Make it Matter: The materials workshop
A practical, interactive workshop that challenges the way you think about materials across signs, print, retail displays and POS.
Course details
Minimum 3 months’ industry experience
From £320.00
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09:30-15:30
SignFab (UK) Ltd, Angle House, 52 Scudamore Road, Leicester, LE3 1UQ
Make it Matter is a practical, thought-provoking materials workshop designed for people working across the sign, print and retail display industries.
Materials influence far more than how a finished project looks. The choices you make can affect performance, cost, creativity, production, installation and sustainability.
Led by Steve Lister, the workshop brings materials, design, commercial thinking and sustainability together using real products, material samples, case studies and interactive group challenges. It is about questioning familiar choices, exploring different possibilities and building the confidence to choose the right material for the right application.
What you will be learning in this course
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Who is this course for?
Make it Matter is designed for people already working in the sign, print, POS or retail display industries who want to build stronger materials knowledge and challenge familiar ways of working.
With a minimum of three months’ industry experience recommended, the workshop is suitable for developing professionals as well as more experienced team members who want to explore new materials, improve specification decisions and think differently about cost, performance and sustainability.
Designers
Sales teams
Specifiers
Production teams
Buyers
Industry professionals
If you work with materials and want more confidence choosing, specifying and explaining the right options, Make it Matter will help you make stronger decisions on real projects.
Why book this course?
Make it Matter is not another sustainability lecture. It is an interactive workshop built around the real decisions sign and print businesses make every day.
You will handle materials, discuss real-world challenges, explore new ideas and look at material choices from a creative, commercial and sustainability perspective.
The aim is to leave you with greater confidence to question familiar specifications and make more considered decisions for your customers and projects.
This course can help you:
Make better material decisions with greater confidence
Discover new materials, alternatives and possibilities
Reduce unnecessary costs, waste and avoidable mistakes
Look beyond purchase price to understand the true cost of materials
Sell and specify solutions with greater confidence
Ask better questions and explain recommendations more clearly
Learn through hands-on materials and real-world challenges
Bring fresh ideas back into your business
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Frequently asked questions
How much experience do I need for Make it Matter?
We recommend a minimum of three months’ experience in the sign, print, POS or retail display industry. The workshop is designed for people who already have some industry context and want to build stronger knowledge around materials, specification and project decisions.
Who is Make it Matter for?
Make it Matter is designed for people involved in designing, specifying, selling, buying or producing signs, print and retail displays. It is suitable for developing professionals as well as more experienced team members who want to challenge familiar ways of working.
What will I learn on the materials workshop?
The workshop explores why materials matter, material selection, the true cost of materials, smarter design, certifications, recycled content and environmental claims. You’ll also look at how to specify the right material for the right application with greater confidence.
Is Make it Matter a sustainability course?
Sustainability is an important part of the workshop, but it isn’t simply a sustainability course. Make it Matter brings together materials, design, commercial thinking and sustainability to help you make stronger decisions across real sign and print projects.
Is the workshop hands-on?
Yes. The day includes real products, material samples, case studies and interactive group challenges. You’ll be encouraged to handle materials, discuss ideas and work through real-world industry scenarios.
Where and when is Make it Matter held?
Make it Matter runs from 9:30am to 3:30pm at the Make it Happen training facility at SignFab (UK) Ltd in Leicester.
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