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Custom signage

Shop Signs
UK manufactured.

Custom shop fronts, fascia signs, projecting signs, and window vinyl manufactured in the UK. Bring your retail brand to the high street with confidence.

Shop signs are part of your storefront and part of your brand. Get them right and customers walk in; get them wrong and they walk past. Direct Signs has manufactured shop signage for UK retailers, hospitality operators, and chain stores for over 40 years.

We design and manufacture every type of shop sign: fascia signs (the large sign across the top of your storefront), projecting signs (perpendicular to the building, visible from along the street), window vinyl and graphics (eye-level and full-window options), hanging signs (under canopies and at building entrances), and illuminated options (built-up letters, halo-lit, and back-lit panels).

Our process: site survey to confirm dimensions and mounting, brand-aligned design service, manufacture in our UK facility, and installation by our nationwide team. Shopfitting contractors and chain retailers find the project-managed model removes the headache of coordinating sign suppliers themselves.

What's included

  • Fascia, projecting, hanging, and window signs
  • Illuminated, halo-lit, and built-up letter options
  • Branded colours and bespoke typography
  • Site survey, design, manufacture, and installation
  • Compliance with planning and conservation area rules
  • Single-shop or multi-site rollouts

Common questions

Shop Signs FAQs

Do I need planning permission for a shop sign?
It depends on the type, size, and location. Most internally-illuminated signs in standard retail areas require advertisement consent under the Town and Country Planning (Control of Advertisements) (England) Regulations 2007. Conservation areas, listed buildings, and certain town centres have stricter rules. We can advise during the survey.

How long do shop signs last?
External fascia signs in aluminium composite typically last 7-10 years before any noticeable degradation. Built-up letters and projecting signs in cast metal can last 15-20 years. Vinyl window graphics 3-5 years before colour fade.

Can you produce illuminated signs?
Yes. We supply and install internally illuminated fascia signs, halo-lit (back-lit) built-up letters, and edge-lit projecting signs. LED is our default — energy-efficient and long-lasting.

Do you handle multi-site rollouts?
Yes. Chain retailers and hospitality operators use us for consistent branded signage across multiple sites, project-managed end-to-end.

Need shop signs?

Tell us about your project and we will respond with a quote within 24 hours. Free site survey for larger installations.

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