PlanSwift: Construction Estimating Software Created with You in Mind

PlanSwift construction estimating takeoff software can make estimating a breeze! Calculate everything you need, all in one place. You can gather costs for labor, square footages, perimeters, volumes of simple or complex areas, beams, rebar, studs, gallons of paint, concrete, insulation, gravel, length of copper wire, or anything else you need.  Whatever it is, this software can calculate it in a fraction of the time with amazing accuracy.

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The Power of Zund Routing

The advertising and marketing industries have created a major need for new ways of creating graphic displays for both indoor and outdoor advertising. Professionals in these industries are constantly looking for creative ways to grab consumers’ attention, and this market demand has led to new a device that can meet any graphic display need.

We would like to introduce you to the Zund! Zund Cutting is the newest, most innovative technology for digital graphics. With Zund routing your graphics can achieve extremely precise contour cutting, trimming, routing and creasing of rigid materials. Any shape or any material, no matter how complex, is cut with amazing accuracy.

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The U-Pointer: Interactive Touch Screen Technology

What would you do if you could convert a projected image or monitor into an interactive touchscreen?  Simply impress your clients? Get your work team enthusiastically collaborating? Get your students to actually enjoy learning? No matter what profession you’re in, the possibilities are endless!

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Alabama Graphics Welcomes Carrie Evans

Alabama Graphics is proud to welcome Carrie Evans to the Birmingham office. Carrie started with Alabama Graphics at the beginning of May as an Account Executive with a focus in digital color.

Although Carrie is originally from Alabama, she’s lived all over the country. She graduated from Savannah College of Art and Design with a major in Graphic Design. After graduation, Carrie moved to California where she began working in the newspaper and magazine industry.  She also worked for a company there creating DVD packaging, posters, display stands, and other 3-D design work.

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Alabama’s Best Fourth of July Celebrations

The Fourth of July is a time for the community to come together and celebrate. Extravagant fireworks shows celebrating our Nation’s independence is what the Fourth is all about. We hope you’ve gotten the signage for your Fourth of July event done, but if you’re not hosting your own event this year, we’d be happy to make a couple of suggestions on where to find the best celebrations in Alabama.

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Custom Displays that Make Products Sell

When most people think of selling a product they think of marketing efforts, sales techniques, and so on. Not often do we think of displays helping to drive sales. But do you really think that boring shelf is helping your product sale? Probably not.

Custom displays may just be what your product needs to get the attention it deserves. No longer will people casually walk by your featured product . Our custom displays will not only force customers to take notice, but they will generate excitement.

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Fourth of July Outdoor Signage

July 4th is right around the corner, and the holidays are a great time to get consumers attention. Holidays are filled with events, especially the Fourth of July. Firework shows and sales are everywhere.

So have you gotten your outdoor signage to promote your event? Well it’s not too late if you haven’t.

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Is Our Electronic Document Management Service Right for Your Company?

We have all been hearing about Electronic Document Management lately. That’s because it is revolutionizing the way companies conduct their day to day business operations. If you’re not using it yet, chances are, you will be in the near future. Taking the busy work out and making your office more efficient. What boss would say no to that?

In case you’re new to Electronic Document Management, simply put, it is converting paper documents into searchable digital files. These documents can include: purchase orders, invoices, building plans and pretty much any other type of document your company uses. You might say,” Well I have a scanner, I can do that already!” That’s why the keyword here is “searchable.”

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How Custom Signage can Help Drive Business

Grand Opening! No not us, but perhaps your new big start-up? When your company has its Grand Opening, puts on a big sale, or has an open house, where do you go to promote the event?

Maybe you go straight to the traditional TV and radio advertising. Your customers are there. Maybe you like to do more non-traditional social media advertising. Your customers are there too. Whichever direction you take your advertising it’s important to not forget the basics.

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Alabama Graphics Customers, Creating a Piece of History

On April 10, 2013, the City of Birmingham gathered to support the Birmingham Barons for their first game at the new Regions Field. The people of Birmingham could not have been prouder of the field and all it symbolized. The way it captured Birmingham’s heritage to reflect the past, but also its future, was truly astounding.

So much hard work and dedication has been put into this one-of-a-kind ballpark.  From all of us at Alabama Graphics, we would like to say thank you to all who worked so hard to make this dream become a reality.

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