Category: Company News

National Apprenticeship Week 2024 – Project Management Apprentice

A Glimpse Into Drew Patrick’s Apprenticeship Journey At Astra Group, we thrive on honoring apprentices from diverse backgrounds and job roles, spanning from exhilarating realms like marketing, project management, to design! During National Apprenticeship Week, we’re excited to spotlight Drew Patrick, currently undertaking a Level 4 Project Management apprenticeship at Astra Group.  Drew’s apprenticeship showcases […]

Astra Group Welcomes Anthony Bright to the Board of Directors

We’re delighted to welcome Anthony Bright to the Board, in the position of Design and Delivery Director. The promotion of Anthony, formerly Design Manager at Astra Group, further strengthens the business’s senior leadership team as we look to continued expansion in the UK and internationally. In the newly created role, Anthony will be responsible for […]

Stephen Derbyshire celebrates 11 years of service at Astra Group!

  Happy #Workiversary! 🥳 We want to highlight Stephen Derbyshire, one of our project managers at Astra Group! Having worked in the industry for 11 years, he brings with him a wealth of experience in project management ranging in all sizes and complexities. We thank the dedication to your job!🥂

Winning GOLD for the wayfinding scheme at The Sign Awards 2023

We are thrilled to announce that we have won the Wayfinding scheme award at The Sign Awards 2023 for our work at Wellington Place! This recognition is a testament to the hard work and dedication of our team in creating effective wayfinding design that enhances the user experience. At Astra Group, we understand the importance […]

Astra Group Unveils New Group Structure As It Eyes Further Growth

  Leading full-service provider of traditional and digital signage solutions Astra Group, has unveiled a new group structure as it eyes continued growth. The news follows the unveiling of the Manchester headquartered business’s new group identity in 2022, bringing the business’s digital solutions arm, ADXBA, and bespoke architectural signage arm, Astra Signs, under the one […]

Vinyl Pros Magazine Issue 2 feature

Astra had the pleasure of being featured in Vinyl Pros magazine, a digital platform to showcase businesses within the vinyl wrapping and signage industry. You’ll find us in the “Ones To Watch” spread of this month’s edition, along with other big-name competitors. So watch this space, we have plenty of big projects in the works […]

10 YEARS AT ASTRA!

  How times flies! We’re celebrating our ADXBA Operations Director, part of Astra Group, Chelsea Fothergill’s 10 years of service at Astra Group! Chelsea’s many years of service are a true testament to of her dedication to the company, She has been a vital part of the growth and success of Astra Group by becoming […]

WE ARE FINALISTS AT THE SIGN AWARDS 2023!

We’re delighted to share that our entry to the Wayfinding Scheme category has been shortlisted, and we’re a finalist at The Sign Awards 2023! As part of our wayfinding scheme for Wellington Place, we have collaborated with wayfinding experts, Placemarque, to use the latest design and manufacturing techniques for our sculptural signage, showcasing what Astra […]

Meet The Team: Rob Crampton

Introducing, Robert Crampton – our in-house product designer! We asked him 10 quick-fire questions to know more about him, read about what he has to say!   1.  Job role in Astra? Product Designer. 2. What’s the most exciting part of your job? Seeing designs transition from concept to reality. 3. What does a typical […]

Astra Group Celebrates As It Unveils New Brand

Digital signage solution provider ADXBA and bespoke architectural signage company Astra Signs are celebrating the unveiling of their new group identity, Astra Group. The group brand launch follows the merger of the two Greater Manchester businesses in April of this year, with the duo combining to become one of the country’s leading full-service providers of […]