Leaders in the Property Signage Industry
Established in 1998, Countrywide Signs’ founder and managing director, Tony Williams QFP, started out as a property sign installer himself. Honing and developing the brand and business structure to become a leader in the sector. The group’s location coverage has grown exponentially. Ranging from one-van businesses to multi-van regional operations. As a result, the network has the capacity to fulfil orders the length and breadth of the UK for independent estate, letting and commercial agents, as well as regional and national agents.
Values
Quality
Quality through continuous improvement. ISO 9001 accreditation.
Teamwork
Working together regionally & nationally. Stronger together.
Trustworthy
A network & brand you can trust. Over 20 years of expertise.
Professional
Always professional in appearance, service & aftercare.
Dedicated
A network of over 40 franchises, each as devoted as the next.
Meet the Team
Tony Williams
Founder & Managing Director
Tony’s background includes 12 years with his own security company as well as over 22 years as a Countrywide Signs franchisee and Managing Director. With more than 26 years’ experience in franchising, Tony heads up the support team in place to aid the network and continually improve the services we provide.
Justin Pearce
Franchise Director
Justin uses his 30 years’ experience of signage and franchising to drive the development of the national network, supporting franchise owners in their local Countrywide Signs businesses. He has several years of experience in senior operational roles and has also spent time running a pilot franchise himself.
Adam Davison
Business Development Advisor
Adam Davison works with the network to provide business coaching and mentoring as well as heading up our franchisee recruitment team. Adam who has been with us since 2018, has worked with numerous franchisors over the years. He now provides ongoing support beyond initial training, including bespoke and tailored advice to help form business objectives, strategies, dynamic planning and initiatives to help each business achieve individual goals.
Sue Jamil
Training & Operational Support
In April 2018, Sue Jamil, a former Countrywide Signs’ franchisee, joined the head office team. Sue is now our franchisee trainer and operational support guru! With an extensive and impressive background in training, sales and franchising, Sue ran a very successful franchise for 8 years with her husband Neil. Sue now works to recruit new franchisees to our network and provides training and operational guidance for new and existing Countrywide Signs business owners.
Sarah Maginn
Marketing Manager
Sarah Maginn specialises in digital marketing, developing marketing strategy and planning as well as supporting the network with local marketing initiatives. Sarah came onboard in 2020 having worked in Marketing since 2007. She has experience working for both B2B and B2C businesses, including signage franchisor, Signs Express for 4 years.
Carole Wayne
Client Services Manager
Carole joined in 2014 starting her employment with Countrywide Signs in the Accounts Department and diversifying her role some two years later to become Client Services Manager. Carole works predominantly in operations onboarding franchisees and providing operational support to new and existing franchisees. Carole is also in charge of managing online estate and commercial agents.
Sophie Sampson
Operations Support Assistant
Sophie is the franchisee go to for all Operations support requests. Having worked for the company since 2018, Sophie has built a great relationship with the franchisees, helping and assisting them and their estate and letting agents with a range of queries as well as managing and monitoring ISO 9001 compliance.
Carla Thurgood
Marketing Assistant
Carla provides marketing support to the franchise network. Having recently graduated from a course in Social Media Management, Carla helps franchisees with social media and email marketing guidance as well as managing Google Business listings for the whole network. Carla comes from a Retail Management background, adding sales, recruitment and training experience to her portfolio.
Debbie Bishop
Accounts Manager
Debbie joined Countrywide Signs in 2015. With over 30 years of experience working in various accounts roles, Debbie heads up the accounts team providing invaluable support to the franchise network helping deal with accountancy queries, payroll, accounts payable and receivable.
Sammi Lamont
Accounts Administrator
Sammi joined the Countrywide Signs Accounts’ team in May 2021. Sammi provides important administrative, and accounts support to the Accounts Manager and the franchise network as a whole.
Enviromental Policy
Environmental Responsibility
As a property signage business and nationwide franchise network, we feel strongly about the importance of our responsibility to the environment and the impact of climate change. We are currently embarking on our journey to help achieve a greener future.
Our Carbon Footprint
We have been making changes and reducing emissions. Here’s how we’re tackling climate change…
- Head office staff now work remotely.
- We’ve reduced our office-based footprint by some 60%.
- We have moved to a cloud-based server.
- We use a route planner to enable drivers to find the shortest route to save on emissions.
- We’ve minimised carriage, sending items in bulk only.
Recycling Signage Boards
We have an obligation to ensure our property boards are disposed of in an ethical and sustainable manner. With a high turnover of signage boards, we believe in upcycling posts and reusing branded boards wherever possible.
When it is not possible to upcycle, we use a professional recycling service called EA Recycling to ensure our boards are disposed of appropriately and that our signage doesn’t end up in landfill.
Polypropylene plastic is currently non-biodegradable and must not be disposed of via domestic and commercial waste. When notified by our agents we arrange board collection from the property so that we can dispose of signage on our agent’s behalf if quality isn’t up to our high standards.
Ethically Sourced Materials
Our corporate social responsibility ensures that we only source materials from ethical suppliers.
Timber for our posts from members of the Timber Trade Federation, a body who are committed to a responsible approach to timber sourcing.
Paint is water-based and not solvent-based and only purchased from companies who adhere to an environmental charter. All inks and toners used adhere to Nordic Swan Label (or similar) which ensures that printed matter (throughout its lifecycle) complies with the most stringent environmental requirements.
What Our Customers Say...
"We never have any issues with Countrywide Signs and would always recommend them to anyone. Great work always!"
Lets & Property Management
"Countrywide Signs offers us incredible professional and friendly service ALL THE TIME. Massive thumbs up for the company."
Cowling & West
"Absolutely awesome experience with Countrywide Signs. The team was brilliant."
Knight Frank
Get in Touch
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