In 2024, RTL manufactured the new overhead large sign on the mountain road over bridge on the Auckland Southern Motorway. The size of the sign is impressive. It covers five lanes and is 19.2 metres wide x 4.2 metres high. It's one of the largest signs in the Southern Hemisphere.

The Mountain Road Sign project was a massive team effort, where we created one of the largest signs in Aotearoa. Several of us have been making signs for over two decades and joined our skills together to make this happen. Two of our most experienced sign makers; Les and Jonny Laulu were responsible for the sign making and applying vinyl to all 20 panels. Our Guillotine and CNC Operators handled the metal work, including the support channels. Sini, another sign maker, prepared all the reflective materials, while Helen and Marty took care of the vinyl printing. Sam from our projects team coordinated with the customer to keep everything on track, and David Southgate was our expert for sign design and engineering. It was a big job with many moving parts, but everyone on our team worked together to create something amazing.

We took the time to interview Jonny.