Shop Signs Sale

Getting seen on School Road and around The Square

School Road is the main shopping street, and people walking it tend to glance at shop fronts rather than study them. A sign there has to read from across the road and at an angle, not only straight on. That means fewer words and lettering sized for the real viewing distance.

Units inside a shopping centre are a different case. The landlord often sets rules on size, colour and lighting. Independents on side streets have the opposite problem: they need a projecting sign or strong window graphics so shoppers on the main street notice them at all.

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. Landlord permission may be needed as well. The full range of options is shown on our shop signs Manchester page.

Surveying and fitting at your Sale premises

Signs are the one service where we always come to you. A member of our team visits by arrangement, roughly 30 to 35 minutes from our M8 office via the A56 or M60, traffic allowing. We measure the fascia, check what the wall or existing board is made of and where the solid fixing points are, and note access details such as parking for the van, pavement width and whether a tower or ladders are needed.

Design and approvals are then handled by email, phone or WhatsApp. Production goes through our production network, and our fitters install on an agreed date.

From survey to finished frontage

What the job includes

• A measured survey with photographs of the premises
• Artwork and a mock-up on a photo of your frontage
• Advice on materials such as aluminium composite panel, acrylic built-up letters and printed or cut vinyl
• A check on advertisement consent and landlord approval before production
• Installation by our fitters with fixings chosen for your wall or fascia

What we check first on a Sale shop front

A good sign starts with the building it is going on.

• The existing fascia: older timber boards hidden behind a newer panel can be rotten, which we want to find before fixing anything.
• The neighbours: how the new sign will line up with those on either side, which matters on a parade of shops.
• Lighting: trough lights, halo-lit letters or no lighting at all, depending on your hours, particularly for food and drink venues open into the evening.
• The glass: how much window can carry graphics while keeping the inside visible.

Many shops pair a new fascia with window graphics, and evening businesses often ask about illuminated signs as well.

Frequently asked questions

Shop signs in Altrincham, Stretford and Chorlton as well

Our fitters also work on shop signs in Altrincham, shop fronts in Stretford and signage in Chorlton. See the main shop signs service for every sign type, or our print and signage hub for the town.

Send a photo of your shop front and its rough width, and we will book a survey and follow up with a fixed quote. Get a shop sign quote, call 0161 315 1151 or WhatsApp a picture to 07737 902425.