About Us
You’re not buying a brand. You’re joining a partnership.
FASTSIGNS is the world’s number one signage and visual communications franchise — 750+ centres worldwide, 25 of them here in the UK. But the number that matters more is one: the single support team standing behind every UK franchisee from day one. We’re a B2B management franchise, which means our owners lead the business rather than operate the machines — building teams, relationships and profit while their centre delivers the work.We help businesses get noticed. In a world competing for attention, we turn buildings, vehicles, events and screens into visibility that works.
Our story
FASTSIGNS was founded in Dallas, Texas in 1985 by Gary Salomon and Bob Schanbaum. The first signs were cut by hand from coloured vinyl — there wasn’t even a printer in the building. What the founders had instead was a better model: fast turnaround, professional service and a franchise system built to be repeated.Franchising began in 1986. Ten years later, in 1996, FASTSIGNS arrived in the UK. The technology has transformed beyond recognition since — cut-and-paste vinyl has given way to digital signage, wide-format print and screen-based displays — but the founding idea hasn’t changed. Great visual communication still makes businesses impossible to ignore.
What we do
- Digital signage — dynamic, screen-based displays and content
- Large-format & digital print — banners, vehicle wraps, exhibition stands and displays
- Architectural & interior graphics — wall murals, imaged glass and window shades
- Brand & wayfinding solutions — interior and exterior signage that carries a brand through a space
- Connected visuals — QR codes and mobile-ready graphics that link the physical and digital
- E-commerce & online ordering — digital proofing, artwork approval and reordering built for repeat business clients
What we stand for
Our vision for every franchisee rests on three commitments:Profitability. We exist to help each owner build a genuinely profitable business and get the most from their investment — not just to open doors, but to grow what’s behind them.Technology leadership. Signage evolves fast. We stay ahead of it and pass that knowledge straight to the network, so no FASTSIGNS owner is ever left working with yesterday’s tools.A network that has your back. New franchisees don’t start alone. Established owners mentor newcomers, the UK team is always reachable, and the culture is deliberately built as a family — because a network that shares what it knows makes every centre stronger.