From corporate IT to custom neon: meet John Harris of Neon Foundry.

A neon sign is more than a light in a window. It can be the first thing someone notices when they walk in, the detail they remember on the way home, or the familiar glow that makes a local place feel like itself.

For John Harris, owner of Neon Foundry, that sense of place is built one repair and one custom piece at a time. Before opening the Plant City shop, Harris was the IT guy in corporate America. Now, his work lives in a much more visible kind of system: color, light, glass, and the character they bring to the spaces around town.

Neon Foundry is located at 304 E Baker St, Suite E, Plant City, FL. From there, Harris takes on two kinds of work that matter to local businesses and collectors alike: restoring existing signs and creating completely new custom neon signs.

Keeping the glow going

Some signs already carry a history. They have been part of a storefront, a gathering place, or the backdrop to countless photos and conversations. When one of those signs needs attention, the goal is not simply to make it light again. It is to help preserve the feeling people recognize.

That is where repair work comes in. Harris helps bring existing signs back to life, giving businesses a way to hold onto the visual details that have become part of their identity.

Making new signs feel at home

Neon Foundry also creates custom work for people who have a new idea they want to turn into a physical focal point. A custom sign can be practical, playful, understated, or impossible to miss—but at its best, it feels specific to the place it calls home.

Harris’s work can already be found at local establishments including Norma’s and Roots, as well as other places around the area. It is a small but bright reminder that the look and feel of a city is shaped by the people who make things for it.

For a business with a sign that has seen better days, or for someone ready to create something new, Neon Foundry offers both: the care to repair what is already meaningful and the creativity to make the next memorable piece.