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Crowd Barrier Cover Printing

from £60.61

Crowd barrier cover printing for queues, fan zones, race finishes and match-day gates. Wrap plain steel barriers in your colours with 440gsm PVC, 260gsm mesh or 400gsm PVC-free, in set sizes or cut to your own. Made to order and dispatched from the UK, 3 working days as standard.

Size
Width and height
Width can be 1 ft 8 in (500 mm) to 8 ft 2 in (2500 mm) and height 1 ft (300 mm) to 3 ft 11 in (1200 mm).

Turnaround
…Working out your price

Price is final, no surprises at checkout. UK delivery £7.95, free over £49.99 this week. Scottish Highlands +£10; islands and NI quoted.

Free online designer

Design your banner online

Add your company name, phone and logo to a ready-made layout, move things around and see exactly how it will print. What you see is what we print. No design fee. Only need the file? Buy the print-ready PDF for £9.99.

Artwork

Design fees are fixed, shown as their own line in your basket, and cover the whole quantity of this item. You can also upload later: we email you after you order.

Charity, school, club or place of worship? up to 10% off every orderBusiness? up to 5% off your first order

  • Free UK delivery over £49.99 this week
  • Dispatch from 2 working days
  • Printed in the UK

Overview

Crowd barrier cover printing, made to order and dispatched from the UK.

Measure first, order second

This is where people slip up. Crowd barriers look the same, but panel sizes differ from one hire company to the next. Before ordering, grab a tape and measure one panel on the actual barriers you will use, top rail to bottom rail and post to post. Then pick the closest set size or type your own.

Sizes and materials

Three set sizes cover the common barriers: 7 ft 3 in × 2 ft 7 in (2200 × 800 mm), 6 ft 7 in × 3 ft 3 in (2000 × 1000 mm) and 7 ft 7 in × 3 ft 3 in (2300 × 1000 mm). Custom sizes run from 0.5 m to 2.5 m wide and 0.3 m to 1.2 m high.

  • 440gsm PVC gives solid, bright colour, hemmed with eyelets.
  • 260gsm mesh lets wind through, handy for a long line of barriers on an open field.
  • 400gsm PVC-free is there for venues that do not allow PVC.

Crowd barrier cover printing on the day

A town fun run finishes on the high street. Forty metres of barrier line the last stretch, and every panel carries the sponsor's logo and the charity's name. The photos at the finish line all show them. The same covers go on the bar queue at a summer festival, or the tunnel onto a club pitch.

Turnaround, artwork and delivery

Standard production is 3 working days after your order and artwork are confirmed. Express is from 1 working day, and saver takes 5. Upload a print-ready file, make one in the free online designer, or use the paid artwork service. A person checks every uploaded file for free; see the artwork guidelines for bleed and safe areas.

UK mainland delivery is £7.95, free on orders of £100 or more after discounts. Check the delivery page for quoted areas. For other fence and barrier options, browse fence and barrier banners, or read what size banner you need. Crowd barrier cover printing is quick, so a late sponsor can still get on the course.

Sizes and prices

Smallest first. Tap a price to load that size into the buy box.

SizeFrom
6 ft 7 in × 3 ft 3 in2000 × 1000 mm
7 ft 7 in × 3 ft 3 in2300 × 1000 mm

Final prices per item with the lowest-priced options. UK delivery £7.95, free over £49.99 this week. Choose a price to load it into the price calculator.

Specs

Materials, sizes and finishing.

Sizes7 ft 3 in × 2 ft 7 in (2200 × 800 mm), 6 ft 7 in × 3 ft 3 in (2000 × 1000 mm), 7 ft 7 in × 3 ft 3 in (2300 × 1000 mm), custom
Material440gsm PVC, 260gsm mesh, 400gsm PVC-free
ProductionStandard 3 days, express 1, saver 5
PrintFull colour
Made byMade to order and dispatched from the UK
SKUFP-BAN-035
PriceFinal price shown in the configurator. No surprises at checkout.
DeliveryUK mainland £7.95 per order, free over £49.99 this week. Scottish Highlands +£10; islands and NI quoted.
Artwork checkFree file check on uploaded artwork (resolution, size and bleed). Designs made online: you see exactly what you will get.

Questions

Quick answers about crowd barrier cover printing.

How do we attach these covers to the barriers at our fun run?

Cable ties go through each eyelet and around the barrier frame. Before ordering, measure one of your barriers and pick a size a little under the frame, from 7 ft 3 in × 2 ft 7 in (2210 × 787 mm), 6 ft 7 in × 3 ft 3 in (2007 × 991 mm) or 7 ft 7 in × 3 ft 3 in (2311 × 991 mm).

Will the price go up when I reach the checkout?

No. What the page shows is what you pay for the goods at checkout. The £56.57 starting price for your crowd barrier banner order is the full price of the goods. Mainland UK delivery adds £7.95 to the basket, and nothing once the goods reach £100 after any discount code.

How long until my crowd barrier banner order ships?

On Standard it is made and handed to the courier within 3 working days; Express shortens that to 1 working day, Saver stretches it to 5 working days for less. After that, allow 1 to 3 working days with the courier; you get tracking by email. Mainland UK delivery adds £7.95 to the basket, and nothing once the goods reach £100 after any discount code.

What is a crowd barrier banner made of?

You can have 400gsm PVC-free banner, 260gsm mesh banner or 440gsm PVC banner, with the design printed in full colour. Tell us where it is going if you are unsure which suits. It comes in 3 sizes. Prices start at £56.57.

Which sizes can I get a crowd barrier banner in?

There are 3: 7 ft 3 in × 2 ft 7 in (2200 × 800 mm), 6 ft 7 in × 3 ft 3 in (2000 × 1000 mm) or 7 ft 7 in × 3 ft 3 in (2300 × 1000 mm). If none fit, type in your own width and height. Prices start at £56.57 and change with the size you pick.

What happens after I order?

FatPrint receives it, a person checks your file, then your crowd barrier banner is made to order and handed to the courier. You get tracking by email the day it ships. Got a question first? Ask in the box on this page and a person answers.

Asked by buyers

How much will Crowd Barrier Banners set me back?

£56.57 is where Crowd Barrier Banners start, set up as 2200 × 800 mm and 400gsm PVC-free banner on the Saver speed. Change the size, material, extras, quantity or speed and the total on the page moves straight away. The price you see is the price you pay at checkout, with delivery the only thing that can be added. Delivery anywhere on the UK mainland is £7.95 an order, and it costs nothing once the goods come to £100 or more after any discount code (design and artwork fees are not counted).

Is delivery ever free?

It is £7.95 for the whole order, not per item, and free once the goods reach £100 after any discount code; design or artwork charges are left out of that £100. On its own the opening price of £56.57 would add £7.95 for mainland delivery; reach £100 of goods and that goes to zero. A mainland Highlands postcode puts a single £10 on the order. Northern Ireland has its delivery priced before you pay, and so do the Channel Islands, the Scottish islands, Scilly, the Isle of Wight and the Isle of Man.

If I buy Crowd Barrier Banners today, when will they leave you?

As the page first opens, the speeds for Crowd Barrier Banners are Express 1 working day, Standard 3 and Saver 5, counting Monday to Friday and skipping bank holidays. The count begins once we have your order and a file ready to print. A bigger size or a different material can move it by a day either way; each speed shows its own days as you choose. Tracking arrives by email on the day it ships, and the courier usually takes one to three working days from there.

Does banner artwork need bleed the way a flyer does?

Think of it as a margin more than a bleed. Run the background right off every edge, then pull every word and logo a good 50 mm inwards, clear of the folded hem and the eyelets. Set the file up at full size or an exact scale like 1:10, with images between 100 and 150 dpi once scaled up. The online editor draws the eyelets and the safe area on screen so you can see where they fall. Make the artwork for these fence banners the same size as the one you order, such as 7 ft 3 in × 2 ft 7 in (2200 × 800 mm).

I cannot design at all. Can someone make the artwork for me?

Yes. When you choose the Artwork option you can pick from: send your own finished file (no charge), we set your words and logo on a tidy layout, called typesetting (£15), we design it from your brief (£35), we redraw a blurry or low quality logo as sharp vector art (£30) or we create a brand new logo (£50). Each fee is fixed, sits as its own line in your basket and covers every item on that line. Typesetting and design from a brief each come with one first draft and two rounds of changes. Prefer to do it yourself? The online designer is free to use. Material choices for Crowd Barrier Banners: 400gsm PVC-free banner, 260gsm mesh banner or 440gsm PVC banner, hemmed, eyelets.

Could I lay out these fence banners myself on your website?

Yes. Start the designer from this page, choose a layout to begin with, then drop in your text, logo and photos and drag them where you want. It checks as you go and warns you about leftover sample text, lettering that is too small, anything outside the safe area and images too low in resolution, all before you finish. Designing and previewing costs nothing. The watermark you see on screen is never printed; once you finish, it goes into the basket. Make the artwork for these fence banners the same size as the one you order, such as 7 ft 3 in × 2 ft 7 in (2200 × 800 mm).

Why do people choose mesh over an ordinary banner?

Mesh is woven PVC banner material weighing 260gsm, full of tiny holes that let air through. Because the wind passes through, the eyelets, the ties and the fence itself all take less strain. That is why you see it on Heras fencing, scaffolding and exposed building sites. Step back a few metres and the holes vanish so the print looks solid. Up close, very fine lettering can look broken, so choose chunky fonts and strong colours. For these fence banners, the material can be 440gsm PVC banner, hemmed, eyelets; or 260gsm mesh banner; or 400gsm PVC-free banner.

Which size of Crowd Barrier Banners gets noticed from across the street?

Grab a tape measure and stand where your visitors will stand. If they are walking past a few metres away, a modest size does the job; if they are across a car park or a road, go bigger. Choices here go from 7 ft 3 in × 2 ft 7 in (2200 × 800 mm) at the small end to 7 ft 7 in × 3 ft 3 in (2300 × 1000 mm) at the big end. A size of your own can be keyed in as well.

Which is the smallest and which the biggest fence banner I can order here?

Smallest: 7 ft 3 in × 2 ft 7 in (2200 × 800 mm), from £56.57. Biggest: 7 ft 7 in × 3 ft 3 in (2300 × 1000 mm), from £69.15. One more is listed in between, and every figure is for the cheapest options. Any other width and height inside the limits on the page can be typed in too. Not sure which? Mark the space out with tape or string first and stand back to look.

Is there a knack to tying up these fence banners?

Corners go first, which keeps it level, then the rest of the eyelets along the top and bottom edges. Pull each fixing just firm enough to take up the slack without stretching the fence banner. Cable ties, bungees and rope all work; bungees have a bit of stretch, useful for solid PVC on a windy railing. Check it again after the first gusty day and replace anything that has snapped. For these fence banners, the material can be 440gsm PVC banner, hemmed, eyelets; or 260gsm mesh banner; or 400gsm PVC-free banner.

How much does a 6 ft 7 in × 3 ft 3 in (2000 × 1000 mm) fence banner cost?

From £62.15, with the cheapest settings and the Saver service. Add £7.95 for UK mainland delivery, or nothing at all once the goods reach £100. Select it on the page and swap materials, finishes and speed to watch how the figure moves. Nothing is printed ahead of time: each fence banner is made to order for you.

Can a private person buy a single fence banner?

Yes. One is enough, and you do not need a business name or an account to check out. The opening price is £56.57, and any bank card will do. On its own the opening price of £56.57 would add £7.95 for mainland delivery; reach £100 of goods and that goes to zero. A person still checks your file before it is printed, just as for a big order.

I need several fence banners, some in different sizes. How do I buy them?

Set up the first size, type how many you need next to Add to basket, then go back and set up the next size as another line. Every price you see is for one fence banner, and the quantity box does the multiplying. Paying for artwork? It is charged once per line, not per item, and the option to reuse artwork from another basket item adds no second fee. For big numbers, ask on our Get a quote page. Before delivery, these fence banners cost from £56.57.

Could the total go up after I reach the checkout?

The only thing that can join the goods price is delivery; the price you see is the price you pay at checkout. Delivery anywhere on the UK mainland is £7.95 an order, and it costs nothing once the goods come to £100 or more after any discount code (design and artwork fees are not counted). If you pick a paid design option, it sits in the basket as a separate line with its own fee, so every penny is listed before you pay. Sizes for these fence banners go from 7 ft 3 in × 2 ft 7 in (2200 × 800 mm) at the small end to 7 ft 7 in × 3 ft 3 in (2300 × 1000 mm), 3 in all.

How much for the biggest size, 7 ft 7 in × 3 ft 3 in (2300 × 1000 mm)?

From £69.15, with the cheapest settings and the Saver service. Add £7.95 for UK mainland delivery, or nothing at all once the goods reach £100. Select it on the page and swap materials, finishes and speed to watch how the figure moves. Sizes for these fence banners go from 7 ft 3 in × 2 ft 7 in (2200 × 800 mm) at the small end to 7 ft 7 in × 3 ft 3 in (2300 × 1000 mm), 3 in all.

I live in the Scottish Highlands. Will Crowd Barrier Banners cost more to send?

The whole UK is covered. Outside it, sadly, we cannot deliver. Mainland addresses in the Highlands pay one extra £10 on the order, even when delivery would otherwise be free. For Northern Ireland, and for the Channel Islands, the Scottish islands, Scilly, the Isle of Wight and the Isle of Man, we tell you the delivery cost before you pay, so message us your postcode on the Contact page or our Get a quote page. Choose Saver and these fence banners leave us after 5 working days; Express brings that down to 1.

Is there a quicker turnaround for these fence banners?

Work back from the day you need them. Express takes 1 working day to get Crowd Barrier Banners out, against 5 on Saver, and costs £75.38 on the opening option rather than £56.57. Add up to three working days for the courier, plus any time you need to finish the file. Cutting it fine? Put your date in the question box before you order.

Our wording is not finished yet. Can I still pay now and send it later?

Yes. Pay now and add the file afterwards: uploading after ordering is allowed, so you do not have to wait for the final version. If a volunteer, friend or designer is preparing it, they can send the finished file to you to upload, or get in touch through our Contact page quoting your order number. Nothing goes to print until the file arrives and has been checked, so if there is a date to hit, get the artwork over as soon as you can. Make the artwork for these fence banners the same size as the one you order, such as 7 ft 3 in × 2 ft 7 in (2200 × 800 mm).

Which file formats can I upload?

A PDF made at the size you ordered works best, with the fonts embedded or turned into outlines. AI, EPS and SVG are fine too, as are high resolution JPG, PNG or TIFF images. Word, PowerPoint or Canva designs can be used, but save them out as a full quality PDF where you can. Attach up to 3 files of up to 25 MB each on the product page, or order first and send them afterwards; we email you a link.

I am not a designer. What if the file I send turns out to be unusable?

You will not be left guessing. Each uploaded file is opened and looked over by a member of the team, and problems such as low-resolution pictures, no bleed or the wrong page size are sent back to you to fix before printing. If fixing it sounds like a chore, choose typesetting for £15: we lay out your text and logo, show you a first draft, then make up to two rounds of changes. If you have no file, you can build the design for these fence banners in our free online designer and check every detail before ordering.

Will anyone look at my file before it is printed?

Every file gets a human check for size, bleed and resolution, and we contact you about any problem before printing. With the online designer, what you see on screen is what gets printed. Nobody can know your details better than you, so double-check names, numbers and dates: we print what is supplied, and work begins once the order and file are confirmed. Make the artwork for these fence banners the same size as the one you order, such as 7 ft 3 in × 2 ft 7 in (2200 × 800 mm).

How tall do the letters need to be so people can read these fence banners from a distance?

Start from how far back your readers will be. Capital letters 25 mm tall are good for roughly 3 m, so 270 mm capitals reach somewhere near 32 m. On a fence banner measuring 6 ft 7 in × 3 ft 3 in (2000 × 1000 mm), that is one line of text once a 50 mm border is kept all round, leaving 900 mm of height. Add a smaller second line only if you really need it, and pick a thick, plain font.

How many pixels does a photo need to print well on these fence banners?

Roughly 9,055 pixels across and 3,937 down for a 7 ft 7 in × 3 ft 3 in (2300 × 1000 mm) design, which is 100 dpi. That is plenty for something people read from a few metres away; anywhere from 100 to 150 dpi at full size will do. Text and logos are safest as vector art, which never goes fuzzy. Pictures saved from a website or social media are nearly always too small, and our file check will point out any that could print blurred.

Once I finish designing these fence banners online, is the file mine to keep?

Yes. Order printing with an online design and a full resolution PDF comes with it; after payment you can download it from your confirmation email or from My Account. Just want the file? Finish the design and buy the print-ready PDF on its own for £9.99. As digital content, it cannot be cancelled once the download begins. Make the artwork for these fence banners the same size as the one you order, such as 7 ft 3 in × 2 ft 7 in (2200 × 800 mm).

If I hang mesh on a fence, can people on the other side read it too?

Not properly. Mesh is printed on one face only. Through the open weave you can make out a faint, back-to-front version from behind, but it does not work as a readable second side. Where a fence has people on both sides, fix a pair of banners with their backs together, or hang solid PVC on each face of the fence. For these fence banners, the material can be 440gsm PVC banner, hemmed, eyelets; or 260gsm mesh banner; or 400gsm PVC-free banner.

Can these fence banners be made to my own measurements?

Yes. Any width between 500 and 2500 mm and any height between 300 and 1200 mm can be entered, and the total changes as you type. For something larger, or a shaped banner, ask us for a price. Sizes for these fence banners go from 7 ft 3 in × 2 ft 7 in (2200 × 800 mm) at the small end to 7 ft 7 in × 3 ft 3 in (2300 × 1000 mm), 3 in all.

Our spot gets windy. Is a PVC fence banner going to cope?

Think of solid PVC stretched along open fencing as a sail. Every gust presses on the whole sheet, and all that force ends up in the eyelets and the ties. So use every eyelet, pull it firm without stretching it, look at the ties again after the first blustery spell, and bring it in if a storm is on the way. If it has to stay up for weeks somewhere exposed, mesh is the better buy because much of the wind blows through it. For these fence banners, the material can be 440gsm PVC banner, hemmed, eyelets; or 260gsm mesh banner; or 400gsm PVC-free banner.

How should I keep these fence banners between uses?

Make sure it is bone dry and clean, then roll it up loosely with the print on the outside, round a cardboard tube if one is handy. Try not to fold it, because sharp folds leave creases and the ink can crack along them. Snip off old cable ties before rolling so they do not press marks into the print, and store the roll in a dry cupboard well clear of radiators. For these fence banners, the material can be 440gsm PVC banner, hemmed, eyelets; or 260gsm mesh banner; or 400gsm PVC-free banner.

Could a banner blow a temporary fence over?

Yes, it is possible. A solid banner catches the wind, and a run of temporary fencing is only built to take so much. Check with the company that put the fencing up before tying big solid banners on. They may add more feet, braces or weights. Mesh lets a lot of the wind through, which is why it is normally used on fence lines. The HSE publishes construction guidance on how to keep temporary structures standing. For these fence banners, the material can be 440gsm PVC banner, hemmed, eyelets; or 260gsm mesh banner; or 400gsm PVC-free banner.

Is it legal to hang these fence banners on a fence or building I do not own?

Only with the owner's say-so, so ask the landowner or building owner before anything goes up. In England, outdoor banners are adverts in the eyes of the 2007 Control of Advertisements Regulations. Plenty of temporary banners need no application, but the size, the location and how long it is left up all count. Your local council can tell you if you are in doubt. Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland each have similar rules of their own. For these fence banners, the material can be 440gsm PVC banner, hemmed, eyelets; or 260gsm mesh banner; or 400gsm PVC-free banner.

Next year we will want the same fence banner again. Is reordering easy?

Yes. Treat it as a fresh order of the same item with the same settings, and attach the file you used last time. For online designs, the print-ready PDF from the original paid order is waiting in My Account and your confirmation email. Change any details that have moved on, such as a new email address or this year's date, before uploading. Sizes for these fence banners go from 7 ft 3 in × 2 ft 7 in (2200 × 800 mm) at the small end to 7 ft 7 in × 3 ft 3 in (2300 × 1000 mm), 3 in all.

Can I buy Crowd Barrier Banners and other products in the same basket?

Yes. Different products, sizes and quantities can all sit in one basket, each as its own line with its own options. Delivery is charged once for the whole order, £7.95 to the UK mainland, and it is free when the goods reach £100 after discount codes. If two items share a design, choose the option to reuse artwork from another basket item and there is no second artwork fee. Nothing is printed ahead of time: each fence banner is made to order for you.

Our treasurer needs a receipt for the accounts. What do we get?

Every order gets a confirmation email listing what was bought, the options chosen and the amount paid, and a club, school or small firm can file that as its record of payment. What you pay for these fence banners is the price shown on the page plus any delivery charge, nothing more. If your accounts need a particular kind of invoice, ask through the Contact page before you order and we will tell you what we can provide. Nothing is printed ahead of time: each fence banner is made to order for you.

I am not sure which options to pick for these fence banners. Can someone advise me?

Of course. Tell us three things: where these fence banners will go, whether it is for one day or for years, and your deadline. Send that through the question box on this page or the Contact page, and a member of the team will suggest options. If what you need is outside the options listed, the Get a quote page lets you describe it and get a price. Nothing is printed ahead of time: each fence banner is made to order for you.

Our club needs a big batch of fence banners, or an odd size. Can you price it?

Our Get a quote page is the place, and it also handles delivery to Northern Ireland and the islands. For anything the page cannot do, tell us the size, number, material, date and postcode on Get a quote, add a file if you have one, and we email a price back. Nothing is printed ahead of time: each fence banner is made to order for you.

Who looks after me once I have bought Crowd Barrier Banners?

You deal with FatPrint the whole way through. Once you order, somebody checks the artwork, Crowd Barrier Banners are printed specially for your order, and a courier delivers them with a tracking link by email. Need to ask something along the way? Use the question box here or the Contact page and a real person answers.

The parcel turned up damaged. How do I sort it out?

Look everything over when it arrives. If something is damaged or missing, contact us within 48 hours through the contact form, with your order number and photos of both the item and the packaging. Please keep hold of it until we reply; we then sort out a reprint or a refund. Your legal rights stay the same, as the returns page sets out. Before delivery, these fence banners cost from £56.57.

I have never ordered printing before. Do I need to know the technical words?

No. A person on our team checks every file for size, bleed and resolution and tells you in plain words if anything needs changing. The free online designer also warns you about small text and blurry images before you finish. Or pick typesetting for £15 and we lay out your words and logo for you, with a first draft and two rounds of changes. Sizes for these fence banners go from 7 ft 3 in × 2 ft 7 in (2200 × 800 mm) at the small end to 7 ft 7 in × 3 ft 3 in (2300 × 1000 mm), 3 in all.

Will my logo colours come out the same as on screen?

Very close, but not always identical. A screen glows, print reflects light, so a small difference is normal. Sending CMYK artwork keeps it nearest; RGB is changed to CMYK before printing and the brightest greens, blues and oranges can look a touch flatter. For an exact brand colour, give us the Pantone reference and we get as close as the material allows. If you have no file, you can build the design for these fence banners in our free online designer and check every detail before ordering.

Once we are done with these fence banners, how do we get rid of them responsibly?

Most household recycling will not take PVC banner or mesh material, so using it again is the greener option. Store it carefully for next time, or reuse it as a cover or a tarp. A few specialist recyclers do accept PVC banners, so it is worth asking your council or your waste collector. If you would rather avoid PVC altogether, pick the PVC-free material. For these fence banners, the material can be 440gsm PVC banner, hemmed, eyelets; or 260gsm mesh banner; or 400gsm PVC-free banner.

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