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ESTABLISHED 2008 · MADE AND FITTED FROM OUR BRACKNELL WORKSHOP
Commercial Signs
We know first impressions count and image is everything. Commercial signage is how visitors find your building, how customers recognise your brand from the road and how staff and deliveries get to the right door.
✓ Designed, made and installed by our own team
✓ CSCS, IPAF and PASMA accredited fitters
✓ One specification across every site
✓ Existing trays and totems refaced
GET A FREE QUOTE
Send photos of the building or site, rough sizes and your brand guidelines. We will come back with a visual and a price.
Or call 01344 862089 and talk it through.
2008
Established in Bracknell
UK-wide
Manufactured and installed nationwide
Whole sites
Totems, units and wayfinding
On file
Drawings kept for additions
WHAT WE MAKE
Commercial Signs for Offices, Units and Business Parks
We design, manufacture and install commercial signs for offices, business parks, industrial units, warehouses, showrooms and trade counters across the UK. Using a range of fabrication techniques in our own workshop, we produce everything from a single entrance sign to a coordinated scheme for a whole site. For retail frontages, see our shop front signs.
Building and fascia signs
Illuminated and non-illuminated signs, built-up letters and flat-cut lettering for the front of commercial buildings, so the business can be seen and identified from the road. Interior office signs can be matched to the same scheme.
Wayfinding and directional signs
Car park, reception, loading bay and one-way system signage to move people and vehicles around the site. We also produce wayfinding signage for public sites.
HOW IT WORKS
How a Commercial Signage Project Runs
Site survey
Most commercial signs start with a site survey. We measure the building and the plots for any freestanding signs, check access and fixings, and note anything that could affect installation, such as cabling for illumination. If the building is still under construction, hoarding signage can carry the branding until the permanent signs go up.
Visual, fabrication and fitting
Our design team produces a visual on a photograph of your building, so you can approve the look before manufacture. The signs are then fabricated in our own workshop on industry-leading machinery, and our own team installs them. They hold CSCS, IPAF and PASMA accreditation, which managing agents and principal contractors will usually ask for before work at height.
Every site to one standard
For multi-site businesses and landlords with several tenants, we can supply a consistent specification across every location and keep the drawings on file for future additions.
WHY SMART SIGNS
Why businesses and landlords use us
One team
Design, fabrication and installation all handled by our own people.
Approved before it is made
A visual on a photograph of your building, signed off before manufacture.
Cleared for height
CSCS, IPAF and PASMA, ready for managing agents and principal contractors.
Built to match
Colours, typefaces and logo proportions taken from your brand guidelines.
Materials Built for Business Premises
Exterior commercial signs need to look right for years in British weather. Aluminium and composite panels hold their finish outdoors, acrylic gives crisp, deep lettering and diffuses light evenly on illuminated work, and printed or cut vinyl is used for graphics and information panels. We will recommend materials to suit the location, the budget and how long the signage needs to last.
What Affects the Price of Commercial Signs
Size and number
Illumination
Materials
Access and height
The size and number of signs set the starting point. Illumination adds fabrication and cabling. Aluminium, composite and acrylic sit at different price points, and the height of the fixing decides whether a tower or MEWP is needed for the install.
Send us photographs of the building or site, rough measurements and your brand guidelines, and we will come back with a visual and an itemised price.
Recent commercial sign work
What our customers say
“My sons and I have been using Smart signs for many years James and Emily have always been helpful and get the job done Small or big quick and efficiently! I would definitely recommend them!”
Sylvia B.
Google review
“James’ communication was second to none, not to mention Lucy’s welcoming touch, a real hassle free experience during the industries unforeseen busy period. thanks again guys i highly recommend!”
Sam W.
Google review
“Excellent service James is the go to guy”
Ferari S.
Google review
QUESTIONS
Commercial Signs FAQs
Do commercial signs need planning permission?
Most exterior signs on commercial buildings need advertisement consent from the local council, and illuminated signs almost always do. Listed buildings and conservation areas add further requirements. We will tell you what is likely to apply at survey.
Can you supply signs for every unit on a business park?
Yes. We can produce a coordinated set of totems, unit numbers and tenant panels so the whole site looks consistent.
Do you install as well as manufacture?
Yes. Design, fabrication and installation are all handled by our own team.
Can you replace or refresh existing signage?
Yes. We can reface existing sign trays and totems where the structure is sound, or replace them completely where it is not.
Do you work outside Berkshire?
Yes. We are based in Bracknell, but we manufacture and install commercial signs nationwide.
Can you match our brand guidelines?
Yes. Send us your guidelines and we will match colours, typefaces and logo proportions.
Get a Quote for Your Commercial Signage
Call 01344 862089, or email photographs, rough measurements and any artwork to info@smartsigns.co.uk and we will come back with a visual and an itemised price.
Unit 3 Longshot Lane, Bracknell RG12 1RL
Monday to Friday, 08:00 to 16:00
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