Signage in Dubai: From Site Survey to Switch On

Most work on signage in Dubai does not begin with a design. It begins with somebody standing in front of a wall with a tape measure, finding out that the fascia is forty centimetres shorter than the drawing said, and that there is a drainage pipe exactly where the logo was going. Everything downstream depends on that hour. Here is how a sign gets from that wall to a finished, lit installation.

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From drawing to lit fascia

How a sign gets made.

  1. 01

    Somebody Comes and Measures

    We survey the location before quoting anything of size. Height from the ground, available power, what the wall is actually made of, and how far back a person stands to read it. Photographs from your phone help, but they do not give us the wall build up.

  2. 02

    A Drawing Goes to the Landlord

    Malls and most towers want a technical drawing approved before anything is fabricated. We prepare it with dimensions, fixings and power load marked. This step takes longer than the manufacturing does and it cannot be started late.

  3. 03

    It Gets Built in Dubai South

    Aluminium is cut and folded, acrylic faces are routed, and if the sign is illuminated the LED modules are laid out and wired inside the return before the face goes on. The sign is assembled and powered up on the workshop floor first.

  4. 04

    It Is Lit Before It Leaves

    Every illuminated sign is switched on in the workshop and left running. Modules that are going to fail usually fail early, and finding that here costs an hour. Finding it on a fascia at height costs a scaffold.

  5. 05

    Installation and Handover

    Our own crew installs, usually outside trading hours. You get the drawings and the module specification at handover, so a future repair does not mean guessing what is inside.

Here is where we have to be careful with you. We can design and build to any shape you like, but we cannot promise the landlord will approve it. Bring us in before the design is signed off internally and we will tell you what tends to get rejected.

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Built for the UAE

Heat, dust and approvals.

Three things decide whether a sign still looks right a few summers from now. We plan for all three.

Heat

Aluminium and stainless steel returns hold their shape through summer, and LED drivers are fitted where air can move around them.

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Dust

Sealed letter faces keep fine sand out of the light box, so the glow stays even between cleans.

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Approvals

Drawings are prepared to suit landlord guides and permit submissions, so the sign that gets approved is the sign we build.

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Signage questions

Quick answers.

Yes. We prepare the drawings landlords ask for.

Seven to ten working days after approval, depending on size.

Yes, including LED replacement and face resprays.

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