The Finish Needed for Long-Lasting, Beautiful Streetscape Products

When talking with customers about outdoor streetscape products, they often ask, “What type of finish does it have?” They ask this because, when shopping for streetlights, decorative signage, mailboxes, benches, and other important site amenities, buyers are seeking a solution that will look good for years. They need products that will resist color fading and retain their gloss, despite uninterrupted exposure to weather and the elements…

decorative street signage on a neighborhood road

Decorative Street Signage

Picture the most basic, standard, bargain basement street signage option available. It is, essentially, the stop sign, speed limit sign, or the street name sign hoisted in place on a commodity steel post. Whether green, silver, or black, these U-channel posts with the spine of pre-punched holes meet the minimum requirements for traffic signage but offer little in the way of a finished aesthetic…

Light Distribution in Streetscape Design

Memorable streetscapes are the result of multiple design components working together to compliment the surrounding architecture and nature. Light posts are a unique component in this mix, as they serve as part of the aesthetic during daylight hours and provide the light required to achieve the desired nighttime visual design…

Bollards

History of Bollards

Although the word bollard is originally a 14th century-old Norse word meaning “hard tree trunk,” it wasn’t until the 17th and 18th centuries that “bollard” was being used as a term for a mooring post. Cannons were buried in the ground muzzle-down…