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3M certified installer?

Does anybody have 3M certification (scotchprint )? Is it worth it? We are thinking about it, just not sure if it works and how much business it will bring.
 

CS-SignSupply-TT

New Member
Perhaps a better question is, are you a printing company that does installs -or- are you an installation company that does printing?
 

HulkSmash

New Member
Does anybody have 3M certification (scotchprint )? Is it worth it? We are thinking about it, just not sure if it works and how much business it will bring.

not a big deal. It might bring you some install only work from bigger sign companies outside your area...We recently received a massive contract from a 3M cert. installer.. and we're not...so again i guess it all depends.

Not that we don't want to become certified.... taking 3 days off of work is really hard no a days.. we're busy.
 

visual800

Active Member
My question is IF a job is installed by a CERTIFIED 3M installer does this help with product failure?. What Im getting at is if 3M says a product will last 7 years and in 6 it starts to fail with the fact it was installed by a certified installer helpt to recoup it?...Im thinking not
 
I doubt that being a 3m cert installer is going to keep things from failing stuff happens to graphics. A good installer is a good installer weather hes 3m cert or not all it does for you is put you and your companies names on list that will draw you business. There are 3 levels of 3m cert one as 3m pref installer one as an actual 3m cert installer and one as a 3m cert company wich requires you to have a cert installer working at your company. All take a lot of time and money and sure there is some pay off but who knows.
 

visual800

Active Member
I doubt that being a 3m cert installer is going to keep things from failing stuff happens to graphics. A good installer is a good installer weather hes 3m cert or not all it does for you is put you and your companies names on list that will draw you business. There are 3 levels of 3m cert one as 3m pref installer one as an actual 3m cert installer and one as a 3m cert company wich requires you to have a cert installer working at your company. All take a lot of time and money and sure there is some pay off but who knows.[/QUOTE
Yes I figured the same thing but I was wondering IF they would more likely pay (3M) a warranty IF and WHEN their product did not last up to their warranty date. It seems when products fail to reach tehir expected warranty dates they always blame the installer or the prep or the weather that day or something just ot keep from standing behind warrenty
 
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