For Fabricators

Won a job in the DMV? We're your install partner.

AV Horizon is the local install and permit crew for national sign fabricators, graphics manufacturers, and out-of-market sign firms working projects across Northern Virginia, Maryland, and Washington D.C..

Backlit construction barricade with dimensional letters at a mall storefront

What we do for fabricators

One DMV crew. Full COI. In-house permits.

When you win a job in the DMV and need install muscle on the ground, we're the partner you call. Single point of contact, single COI, in-house permits, bilingual crew, and a fast response.

Site survey and field verification

We field-measure, photograph, document existing conditions, and confirm scope before fabrication starts. Standard turnaround: same-week.

Permit pull

Direct authority in seven DMV jurisdictions including DC historic preservation review. Typical Fairfax timeline: 14 days from submittal to issuance. Most installer competitors outsource permits or skip jurisdictions. We don't.

Install execution

Channel letters, ground-set monument signs, dimensional letters, ADA wayfinding, vinyl graphics, lighting retrofits, lobby logo walls. MEWP-certified boom and scissor lift crews for first and second story work. OSHA-30 lead, OSHA-10 crew minimum.

Coordination

Single point of contact, English/Spanish bilingual crew, after-hours scheduling, GC and landlord coordination during occupied buildouts.

Closeout

As-built documentation, photos, warranty handoff. Standard 1-year install warranty plus manufacturer warranties on hardware.

Vendor onboarding

Vendor-onboarding ready.

The compliance documentation tier-one fabricators ask for, ready same-day.

$2M General Liability

$1M Workers' Compensation

$2M Umbrella

Owned commercial auto

OSHA-30 lead, OSHA-10 crew

MEWP certified boom and scissor lift operators

3M preferred applicator experience on the team

Bilingual (English / Spanish) crew

W-9 and insurance certificates same business day

Additional insured endorsements per project

How fabricators engage

Three ways fabricators work with us.

Project-by-project install partner

You win the job, you fabricate, we install on your behalf. Single PO, one COI on your project, we coordinate with your PM and document everything for your closeout package.

Standing roster installer

Added to your approved installer list. We get the call when work lands in the DMV. Faster engagement, no per-job onboarding.

Permit-only

You have crews but need DMV permit pulls. We file, expedite, and close out. Standalone permitting service, no install commitment required.

Coverage

Where we install.

Same-day capable across the DMV — Northern Virginia, D.C., and the close-in Maryland suburbs. Multi-site rollout coordination is available through our vetted install-partner network. We say no to work we can't execute well rather than overcommit to capacity we don't have. Send the scope and we'll come back with a real timeline.

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Add us to your installer roster.

Send us your vendor onboarding requirements and we'll respond with the full document package — W-9, COI, license, OSHA documentation, references, and capability statement — within the same business day.

Direct line: (571) 459-6725
Email: abraham@avhorizon.com