Category Exterior Signage

How to plan entrance, directional, unit and pedestrian signage for industrial estates and business parks with changing tenants.

Practical guidance for planning commercial signage on listed buildings and in conservation areas, including surveys, scale, materials and approvals.

A commercial comparison of aluminium sign trays and ACM panels, covering appearance, structure, fixings, graphics, illumination and exterior use.

A practical guide to the factors that determine business signage cost, from materials and illumination to access, surveys and installation.

Post and Panel Sign Cost Guide A post and panel sign is often the most practical option where there is no suitable wall or building to fix to, such as a car park entrance, a set-back office, or a development…

Building Identification Signage for Multi-Tenant Sites When several occupiers share one building, entrance signage has to do two jobs at once: give the building a clear identity from the road, and help visitors find the right tenant once they arrive.…

Projecting Sign Regulations and Cost A projecting sign works because it is readable along the pavement rather than only face-on, which makes it valuable on busy high streets where passing trade matters. But its position over a public footway means…

Totem Sign Cost and Planning Guide A totem sign carries a site’s identity from the road before anyone reaches the building itself, which is why size, structure and illumination all need to work together rather than being specified in isolation.…

Built-Up Letters vs Flat-Cut Signs: Which to Choose Both built-up letters and flat-cut signs spell out a name in individual characters rather than a printed panel, but they read very differently in person and the price gap between them is…

Shopfront Sign Cost and Design Guide A shopfront sign is usually the first thing a customer sees, and the fascia it sits on is rarely a standard size, which is why pricing a sign from a photo alone never quite…