Shop Signs Altrincham

Getting a shop front noticed on Altrincham’s streets

On George Street and Stamford New Road most people pass on foot, close to the glass. They walk along the frontage rather than facing it, so a projecting sign and clear lettering at eye level often do more work than a larger fascia. Window vinyl showing what you sell and your hours catches people at walking distance.

Around the old town and the Market House the buildings are older, and frontages there tend to suit painted timber fascias, modest lettering and quieter colours. Flat-cut letters or a sign-written look done in cut vinyl can sit well without fighting the building. Signs may need advertisement consent from the council, especially when illuminated or in a conservation area, and we check this with you before anything is made. Your landlord may also need to approve the design.

Broadheath is a different job. Trade and industrial units are read from a car park or a moving vehicle, so letter height, contrast and a short message matter more than detail. The same thinking runs through our shop signs work in Manchester.

Surveying, measuring and fitting at your premises

Every sign begins with an in-person survey by arrangement. We measure the fascia and windows with a laser measure, photograph the frontage, and check what the old sign is fixed to and whether the timber or render behind is sound. We mark fixing points, look for a power supply if the sign is lit, and work out access: ladders, a tower or a platform, pavement width and the quietest time to fit. From our M8 office the drive is typically 35 to 45 minutes, varying with traffic.

Signs are produced through our production network, then our fitters install them, remove old fixings and leave the front tidy.

Six steps from first photo to fitted sign

What is included with your shop sign

• A measured survey with photos and fixing notes
• A design mock-up placed on a photo of your shop front
• Artwork checks on spelling, phone numbers and colours before production
• A sign built to the agreed size in materials suited to its position
• Fitting by our fitters, with old fixings removed where agreed
• Drawings and photos you can pass to your landlord or the council

What we check first on an Altrincham shop front

• What is behind the old sign: many fascias hide rotten timber or loose render, and we would rather find it at survey than on fitting day.
• Which way people approach: if most footfall comes from the Interchange end, a projecting sign facing that direction gets seen first.
• Light and shade: a shaded front may need lit letters or trough lighting to read in winter afternoons, which raises the consent question.
• Privacy for clinics and salons: treatment rooms facing the street often need frosted vinyl that lets light in but blocks the view.
• Evening trade: restaurants open after dark often benefit from illuminated signs or halo-lit letters.

Frequently asked questions

Signs for Sale, Stretford and Chorlton shop fronts

We also make and fit shop signs in Sale, signs for Stretford shops and shop signs in Chorlton. Read more on our Manchester shop signs page, or see the Altrincham print and signage hub for banners, A-boards and printed items.

Photograph your shop front, pass it to us and we will arrange a survey and a fixed quote with no obligation: get a shop sign quote, call 0161 315 1151 or WhatsApp the photo to 07737 902425.