Shop Sign Printing

Out of doors, the board decides how long Shop Signs last. Dibond is built for long spells outdoors. Foamex belongs indoors or under cover; out in hot sun and rain it can start to bow over time. Adding the gloss or matt laminate helps the printed face resist scuffs. All print fades gradually in strong sunlight, so if a sign is staying up for a long time, point it away from the midday sun where you can.

Putting up Shop Signs takes very little kit. Holes can come ready made: choose all corners or top corners under Drilling when you order. Then screws with washers for a wall, tightened gently. If the wall is smooth and indoors, double-sided foam tape or sticky pads avoid drilling altogether.

From £76.90, 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 signs go from A4 (210 × 297 mm) at the small end to 2440 × 610 mm, 12 in all.

Anything from 1 to 1000. The quantity choices on the page run 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8, and upwards. The figure shown is for the whole batch, not for one, so divide it by the number you picked to see the cost of each. If you need more than 1000, send the size, number and date through our Get a quote page. Before delivery, these signs cost from £21.30.

That clears the £100 mark on its own, so UK mainland delivery costs nothing. Select it on the page and swap materials, finishes and speed to watch how the figure moves. Before delivery, these signs cost from £21.30. The live price for the options you choose shows on this page before you add to basket.

No surprises: what the page shows for these signs is the goods figure you pay at checkout. Delivery is the one extra, £7.95 to a UK mainland address, and it drops away when the goods reach £100 after discounts. Paid artwork help shows up as its own basket line, so you can check each amount before paying. Before delivery, these signs cost from £21.30.

Of course. Anyone can order, with no trade account and no minimum beyond one. Prices for Shop Signs begin at £21.30, checkout works without an account and you pay by card. Parents, clubs, churches and small shops order single items all the time. On its own the opening price of £21.30 would add £7.95 for mainland delivery; reach £100 of goods and that goes to zero.

Yes, anywhere in the UK, though the price differs by area. A Highlands postcode on the mainland pays the usual rate plus a single £10 for the order, and that £10 still applies when the rest of the delivery is free. Northern Ireland gets a price worked out first, as do the Isle of Wight, the Channel Islands, Scilly, the Scottish islands and the Isle of Man: send your postcode through our Get a quote page or the Contact page. We cannot send anything outside the UK. The biggest sizes of these signs go by specialist courier, which adds £15 once to the order. Choose Saver and these signs leave us after 5 working days; Express brings that down to 2.

Yes. Choose Express and Shop Signs can be on the way in 2 working days on the opening option, for £28.40, where Saver is £21.30 and takes 5 days. Then give the courier one to three working days, and send the artwork with the order, because the clock does not run until the file is sorted. If the date is really tight, message us on the Contact page before paying and we will tell you honestly.

Word, PowerPoint and Canva are a fair place to start, but export a high quality PDF from them before uploading. Our first choice is always a PDF at the ordered size with fonts embedded or outlined, followed by AI, EPS or SVG, then high resolution JPG, PNG or TIFF. You can add three files, each up to 25 MB, on this page, or upload them after ordering from the email we send. Make the artwork for these signs the same size as the one you order, such as A4 (210 × 297 mm). Sizes for these signs go from A4 (210 × 297 mm) at the small end to 2440 × 610 mm, 12 in all.

Yes, a real person on our team opens every uploaded file and checks the size, the bleed and the resolution. If something is off, you hear from us before anything is made. Designs made in the online designer are printed exactly as they looked on screen. We print what you send, though, so read the spelling, numbers and dates yourself as well. Making starts when the order and the file are both confirmed. If you have no file, you can build the design for these signs in our free online designer and check every detail before ordering. Make the artwork for these signs the same size as the one you order, such as A4 (210 × 297 mm).

Big items seen from a distance only need 100 to 150 dpi at full size. So a 2440 × 610 mm layout wants about 9,606 by 2,402 pixels. Keep lettering and logos as vectors if you can. An image copied off a web page or a social post rarely has enough pixels; if yours looks likely to print soft, our file check flags it.

That is why a person looks at every upload before anything is printed. Typical snags are a document at the wrong size, missing bleed, blurry photos and words sitting too near the trim. If we spot one, we explain what to change and you send a fresh file. Or hand it over to us: for £15 our typesetting places your wording and logo on a neat layout, with one first draft and two rounds of changes. If you have no file, you can build the design for these signs in our free online designer and check every detail before ordering.

Easiest route: they send the finished file to whoever placed the order, and it gets uploaded after ordering. Up to 3 files of 25 MB each are fine. They can also reach us through the Contact page, as long as they quote your order number so it lands on the right job. Production waits for the checked file, so a late file means a later dispatch date. If you have no file, you can build the design for these signs in our free online designer and check every detail before ordering. Sizes for these signs go from A4 (210 × 297 mm) at the small end to 2440 × 610 mm, 12 in all.

Two ways. Buy the file on its own: finish your design and pay £9.99 for the print-ready PDF, though you give up the right to cancel as soon as you start downloading it. Or order printing, and a full resolution PDF of the design travels with the order, waiting for you in your confirmation email and under My Account once you have paid. Make the artwork for these signs the same size as the one you order, such as A4 (210 × 297 mm). Nothing is printed ahead of time: each sign is made to order for you.

The lamination option has 3 settings: matt (One Side), none or gloss (One Side). A laminate is a very thin clear layer sealed over the print. Gloss gives richer, punchier colour; matt takes the shine away so photos and text are easier to read under lights; soft touch feels smooth, almost like velvet. Whichever you pick, the surface copes better with scuffs. Switch between them on the page and the total updates straight away, so you can see what each one adds. For these signs, the material can be 5mm Foamex or 3mm Di-Bond.

It is what your design gets printed onto. For Shop Signs the list runs 5mm Foamex or 3mm Di-Bond. Try each one on the page: the figure changes as you click, so the cost of every choice is clear. Switch between the options on the page and the total moves with you, so comparing costs is quick.

They can: switch Sides Printed to double sided for Shop Signs. Two-way printing makes sense for boards seen coming and going, such as one hanging on a fence beside a lane, or pushed into a lawn on a stake. Send two pages, front then back, and tell us if the back is simply a copy of the front.

A profile cut follows the edge of your artwork, so the board ends up shaped like your design rather than a plain oblong. Put a cut line in your file, or tell us and we will add one. For Shop Signs the list runs yes or no. Try each one on the page: the figure changes as you click, so the cost of every choice is clear.

The sides printed option has 2 settings: double Sided or single Sided. One side means the design appears on the front only. Two sides puts print on both faces, handy when people approach from either direction, for example a flag on a pole or a sign that faces two ways. Switch between them on the page and the total updates straight away, so you can see what each one adds. For these signs, the material can be 5mm Foamex or 3mm Di-Bond.

A school corridor, a shop floor or a club house rarely needs just one notice. Two that often go up beside this one: Office Signs and Advertising Signs. Keep every sign in one board type so the set matches, look up sizes and prices on each page, then check out once: one delivery charge for the whole basket, free over £100 of goods. For these signs, the material can be 5mm Foamex or 3mm Di-Bond.

They work on site hoardings and cabins. Whoever puts them up should tie off every fixing point firmly and check again once the wind has been blowing. For these signs, the material can be 5mm Foamex or 3mm Di-Bond. Different products can share one basket, and delivery is free once the goods reach £100.

A cafe, salon, market stall or corner shop can put these signs to good use out front. Fixed to the fascia or wall with screws, a printed board makes a tidy shop sign. For scale, A1 (594 × 841 mm) is £60.46. Large or lit signs may need advertisement consent from the council, and your landlord may have a say.

Yes. Tie them to railings, a fence or a gazebo, or stand them on an easel. If you are outside and the wind picks up, check the fixings again during the day. Leave time for making and delivery before the date of the fair. For these signs, the material can be 5mm Foamex or 3mm Di-Bond.

Shop Signs can do it, if you match the board to how long the sign stays up. A permanent sign on the gate or fence is best in Dibond, which stays flat and copes with the weather for years. Foamex is better kept for inside the shed or the club room. Ask for holes drilled in all corners or top corners and the board arrives ready for cable ties or screws.

With drilling, the corners arrive with holes already made, so the board can go straight up with screws or cable ties and you never need to get the drill out. For Shop Signs the list runs top corners, no or all corners. Try each one on the page: the figure changes as you click, so the cost of every choice is clear.

Set Shop Signs beside Office Signs and a few things differ. Material: 5mm Foamex or 3mm Di-Bond on this page, against 3mm Di-Bond or 3mm Foamex on the other. Sizes: 12 on this page, the smallest A4 (210 × 297 mm), and 11 on the other, the smallest A4 (210 × 297 mm). Opening price: £21.30 on this page and £19.81 on the other. Go by the spot it is going in and how long it needs to last, then open both pages and compare the live totals.

Set Shop Signs beside Advertising Signs and a few things differ. Material: 5mm Foamex or 3mm Di-Bond on this page, against 3.5mm Correx, 5mm Foamex or 3mm Di-Bond on the other. Sizes: 12 on this page, the smallest A4 (210 × 297 mm), and 10 on the other, the smallest A4 (210 × 297 mm). Opening price: £21.30 on this page and £18.79 on the other. Go by the spot it is going in and how long it needs to last, then open both pages and compare the live totals.

Set Shop Signs beside Indoor Business Signs and a few things differ. Material: 5mm Foamex or 3mm Di-Bond on this page, against 5mm Foamex or 3mm Foamex on the other. Sizes: 12 on this page, the smallest A4 (210 × 297 mm), and 11 on the other, the smallest A4 (210 × 297 mm). Opening price: £21.30 on this page and £19.81 on the other. Go by the spot it is going in and how long it needs to last, then open both pages and compare the live totals.

Keep the order confirmation email we send: it itemises the purchase and the payment, and works as a plain receipt for your records. The total at checkout for these signs is the goods price on the page plus delivery, so the email matches what left the account. Need something more formal for an audit or a grant claim? Message us from the Contact page with your order number. Nothing is printed ahead of time: each sign is made to order for you.

If they arrive faulty, damaged or not what you ordered, yes: under the Consumer Rights Act 2015 we reprint or refund. A change of mind is different. Each order is made to your specification, and reg. 28(1)(b) of the Consumer Contracts Regulations 2013 takes those goods out of the 14-day right to cancel. Before production starts, though, you can cancel for all your money back. Before delivery, these signs cost from £21.30.

Three things help most: strong contrast between the words and the background, a plain bold font, and a size that matches how far away people will be. Our standard safety sign layouts use the high-contrast colour pairings laid down for safety signs. Mount the sign at eye height, where it is well lit and not catching glare, and keep the message short. Sizes for these signs go from A4 (210 × 297 mm) at the small end to 2440 × 610 mm, 12 in all.