Barricade Banners in Dubai: Graphics on Something That Keeps Moving
Barricades get shifted. That single fact separates them from every other outdoor banner we make. Barricade banners in Dubai are printed for crowd barriers, road barriers and pedestrian railings that are repositioned daily, carried by hand, stacked in a truck and set out again somewhere else the following week.
Material: 440gsm frontlit PVC · Finishing: Hemmed with eyelets · Installation: Supply only
An estimator replies with a firm, VAT-inclusive price and a production date.From your file to the finished job.
Six steps happen between the brief and the finished job. Here they are, in the order they happen on our floor in Dubai South.
Panels Are Sized to One Barrier
Each graphic covers a single barrier section and no more. Spanning one banner across two barriers looks neat in a drawing and fails the first time somebody moves one of them.
Fixing Has to Be Quick and Reversible
Cable ties through eyelets along the top and bottom rails. Fast to fit, fast to cut off, and cheap enough that nobody tries to save the ties. Elastic bungees are used where the same panels go on and off weekly.
The Bottom Edge Takes a Beating
Barriers get dragged. The lower hem is the part that scuffs against the ground, so it is reinforced, and on long term work we lift the artwork slightly so wear falls on a plain border and not across a logo.
They Are Printed as a Set
Ten identical panels or a sequence that reads along a run. A sequence works where the barrier line stays put. For anything being rearranged, identical panels save a lot of confusion on site.
Stacking and Storage
Panels come off, roll up and store flat. Keeping them with the barriers means the next event takes minutes instead of a reprint.
Numbering Saves Setup Time
On a sequence that reads along a run, each panel gets a small number printed inside the hem where it is hidden once fitted. A crew setting out thirty barriers at six in the morning can then work straight down the line without unrolling panels to check which is which. Standard crowd barriers also set the height: a panel around a metre tall sits inside both rails, and anything deeper hangs below the bottom rail and gets kicked.
Honestly, this is where expectations need setting. Barricade graphics live a rough life and they are a consumable. Expect to replace some within a season, and order a few spares with the original run so the replacements match.
See also hoarding banners, PVC fence banners, and event branding.
What you get.
- Material
- 440gsm frontlit PVC · 510gsm heavy-duty PVC · Mesh PVC · Blockout PVC
- Finishing
- Hemmed with eyelets · Pole pockets · Rope-stitched edges · Trimmed only
- Installation
- Supply only · Installed by our team
- Size
- Made to your width and height
- Turnaround
- Usually 2–3 working days; installation scheduled on request
- Proof
- A digital proof before anything prints
- Delivery
- All seven emirates, or collect from Dubai South
What every order includes
- A free prepress check on your file
- A digital proof before anything prints
- One VAT-inclusive quote with a production date
- Delivery to all seven emirates, or collection from Dubai South
Setting up your file.
- 01Work at full size or to scaleBuild the file at full size, or at a stated scale such as 1:10 when the canvas gets too big, and tell us the scale.
- 02Match resolution to distanceSomething read from a few metres away needs far less resolution than a business card. Around 100 dpi at full size is usually plenty.
- 03Tell us how it will be fixedHems, eyelets, pole pockets and frames take up material around the edge. Tell us the fixing and prepress allows for it.
- 04Send logos as vectorsAI, EPS, SVG or PDF keeps edges sharp at large sizes. Embed or outline the fonts.
Quick answers.
Cable ties or bungees through eyelets on both rails.
Yes, if removed carefully and stored rolled.
Yes. Barricade panels get damaged.