About Pattison
Timeline

001 ELRuddy Co

E.L. Ruddy Company Ltd.
An original company in our history, the E.L. Ruddy Company Ltd. was founded in 1904.

Claude Neon- Montreal, Quebec
Claude Neon was founded in 1928 in Montreal, Quebec

002 Claude Neon Jean Talon

003 Neon Production

Neon Project

Celebrating 50 years - 1954
E.L. Ruddy Company Ltd. celebrates their 50th anniversary

004 50th year anniversary

005 Neon Products of Canada Ltd

Neon Products of Canada Ltd. - 1958
Neon Products expanded to Eastern Canada by building a new manufacturing facility in Toronto, Ontario. This facility would be the largest of its kind at this point in history.

Honest Eds - 1959
Honest Eds adds the "World's Largest Read-O-Graph" to its Bloor Street store in downtown Toronto, Ontario. This sign was fabricated and installed by Neon Products of Canada Ltd., a company which is now part of Pattison Sign Group.

 

006  Honest Eds

007 Libbys

Libby's Sign - 1960
An elaborate, electrical display flashing a colorful eight sequence lighting animation, helped Libby's to promote their wide variety of food products in Toronto, Canada.

Goodyear Tires signage manufactured by Neon Products of Canada Ltd.

008 Early Goodyear tires location

009 Shell Spectacular

This large, Shell Spectacular was manufactured by Claude Neon of Montreal.

Enseignes Imperial Signs was founded in 1963 in Edmundston, New Brunswick.

010 Enseignes Imperial Signs1963

016  Radio Station Photo

Claude Neon manufactures custom signage for a local television station.

Cummings Signs of Canada Ltd. manufactures a beautiful spectacular sign for Molson.

017 Molsons Spectacular Gardiner

018 Imperial Signs

In 1982, Enseignes Imperial Signs was awarded the Canadian National Esso Signage Program

A Claude Neon artist prepares hand drawn artwork of a custom sign. This method of artwork was used before computer design was adopted.

015 Design Work

020 Heath Northwest

Jim Pattison industries acquired Heath Northwest of Oregon in 1990.

In 2002, Neon Products, Claude Neon, Enseignes Imperial Signs and Big Aluminum Letters change their company names and became known as Pattison Sign Group.

021  Pattison Sign Group

022 Toyota North America

One of Pattison Sign Group's largest program accounts, Toyota North America, commenced in 2003.

Pattison Sign Group opens two new manufacturing facilities in Penticton, British Columbia and
Limestone, Maine.

023  2 New Manufacturing Facilities in Penticton a

024  Centennial Party

Pattison Sign Group Celebrates 100 years in 2004!

Mr. Jim Pattison visits Pattison Sign Group in 2004, helping to celebrate PSG's 100th birthday. 

 

025 Centennial Cake Cutting

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