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Make Your Statement

With signs and graphics, you can say anything, do anything and be anything! Become a franchisee today.

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Overview

  • Outlets: 765+
  • Minimum Investment: £36,000
  • Funding Support: Yes
  • Total Investment: £150,000
  • Franchise Fee: £21,000
  • Business Type: Franchise
  • Expected Revenue after 2 Years: £200,000
  • Operating Fee: N/A
  • Advertising Fee: 2%
  • Royalty Fee: 7%
  • Average Floor Space: 1,500 sqft

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About FASTSIGNS


FASTSIGNS is a global leader in the franchised signs and graphics sector, with over 765 centres operating worldwide. Offering a proven route to successful business ownership, in an industry driven by technology and creativity, to exceed an annual turnover of £1 million.

As a FASTSIGNS franchisee, you’ll help any business, in any industry, make their statement through signs and graphics. Whether they need exterior building signs, signs to direct and inform, signs to decorate, signs to theme an event, or signs to promote - signage is always in demand. So, your business will always be in demand.

Training and Support Provided


With a dedicated, UK-based support team and a US-based Head Office, the business support you’ll receive is at the core of our promise to lead you to grow a profitable business.

With world-leading, industry experts at the helm, you’ll soon feel confident in your journey, as you are nurtured throughout the lifetime of your franchise with us.


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We were definitely nervous, as we were both complete sign novices. But we had help at every turn!” Tunde Sodipo, FASTSIGNS Northampton

Comprehensive Training Delivered

We know signage looks technical, and we can’t deny that it is! But, we have comprehensive training methods designed to ensure you’re well on the path to becoming an expert, when you open the doors of your business.

As a franchisee, you will receive:
  • 2 weeks of Foundations Training at our Dallas Head Office
  • 1 Week in a UK centre with your mentor
  • 1 Week, Centre-based Business Consultant training visit, pre-launch
  • 24/7 access to FASTSIGNS University
  • Gamification Mobile Access Training
  • A robust programme of ongoing training events, in sales, marketing, substrates and more
  • Annual visits from US-based industry experts
  • 2 Convention event opportunities, per annum


Business Management

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Our team of dedicated Business Consultants work with you to develop your business plan, and help you manage your objectives against it for success. We are also able to help you access HR support, accounting support, technical expertise and much more. Whatever you need, whenever you need it.

“We love being owners; being in control of our business and working in it, as well on it. The Head Office Support Team helped us move our mindsets from employees to owners, supporting us to achieve our goals. We’ve grown our business by over 30%, have taken on new team members, and we’re extremely excited for the future!” Melanie & Jose Martinez and Alan White

Marketing Support

We consistently invest in our brand positioning, website, and technology ensuring we can attribute ROI to your marketing activities. Marketing is at the centre of what we do. With consistent ‘On Your Behalf’ marketing activity and local marketing support, we’ll help you ensure your business is as visible as possible.

The Ideal FASTSIGNS Franchisee



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Believe it or not, our franchisees rarely join us with previous signage experience! All we require from our franchisees is for you to be organised, business-minded and able to communicate effectively with your customers.

As our franchise opportunity is predominantly a management opportunity, depending on your experience, skills and likes, we can build your team around you! If you’re a great manager, we’ll build a team of sales, design and production around you.

Like-wise if you’re a creative designer, we’ll recruit management skills, sales experience and production expertise.

FASTSIGNS’ History


FASTSIGNS first launched in Dallas, Texas in 1985, reaching the UK in 1994 and has expanded into 8 other countries over the past 37 years. Over this time, FASTSIGNS we’ve helped our franchisees build businesses that facilitate their lifestyle, allowing them to build a career to complements their skills.

To do this, we continuously strive to bring cutting-edge signage technology, coupled with powerful business strategy, so our top centres consistently achieve sales in excess of £1million.

FASTSIGNS has won countless international franchise industry awards and, specifically in the UK, we are consistently awarded 5-star satisfaction from our franchise network.
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Next Steps – your exciting future awaits you!


If you would like more information on what are the next steps toward your exciting future, please complete the form below.

FASTSIGNS International Inc. Financial Data
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Total Investment
FASTSIGNS recommends that you have a minimum net worth of £150,000, of which at least £35,000 is liquid assets.

Typically banks will lend up to 70% of the total investment. FASTSIGNS have excellent relationships with all major banks and are able to introduce you to franchise specialists in each bank.

The typical total investment is £81,798 (plus working capital), and the franchise fee is £17,500.

From resale to record-breakers: The power of trust, support, and teamwork

Exiting the franchise on a high after 13 years, we take an insider look at the incredible, full circle story of the couple behind award-winning FASTSIGNS Hammersmith – and it’s been quite the roller coaster ride!

If you’ve been reading our blogs for a while now, you will have come across Simon & Friederike more than a few times. They’ve won several of our biggest network accolades, including Franchisee of the Year, and Comprehensive Customer Solutions awards, as well as growing to become one of our most profitable centres.

Many of our partners stay in their businesses for more than one term, but because they’re growing with the future in mind, there comes a time to implement their exit strategy. It’s always a bittersweet moment, but it means we’ve empowered them to achieve their longer-term goals. But there are also occasions when life determines a need to exit a business, as was the case for Simon and Friederike, who needed to return to Simon’s home in Australia.

Their business story is a tale of the perfect franchise growth, filled with challenges and obstacles we worked hard to overcome together, so they could build something impressive.

How it all began…

You can read more about their story in their case study but, in a nutshell, Simon and Friederike bought FASTSIGNS Hammersmiths from its previous owner in 2011. Newly married in Dubai, and moving to the UK with dreams of starting a new business, a FASTSIGNS franchise was the perfect opportunity for them to play to their individual strengths: Simon as an investment banker, and Friederike as a consulting landscape architect.

Like many new franchisees, they’d had no experience in signage before opening their business. But this was no obstacle, thanks to the comprehensive training they both received from the FASTSIGNS head office in Dallas. We also paired them with one of our best mentors, Mark Phelps owner of FASTSIGNS Kingston upon Thames, and they quickly soaked up everything they needed to know about the industry. As a result, their new business thrived.

Overcoming challenges

Over the next 9 years, FASTSIGNS Hammersmith became one of our most successful franchise centres, but their journey wasn’t without a few serious bumps in the road. In 2018, the centre lost a major client and 30% of their business disappeared overnight. However, instead of panicking, Simon picked called the FASTSIGNS UK Support Team to ask for help. Working closely with his dedicated Business Consultant, they restructured their business plan, diversified their customer base, and FASTSIGNS Hammersmith was soon back on track.

All was going well, until 2020; we’re sure we don’t have to remind you what a year that was! However, what started out as a crisis rapidly turned into an opportunity, as we mobilised our resources, and embarked on a new era for the network, and how we diversified our franchise model.

Signage was essential for keeping the public safe, and our network saw a huge increase in demand for everything from floor graphics to social distancing signage. Everyone within FASTSIGNS came together to help each other adapt to the new normal, and franchisees like Simon and Friederike were instrumental in helping other franchisees by provide materials, signage and encouragement for the network, as their centre had more scope than some of our other, newer, centres.

Building for the future

It wasn’t just professional goals we helped Simon and Friederike focus on over the years, but personal ones, too. We encouraged them to keep making changes to ensure both they, and their teams, felt they were getting the most out of the business in terms of lifestyle as well as profit. They designed their workspace as an open-plan environment to encourage collaboration, empowered their team through ongoing training, and embraced franchise-wide initiatives, like hiring additional salespeople to unlock new revenue streams.

Their commitment and resilience paid off. FASTSIGNS Hammersmith grew by a remarkable 343.6% between 2010 and 2024.

Time to initiate their exit strategy

Sooner than anticipated, it was time for Simon and Friederike to plan for their next chapter: a move back to Australia to be closer to Simon’s parents. With our support, they carefully structured a two-year exit plan and, when the perfect buyer came along, we guided them through every step of the sale and legal transfer process.

Their story is a reminder that FASTSIGNS is about so much more than just signs. We’re about people: your hopes and dreams, and how much is possible for you to achieve when we work together. As we bid the Slees farewell and wish them well on their new adventure, we’re excited about supporting our new franchisee, who has just invested in the remarkable FASTSIGNS Hammersmith Centre – he has a strong foundation from which he can grow his business even further!

Where could a FASTSIGNS franchise take you?Let’s chat about your plans, today.

FASTSIGNS International Inc. Success Stories

Apprentice to Owner: Crawley Franchisee Reflects on Thirty-Year Journey

A Crawley-based sign maker is gearing up to mark three decades working in the signage industry. 

FASTSIGNS | Case Study - Laide & Tunde Sodipo

May 24, 2023
Laide & Tunde Sodipo - 12 Months in Business

FASTSIGNS International | Case Study - Simon and Friederike Slee

May 24, 2023
Simon and Friederike Slee: A Husband & Wife Partnership That Enables Their Lifestyle.

FASTSIGNS Case Study | Melanie & Jose Martinez and Alan White

May 24, 2023
Melanie & Jose Martinez and Alan White - From Team Members to Franchisees.

A day in the life of a FASTSIGNS franchisee

February 10, 2023
What is it really like to run your own FASTSIGNS business?
FASTSIGNS International Inc. Testimonials
As a franchisee I wanted a franchisor that had more than just a business model. Apart from being a globally trusted brand, FASTSIGNS provides a wide support network of highly regarded professionals with excellent product knowledge. There is a solid platform that ensures franchisees have all the tools required to reach their potential.
Simon Slee (UK FASTSIGNS® Franchise Owner since 2004)
FASTSIGNS is the complete package – excellent training and start-up support, professional ongoing marketing and technical support, respected by suppliers and customers.
Andy Simpson (UK FASTSIGNS® Franchise Owner since 1995)
"They understand that the success of the franchisee is paramount to their success - a rare feature with most franchisors. If I had to do it again - no question about it - FASTSIGNS®."
Jerry Goldstein (US FASTSIGNS® Franchise Owner since 1988)
FASTSIGNS International Inc. Videos
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FASTSIGNS | The Franchise Opportunity

FASTSIGNS | The Franchise Opportunity

John Davies, UK Managing Director of FASTSIGNS, talks about the franchise opportunity and the benefits if investing in the franchise network.
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Available Locations:
Franchises available in many areas of the UK.
Business Type:
Franchise
Minimum Investment:
£36,000
Financing Assistance
Direct
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