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Our Story

One name. One team.
One hundred and ten years.

National Sign Company started in 1915. Barco Municipal Products has been a name in municipal signage since 1969. Today we're one organization, one catalog, and one phone number — built to serve the communities that have trusted us for generations.

The Merger

Two heritages. One unified brand.

National Sign Company and Barco Municipal Products have served overlapping markets for decades — from local public works departments to nationwide DOT contracts. Bringing the two operations together under the National Sign Co. banner means one place to call, one quote-to-delivery workflow, and a deeper combined catalog than either company offered alone.

Since 1915

National Sign Company

Founded in Ottawa, Kansas. For over a century, NSCo has fabricated traffic, regulatory, and custom signage for municipalities, contractors, and infrastructure projects across the United States.

Since 1969

Barco Municipal Products

For 50+ years Barco has specialized in the gear municipalities depend on — barricades, channelizers, cones, hardware, and the reflective sheeting it all rides on — sold and supported today through National Sign Company.

Timeline

A century of putting up the signs that keep America moving.

1915
National Sign Company is founded
In a small fabrication shop in Ottawa, Kansas. The first signs serve local roads and storefronts.
1969
Barco Municipal Products is founded
Specializing in municipal hardware, barricades, and traffic-control supplies for public works departments.
1990s
Both brands go nationwide
Sales reps in every region. Catalog grows to cover MUTCD-compliant traffic signs from coast to coast.
2020s
Combined catalog launches online
42 product categories, full MUTCD coverage, plus the hardware and gear to install it — one catalog, nationwide.
Today
One National Sign Company
Same teams, same craftsmanship — now one phone call, one quote, one shipment. Our signs. Your community. One partnership.
How We Work

What's stayed the same since 1915.

01

Pick up the phone

A real person answers — not a queue, not a chatbot. Our team has been doing this long enough to quote your job in the first call.

02

Build it right

Every sign meets MUTCD standards. Every post is rated. Every reflective sheet is the grade you ordered. No surprises in the field.

03

Ship it on time

We ship from Ottawa, KS to all 50 states. Most stock items go out within 1–2 business days. Custom work has a real timeline you can plan around.

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