Consortium Signs Company Profile Book (2)

THINK. DESIGN. CREATE.

CONTENTS 

3// ABOUT US 

Think 

Design 

Create 

10// TIMELINE 

12// WHAT WE DO 

Shopfitting 

Signage 

Digital Print 

Vehicle branding 

Tech Refinement 

40// OUR FACILITIES 

42// SPECIAL PROJECTS 

Decorland 

Ideals 

Illovo 

Ko-lay 

Nivea 

SABS 

64// OUR CLIENTS 

66// CONTACT 

< S T A R T H E R E 

ABOUT 

Founded in 2005, Consortium Signs 

offers a full bouquet of turnkey 

retail shopfitting solutions, and has 

built a reputation as one of the most 

innovative branding and signage 

companies in South Africa. We are 

highly skilled professionals who 

deliver quality products and offer 

a variety of services, but what we 

really pride ourselves on is providing 

outstanding customer service and 

finding cutting-edge solutions to 

any printing, signage or retail 

shopfitting requirement. Talk to us 

– we know we can make it happen. 

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WHATEVER YOU’RE THINKING, 

THINK BIGGER 

TONY HSIEH 

THINK 

We realise the importance of understanding exactly what our client’s specific needs are before jumping into action. That’s what allows us 

to get the job done in the most cost effective, efficient and high impact way possible, and it’s why we’ve developed such longstanding 

relationships with our clients. Even with our extensive knowledge and experience, we also understand how essential it is to stay up to 

speed in any technological industry, which is why we always stay abreast of the latest trends and products. 



DESIGN IS THINKING MADE VISUAL 

SAUL BASS 

DESIGN 

Need some creative flair or an artistic touch? The team at Consortium Signs can rework any existing artwork or create original logos and 

designs to suit your business! Let us assist in the concept and execution of your ideas, helping you to envisage the final product and 

planning every aspect of the project to your satisfaction. 

3D design & modelling // Architectural drawings & floor plans // Space planning // Retail store design 

Commercial design // Tech refinement & structural design 



IMAGINATION IS THE 

BEGINNING OF CREATION 

GEORGE BERNARD SHAW 

CREATE 

Creativity and attention to detail go hand in hand, and we go the extra mile to make sure that every handover and installation is carried out 

on time and without fault. Whether printing, branding, fabricating or shopfitting, quality and durability are our utmost concern. 



2009 

Begin trading as a sole 

proprietorship under 

DB Graphics and Print Solutions 

with one owner and no staff 

members, outsourcing work. 

2012 

JD Printing Enterprises (Pty) Ltd is formed, 

with a silent partner trading as Consortium Signs. 

Consortium Signs moves into its first premises of 

60sqm, purchasing our first large format printer. 

2013 

With a 100% growth rate, Consortium Signs 

expands into new premises, now operating 

from a 120sqm factory. We now offer into other 

kinds of print and signage, and hire six more 

employees. 

2015 

Consortium start exploring more avenues of business, opening 

up a shopfitting division. We upgrade our equipment with more 

larger format printers, CNC routing and many more. We make a 

massive leap, now employing 45 full time staff members! 

OUR TIMELINE 

2010 

DB Graphics employs its first staff member. 

WHERE WE BEGAN... 

2014 

We expand operations yet again, increasing 

our staff base to fourteen and purchasing 

further large format printers. 

2016 

We specialise even further to become one of the 

most innovative full branding solution companies 

in KZN! Consortium Signs JHB is opened and 

further machines are purchased, moving into other 

avenues like Point of Sale and acquiring a flatbed 

printer as well as a flatbed cutter. Our employee 

complement is now at 65. 



WHAT WE DO 

SHOPFITTING 

With over 30 years’ combined experience in design, exhibitions, retail shopfitting and manufacturing, Consortium Signs is the partner you’ve been waiting 

for! We have a hand-on approach to every project and natural passion for success that add additional charm to being one of the only fully equipped 

signage and manufacturing companies in the country. 

Metal fabrication // Joinery woodwork // Cabinetry // Plumbing // Electrical // Painting // Tiling // Partitioning // Ceilings 









WHAT WE DO 

SIGNAGE 

We manufacture, fabricate and install an extensive range of signage and related products. 

These include: 

Banners // Billboards // Chromadek // Decals // Fabricated lettering // Lightboxes // Perspex & wood // Flexface // Proflex // Correx 







WHAT WE DO 

DIGITAL PRINT 

Our state of the art printing facility allows us to produce custom prints on a wide variety of materials in an unlimited assortment of colours. Superior 

quality is just the beginning at Consortium Signs, but we also aim to provide long lasting, beautiful prints at reasonable prices that help our clients afford 

world-class material. 



1 

2 

ENGRAVING ANDW OOD CARVING MACHINE 

FLATBED PRINTER 

3 


INKJET PRINTER 

AND CUTTER 

4 


5 

6 

GRAND FORMAT PRINTER 



WHAT WE DO 

VEHICLE BRANDING 

Recognised as one of the most powerful spaces in our market, mobile advertising gives you brand awareness with massive reach at a minimal cost. 

Vehicle wraps are fully removable and preserve the original paintwork, while our premium cast vinyls guard against chips, abrasions and weathering. 

We specialise in: Delivery van & car branding // Truck branding // Fleet branding 




WHAT WE DO 

POINT OF SALE 

Consortium has the capability and expertise needed to conceptualise, design and create a prototype for your point of sale unit, which we will then 

manufacture and deliver! 



POINT OF SALE 



WOOD WORK 

We have all the tools required to do any form 

of woodwork including panel saws, routers and 

more. Our workshop is big enough to assemble 

a full project in-house before despatching it, 

which allows us to fix any unforeseen issues 

before items leave our premises. 

PRINT ROOM 

Our print room is mainly designed for signage 

and point of sale specific projects. This includes 

our large format printer, flat bed UV printer, 

digital printers and vinyl plotter. We can print up 

to 3.2 meters wide on a wide range of solvent 

materials. 

FABRICATION 

OUR FACILITIES 

Our fabrication shop produces all signs and 

architectural structures in house using modern 

equipment and veteran sign industry craftsmen. 


SPRAY BOOTH 

We have a well ventilated spray booth of 24 

square meters as well as a curing room with 

infra red heat lamps for quick drying of high 

glass spray paint projects. Our team includes 

a highly skilled spray painter with 12 years 

experience and all the tools required to deliver 

optimum results. 

UPHOLSTERY 

Our upholstery section covers frame making, 

foam cutting and sewing. We can manufacture 

custom bags, sofa’s amd a wide range of 

upholstered items like booth seating for 

restaaurants and more. 


SPECIAL 

PROJECTS 

NEVER STOP TO CREATE 



SPECIAL PROJECT // ONE 

Décor Land was a great project to work on with their new head 

office in Umhlanga we converted many tired rooms to be 

creative and fun to make the work environment more 

entertaining. 


SPECIAL PROJECT // TWO 

One of our bigger clients we have been dealing with for a number of years. Our relationship has allowed us to move 

forward with large production runs being project managed by the Consortium Signs team. We have rolled out many 

stores with POS items, Signage systems and Shopfitting elements to create a more modern look to great company that 

has been around for staggering 100 years. 

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SPECIAL PROJECT // THREE 

One of Consortium Signs greatest out the box thinking projects handling all the décor 

for Illovos award winning office based on Umhlanga Ridge, we worked hand in hand with 

Wisdom & Youth on this project to create something spectacular. 





SPECIAL PROJECT // FOUR 

Consortium Signs latest and greatest roll out of a great new 

concept take way/Restaurant store. We have rolled out a 

number of stores stretching far and wide completing and 

turning out a full store set up in less than 2 weeks, it most 

certainly has put us to our limits and we have been happy 

with outcome so far. This is an ever growing brand taking 

the market by storm with many more outlets being opened 

nationally. 





SPECIAL PROJECT // FIVE 

Another exciting project worked on hand in hand with Espresso DBN. Completing a very 

innovative renovation for Nivea with a magnificent finished product. It was exciting, new and 

fresh. We did a complete change out making custom furniture to flooring and custom lighting 

fixtures, there was no holding back on this project. 



SPECIAL PROJECT // SIX 

Yet another exciting project that we worked hand in 

hand on with H&A rolling out over 40 outlets in less 

than 3 months, with full store revamps nationally. 

Everything was produced in house from custom 

furniture, to custom POS items and so much more. The 

outcome was great and the new concept worked well to 

market SAB’s most popular brands. 



OUR 

CLIENTS 



DBN HEAD OFFICE 

JHB 

+27 (0) 31 579 2268 

info@consortiumsigns.co.za 

4 St. Mathias Road 

+27 (0) 86 727 7719 

info@consortiumsigns.co.za 

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