Sign A Rama Joondalup retail franchise becomes Australia’s first Green Stamp accredited sign company

Sign A Rama Joondalup is the first sign writing and printing services business in Australia to gain Green Stamp accreditation.

The Green Stamp program assists small and medium size businesses to exceed environmental regulations and achieve better practices in their operations.

An initiative of the Western Australian Department of Environment and the Printing Industries Association of Australia, the Green Stamp program audits, assesses and supports businesses and retails franchises with industry specific guidelines and management plans.

Sign A Rama Joondalup was awarded Green Stamp accreditation in June, following a three month audit process where the retail franchise was required to demonstrate they understood the environmental risks associated with their business.

This included measuring their waste and ensuring that an appropriate environmental plan was in place, with a genuine commitment to continuous improvement. The most significant of the store’s initiatives was the elimination of solvents releasing volatile organic compounds.

“This recognition is a big step for us and for our customers. We are very committed to sustainable practices and take great pride in looking after the environment,” says Craig Mason, one of the owners of the Sign A Rama Joondalup franchise. “We do a lot of signs and banners for companies that have environmental plans and this initiative is a great step in the right direction.”

Mason is pleased to hear that several other Sign A Rama retail franchises across Australia are now introducing green initiatives with a view to gaining accreditation.

Green Stamp coordinator Eunice Zisani notes that Green Stamp certification has a lot to offer the sign industry and its customers. “Properly promoted, it will give sign manufacturing businesses a market advantage in today’s environmentally conscious world, where customers are increasingly looking at the environmental credentials of products and services” she says.