Everything remains upbeat about signage businesses in Mysore
Known for its rich heritage and cultural significances, Mysore city in Karnataka is equally signified for its implication of nurturing a good signage market. The city is indeed a home to a bunch of good sign-making companies and professionals. Signage businesses in the city are running in rhythm of the latest trends, technologies, and innovations. When the travelling team of Sign & Graphics roams around the city, meeting up with a select group of sign makers and print service providers, every one of them tells their experiences about businesses remain upbeat. Here goes the story!
Ads India, A one-stop destination
A treasure trove of complete printing solutions, Ads India acts as one-stop destination for every printing need of its clients from diverse sectors. Established in the year 1992, the company has been at different phases of growths, expansions, and engagements in multiple tasks, either for digital large-format graphics for signage and promotional projects or commercial printing and packaging graphic solutions. Uniqueness of the company is defined by these tasks in multiple verticals.
KS Ravikanth, Proprietor of Ads India, recalls the early days of the company as it all started with screen printing. “As we all know that in the early 1990s, there were little or no digital large-format printing technologies and machines. It was the time when we marked many firsts in terms of first flex machine in the city, followed by UV roll-to-roll system, just recently a DTF printer,” he mentions, adding, “We keep progressing our this tradition of adopting latest technologies first in Mysore.”
Currently, backed by a team of 30 staff, Ads India’s production setup is equipped with all kinds of printing machines comprising an HP Latex 330, Caldron CJ, Keundo UV roll-to-roll, KingJet UV (10x6ft) +white ink with RICHO Gen5 printhead, and a line of finishing equipment. Ravikanth states that the facility is equipped with an array of digital production printers including a Canon imagePRESS C710 for labels, prototypes, and short-run packaging graphic for local manufacturers.
Dhatru, A way to style up your SPACE
An expert in LED-based illuminated signage solutions, channel letters, and wall graphics, which are made far ahead of the conventional ways, Dhatru’s focus is more on architectural and interior display and design solutions. KR Akash, Proprietor of Dhatru, says, “We have been in the industry over the last one decade. During this tenure, we have roped in a good number of clients from different sectors. Our solutions are predominantly of glow signs and personalised handmade wall graphics.”
He adds, “When it comes to our display solutions, we provide the best and sustainable solutions. Costs of the products are not big deals. Most of our customers trust in the quality and consistency of our works and services. We select best of materials and components from reputed brands like ADS LED and such. Right from the making of signage solutions up to the installation stage, we check list to ensure quality and consistency.”
Akash informs that the customer base of Dhatru is spread across a perimeter of 120km in Karnataka and its neighbouring areas. “As long as our projects are concerned, our team of highly-skilled fabrication and installation professionals take care of small to large-scale executions in all far and near locations. We conduct recce before any installation of SS letters, wall graphics, rooftop LED-based illuminated displays… this is how Dhatru styles up any space in unordinary ways,” tells Akash.
Big Trophy, An offbeat solution PROVIDER
A trophy maker, as its name suggests and acclaimed to be the largest in the city, Big Trophy has been a maker of trophies, mementoes, and related items like interior display solutions, channel letters, cut letters and others. “Relatively, we are young in the market. Our presence in the market over the last two years has gained a lot of achievements in terms of popularity and business growth,” tells Nagesh C, Proprietor of Big Trophy. He adds, “We are into the ratio of 50:50 when our production volumes are segregated between trophies and display solutions.”
With a production team of 24 well-experienced trophy and sign making professionals, Big Trophy is upbeat about constant progression in facility expansion, machine portfolio updates, and engagement in innovative tasks. Current machine portfolio of Big Trophy consists of CNC routers, laser engraving systems and a line of high-end printers like Roland VersaUV LEF-20 flatbed UV-LED system, etc.
According to Nagesh, Big Trophy is planning to move to a bigger facility of 10,000sqft in area soon. Current facility is of just 5,000sqft. “With our plan for bigger facility, we are gearing up to invest in more machines and equipment with further magnification of our manpower,” informs Nagesh. As of now, Big Trophy is catering its products and solutions to clients, largely including sport clubs and associations, across Karnataka and others including Goa and West Bengal.
P5 India, A trusted innovative PARTNER
A leading premium signage and branding solution provider, P5 India stands as a trusted partner for big corporate companies and quality-conscious companies from all industrial clusters. The company’s team of around 40 staff is committed to making and execution of signage, promotional, and branding solutions which are outstanding in terms of quality and innovation. Vigor behind the overall essence and productivity of P5 India’s overall outputs is its state-of-the-art facility equipped with UV, eco-solvent, solvent printers and a finishing machine portfolio containing CNC routers, laser engravers, etc.
“Our team is committed to exceeding expectations from our clients in terms of quality and service,” shares Paras Jain, Founder of P5 India. He further mentions, “To us, vision of our customers is everything. We are by our clients’ side right from the pre-production to final cut, while delivering results on time, every time, at any circumstance.” After all, quality and consistency at P5 India are the outcome of a collective input of the team’s effort, high-end machineries, and finest materials. The company opts for premium materials from the brands like Cosign.
P5 India has an Experience Centre where all the samples and selective end-products of some turnkey signage solutions are procured for hands-on experience for clients and visitors. Some of the existing key clients in the company’s current clientele include Club Mahindra, Nestle, Hindustan Unilever, Aditya Birla, to mention a few. Turnkey projects of P5 India for their clients are dotted at pan-India level.
Chirag Ads, A sign maker and more
Over the last 18 years, Chirag Ads has been a corner where creativity meets excellence. The company has a vision to transform ideas into unforgettable experiences. “Our commitment to quality and innovation sets us apart. We are dedicated to crafting unique and memorable projects, either it could be event or promotional signage display,” says Vivek S, Founder of Chirag Ads. The company is known for involving in event management and stage crafting.
Sachidananda V, Manager – Operations, Chirag Ads, tells, “We are either called as Chirag Ads or Chirag Ads & Events. When it comes to sign making, we are closely tied up with a host of leading print service providers based in Mysore city and its proximities.” He adds that the company’s focus is primarily on event management and stage crafting for corporate companies. The company’s stage crafts involve printed and non-printed graphics which are currently outsourced.
Currently, Chirag Ads works for companies from the key sectors like real estate and education when it comes to counting on the large-volume production of graphics and display solutions. Geographically, most of the company’s current clients are from Mysore city, or some other cities and towns of Karnataka including Belgaum, Malleshwaram, Bengaluru, among others.
Impact Signs, An impactful signage studio
What it strikes in mind when it says signage printing or making is flex printing. Moving ahead of this paradox, Impact Signs has been crafting signage solutions which are modern, modular, and making waves. Though its establishment is dated back to 12 years, major impact of Impact Signs in the signage market of Mysore marked a major swift when the company started engaging in making and execution of only non-printed signage and display solutions, primarily channel letters, cut-signs, SS letters, and so on.
Operated by a small but strong and highly-skilled team of four professionals, Impact Signs works for turnkey projects in the retail sector. “We have been selectively working for a number of retail and departmental outlets in Mysore city and many other parts of Karnataka. Solutions which we offer include fascias, store front displays, in-shop graphics, interior designs, POSMs, etc,” mentions Santosh Babu, Proprietor of Impact Signs.
About the company’s productivity and machines, Santosh mentions that they have closely tied up with some sign makers in Mysore whose production facilities are equipped with best-in-class machines and equipment such as laser engraving machines, CNC routers, and channel letter bending machines of reputed global brands. He conclusively mentions that they are always moving ahead for adopting the latest technologies and materials for adding newer innovations to signage and display solutions.
Hindustan Enterprises, A source of materials
Associated with the time-tested reliability and consistency in supply of best-in-class media and materials for the signage and graphic applications, Hindustan Enterprises is an authentic source for all brands and varieties. The company maintains its widest coverage reaching out to every signage and print service provider spotted across the nook and cranny of Mysore city through eight branches. “We also have a client base which is based outside Mysore,” mentions Tanuj Baghmar, Business Head at Hindustan Enterprises.
Major media brands that Hindustan Enterprises has procured in their current product portfolio consist of Aludecor (ACP), Starflex (flex), Avery Dennison (vinyl), LG (film), among others including lines of sunboards, acrylic sheets and so on. “When we talk about how we maintain the demands and requirements of our clients in Mysore and other parts of Karnataka, our products are of varied qualities and standards, which eventually fulfill every client’s requirement,” mentions Tanuj.
According to Tanuj, Hindustan Enterprises boasts a mixed client base. “What we keep in mind while upgrading our product portfolio is to manage media and materials for all applications such as outdoor ads, roadside hoardings, in-shop branding, laser-engraved, CNC-cut signs, ACP facades, modular furniture, etc,” he mentions, adding that in addition to the supply of all these materials, Hindustan Enterprises engages in printing service too, which all are handled by a team of 100 staff.
Image Media Solutions, A corner full of solutions
Image Media Solutions never lets its customers go empty handed when providing their needs under one roof. It means the company is engaging in printing and production of any graphic prints using diverse machines and equipment of different technologies and configurations. In this respect, Hassan Ahmed Khan of Image Media Solutions says the company’s production facility is equipped with a string of machines, ranging from digital large-format printing, laser engraving, CNC routing, and commercial digital printing.
Hassan further mentions that Image Media Solutions has been in the market over the last 20 years, working for mixed profiles of customers from different sectors. “Because of our heterogeneity of customers’ profiles, we run machines like Roland TrueVIS AP-640 large-format latex printer, Xerox Primelink, and a string of CNC, lager engravers, etc. Engaging in printing of diverse graphics and applications, we have a team of 20 printing and production professionals.”
Major projects and digitally printed commercial graphic prints or end products which Image Media Solutions primarily caters are POP/POS signage solutions, cut-letters, wall graphics, décor prints, LED-embedded illuminated signs, and others like product catalogues, fliers, inserts, etc. Most of the company’s major clients are from Mysore and Bengaluru.