30 Mar 2022
Located north of Stockholm in Taby, Signcraft AB is a sign manufacturer that is celebrating its 30th year in business. The Swedish business offers a comprehensive service that ranges from company signage and displays through to 3D scanning, vehicle decoration and decals through to digital print, banners and roll-ups – for 20 years, the company has been purchasing its cutting tools from Industrial Tooling Corporation (ITC).
The company started in 1992 when company founder Henry Barker was asked to sign-write two Dodge vans. Despite having no experience, Henry undertook the task and soon purchased a Gerber Sprint plotting machine. The business was initially a hobby for Henry who was driving HGVs around the world at the time, touring with the world’s largest rock bands from Rolling Stones and David Bowie to Bon Jovi, the Eagles and countless others. It was a Roxette tour in the late 90s and a conversation with a stage carpenter that landed Henry the contract to help produce the stage floor for the ‘Mamma Mia’ stage show. Throwing himself in at the deep end, Henry bought an AXYZ router and machined the plywood and birch stage flooring, as well as all the acrylic stones and decorations used on the stage.