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Branded Directional Sign Printing

from £21.30

Buy more, pay less each: 1 for £21.302 for £25.79 (£12.90 each)3 for £30.28 (£10.09 each)5 for £39.23 (£7.85 each)10 for £61.32 (£6.13 each)

The first one carries the setup cost, so extra copies work out cheaper.

Branded directional sign printing for business parks, campuses, hospitals and large sites. 12 sizes, from A4 up to 1000 × 1000 mm. Printed on 5mm Foamex or 3mm Di-Bond.

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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 sign 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.

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

Overview

Branded directional sign printing without the faff: you choose the size and finish, the price shows as you go, and we print it to order.

How big?

Branded directional sign printing comes like this: 12 sizes, from A4 up to 1000 × 1000 mm. Stand where your customer stands and ask how far away they are. As a rough guide, letters over a door want to be at least 10 cm tall to read from across the street.

Materials for branded directional sign printing

It comes on 5mm Foamex (thicker, stays flat at bigger sizes) or 3mm Dibond (aluminium composite, the long-life outdoor board). Extras in the options: printing on one side or both, gloss (one side), none or matt (one side), drilled holes for screwing it up and cutting to shape.

Dibond takes screws, rivets or tape and stays flat for years outside. Foamex is lighter and happiest indoors.

Where it works

Right for business parks, campuses, hospitals and large sites. Landlords and managing agents use them for building names, unit numbers and directions. Shops, salons, offices and workshops use them over the door, in reception or on the gate.

From file to doorstep

Upload your own file, lay it out in the online designer, or hand it to our paid artwork service, which includes 1 design and 2 rounds of changes. A person gives every file a free check first. Standard production is 3 working days from when your order and artwork are confirmed. Express gets it done from 2 working days. Saver takes 5 and is there if you are not in a rush. Every branded directional sign printing order is printed to order and sent straight to you from the UK.

Delivery to a UK mainland address is £7.95, or free once the order passes £100 after any discount (artwork fees are not counted). Mainland Highlands postcodes add £10; Northern Ireland, the islands, the Isle of Man, the Channel Islands, Scilly and the Isle of Wight are quoted. Full details are on the delivery page.

Also worth a look: business signs and everything in printed signs & boards. Still weighing it up? Read the guide to Foamex vs Dibond vs Correx.

Sizes and prices

Smallest first. Tap a price to load that size into the buy box. Need another size? Pick Custom size in the buy box.

SizeFrom
A4 · 210 × 297 mm
A3 · 297 × 420 mm
A2 · 420 × 594 mm
500 × 700 mm
508 × 762 mm20 × 30 in
A1 · 594 × 841 mm
1000 × 500 mm
700 × 1000 mm
762 × 1016 mm30 × 40 in
1000 × 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.

SizesA4, A3, A2, 500 × 700 mm, 600 × 600 mm, 20x30 inch, A1, 1000 × 500 mm, 700 × 1000 mm, 30x40 inch, A0, 1000 × 1000 mm
Material5mm Foamex, 3mm Di-Bond
Sides PrintedSingle Sided, Double Sided
LaminationGloss (One Side), None, Matt (One Side)
DrillingAll corners, No, Top corners
Profile CutNo, Yes
Quantity1 to 1000
ProductionStandard 3 days, express 2, saver 5
PrintFull colour
Made byMade to order and dispatched from the UK
SKUFP-BRD-013
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 branded directional sign printing.

What happens after I order?

FatPrint receives it, a person checks your file, then your branded directional sign is made to order and handed to the courier. You get tracking by email the day it ships. Questions along the way? The question box on this page reaches a person.

Is there a discount if I buy more?

Usually, yes: the more you order, the less each one tends to cost. Anything from 1 up to 1,000 is priced on this page for your branded directional sign order. Spend £100 on goods (design fees are not counted) and UK mainland delivery is free; otherwise it is £7.95 once.

How do I find out what my sign will cost?

Choose the options on this page and the total updates straight away. It opens on the cheapest combination, £21.30. The price you see is the price you pay at checkout.

Is anything added to the price of my branded directional sign order at checkout?

Only delivery, where it applies. The price you see is the price you pay at checkout. The £21.30 starting price for your branded directional sign order is the full price of the goods.

Do you check the design I upload?

Every upload is looked at by a person first: resolution, bleed and text size all get checked. If anything needs fixing on your branded directional sign order, we tell you before it is made. Paid help is there too: a clean layout from your text and logo (£15), a design from your brief (£35) or a logo redraw (£30), each with one first draft and two rounds of changes.

Which options does this sign have?

12 sizes from A4 (210 × 297 mm) to 1000 × 1000 mm, material (3mm Di-Bond or 5mm Foamex), sides printed (single sided or double sided), lamination (gloss one side, none or matt one side), drilling (all corners, no or top corners) and profile cut (no or yes). Every combination is priced on this page, from £21.30.

Asked by buyers

How much will Branded Directional Signs set me back?

£21.30 is where Branded Directional Signs start, set up as 5mm Foamex, A4 · 210 × 297 mm and single Sided 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).

Do the biggest sizes of Branded Directional Signs cost more to deliver?

Only the biggest. For Branded Directional Signs that means 1000 × 1000 mm. Very big items (a banner longer than 3 m on any side, or a board bigger than A0) go with a specialist courier, which adds £15 once to the whole order, however many big items are in it. Everything smaller is sent at the ordinary rate. Send it to a UK mainland address for a flat £7.95, or for free when the goods in the basket add up to £100 or more after discounts; artwork and design charges do not count towards that.

If I buy Branded Directional Signs today, when will they leave you?

As the page first opens, the speeds for Branded Directional Signs are Express 2 working days, 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.

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 £21.30 would add £7.95 for mainland delivery; reach £100 of goods and that goes to zero. Pick one of the biggest sizes and a one-off £15 oversize charge applies. 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.

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. For reference, Branded Directional Signs are listed in 10 sizes, the smallest being A4 (210 × 297 mm).

Could I lay out these signs 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 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 1000 × 1000 mm, 10 in all.

How do I choose between the board options for Branded Directional Signs?

Start with where Branded Directional Signs will live. The choices are 5mm Foamex and 3mm Di-Bond. Outdoors for years: Dibond, an aluminium composite that stays flat and weatherproof. Indoors, in a shop window or under cover: Foamex, a light and smooth foamed PVC, with the thicker sheets holding their shape better on big boards.

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

Smallest: A4 (210 × 297 mm), from £21.30. Biggest: 1000 × 1000 mm, from £110.35. 8 more are listed in between, each priced on the cheapest options. Need something in between? Type in your own width and height, anywhere from 100 mm to 2440 by 1220 mm. Not sure which? Mark the space out with tape or string first and stand back to look.

Can I leave these signs outside?

That depends on the board you pick for Branded Directional Signs. Dibond: yes, for the long term. Foamex: indoors or in a sheltered spot, because weather and full sun can make it bow. A laminate on the face adds scuff resistance. Whatever the board, strong sun fades print slowly, so a long-term sign lasts better out of full sun.

How do people usually fix up these signs?

Tick holes drilled in all corners or top corners when ordering Branded Directional Signs and they arrive ready, so all you add is screws or cable ties. On a wall, use a washer under each screw head and stop before it bites too hard. For smooth indoor walls you would rather not drill, foam tape or adhesive pads do the job.

How much does an A1 (594 × 841 mm) sign cost?

From £60.46, 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. Before delivery, these signs cost from £21.30.

Is there a minimum quantity for these signs?

The smallest order is 1 and the largest listed is 1000; the list starts 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 and carries on from there. The price on the page covers every item in that quantity. To compare two quantities fairly, split each total by its number. A bigger run than the list allows can be priced separately on our Get a quote page. Sizes for these signs go from A4 (210 × 297 mm) at the small end to 1000 × 1000 mm, 10 in all.

How much for the biggest size, 1000 × 1000 mm?

From £110.35, with the cheapest settings and the Saver service. 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.

Can a private person buy a single sign?

Yes. One is enough, and you do not need a business name or an account to check out. The opening price is £21.30, and any bank card will do. 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. A person still checks your file before it is printed, just as for a big order.

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. Nothing is printed ahead of time: each sign is made to order for you. Before delivery, these signs cost from £21.30.

I live in the Scottish Highlands. Will Branded Directional Signs 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 signs leave us after 5 working days; Express brings that down to 2.

Is there a quicker turnaround for these signs?

Work back from the day you need them. Express takes 2 working days to get Branded Directional Signs out, against 5 on Saver, and costs £28.40 on the opening option rather than £21.30. 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.

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. If you have no file, you can build the design for these signs in our free online designer and check every detail before ordering.

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. Sizes for these signs go from A4 (210 × 297 mm) at the small end to 1000 × 1000 mm, 10 in all.

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

Roughly 3,937 pixels across and 3,937 down for a 1000 × 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. Make the artwork for these signs the same size as the one you order, such as A4 (210 × 297 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. Make the artwork for these signs the same size as the one you order, such as A4 (210 × 297 mm).

Once I finish designing these signs 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 signs the same size as the one you order, such as A4 (210 × 297 mm). Before delivery, these signs cost from £21.30.

Which material would you suggest for Branded Directional Signs?

The material option has 2 settings: 5mm Foamex or 3mm Di-Bond. It is what your design gets printed onto. Switch between them on the page and the total updates straight away, so you can see what each one adds. Still torn between two? Type the question into the box on this page and a person will reply.

Can you explain the profile cut setting for Branded Directional Signs?

The profile cut option has 2 settings: yes or no. 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. 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.

Does the sides printed option I choose make a difference to Branded Directional Signs?

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. For Branded Directional Signs the list runs double Sided or single Sided. Try each one on the page: the figure changes as you click, so the cost of every choice is clear.

Can these signs have print on the front and the back?

Yes: set Sides Printed to double sided when ordering Branded Directional Signs. That is worth it wherever people pass on both sides, for example a board on a school gate facing the road and the playground, or a sign on a stake at a car boot sale. Put the front and back as two pages in one file, and let us know if both sides should match.

Lamination on Branded Directional Signs: how do the choices differ?

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. For Branded Directional Signs the list runs matt (One Side), none or gloss (One Side). Try each one on the page: the figure changes as you click, so the cost of every choice is clear.

Could our allotment society put these signs up by the gate?

Gardens are outdoor, muddy and sunny, so with Branded Directional Signs the board matters more than the design. Dibond is the long-lasting choice for a gate sign. Foamex belongs under cover, such as in a shed or on a noticeboard indoors. Face a long-term sign away from full sun if you can, as all print fades slowly.

We are putting up a full set of signs at our premises. Which ones sit well next to this one?

Two good companions for it are Shop Signs and Branding Panels. Each has a page of its own with every size, material and a live price, and picking one material for all of them makes the wall look like a matching set. Put the lot in a single basket and you pay one delivery charge, which drops to nothing when the goods reach £100. For these signs, the material can be 5mm Foamex or 3mm Di-Bond.

Could we put these signs up on a building site or around works?

Yes, fixed to hoardings or cabins. Secure every eyelet or hole with a cable tie and look it over after a gusty spell. For these signs, the material can be 5mm Foamex or 3mm Di-Bond. A question in the box on this page gets a reply from a real person, not a script.

We have a school fair coming up. Would these signs be suitable?

They work well fixed to railings, fencing, a gazebo or an easel. Outdoors, look at the fixings again if it turns windy. Order with enough time for the making and the courier before the event. For these signs, the material can be 5mm Foamex or 3mm Di-Bond.

I run a small shop. Would these signs work on the front of it?

Yes. Screwed to the wall or the fascia, a printed board gives a shop a neat, permanent-looking sign. As a guide, 508 × 762 mm costs £55.02. Ask your landlord first, and the local council too if the sign is big or illuminated, as some shop signs need advertisement consent.

How do I pick the right drilling for Branded Directional Signs?

The drilling option has 3 settings: top corners, no or all corners. 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. 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.

How would I decide between Branded Information Signs and Branded Directional Signs?

Set Branded Directional Signs beside Branded Information Signs and a few things differ. Material: 5mm Foamex or 3mm Di-Bond on this page, against 3mm Foamex or 3mm Di-Bond on the other. Sizes: 10 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.

Where do Branded Directional Signs and Outdoor Business Signs differ?

Set Branded Directional Signs beside Outdoor Business Signs and a few things differ. Material: 5mm Foamex or 3mm Di-Bond on this page, against 3mm Di-Bond on the other. Sizes: 10 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 £47.35 on the other. On the Standard service it is 3 working days on this page and 6 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.

Should I get Branded Directional Signs, or would Branding Panels suit me better?

Set Branded Directional Signs beside Branding Panels and a few things differ. Material: 5mm Foamex or 3mm Di-Bond on this page, against 3mm Di-Bond on the other. Sizes: 10 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 £47.35 on the other. On the Standard service it is 3 working days on this page and 6 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.

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 signs 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 sign is made to order for you. Before delivery, these signs cost from £21.30.

Next year we will want the same sign 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 signs go from A4 (210 × 297 mm) at the small end to 1000 × 1000 mm, 10 in all. Nothing is printed ahead of time: each sign is made to order for you.

Which cards do you take, and is paying online safe?

You pay by debit or credit card when you check out, and you can do it as a guest without making an account. Card details are handled by Stripe, a specialist payment company, so the full card number never reaches us or sits on our system. Printing starts after payment goes through and your file has been checked. If your group needs a price agreed before anyone pays, ask for a quote instead. Before delivery, these signs cost from £21.30.

Which mistakes does the online designer warn me about?

Spelling is the one thing it cannot judge, so read that yourself. It does catch placeholder words nobody changed, tiny lettering, anything drifting beyond the safe area or near the trim, blurry logos and photos, and objects covering words. Issues that would spoil the print stop you finishing until they are sorted; lighter warnings you may choose to accept. 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 1000 × 1000 mm, 10 in all.

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