Congrats to our superstar fabricator 'Rhino' who won yesterday's Great Curry Cook-Off with his super-tasty Beef Rendang. We're all coming to your place for dinner next week Rhino!!

We decided to celebrate our end of financial year with a bit of a cook up as we know many of our team just lurrrvvv to cook. It even bought out a few novices who claimed to have never cooked a curry before - and Rodman proved that you dont need to be an expert with a very worthy 3rd place with his Vindaloo. Robyn's Massaman proved hard to beat and we know that she is always the 'one to beat' with many talents across every cooking style it would seem. Terry's Thai Green Curry received plenty of complements with 2 points, as did JP's Kiwi Dips scoring 4 points. There was a bit of cheating with the scoring when it came to the ample portion of rice supplied by one of our sales guns, but the adjudicator disallowed voting for yourself so the Rice was a 'nil point', as was the Bombay Chicken by yours truly!!  Adrian really went above and beyond to supply a very tasty Chicken and Rice Balti but sadly wasn't able to attend the celebration. Dedication to the end!!

We had a few star guests - Toffee & Fudge attended (but didn't eat) as it was 'International Take your Dogs to Work Day'... and Roy's little ones came as chip tasters...

So in the final wrap we all had a great feast, went home with full bellies and a huge thank you to all the team for making it through another financial year.

​We've featured our work in the Pilbara for Red Dog before - but let's just say, this time we're going to approach from a slightly different angle. The install story and heat!

There are many adjectives that Warren, our super-installer, used to describe his install trip up to Dampier. One stands out – HOT! Heat management was a critical factor during the installation. Despite being programmed originally to fall in the cooler months, the project was delayed for reasons beyond our control (plus a rather major cylone warning).  As a result of this install our Safety Reps meeting last month covered heat management strategies which was then taken to May's Toolbox meeting for discussion. Needless to say there will be a few new initiatives being introduced eg. urine charts, thermometer and frozen electrolyte drinks next summer. Hydration is the key.

The Installation - Warren's Story
To follow is Warren's version of events which you may want to take the time to enjoy over a cup of tea (or frozen electrolyte drink!) - a steamy recount no less!:-

"As an installer you have to expect some pretty tough days; we go into some testing areas and its heavy going sometimes, being able to overcome and adapt is a trait of quality tradies and its part of why I love doing it so much...(Im pretty good at it too!). This install however tested every trick, tool and thought I had, and at times I doubted whether I could complete it. But from the comfort of my own house back in Perth, in a shady, cool spot, I am proud to say I did.

Not one, not two, but three CMS Engineering displaying their new liveries. Flish flash!

We've had a few larger signs make their way out of the workshops recently. This monster digital sign for Daktronics was on its way to site but first we had to manoeuvre it out of the yard using a franna crane, and onto the hiab for its onward journey.

Our team use a pre-start meeting to discuss all elements of the move in advance of works. The whole process was well orchestrated by Andrew and the franna operator. They say that you learn something new every day, and this day was no different. On a break I asked the franna operator why the crane was so named - well FRANNA stands for: “Francis and Anna” the names of the company founder and his daughter. Franna is a manufacturer of Pick & Carry cranes with a lifting capacity from 10 to 25 tonnes.

 All in all another great manoeuvre by our team of sign superstars.

This Friday 27th April our Toolbox meeting will be focusing on the 'World Day for Safety and Health at Work and Workers’ Memorial Day.

The actual World Day is on the Saturday, but we are bringing things forward 24 hours to use our Toolbox talk to focus on promoting safety and health in our workplace - something that we practice daily, hourly and by the minute but as they say, enough is never enough! 

Our safety slogan is 'Think SMART, before you START’. We use a combination of Take 5's, SOP (Safe Operating Procedures) and SWMS/JSA's combine to ensure that our works are well thought through and risks are considered every step of the way.

​The Toolbox meeting will particularly feature 'Young workers' as they have been found to have an increased risk of workplace injury due to their lack of experience, maturity and awareness of OHS responsibilities. Jack, our youngest worker, attended this week's Safety Reps meeting as an integral part of our efforts to involve both the senior/experienced team members, and those who are just starting out in their post-apprentice sign journey.

At the Toolbox we will also honour those who have died from work-related injury or illness.

More photos of our Toolbox event to follow next week.

More great quality signage was evident in the workshop last week in preparation for the latest unveiling in parks and reserves around the City of Stirling.

Over the last few years we have made a large number of these signs and fine tuned the production methodology down to a fine art!

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​This signage incorporates many skills and techniques for our tradesmen - metal fabrication, painting, routing, graphics and formwork/concreting. To save time on site these signs are pre-cast in the factory - this ensures a quick and safe installation in areas of high general public use. 

Our project managers determine the most time efficient production methodologies, so that once the signage has been designed and approved, our manufacturing team can do a sterling job.

If you would like to talk to us about your specific signage requirements, or have a concept that you'd like our advice on, contact us on + 61 8 9274 5151 or email admin@signsandlines.com. 

In conjunction with the non-stop flights starting from Perth to London this Saturday, our team have been installing new, rebranded Qantas signage in the T4 Qantas Terminal at Perth Airport.

​What's new with the logo you make ask? Well the main font or logotype has been significantly changed to be longer and more streamlined. The kangaroo icon has been given a new shape and shading to add dimension.


​Some argue that this is now more of an abstract kangaroo - if you look at it and didnt know it was a 'roo, would you guess the animal?

Qantas is such an iconic logo that my personal feel is that people will look at the new logo but not really notice any differences. It is what it is... a recognisable and dependable Australian classic.

With summer in full swing, and the world feeling exceptionally bright in our beautiful WA sunshine, I came across this image and it made me think of all the wonderful colours that we have in our pallette. Whether it be paint colours, vinyls or bright digital prints there really is no excuse for dull signage.

Take a look at your signage next time you're passing. Is it vibrant? Does it look fresh and represent your brand well? Maybe you're not the person in control of signage, but it may be worth dropping a quick email to marketing and letting them know...

Alternatively, if you are in charge of signs and feel like a change of signage, let our designers give you a fresh feel to summer  - contact us now on 08 9274 5151 or email mark@signsandlines.com.

Satterley's JV with Tamala Park Regional Council saw our workshops take on very bright and vibrant hues this month as the signage for the Catalina Estate took shape. Strategically placed either side of Marmion Avenue in Perth's northern suburbs, the Estate is ideally placed to benefit from some wizz-bang signage.

Process blue, tomato red and neon green adorned the 3 large monolith and 4 hoarding signs - and they're definitely not going to be missed by residents and prospective buyers! 

Our team are seen below in the final preparation and assembly stages, pulling the signs into shape after their journey through our fabrication, paint and router departments. Well done to all, including the installation team of Jack, Phil, Wazza and Joel for pulling off a successful during January and February.

We featured the Red Dog story on the blog a few weeks ago and the rest of this interpretive project is progressing along nicely through our metal fabrication and paint shops. The red paint work is definitely striking and works perfectly with the red dog analogy (well that's a bit of a long shot, but worth a try!!).

Our paint work is second to none and as demonstrated here to good effect, the finish quality is down to the dedicated trade skills of our painter Jason (seen mixing up a new brew of red!).

Here are a few 'happy snaps' of the works in progress as they move through the workshops.