Custom Signs Oshawa
General Motors of Canada is headquartered in Oshawa, and its assembly plant here has one of the more dramatic comeback stories in recent Canadian manufacturing. GM closed the plant in 2019, laying off 2,500 union workers, then reversed course in 2020 with a $1.2 billion investment to retool it for Chevrolet Silverado production. The relaunch became one of the fastest plant startups in GM's history, and Oshawa Assembly is now the company's only assembly plant in Canada, running three shifts with roughly 3,200 hourly workers and having built more than 500,000 trucks since restarting. GM has continued investing, another $280 million and $63 million on top of the original retooling, more than $1.5 billion total since 2020. A short drive away, Ontario Tech University and Durham College share a single campus, and Lakeridge Health Oshawa, the largest hospital in Durham Region, anchors the city's healthcare sector.
We design, manufacture, and install signage entirely in-house, and we work with Oshawa business owners online, by email and phone, rather than through a retail storefront.
Email: hello@branditt.ca
Signage for Oshawa's Automotive Manufacturing Sector
GM's assembly plant and the supplier network that surrounds it give Oshawa a genuine, large-scale manufacturing identity, and facilities at this scale need signage built for safety, process flow, and large workforces rather than customer-facing branding.
What we build for automotive and manufacturing facilities:
- Wayfinding and utility signs and directional signs, used for process flow, safety zones, and facility navigation across large manufacturing floors
- Monument signs for facility and supplier park entrances
- Traffic and parking signs, essential for the large shift-worker parking a facility employing thousands requires
- Ground signs and panel and post signs
- Non-illuminated signs for interior safety and process signage
Completed work: outdoor signs portfolio.
Signage for the Ontario Tech University and Durham College Campus
A shared university and college campus brings a genuinely different signage need: wayfinding built for thousands of students navigating a facility for the first time, every September.
What we build for the campus and nearby student-facing retail:
- Directional signs and wayfinding and utility signs across campus buildings
- Directory signs for department and building identification
- Channel letter signs and custom window decals for retail and food service serving the student population
- Office interior signs for administrative offices
- Custom wall murals for student-facing retail and campus common areas
Further reading: How Great Wayfinding Enhances Customer Experience. Completed work: indoor signs portfolio.
Signage for Lakeridge Health Oshawa and Downtown Oshawa
Lakeridge Health Oshawa, the largest hospital in Durham Region, and the retail and offices around Downtown Oshawa and Oshawa Centre, round out the city's commercial base with standard medical and retail signage needs.
What we build for these areas:
- Directional signs and wayfinding and utility signs for Lakeridge Health Oshawa
- Directory signs for hospital and office buildings
- Channel letter signs for retail near Oshawa Centre and downtown
- Blade signs, available illuminated, non-illuminated, as a lightbox, or as premium push-thru
- Pylon signs for visibility along Highway 401 and Simcoe Street
Completed work: indoor signs portfolio.
Oshawa Sign Permits
The City of Oshawa has its own sign bylaw, separate from Whitby, Ajax, or Toronto. Manufacturing facilities may carry site-specific safety and signage requirements set by the operator, on top of the general municipal bylaw. The Ontario Tech University and Durham College campus follows its own institutional signage standards for anything within campus grounds, separate from the city's general commercial sign rules.
Frequently Asked Questions
Do you do signage for automotive manufacturing facilities? Yes, safety and process wayfinding signage for large manufacturing operations is part of our work in Oshawa.
Do you handle signage for university or college-area businesses? Yes, we work with retail and food service businesses near the Ontario Tech University and Durham College campus regularly.
Is there a minimum project size? No, from a single storefront sign to a full campus or manufacturing facility package.
Do I need a permit? Most outdoor signs do, under the City of Oshawa's bylaw. Campus and manufacturing-site signage may follow separate institutional standards.
Email hello@branditt.ca with your sign type, location, and timeline. We'll follow up with a quote.