A Southampton firm has scooped a gold award for its work in a children's hospital.

Signs Express (Southampton), operating for over 25 years, won the accolade at the 2024 UK Graphic Awards.

After being approached in March 2023, the company provided more than 300 square metres of wall graphics to the newly refurbished Child Development Centre at Crawley Hospital.

The project later expanded to include a decorative tree centrepiece, a large illuminated sky effect sign, and a suspended sign with a custom-made metal profile.

Despite challenges during the planning process, the company expressed pride in creating a bright and welcoming environment for children at the centre.

In August, the firm learned it had reached the finalist stage in the awards, held on October 15 at the Birmingham Hilton Metropole.

Branded Interiors was the first category announced, and the company was in disbelief when it was named the winner.