Shot of the Week - Villa Enterprises

We are proud to welcome Villa Enterprises to the family of Anchor clients! This Villa location was recently installed by an Anchor crew in Gurnee, IL. "Villa Enterprises is a multi-faceted food service organization. With a history steeped in the operations and development of quick service, full service, and quick casual concepts. Today Villa Enterprises is comprised of over 300 locations in 38 states and 6 countries and each location/concept operates from the same basic principle: Made Fresh Daily."



Shot of the Week - "Breaking News!"

We recently manufactured and installed a new CNN News location in the Atlanta Airport for HMSHost. Our specialized installation team members, actual Anchor employees, have the security credentials necessary to work in our nation's airports. HMSHost is part of "Autogrill S.p.A. - the world's largest provider of food, beverage and retail services for travelers."




Shot of the Week - "Go West Young Man!"

An Anchor boom truck in the Colorado Rocky Mountains. One of the best things about being an Anchor installer is that you get to see so much of our great country. With crews based nationwide, we receive pictures of our fleet in some of the most unlikey places.





Shot of the Week - Dollar Tree $1 Stop

An Anchor crew installing a Dollar Tree $1 Stop in Chesapeake, VA - a new concept from Dollar Tree. One of the things our clients appreciate about us, is our ability to take new concepts to market. Our engineers and designers specify durable, energy efficient materials and value engineer each new concept. By getting it right up front, we ensure that your nationwide rollout results in a spectacular representation of your brand without blowing your budget!



Shot of the Week - Panda Express

Headquartered in Rosemead, CA, Panda Express is the world leader in Asian restaurants with 18,000 employees, over 1,200 locations in 36 states and more than $1.2 billion in annual revenue. After a rigorous evaluation process, we're proud to announce that Anchor was named a national vendor for Panda Express. An Anchor installation team recently installed our first location for Panda in New Orleans, LA.




Shot of the Week - LifeWay Christian Stores

We're proud to welcome LifeWay Christian Stores to the Anchor family. We recently manufactured and installed this Richmond, KY location. In the current economic climate, we're finding that customers now more than ever appreciate Anchor's operating model of "Eliminating the Middle Man". By manufacturing, shipping and installing with all Anchor employees, we are able to reduce costs and pass the savings on to our clients!



Shot of the Week - MedCare Express

Congratulations MedCare Express on another new location! We manufactured and installed signage illuminated with LED's and faces with digitally printed graphics. Sign placement and visibility were critical as these facilities provide emergency room type services to those in need.






Shot of the Week - BJ's Wholesale Club

We're proud to welcome BJ's Wholesale Club to the Anchor family of clients. "BJ’s Wholesale Club is a membership-based warehouse club that sells high-quality brand-name and private label food and general merchandise at BJ’s Everyday Low Prices."





Shot of the Week - Deal$

With many of our crews persevering through snow storms and frigid temperatures around the nation, one of Anchor's Florida based crews was busy installing a new Deals location in sunny Fern Park, FL. No matter where your stores are located, we've got you covered!






Shot of the Week - Nucor Steel

A recently installed employee's credit union branch for Nucor Steel in Florence, SC. From the monument sign out front, to the individual letters on the wall, to the window graphics and the interior signage...we manufactured it all, transported it on an Anchor truck and then installed it with an Anchor crew!




Shot of the Week - Lights, Camera, Action!

A video production crew on site with one of Anchor's installation teams. We'll be releasing our latest promotional video just in time for the SPECS Show in Kissimmee, FL. If you're interested in learning more about Anchor Sign and why we're Corporate America's Favorite Sign Company, contact us and we'll be happy to send you a copy of the video.




Shot of the Week - Happy Holidays!

Ever wonder what Santa does the other 364 days of the year? He's an installation crew leader with Anchor Sign. Santa, a.k.a. Jim Larkin, is seen here with two of his elves completing an installation in a snow storm outside Indianapolis, IN. We'd like to wish all of our clients, team members and vendors a happy holiday and prosperous new year. Thank you for your contributions to our success!



Shot of the Week - Weight Watchers

A recently installed Weight Watchers located within a Wal-Mart in Roscoe, IL. We're proud to announce that Weight Watchers has joined the family of Anchor Sign clients! Our Weight Watchers account management team coordinated with Weight Watchers and Wal-Mart to ensure that the Anchor installation team installed the signage with no interruption or inconvenience to Wal-Mart and in plenty of time for Weight Watchers to open for the holidays.




Shot of the Week - Our survey crews!

Our Field Service Coordinators' bright blue trucks can be seen surveying sites and submitting permits all over the country. Each coordinator is equipped with a wireless access laptop, digital camera, and GPS. This ensures that surveys, site photos, and other important information is immediately uploaded for our clients to view in the secure access portion of our website!




Shot of the Week - Blockbuster Media

An Anchor crew installing one of ten new test stores for Blockbuster Media in Reno, NV. Anchor developed upgrade packages that transform existing Blockbuster stores into the new Media concept while utilizing components of the sign packages already in place. Stay tuned for more to come on these exciting changes!





Shot of the Week - Lifestyle Family Fitness

Another new Lifestyle Family Fitness location! This fast growing chain of health clubs typically occupies 30,000 square foot spaces and offers members a state-of-the-art family friendly environment. Lifestyle's distinctive large LED channel letter package is helping them to build brand awareness and instant recognition.




Shot of the Week - More than just signs!

One of the things that sets us apart from other sign companies is our ability to manufacture awnings in-house. So if your identity package includes awnings, from illuminated to traditional, we've got you covered. We've proudly manufactured Blockbuster's awnings and signage since 1991!






Shot of the Week - Anchor Installation Crews

Anchor crews installing a new Panera Bread location in Miami, FL. By utilizing our own installation crews, we are able to control quality from the initial code check to the final installation. No delays, no excuses, no headaches for our clients!





Shot of the Week - Advance America

A recently installed Advance America Cash Advance Center. Advance America has been a valued Anchor partner since we installed the signage on their very first location in 1998. Since then, we have installed over 2,500 new centers for this rapidly growing company!





Shot of the Week - Transportation on our own fleet!

An Anchor truck headed for an Extended Stay Deluxe Hotel in Canada. Extended Stay acquired an existing property in Toronto and had Anchor reimage the location. We've manufactured and installed more than 600 Extended Stay locations throughout North America.






Shot of the Week - Dollar Tree...Early installation!

A recently installed Dollar Tree store in Litchfield, MN. An Anchor installation crew installed the signage just as Dollar Tree took control of the space and started the interior construction. By installing our clients' signage early, we alert their customers to new locations well before they open.




Shot of the Week - Hurricane Ike

The view as seen from the cab of an Anchor Sign boom truck as the crew heads into the aftermath of Hurricane Ike in Houston, TX. We strategically position our crews prior to a storm's arrival so that we're never far away when our clients need help.






Shot of the Week - CVS/pharmacy

An Anchor installation crew puts the finishing touches on a new pylon sign complete with an electronic message board at a new CVS/pharmacy location in Tifton, GA. The distinctive blue cranes on Anchor's dedicated fleet of boom trucks are synonymous with safety, quality and dedication to a job well done!




Shot of the Week - Chili's...Anchor's Fleet

A large pole sign for a new Chili's location is loaded onto an Anchor Sign trailer ready for delivery. We transport signage on our own fleet of trucks and trailers guaranteeing on-time delivery and damage free shipping.





Shot of the Week - Ronald McDonald House

Anchor has supported the Ronald McDonald House for the past nine years. Each year we manufacture and install numerous banners and on-premise signage in support of special occasions and events. This week we installed a banner on the house celebrating 25 years of caring for families in need.