Stop footfall before they've read a word.

Flex-face is a tensioned fabric graphic stretched over an illuminated tray, giving an even, seamless glow across the whole panel rather than the visible module 'hot spots' you sometimes get with rigid trays. It's popular on shop fronts because the graphic can be swapped without replacing the housing.

Yes, regularly — retail park and shopping centre units often require landlord sign-off on illumination levels, fixing methods or brand colour before install. We can liaise directly with the property manager to get approval sorted alongside your own project timeline.

Often, yes — reskinning an existing fascia tray with new graphics, adding trough lighting to a non-illuminated fascia, or replacing window graphics alone are all lower-cost options than a full fascia replacement, and we'll recommend the lightest-touch option that meets the brief during survey.

Yes — independent shops and cafés make up a large share of our shop front work, alongside multi-site retail clients. Job size doesn't change the process: free survey, CAD proof within 24 hours, in-house manufacture and install.

For heavy footfall, exposed locations we'd typically recommend a rigid aluminium tray fascia over flex-face fabric, cast vinyl (not printed digital) for window graphics, and an aluminium-framed A-board over correx — all cost more upfront but hold up better to weather and knocks.

It depends on fascia size, lighting method (trough-lit versus flex-face) and whether existing electrics can be reused — illuminated fascias cost more to install than non-illuminated ones. Call us and we'll talk through pricing for your specific unit, then confirm after survey.

Trough lighting sits above or below a non-illuminated fascia panel and washes light down or up across it from an external fitting. An internally illuminated fascia has the light source built into the sign itself, behind the face. Trough lighting is often cheaper and easier to retrofit onto existing fascias.

Yes — fascia and window graphic installs on trading units are routinely scheduled early morning, evening or overnight specifically to avoid disrupting footfall, especially on retail parks and high streets where daytime access is restricted or a landlord requires out-of-hours work.

No — printed or perforated vinyl applied to a roller shutter is a surface application and doesn't interfere with the lath mechanism. Perforated vinyl (one-way vision material) is commonly used so the graphic reads correctly from outside while minimally restricting the shutter's normal operation.

It depends on size, material (correx versus a more durable aluminium-framed board) and whether the menu board needs a changeable insert system. Call us for pricing — both are usually quick-turnaround items alongside a larger fascia job.

It depends on the site — units in conservation areas, on listed buildings or where the sign is illuminated are more likely to need advertisement consent; straightforward like-for-like replacements on standard retail units often don't. We'll flag it during survey and provide drawings if an application is needed.

Yes — our design team can take a rough brand idea or an existing logo and develop the full shop front layout, window graphic composition and colourway, then hand straight into CAD and manufacture. See the Design page for the full branding and artwork process.

Cast vinyl window graphics rated for exterior use typically hold their colour and adhesion for five to seven years, depending on sun exposure and cleaning method. Printed vinyl using solvent or eco-solvent inks with a laminate typically performs at the higher end of that range.