This year has had its highs and lows, but together we pulled through. In celebration of the New Year, and a “see ya!” to 2020, here are some of our top achievements and best-selling products.

In 2020, our sales team, with some of the most knowledgeable sales reps in the industry, logged: 108,214 answers about product choices.

Our delivery fleet will travel the world if necessary, to bring you your product on time. This year we traveled so many miles that we could have wrapped the earth almost 25 times. As “The Fastest Delivery in the Industry”, that’s like driving around the earth 24 times. And you better believe we would have done it, for you.

As times change, so does the demand for different types of products. This year our purchasing department has added and stocked 629 new products at the best-negotiated prices.

Our Equipment Department tech team has serviced over 54 various printer models and kept hundreds of printers running smoothly. Our sales team helped many of you with incredible financing which may be still available.

Our Marketing department provided you with free resources in order to help you sell better.

  • Most popular email and blog post: our free design bundles.
  • Single most-read email: Information about the new regulations for curbside dining, which we can already see will be big in 2021.

At S&F we give out a lot of free swag. This year our 2021 wall calendar is the most requested free item. Did you get yours?

In Product News, here are the
Top 10 Most Popular Items of 2020:

Clear Acrylic: during the acrylic hype, S&F worked overtime to make sure our customers had the best pricing available. The runner-up, our new PlexiGuard did well and was voted the most aesthetically pleasing with many mounting options from all available models on the market.

Our sign makers have chosen the Brilliant GreenleafLED 10K Modules in second place as the most popular lighting for signs. 

1x1 Square tubing is clearly our bestselling steel tube. This year alone, square tubing was responsible for creating more awning frames than ever before.

Did you know that DigiJet Nova is a preferred choice for large format printing? DigiJet has proudly become a household name amongst many of the large format printers. 

Yellow is the most popular color ink sold this year. Yellow is known for happiness and sunshine. With all the difficulties this year has brought, there’s no question that you guys made the world a happier place. 

Sunbrella fabrics and our retractable awning come next. More retractable awnings were purchased this year than ever before. Retractable awnings are responsible for creating shelter in our darkest of days. As many people stood in line outside commercial establishments, Sunsations awnings provided much welcome protection. 

Coroflex sheets and lawn steaks have hands down won the Most Popular Substrate of the Year. Many used these signs during the emotional days of the pandemic to salute our first responders and celebrate birthdays and graduation milestones. 

Our Staple System is a popular way to build awnings and has now been adapted to create beautiful curbside dining. 

Avery cut vinyl, particularly the color black, did well as many have used these to create directional signs and decals during this pandemic. 

With all the needs to create social distancing, Avery 1105 RS printable vinyl came in handy to delineate 6 feet of distance as needed. 

This year we bent a record number of aluminum cuts and bends. The L shape bend was a clear winner from all the custom requests we filled. The L shape is typically used to create channel letters.

As we wrap up 2020 and leave it far behind in our rearview mirror, glad to never see it again, we invite you to join us in looking forward towards a better 2021, with all this industry will bring.