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Zimmerman, OMG, Sign & Lines and Signs Inc lead the pack as 2026 ASGA Awards winners revealed
4 September 2026
Best in Show the team from Zimmerman
Australia’s Sign and Graphics industry celebrated at the Easy Signs National Sign & Graphics Awards dinner held at the Sydney Exhibition Centre last night. Awards were presented across 24 categories from digital media and illumination through to sustainability and traditional signcraft.
Two companies tied for the night’s biggest haul: Signs & Lines and OMG.CO each taking home six awards. Signs & Lines built its tally on the strength of its ECU City campus work and a Gold win in Retail Sign Package for the WACA Cricket Stadium redevelopment, while OMG.CO’s Barangaroo Station and 101-121 Castlereagh Street projects picked up wins across Fabrication, Installation, Retail Sign Package and the Project Management Award winning that category outright with Barangaroo Station.
Best in Show
Zimmermann Industries Pty Ltd capped an outstanding night by claiming Best in Show for its suspended floor level identifiers and escalator canopy project, having entered and won Gold in the Illumination (LEDs) category. Zimmerman was one of the evening’s standout performers, adding a second LEDs Gold for its “TBTM” project and a further Gold in Fabrication – General Signage (Businesses with more than 5 staff) for “Foster & Black,” for a total of five award placings.
Multiple winners
Several other companies had strong showings on the night:
- Signs Inc. (5 awards) — Silver in Directional & Wayfinding and Innovation, with three further Bronze placings.
- Status Signs (4 awards) — Gold in the Sustainability Award for its Reforest Australia Tree Gifting Initiative, plus Silver and Bronze placings.
- BEAR DESIGNS (4 awards) — Gold in Vehicle Wraps (Colour Change) for its TAB Chopper Wrap, with further Silver and Bronze wins.
- Grafico (4 awards) — Gold in Large Format Digital Print for “Tropical Staircase,” plus Silver and Bronze placings in Retail Sign Package and Vehicle Wraps.
- Thomas Creative, ImageBox Group and Brisbane Signs & Engraving each collected three awards, while National Sign Build, Ecept and Urban Prints rounded out the three-award winners.
Category highlights
Gold went to a diverse spread of businesses across the night’s 24 judged categories, among them:
- SS Signs — Digital Media (LED & LCD), for its Brunswick Street curved LED screen and architectural façade
- ImageBox Group — Directional & Wayfinding Signs, for “Our Wondrous Planet” zone and realm signage
- Brisbane Signs & Engraving — Engraved Signs, for its Cross River Rail Station artwork
- Signs By Knight and Brisbane Signs & Engraving (tied) — Fabrication, General Signage (up to 5 staff)
- National Sign Build — Fabrication, Sculptural, for “What Endures,” which also won the Installation category
- Good Sign Co — Illumination (Neon), for its Scrolling Girl Neon peak installation
- Inspired Printing — Router Output, for Brunetti’s brass shopfront plates
- Signageworld — Small Sign Business Award
- Savvy Sign Co — Traditional Signcraft Skills, for Pitt St Uniting Church
- Bailey Print Group — Vehicle Wraps (Printed Substrates), for the Trademutt “Muttley” wrap
- TAFE NSW — Training Innovation Award, taking both Gold and Silver
- Cunneen Signs — Innovation Award, for its US great seal project
- Populous — Original In-House Design Concept
The Young Star Award went to Kathryn Wheelan of Zimmermann Industries for the “Think Beauty, Think Mecca” project, with GRACIE Signs and The Digi Men rounding out the podium.
