Branding

The most successful organisations demand brand consistency

When it’s time for a change of livery, train operators can count on Stewart Signs Rail to manufacture and install uniform graphics to maintain brand integrity.  We are franchise change experts, accustomed to delivering complex rebranding projects with short timeframes.

Our graphics ensure consistent branding on the exterior and interior of new and refurbished trains. Advanced materials systems will protect your assets and ensure your graphics look great for years.

A dedicated team will take ownership of and expertly manage your project, working with everyone in the supply chain to implement your vision. Our longer term commitment includes dedicated aftercare to maintain your brand investment.

Promotional Wraps

Make a big impact without disruption

Corporate and advertising wraps transform trains and trams into rolling billboards seen by millions, creating a unique and dominant space for advertisers. By partnering with Stewart Signs Rail, we will ensure that your aims are achieved with minimal disruption from start to finish. Our approach makes it easy for operators to generate additional revenue and serve the community.

Our expert project management will ensure that the production and application process is straightforward, operating within your schedule, without impacting customers. Our real-time project tracking keeps both advertiser and operator informed at every step.

Our approach is engineering focussed, working safely to respect your asset and considering the environment to provide a durable solution. For long and short-term campaigns, we use rail compliant products that match life to need.

Our patented Signshine coating will reduce maintenance and cleaning requirements. When the time comes, all promotions will remove without a trace.

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Exterior Refurbishment

Turnkey solutions for scheduled train overhauls and new franchises

Hard-wearing, long-lasting livery refurbishment rejuvenates rolling stock whilst enhancing the passenger experience. Stewart Signs Rail provides a turnkey solution for refurbishment and rebranding projects, whatever the size of your fleet.

Our specialist mobile teams will undertake surface treatment, paint and livery application services throughout the UK. Project scope includes sanding, filling, cosmetic treatments and chip repairs, surface priming and paint finishing. We create the perfect foundation for our durable large-format train graphics.

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Interior Refresh

Enhance and protect your interiors

Ever-increasing network usage puts pressure on train operators who want enhanced passenger environments, but face more wear and tear with less time to refurbish tired units. Stewart Signs Rail can quickly transform your interiors, delighting your passengers and reinforcing your brand values.

Hard-wearing, industry compliant, decorative and surface protection options breathe new life into tired, high traffic areas without affecting passenger service.

Whether for corporate branding or advertising, our textured coverings, paint and printed graphics are ideal for many applications:

• Panelling
• Ceilings
• Bulkhead end panels
• Luggage stacks
• Counters
• Tables
• Vestibule areas
• Dado rails
• Driver cabs

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Toilet Refurbishment

Boosting passenger perception scores

Train toilets can let down a pristine fleet, damaging passenger perception. Stewart Signs Rail can help you stand out from the crowd, improving brand perception and boosting passenger perception scores in a cost effective way. It is quick to implement and can easily be removed when units are handed over.

Our coatings will help to protect your assets from vandalism and wear whilst allowing you to promote your brand with a captive audience. Toilet coverings can come with anti-bacterial properties and all our surface coverings come with a high gloss anti-graffiti option, bringing light to an often gloomy area.

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Labels and Notices

Branding and compliance made easy.

Stewart Signs Rail produces corporate and mandatory labels for train interiors and exteriors in compliant, durable and attractive materials. Our efficient pricing and online ordering system helps you control costs.

One missing safety label or notice can prevent your trains from entering service. We will create and maintain comprehensive label libraries with positioning diagrams, making it easy for you to identify parts needed and quickly replace them.

We offer tamper-proof, permanent or removable labels including:

• Interior and exterior self-adhesive vinyl labels
• Sub-surface printed or engraved notices
• Tactile and photo-luminescent labels

All options can be colour matched, ensuring consistency across your fleet and brand. We consider and advise you on whole-life costs, tailoring the specification to your requirements. Kits for entire carriages make your life easier and reduce your labour costs, helping you to avoid franchise penalties for lost or missing labels.

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Graffiti Protection

Protect your asset, your image and your profits.

Refresh, cover up and protect with Stewart Signs Rail systems for exterior and interior protection, allowing smart and sustainable maintenance of train appearances. A clean, graffiti-free train encourages good customer relations and will help avoid penalties. Our approach saves operating costs, with shorter maintenance times and reduced environmental impact by cutting water and chemical usage.

Our patented Signshine is a liquid coating printed onto graphics during manufacture to protect against graffiti and create a perfectly smooth, easy-clean surface. The high-gloss finish reflects light internally, improving ambience as it protects. This unique product is safety certified to London Underground and National Rail standards. Alternatively, consider our range of scratch-resistant, long-term protective and short-term sacrificial graphic products.

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Aftercare

Comprehensive aftercare maintains your investment

Our long term supply commitment includes parts cataloguing and online ordering that makes it fast and easy for you to obtain matching replacements. We will archive your artwork files for easy access and future reference, with full version control in a single location. We will partner you for the life of the livery to ensure consistency and to control whole life costs.

To avoid unplanned downtime and to control costs, we provide scheduled and emergency on-site maintenance options. Our tailored services include fleet inspections, support on the storage of graphics, application techniques, cleaning and graffiti removal.

Our mobile maintenance teams will travel nationwide, with stock, where and when you need them. By being nimble, we can prevent small defects escalating and becoming expensive penalties.

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