{"id":21676,"date":"2025-10-15T22:20:48","date_gmt":"2025-10-15T22:20:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nzsda.org.nz\/?p=21676"},"modified":"2026-02-10T19:41:54","modified_gmt":"2026-02-10T19:41:54","slug":"clarksons-signs-joins-elite-group-of-master-sign-makers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nzsda.org.nz\/index.php\/2025\/10\/15\/clarksons-signs-joins-elite-group-of-master-sign-makers\/","title":{"rendered":"Clarkson\u2019s Signs Joins Elite Group of Master Sign Makers"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Clarkson\u2019s Signs Joins Elite Group of Master Sign Makers<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Reaching fifty years in business and becoming accredited Master Sign Makers in the same year makes 2025 one to remember for Clarkson\u2019s Signs, a multi-award-winning sign shop in Canterbury. Owners Nick and Maria Clarkson were delighted to see their store become the 25th<\/sup> accredited Master Sign Maker in New Zealand.<\/p>

Nick and Maria admit they were hesitant to apply for Master Sign Maker initially. \u201cTo be honest, we didn\u2019t understand why it was needed as we felt the NZSDA already had the ethics and codes in place. Maybe our hesitation to apply also stemmed from stubbornness, and the idea of pursuing the accreditation sometimes felt like stepping into an \u2018old boys\u2019 club.\u2019\u201d<\/p>

Their perspective began to shift as they observed others in the industry. \u201cWe watched the companies that have already achieved the accreditation and felt something shift. These are businesses we admire, run by people we respect and people with integrity, and we realised this isn\u2019t just a badge, but a marker of shared values, community, and a standard of excellence.\u201d<\/p>

\u00a0\u201cAt a regional meeting, we listened to a peer share their experience with honesty and humility. Then, at the 2025 Sign Makers Conference speed-dating event, we had valuable conversations with long-standing champions of the industry, people who\u2019ve walked the walk. And slowly, we found ourselves embracing the idea.\u201d<\/p>

NZSDA Secretary, Melissa Coutts, shared that Clarkson Signs application \u201cfar exceeded the criteria of all the pillars,\u201d and that the NZSDA board were very impressed with their work and their dedication to the industry.<\/p>

Achieving the accreditation was a moment of celebration for the Clarkson\u2019s. \u201cThere was definitely a \u2018wahoo\u2019 moment, and a wee ching of glasses over a cheeky red that night! We\u2019re incredibly proud of our business and our amazing team. It\u2019s moments like these that validate the hard work as well as the moments of stress and worry. The standard of work within the industry just keeps getting better, and we\u2019re honoured to be part of it. If we take one thing from this experience, it’s the reminder of how proud we should be of what we do, and how we’ve continued to keep the doors open.\u201d<\/p>

\u00a0\u201cTo those who doubt themselves or prefer staying out of the spotlight \u2013 think again. We were hesitant at first too. But once we started the application process, we realised something important: we do make a difference. We contribute consistently, we strive to keep learning, and we go about our work with integrity. Yes, sometimes the work feels routine or even mundane. But reflecting on it made us realise, we do it to a high standard. We bring care and excellence, even to the smallest tasks. That\u2019s worth recognising. That\u2019s worth celebrating. So, if you’re unsure whether you should put yourself forward \u2013 ask yourself: Why not?\u201d<\/p>

\u00a0\u201cThis is more than just a badge; it\u2019s a reflection of everything we\u2019ve built together. We are proud we have kept going; continued to provide jobs, pumped out signs for our clients, and made some awesome connections within our industry who we proudly now call friends.\u201d<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Nick and Maria Clarkson on stage at the 2025 Sign Display Awards of Excellence<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Bat Ute by Clarkson Signs won silver at the 2025 Sign Display Awards of Excellence<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Another award-winning project by Clarkson Signs<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Reaching fifty years in business and becoming accredited Master Sign Makers in the same year makes 2025 one to remember for Clarkson\u2019s Signs, a multi-award-winning sign shop in Canterbury. Owners Nick and Maria Clarkson were delighted to see their store become the 25th accredited Master Sign Maker in New Zealand.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":21678,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-21676","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sign-shop-exposed"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nzsda.org.nz\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21676","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nzsda.org.nz\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nzsda.org.nz\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nzsda.org.nz\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nzsda.org.nz\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=21676"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/nzsda.org.nz\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21676\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":21687,"href":"https:\/\/nzsda.org.nz\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21676\/revisions\/21687"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nzsda.org.nz\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/21678"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nzsda.org.nz\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21676"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nzsda.org.nz\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=21676"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nzsda.org.nz\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=21676"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}