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INSTALLATION & SERVICE

Sign installation, service & permits — managed start to finish

Servicing national sign companies and property owners since 1996. Our project managers handle everything from sign surveys and permits to crane sets and final inspections.

Installers in a bucket lift mounting a storefront sign

Sign installation

Building-mounted, pylon, monument and interior installs with fully equipped trucks. Code-compliant, first time.

Empire crane truck setting an LED sign cabinet

Crane & bucket service

Crane and truck operators with decades of experience setting pylons, LED cabinets and high-rise signage.

Boom truck at a sign foundation site

Auger service & foundations

Engineered footings for free-standing signs, augered and poured on site — and the site left clean.

Empire wrapped pickup and bucket truck at a commercial building

Permits & surveys

Sign surveys, recommendations, drawings, permits, review board meetings and inspections in MD, DC, VA and DE.

Empire bucket truck servicing a restaurant sign

Electric sign service & maintenance

Stocked service trucks for outages, power supplies, ballasts and panels — plus scheduled cleaning and maintenance programs.

Restaurant storefront lit at night

LED retrofits & parking lot lighting

Swap neon and fluorescent for LED to cut energy and maintenance. Parking-lot and security lighting repair and upgrades.

Retail storefront after fascia repair

Fascia repair & painting

Restore weather- and sun-damaged fascia and paint so your storefront looks as good as your new sign.

Empire Graphics crew on a swing stage installing a sign panel on a high-rise

High-rise, swing-stage & rappelling

Specialty access for tall buildings and tight sites where a crane can’t reach.

FOR NATIONAL SIGN COMPANIES

Your Mid-Atlantic install partner

Our systems and procedures were designed to complement national signage providers: multiple install crews, about 5,000 sq ft of interior storage for staged product, and project managers who report on your schedule — from survey photos to completion paperwork.

  • ✓Licensed & insured in MD, DC, VA & DE
  • ✓Site surveys with photos and measurements
  • ✓Permit acquisition & inspections
  • ✓Secure storage for staged product
  • ✓Completion photos & close-out docs
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Empire Graphics facility on Indian Head Highway in Accokeek, MD

Installation & service FAQ

Do you install for national sign companies?

Yes. National sign companies have relied on us since 1996 for surveys, permits, installs and service in the Mid-Atlantic. Our processes are built to plug into national program managers' workflows.

Do you repair signs you didn't build?

Yes. Our service trucks are stocked for common repairs — outages, power supplies, ballasts, panel replacements — and we perform LED retrofits on older neon and fluorescent signs.

Who handles the installation?

Empire manages every install from start to finish — licensed, insured crews with bucket trucks and cranes, and one project manager as your point of contact from site survey to final inspection in Maryland, D.C., Virginia and Delaware.

Do you handle sign permits?

Yes. We prepare drawings, submit permit applications, attend town review board meetings when required and coordinate final inspections in Maryland, D.C., Virginia and Delaware.

Trusted by facilities & fleet teams across the Mid-Atlantic

National sign companies count on us for installs, too.

  • Town of Ocean City, Maryland
  • O'Reilly Auto Parts
  • College of Southern Maryland
  • CalvertHealth
  • Stratus
  • Identiti

Need a sign installed, serviced or permitted?

Signs, lighting or fleet graphics — a project manager responds within 1 business day.