Signage & Displays work by Murphy's Graphics.

Services  /  Signage & Displays

A sign at the road works while you’re asleep.

Storefronts, roadside boards, property signs and event graphics — built for the weather they have to sit in.

Why it worksNo monthly fee. No algorithm. It just stands there earning.

What you get

Done properly, it lasts.

7–10Years from Dibond, mounted properly. Coroplast gives you one to three.
24/7It is working at 6am on a Sunday when nothing else you own is.
$0Ongoing cost after it is up. Buy the lifespan the job needs and stop paying.

Materials

Buy the lifespan the job actually needs.

Most signage disappointment comes from putting a temporary material into a permanent job. Coroplast and Dibond are not competitors — they are for different lengths of time.

The honest bit — why your sign faded faster than you expected

Coroplast is corrugated plastic. Light, cheap, easy to stake, and right for events, listings and anything with an end date — one to three years outdoors. Dibond is aluminium composite: rigid, flat, does not sag or yellow, and good for seven to ten years and beyond. That is what a business sign should be made of.

UV is harder up here than on the coast, because elevation costs you sun protection. A Coroplast sign that would give you three years in the Lower Mainland fades faster in a Cariboo summer, and a south-facing panel always goes before the shaded one. If it is going up permanently we will steer you to Dibond even when Coroplast would be an easier sale.

How it runsWhere it goes decides what it is made of.

The process

Four steps, no surprises.

1

Sort out the scope

Where it is going, how long it needs to last, how it gets mounted. Those three answers decide the material.

2

Design & proof

Laid out for the viewing distance — a sign read at 80km/h is a different design from one read from the sidewalk.

3

Production

On the specified substrate with the right laminate, then freight to Bridge Lake.

4

Install

Anchored to suit the surface, cut edges sealed. Or collect it and put it up yourself.

Timeline Panel stock is not always local — larger Dibond and bulk Coroplast come from the Lower Mainland, so the sheet can take as long to arrive as the printing does. For event work, come to us early. A rodeo banner needed Saturday is a very different conversation on Monday than on Thursday.

Questions

The ones that come up every time.

How long will a Coroplast sign last out here?

One to three years, and the range is mostly sun. North-facing in shade, you get the top of it. South-facing in an open field at elevation, expect the bottom. If it needs to outlast that, it wants Dibond.

Do you install, or just supply?

Either. Plenty of clients collect yard signs and put them out themselves. Anything wall-mounted, post-set or above head height we would rather do ourselves — the mounting is where signs fail.

Do I need a permit?

Sometimes, depending where it sits and how close to a highway. We are not the permitting authority, so check with your local office — but ask us early and we will flag if we think it is likely.

Will window graphics wreck the glass?

No. Window film removes cleanly with heat. Frosted and cut vinyl both come off without residue within their service life.