ll see below, the GRS building does set itself apart from the other buildings in the area, with a manicured landscape, a fence that matches the iconic green of the building, and a clean and stylish building design.

New Build 12

Another picture of the building just before the tarmac goes down, the outside is all done, even the belltower, and this shot manages to capture all of it, even some of the building equipment.

New Build 13

And another picture of the building before the tarmac gets laid, and this one even further out taken on a beautifully sunny day. Plenty of builders still at work of course.

New Build 14

The GRS foundation stone, laid in Summer 2004.

New Build 15

The tarmac is down, cars are already parked, and people already working at the new building. Welcome to GRS Sign Company Limited!

New Build 16

Here is one of our own modular signs on the front fence, welcoming everyone to GRS Sign Company Limited, the designer and manufacturer of quality signs.

New Build 17

This is another GRS modular sign, this time on the front of the building showing people where they need to go: Sales Reception, Goods Inward, Despatch, or Visitors.