Tucson Sign Company Since 1955
Sign company Tucson businesses have trusted for more than 70 years.
One Team. One Shop. No Hand-Offs to Strangers.
Addisigns is a sign company Tucson business owners have relied on since 1955.
We design, build, permit, install and service commercial signs from our shop on East 38th Street. We are locally owned, and we have been part of this town for more than 70 years.
If you run a store, an office, a medical practice or a shopping center in the Tucson area, we can handle your sign from the first sketch to the final electrical connection.
Our Tucson Story
Tom Addis was a sign painter by trade. In 1955 he opened Addis Sign Company in Tucson. Over the years the name became Addisigns, and the work grew from painted signs to every kind of commercial sign a business needs today.
The company is still locally owned. Mike Addis is our CEO, and he personally oversees projects. Kathy Addis is our CFO. Our team is about 20 people strong. Together we have completed more than 3,000 projects for more than 2,000 customers, and we build 24 types of signs.
Learn more about the family and the team on our About page.
The 38th Street Shop
Our shop and office sit at 3808 East 38th Street, Tucson, AZ 85713. Everything we sell is made there. It is a U.L.-certified manufacturing facility, and we keep it equipped with current industry hardware and software.
Having the whole operation under one roof matters. Our designers can walk out to the shop floor to check a detail. Our fabricators can ask the installers how a sign will mount before it is built. When a Tucson customer calls about a repair, the parts, the people and the trucks are all close by.
Tucson-Area Projects You May Have Seen
Drive around town and you will pass our work. Some of the Tucson-area projects we have built include:
- Green Valley Hospital road sign, channel letters and address
- Foothills Village shopping center monument sign
- Marana Mercado multi-tenant monument sign
- Continental Ranch shopping center pylon sign
- Oracle Crossings shopping center monument sign
- La Paloma Office Center monument sign
- Colonia Verde Plaza multi-tenant sign
- Civano Nursery LED message center
- Roadrunners Elementary School digital marquee
- Carondelet St. Mary’s Hospital rooftop sign
- Celebrity Hair Spa & Salon at Tucson Mall
Communities We Serve Around Tucson
Our crews cover the whole Tucson metro area and the towns around it. We regularly work in:
- Tucson
- Oro Valley
- Marana
- Vail
- Green Valley
We also travel across Southern Arizona and up to the Phoenix area. See every area we cover on our service areas page, or read about Phoenix-area sign projects.
Tucson Sign Permits, Handled Locally
Sign rules in the Tucson area are not one-size-fits-all. The City of Tucson has its own sign code. Unincorporated Pima County has its own rules. Nearby towns like Oro Valley and Marana have theirs. Size limits, setbacks, lighting and zoning can all change from one parcel to the next.
That is why we keep a permit specialist in-house. Our team has worked with Southern Arizona municipalities for more than 60 years. We prepare the drawings, submit the applications, answer the reviewers’ questions and pursue variances when a project needs one. You do not have to learn the code to get a sign approved.
Read more about our sign permitting service.
Signs Built for Tucson Weather
Tucson is hard on signs. The sun is strong almost every day of the year. Summer heat is intense. Then monsoon season brings high winds, dust and sudden heavy rain.
We have built signs for this climate for 70 years, and we plan for it from the start.
Weather still takes a toll over time. Our maintenance plans check electrical components, clean faces and make adjustments, so small problems get caught before they become big ones.
- Sun: we choose faces, finishes and materials with long sun exposure in mind, so colors and logos stay readable.
- Heat: we plan lighting and electrical components to work in a hot cabinet, and LED retrofits can replace older lighting in existing signs.
- Monsoon: we plan structure and mounting for wind, and our licensed electricians handle the electrical connections.
Our Sign Services in Tucson
We handle every step in-house. Pick one service or let us run the whole project.
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Sign Design
Our in-house designers create logo and signage concepts and the drawings your sign needs for approval and fabrication. See sign design.
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Sign Fabrication
We build your sign in our U.L.-certified Tucson shop. See sign fabrication.
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Sign Installation
Our fleet includes crane trucks, ladder trucks, bucket trucks, man-lifts and JLGs in several sizes. We can reach a storefront fascia, a pylon or a hospital rooftop. See sign installation.
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Sign Repair and Maintenance
We fix signs of every age, from replacing a bulb to a full refurbishment, including neon repair and LED retrofits. See sign repair and maintenance.
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Site Surveys
Changing your name or updating your branding? We do accurate, on-time site surveys for branding updates, name change-overs and refurbishments.
Sign Types We Build for Tucson Businesses
We build 24 types of signs. The ones Tucson businesses ask for most include:
- Pan Channel LettersFor storefronts and building fascias
- Reverse Pan Channel LettersHalo-lit for a softer glow
- Monument SignsFor offices, medical buildings and apartment communities
- Pylon and Pole SignsFor visibility from busy roads
- Multi-Tenant SignsFor shopping centers and plazas
- Digital Message CentersLED marquees for schools, churches and retail
- Awning SignsShade and branding in one
- Building Address NumbersClear, code-compliant identification
- Interior and Lobby SignsLobby letters, wayfinding and ADA signs
We also build cabinet signs, neon and road signs. See the full list on our sign types page.
A Tucson Sign Company That Stays Involved
We are members of the International Sign Association, the Arizona Sign Association and World Sign Associates. We are also part of the Tucson Metro Chamber and NFIB. Our Google rating is “Excellent,” and reviewers often mention our project manager Fernando by name.
Because we are local, we are around after the install.
If your sign needs service next month or ten years from now, you call the same shop.
Frequently Asked Questions
Where is your Tucson shop?
Our shop and office are at 3808 East 38th Street, Tucson, AZ 85713. All of our design and fabrication happens there.
How long has Addisigns been in Tucson?
Since 1955. Tom Addis, a sign painter, founded Addis Sign Company in Tucson that year. The business is still locally owned, with Mike Addis as CEO and Kathy Addis as CFO.
Do you handle City of Tucson and Pima County sign permits?
Yes. Our in-house permit specialist handles permits and variances with the City of Tucson, Pima County and other Southern Arizona municipalities. Our team has done this work for more than 60 years.
Do you serve Oro Valley, Marana, Vail and Green Valley?
Yes. Our crews work throughout the Tucson area, including Oro Valley, Marana, Vail and Green Valley. We also travel across Southern Arizona.
Do you offer sign maintenance plans in Tucson?
Yes. Our maintenance plans check electrical components, clean sign faces and make adjustments. We also handle repairs from bulb replacements to neon repair, LED retrofits and full refurbishments. Call 520-748-1540 to set up a service visit.
Need a Sign in Tucson?
Talk to the shop Tucson businesses have trusted since 1955.