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National Sign Plazas has been the leader in the directional sign business for over 10 years. Offering our clients a FULLY MANAGED, UNIFORM & FREE method of alleviating their Weekend Directional Sign problems, NSP will rid your roadways of unsightly signage. Our Plazas are fully scaleable and customizable enabling us to bring a unique design to each and every program.

Endorsed by governments, homebuilders and citizens alike, the NSP program is the perfect balance for Municipalities looking to manage their growth without encumbering their local development. Our program is completely managed by our employees and since it is temporary, our municipalities are left with no concerns pertaining to our program.

In addition to our Plaza Program, NSP offers a multitude of other services including sign code revision, municipal directories and general way-finding.

Community

Residential Development
National Sign Plazas’ Residential Development Program offers our Clients a proven and effective way to manage their community image during periods of growth and development. By working with the homebuilding industry in your Community, not against them, NSP can help you develop a program that will provide your homebuilders with a necessary avenue for new home sales and your Community with a revenue generating solution that will clean up, manage and maintain your right-of-way.

Our Residential Development Program is a temporary program that only exists as long as your Community needs it. We maintain an ongoing relationship with all of our Clients that ensure a continual understanding of their needs and goals. National Sign Plazas offers a multitude of services to our Clients that enable us to operate and maintain our Uniform Directional Program beyond your expectations. A few of our services include, program design and construction, program installation, grounds maintenance, relationships and memberships with your local Home Builders Association, sign code revision and enforcement, and repair/maintenance of our sign plazas.

Directional Way-Finding
Whether your Community is experiencing new residential development or not, there are undoubtedly important and historical areas that are of interest to your citizens and visitors alike. A well designed Way-Finding Program, regardless of size or scale, allows you to direct vehicle and pedestrian traffic to these desirable destinations. National Sign Plazas will help you design a Way-Finding System that will incorporate you community identity and magnify your community image.

Way-Finding Programs are being used around the country to help communities just like yours direct citizens to sports venues, shopping districts and historical markers. These programs enhance your Community’s beauty and your citizen’s quality of life.

Parks and Recreation
Parks and Recreation districts offer your citizens a means to gather locally and socialize with one another. Many parks incorporate bike paths, athletic fields and playgrounds to encourage and enhance the socialization that revolves around your Community. Park signage serves to direct, locate and identify different elements of individual areas as well as the area itself. This signage not only helps identify common areas of interest, but they can be used to identify help centers and first aid as well.

NSP can enhance your Community with Park Entry signs, bicycle directional maps and path signs, and many other effective and beautiful signage systems.

Flags and Banners
Whether used at an historic location or to promote a Community event, attention Flags and Banners are easily incorporated in to your Community’s streetscape and background for temporary promotion and identification of important events. These Flags and Banners can be easily mounted to existing structures and/or lamp posts to offer a distinguished highlight without an excessive installation effort. NSP works with our Clients to ensure that their use of Flags and Banners is effective and enhances their community image.

Design Services
National Sign Plazas keeps a fully trained Graphic Design and Production team on staff to ensure your programmatic signage designs are met in a timely and cost effective manner. Our team works closely with our Clients to effectively incorporate all of our Client’s desires in to the final design and production plans. You spend a great deal of time and energy sculpting your community image and NSP offers products, systems and solutions that will enhance those elements already in place while helping you to create new elements as well.

Comprehensive Sign Programs
The National Sign Plazas Comprehensive Sign Programs are custom tailored signage systems that incorporate two or more of our products and/or services.

National Sign Plazas’ Comprehensive Sign Programs are made to add a cohesive element to all of your signage systems. Whether you are looking to install a residential Development Program along with a Way-Finding Program, a Parks and Recreation System that dovetails into an Historic Site, or all of the above, National Sign Plazas can create a Comprehensive Sign Program that will bring the design of each of these signs together in a fashion that will enhance your community image.

Programs

Corporate Headquarters
& Colorado Division
8150 S. Akron Street #401
Centennial, CO 80112
(720) 482-9293
Fax (303) 790-0924

Eleanor Hayzlett, President
Grant Hayzlett, Director of Operations
Dan Wilson, Controller
Patrick Fuller, Division Manager
Chris Dreher, Division Manager
Sandy Cortez, Accountant
Melody Evans, Office Administrator
Greg Kilbourn, Design & Prodcution
Mitchell Seward, Graphic Designer

City of Evans
www.cityofevans.org
In the program since 2004
City of Firestone
www.ci.firestone.co.us
In the program since 2005
Town of Johnstown
www.townofjohnstown.com
In the program since 2005

Arizona Division
1719 West University Drive Ste. 188
Tempe, AZ 85281
(480) 968-2986
Fax (480) 968-2988

Steve West, Division Sales Manager
Kevin Thompson, Division Operations Mgr.
Andy Kent, Field Manager

City of Surprise
www.surpriseaz.com
In the program since 1999
Town of Youngtown
www.youngtownaz.org
In the program since 2003
City of El Mirage
www.cityofelmirage.org
In the program since 2005

Texas Division – Austin Office
8222 North Lamar Blvd. Ste. E:50
Austin, TX 78753
(512) 670-3717
Fax (512) 670-3718

Jason Byrd, Division Manager
John Myers, Field Manager

City of Round Rock
www.ci.roundrock.tx.us
In the program since 2002
City of Pflugerville
www.cityofpflugerville.com
In the program since 2002
City of Hutto
www.cityofhutto.com
In the program since 2003
City of Leander
www.ci.leander.tx.us
In the program since 2004

Texas Division – Houston Office
2501 Central Parkway C-13
Houston, TX 77092
(713) 673-2590
Fax (713) 673-2585

Paul Cesak, Sales & Business Dev.

Dallas Division
Office Opening Early 2006

City of Little Elm
www.littleelmtx.us
In the program since 2004

Illinois Division
16700 Advantage Drive Ste. F
Crest Hill, IL 60435
(815) 725-6230
Fax (815) 725-6201

Robert Enriquez, Sales & Business Dev.
Tom Clark, Operations Manager

Village of Plainfield
www.plainfield-il.org
In the program since 2004
Village of Lockport
www.lockport.org
In the program since 2005
Village of Monee
In the program since 2005
Village of Minooka
www.village.minooka.com
In the program since 2005

Georgia Division
500 Sun Valley Drive Ste. F-1
Roswell, GA 30076
(770) 998-9959
Fax (770) 998-9877

Scott Tripp, Regional Manager
Perry Godley, Sales Manager
Ray Miller, Operations Manager

Cherokee County
www.cherokeega.com
In the program since 2000
Walton County
www.waltoncountyga.org
In the program since 2002
Fulton County
www.fulton.ga.us
In the program since 2005
Douglas County
www.douglas.ga.us
In the program since 2005
City of Statham
www.stathamga.com
In the program since 2005
City of Woodstock
www.ci.woodstock.ga.us
In the program since 2003
City of Holly Springs
www.hollyspringsga.net
In the program since 2001

Builders

FAQ

Once the program is installed, how is the program maintained?
NSP not only installs the program to the Department of Transportation roadside specifications, but we fully maintain the program after installation. We inspect every sign plaza on a weekly basis and our maintenance is so thorough, that we even maintain the grounds under the sign plazas.

Our City doesn’t allow signs in our rights-of-way, but we want the NSP program. What can we do?
NSP is a full service company. We have extensive knowledge of sign ordinances and what a municipality can do in order to situate them to allow municipally ordained signage without allowing all forms of signage. A short consultation with our Government Relations specialists can answer all of your questions and concerns.

Are your signs crash tested?
Yes. Our Sign Plazas are fully crash tested to meet the standards of the U.S. Department of Transportation for roadside safety. We incorporate a DOT designed slip-base system in to every plaza we install.

Our City has height restrictions on signage. What can we do?
The NSP program is fully scaleable and customizable; this is YOUR program. NSP works with the municipality in order to provide you with the look and dimensions that you desire.

We have an historic downtown district and we would like the signs to match. Is that possible?
Yes. NSP can provide the solution for all of your municipality’s way-finding needs. We offer pedestrian and commercial programs in addition to our residential development programs.

Can you install signs on state roads?
NSP is continually working with many of the state level Departments of Transportation in order to create a proactive solution to the signage issues that affect your municipality. Unfortunately, we are not currently able to install signs in state rights-of-way, but we can install signs adjacent to them.

We only have a small amount of development. Will the program still work?
The NSP program is fully scaleable in not only the dimensions of the sign plazas, but in the dimensions of the program itself. NSP currently maintains programs that have as many as 90+ sign plazas and as few as 6 sign plazas.

Where is your closest NSP office?
NSP has offices all over the nation and can service any municipality, regardless of your proximity to an existing office. If you wish to contact the office closest to you, call 888.982.1234 or, for a complete listing of our offices and their direct contact information click on the link below.

We don’t allow the homebuilders to use signs, why do we need the NSP program?
The homebuilders in your area derive 60-80% of their new home sales from directional signage. If you want to create an atmosphere that nurtures the growth that comes with new residential development you need to provide the development with directional signage. The NSP program allows you to do just that while maintaining control over how many signs are placed and where.

What happens when our build cycle comes to an end and the program is no longer necessary?
NSP never sells signage to your municipality so that when this situation occurs we can remove the signage, leaving your municipality the way you want to see it; free of clutter.

Can NSP help me revise my sign ordinance?
Yes. NSP has over 10 years of experience working with municipalities and their sign ordinances. From sample ordinances to new language that will help strengthen your entire sign code, NSP has the answers you are looking for.

How can I get more information?
Simply click on the “Contact Us” link at the bottom of this page and fill out the form you find there. One of our many qualified employees will get you the information that you are looking for.

Press

Kiosks Helping Rid Walton County Roadsides of Clutter
Author: By Todd DeFeo
Publication: Athens Banner-Herald
Date: October 4, 2005

Some years ago, Walton County officials wanted to solve the problem that plagues most fast-growing counties – the clutter of cheap signs that try to capture motorists’ attention at important crossroads.

Even though the signs are not allowed under Walton County codes, it didn’t stop them from proliferating, Walton County Zoning Administrator Charna Parker said. And, as soon as County Officials removed them, more popped up in their place.

So, when representatives from Centennial, CO-based National Sign Plazas approached Walton County with a way top alleviate the cluttering, officials jumped at the chance.

National Sign Plazas now administers Walton County’s kiosk program, stand-alone sign sites where developers or homebuilders can lease a rectangular shaped sign that is mounted on black iron arches along certain roads. And now, the rights-of-way aren’t cluttered.

“At first we had a lot of friction about it,” Parker said. “Now, the real-estate agents and developers seem to like it. They know their sign is going to be there. They don’t have to pay somebody to place them out every weekend.”

National Sign Plazas has similar programs in 4 counties and 3 cities in Georgia, including Statham, said Scott Tripp,National Sign Plazas’ regional manager. The Eastern Barrow County city of about 2,400, has had the program in place for about 6 months. “The idea is to spark a roadside beautification initiative’” Tripp said.

Even as Jackson County officials ponder implementing such a program, Barrow County is inching toward implementing its own kiosk program, said Shannon Navarre, director of Keep Barrow Beautiful. “That’s my ultimate goal,” Navarre said.

Barrow County routinely picks up about 40 signs every 2 weeks, sometimes more, such as during a 3 hour sign sweep when workers removed 110 signs. “That’s not even a drop in the bucket as far as what’s out there,” Navarre said.

“They are just eyesores and they just multiply themselves,” she said of the cheap signs, sometimes called bootleg signs. “They seem to just grow like mushrooms. …It’s almost like a feeding frenzy of right-of-way space.”

Walton County has about 70 sign panels on their kiosks, Parker said, which have stopped the signs developers place along the right-of-way.” It’s been good so far,” Parker said. “We’re constantly working (with National Sign Plazas) on keeping it that way.”
Beyond just reducing roadside clutter, the County has also made $24,380 from the program since January of 2004.

“It’s well maintained, it’s updated, it’s clean,” Navarre said of the kiosks. “It truly serves a good community purpose, and it upholds the quality of life for a community.”

Real Estate Sign Clutter Going Away
Author: Winston Jones
Publication: Douglas County Sentinel
Date: September 9, 2005

Douglas County residents can soon say “good-bye” to the clutter of real estate signs that sprout up every weekend near busy highway intersections. The County Board of Commissioners (BOC) last Tuesday took the first step in moving toward a regulated, uniform real estate sign display format, similar to what other counties are using.

The BOC approved a contract with National Sign Plazas, a company which provides this type of signage for many municipalities. National Sign Plazas was picked as the winning bidder by a purchasing committee that included Eric Linton, County Development Services Director; Chris Collier, Home Builders Association of Douglas County President; and Diane Connors, County Purchasing Director.

The next step will be a revision of the County Ordinance to specify dimensions and regulations governing the signs. This will likely come at the November or December BOC session.

“We’ll be working with the subdivisions to come up with an attractive structure that will provide uniform signage throughout the County,” Linton said. “We’ll map where to put the signs.” Linton said that the builders and developers will bear the cost of the signs since they will lease panels from National Sign Plazas.

Collier said the building community has been supportive of the sign ordinance. The huge number of signs at the busiest intersections often makes it difficult for motorists to read any of them, he noted. “The standardization of these signs will provide a level playing field for all parties,” Collier said.

The City of Pearland Joins NSP in the Fight Against Illegal Signage

In an ongoing fight to clean up their roadsides and do away with illegal signage, the City of Pearland has contracted with National Sign Plazas (NSP) to implement a uniform directional sign program. After long deliberation, the City Council approved NSP, who manages more then 20 similar programs nationally, as the winning bidder.

NSP will work with the homebuilders and developers within the City of Pearland in order to drive their participation in Pearland’s new venture. Assistant City Manager Nick Finan and Councilman Kevin Cole both offered up the possibility that, while participation is not mandatory, homebuilders placing illegal signage within the City’s right-of-way will be fined.

As part of the new Uniform Development Code, the Sign Plaza program will initially be targeted at the residential development signs, but plans exist to expand the program to incorporate Park signage as well as municipal way-finding. Paul Cesak, NSP’s government relations officer for the State of Texas said, “We are very excited about these opportunities to help the City (of Pearland) manage their right-of-way. We are the pioneers in this industry and have more then 10 years experience handling these programs.”

With a great deal of homebuilder support nationally and 5 similar programs in Texas already, NSP does not anticipate any set backs as they ramp this program in the City of Pearland. “We are finding more and more support for our programs every day,” said Paul Cesak. “We anticipate having more then 15 contracts in the State of Texas by this time next year.”

About Us

Our Mission
Provide coordinated directional signage programs that satisfy the needs of the city or county, its homebuilders and the community.

Specialize in integrated solutions solving unsightly, off-site signage through administration, installation, and maintenance services.

Serve the cities or counties around the country that have high growth in housing development.

Generate above-average returns for our stakeholders (including builders, cities/counties, suppliers, employees, and shareholders).

Our Values
To achieve our Vision and Mission, we believe and are committed to these shared CORE values:

Competency:
We strive to continuously improve our competency on every aspect of the business to achieve excellent customer satisfaction.

Opportunity:
We create every opportunity for our customers, suppliers, employees, and shareholders to realize their goals.

Respect:
We conduct our relationships with each other, our internal and external customers and suppliers equally on the basis of highest standards of ethics, respectful behavior, and personal integrity.

Empowerment:
Through planning, mentoring, coaching, and supporting, we empower our employees to share a common goal, be creative, innovative, and result-oriented.

Job Openings

Phoenix - Operations Manager Career Track to Division Manager

National Sign Plazas is a nationwide company with offices in Phoenix, Denver, Atlanta, Chicago, Austin, Dallas and Houston. We are looking for employees to help us manage the sales and operations of our Phoenix office. NSP's primary business is to install, manage, operate and administer uniform directional sign programs for cities and counties. We are looking for qualified candidates as Sales Manager in our Phoenix, AZ office.

Position will report to the Regional Manager and is responsible for the day to day operations of the Phoenix Division Office. Position is directly involved in all aspects of the company’s business including:

• Sales and Marketing: Manage and meet sales goals, including 1) establish and maintain customer relations, resulting in more sales, 2) pursue all prospective customers, and 3) work closely with Regional Manager to formulate marketing strategies to attract new customers.

• General Office and Administration: Maintain accurate records, control budgets, invoicing and collections while providing a high level of customer service.

• Construction and Field Work: Construction and maintenance of plaza/kiosk structures and sign panels Specific responsibilities include permitting, staking, excavation, foundation and installation of structures.

• Personnel management: Manage and coordinate the efforts/duties of field personnel.

• Customer Relations/Quality Control: Employee is responsible for all of those things that impact the outward appearance of NSP in the Phoenix market.

Preferred candidate will have a college degree and 2 years commensurate experience, including actual field work in construction related activities with sales and account management responsibility. Outstanding organizational, communication and computer skills are essential. Experience managing both processes and people, especially in a manual labor environment, is required. Knowledge in government relations and permitting is a plus. Experience in the Homebuilding Industry is a plus.

We offer a competitive salary, including base and attractive incentives along with comprehensive benefits including medical, dental and 401(k). Please respond in confidence with a salary history. Local candidates only, relocation assistance will not be provided. No phone calls. Candidates not meeting the above requirements will be not be responded to.

Houston - Division Sales Manager

National Sign Plazas is a nationwide company with offices in Phoenix, Denver, Atlanta, Chicago, Austin, Dallas and Houston. We are looking for employees to help us manage the sales and operations of our Houston office. NSP's primary business is to install, manage, operate and administer uniform directional sign programs for cities and counties. We are looking for qualified candidates as Operations Manager in our Houston, TX office.

Position will report to the Regional Manager and is responsible for the day to day operations of the Houston Division Office. Position is directly involved in all aspects of the company’s business including:

• General Office and Administration: Maintain accurate records, control budgets, invoicing and collections while providing a high level of customer service.

• Personnel management: Manage and coordinate the efforts/duties of field personnel.

• Customer Relations/Quality Control: Employee is responsible for all of those things that impact the outward appearance of NSP in the Houston market.

Privacy Policy

National Sign Plazas, INC., PRIVACY POLICY

This is the web site of National Sign Plazas, INC.

Our postal address is
8150 South Akron Street, #401
Centenial, CO 80112

National Sign Plazas, INC., has created this privacy statement in order to demonstrate our firm commitment to privacy. The following discloses the information-gathering and dissemination practices for the web sites of NSP and all of its affiliates.

When you visit our web site, our web server automatically recognizes your Internet Protocol (IP) address. Your IP address is non-identifying and is used to compile statistics about traffic to our web site.

The information we collect is used to improve our web page and to customize the content our page(s) for each our consumer(s). We may also use the information we collect to occasionally notify you via e-mail about NSP news and other announcements or changes to our web site. If you do not want to receive an e-mail from us, just e-mail us at info@nsp.biz or call us at (888) 982-1234.

The NSP does not sell or rent your personal information to other organizations. We may compile the information regarding what pages customers access or visit and non-personal information volunteered by the customer and use it for statistical purposes.

By using our web site you are consenting to the collection and use of this information by the NSP. In the event we make changes to this policy, we will post such changes on this page so that you are always aware of what we collect.

Contact Us

Corporate Headquarters
Colorado Division
8150 S. Akron Street #401
Centennial, CO 80112
(720) 482-9293
Fax (303) 790-0924
888-982-1234

Illinois Division
16700 Advantage Drive Ste. F
Crest Hill, IL 60435
(815) 725-6230
Fax (815) 725-6201

Georgia Division
500 Sun Valley Drive Ste. F-1
Roswell, GA 30076
(770) 998-9959
Fax (770) 998-9877

Texas Division – Houston Office
2501 Central Parkway C-13
Houston, TX 77092
(713) 673-2590
Fax (713) 673-2585

Texas Division – Austin Office
8222 North Lamar Blvd. Ste. E:50
Austin, TX 78753
(512) 670-3717
Fax (512) 670-3718

Arizona Division
1719 West University Drive Ste. 188
Tempe, AZ 85281
(480) 968-2986
Fax (480) 968-2988