Retail and shopfront signage
Fascias, illuminated letters, window graphics and multi site rollouts for independent retailers, restaurants and national brands across Hertfordshire and London.
The frontage does the selling
A shopfront is the single largest piece of marketing most retailers own, and on a high street it is the main reason somebody walks in rather than past. It also sits under more regulation than any other sign you will buy.
We handle the whole frontage as one job: the fascia, the letters, the projecting sign, the window manifestation and the opening graphics, surveyed and installed in one visit so the unit is out of use once rather than four times.
Consent, leases and conservation areas
An internally illuminated fascia needs advertisement consent almost everywhere. A non illuminated fascia usually falls under deemed consent, but not in a conservation area and not on a listed building. Your lease will also carry landlord conditions on signage. We check all three at survey and, where consent is needed, prepare and submit the application.
Services that combine here
A typical shopfront package
Fascia
Fabricated aluminium tray, powder coated, printed or vinyl applied.
Lettering
Built up letters, halo or face lit, stud fixed through the tray.
Window
Etch effect manifestation, opening hours and promotional graphics.
Projecting sign
Double sided panel or lightbox where the street allows it.
Interior
Wall graphics, menu boards and statutory notices.
Common questions
Do I need permission for a shop sign?
An internally illuminated fascia needs advertisement consent almost everywhere. A non illuminated fascia usually falls under deemed consent, except in a conservation area or on a listed building. Your lease will also carry landlord conditions.
How much does a shopfront sign cost?
A printed panel on a sound existing tray starts in the hundreds. A fabricated tray with halo illuminated built-up letters usually runs into the low thousands. Frontage width, illumination and fixing method drive the figure.
Can you do the whole shopfront in one visit?
Yes. Fascia, lettering, projecting sign, window manifestation and opening graphics are surveyed together and installed in one visit, so the unit is out of use once rather than four times.
See how a timber-faced sign becomes part of a richly planted retail interior.
Opening or refitting?
Send a photograph of the frontage and the width. That is usually enough for a budget figure the same day.
Middle Barn, Fairclough Hall Farm, Halls Green, Weston, Hitchin, Hertfordshire SG4 7DP
Ten minutes from Stevenage. Visitors welcome.