Signage Guides
Straight answers to the questions we hear most from businesses across the UK, with real prices and lead times from our own catalogue.
How Much Does a Shop Sign Cost in the UK?
Real UK shop sign prices from our live catalogue: flat aluminium and Foamex signs, example sizes, what changes the price, and when a sign is quoted instead.
Do You Need Planning Permission for a Shop Sign?
When a UK shop sign needs advertisement consent: deemed consent in England, illuminated signs, conservation areas, listed buildings, and what to check first.
Illuminated vs Non-Illuminated Signs: Which Is Right for Your Business?
How to choose between an illuminated and a non-illuminated sign: trading hours, your street, planning, budget and lead time, with the options we make.
Sign Materials Compared: Aluminium Composite, Foamex, Acrylic, Correx and More
Aluminium composite (Dibond), Foamex, acrylic, correx and PVC banner compared: durability, indoor or outdoor use, thicknesses and starting prices for UK signs.
How Long Does It Take to Make and Install a Sign?
Real production times for UK signs, from 1 to 2 working days for banners to 7 to 10 for neon, plus proofing, delivery options and how installation is arranged.
A-Board Sizes: Which Pavement Sign Size Should You Choose?
Pavement A-board sizes explained: 20 × 30 inch, A2, A1, B1 and A0 in millimetres, live prices, single or double-sided, and how to choose the right size for your pavement.
Roller Banner Sizes: What Size Do You Need?
Our 850 × 2000mm roller banner explained: budget or premium cassette, print options, live prices, artwork tips and what to choose when you need a different size.
How to Measure for a Shop Sign
A practical guide to measuring your fascia for a new shop sign: what to measure, the photos to take, what to note down, and how to order online or get a quote.
How to Prepare Artwork for Sign Printing
How to set up artwork for a printed sign: the file types we accept, vector or raster, 3mm bleed and safe area, fonts and colours, proofs and our free artwork check.
Indoor vs Outdoor Signs: Which Materials to Choose
Which sign materials suit outdoor use and which are best indoors: aluminium composite, Foamex, acrylic, PVC banner, correx and more, with the products we make in each.
Window Frosting and Glass Manifestation: Privacy and Safety for Glass
Glass manifestation and frosted window film explained: frosted dots, solid bands and logo patterns, privacy for offices, salons and clinics, Building Regulations, prices and fitting.
How to Fit a Foamex or Aluminium Sign
What to know before fitting a Foamex or aluminium composite sign: the surface, flat fixing or stand-offs, safety, permissions, and when to book professional installation.
Can You Put an A-Board on the Pavement?
Whether you need council permission for a pavement A-board in the UK: highway land, A-board licences and permits, forecourts, typical conditions and what to check first.
Ready to order your signs?
Every product is priced online as you build it, with a free artwork check before we print. For anything bigger or unusual, send us the details and we will quote it.