Sign makers serving Leeds Signage in Leeds,
Signage in Leeds,
for a city centre with high standards.
Leeds has spent twenty years raising the standard of its frontages, and the arcades set a bar that most of the country does not reach. A sign that would pass unnoticed elsewhere looks thin on Briggate.
Seventy-two miles up the M1 — a straight run, and a regular one.
- Free survey
- Made in our own factory
- Fitted by our own teams
72 miles
From our factory to Leeds
4,500+
Shops on our books
30 years
In the industry
3,500 sq ft
Showroom you can walk round
Leeds streets
Which signs work on Leeds streets?
The Victoria Quarter and the County and Thornton's arcades are Victorian, ornate and closely controlled — that is fine metalwork, gilded glass and hand-made brackets, not a moulded plastic box. Call Lane and the Corn Exchange end is independent and evening-led, where lit letters and neon-effect LED earn their money after dark. Headingley, Chapel Allerton and Horsforth are neighbourhood high streets that trade all day and need to read in both.
We make in acrylic, aluminium, brass and stainless, and we still hand-paint. That range matters in Leeds because the right answer changes street by street. We survey, design, fabricate in Nottingham and bring our own fitters up — including the access equipment, which on Briggate is half the job.
Why businesses here use us
How does BD Signs help Leeds businesses?
Being noticed, and still looking right in 10 years. On a Leeds frontage, BD Signs says both come down to parts you never see — the metal, the welds, the fixings and the lamps.
Stands out after dark, holds up by day
Call Lane and the Corn Exchange end earn their money in the evening, so lit letters and LED neon do the heavy work. But the same frontage is looked at all morning, so it has to have shape and colour unlit too. Designing only for the night-time photograph is a common and expensive mistake.
Fine metalwork for the arcades
The Victoria Quarter and the County and Thornton's arcades are listed Victorian interiors, and a moulded plastic box looks exactly as cheap as it is in there. Brass, gilded glass and hand-made brackets, fixed into existing mortar lines. Slower, more skilled, and right for the building.
LED neon that will not shatter
We build neon effect in acrylic rather than glass gas tube — safer above a busy bar, a fraction of the running cost, and it does not fail as a whole sign when one section goes. It also keeps its colour, which old tube does not.
Fitted by the people who made it
Our own teams come up the M1 with our own access equipment. A sign is only as good as the last hour of the job, and a subcontractor who has never seen the drawings is where a well-made sign gets hung a degree out and drilled through the wrong face.
Exterior signage
Which shop front signs work outside in Leeds?
Outside, BD Signs's Leeds customers mostly order built-up letters, panel tray & light box, projection signs and hand painted & hand made. All of them are made in our own Nottingham factory and fitted by our own teams. Tap any sign for how it is built.
Interior signage
Which interior signs keep Leeds customers in?
Inside the door in Leeds, BD Signs is usually asked for built-up letters, hand painted & hand made, neon & led acrylic and internal signage, specified as one scheme with the frontage. Tap any sign for how it is built.
Survey, design, manufacture, fit
How is a Leeds sign made?
Seventy-two miles up the M1 — a straight run, and a regular one. Four stages, one company, one price.
- 1
Survey
Free, on your site in Leeds.
- 2
Design
Drawn and shown on your building first.
- 3
Manufacture
In our own Nottingham factory.
- 4
Installation
Our own fitters. Electrics tested and signed off.
Got a frontage in Leeds?
Send us a photo of it and the name above the door. We will tell you what the building will take and what it costs.
Our work
What suits a Leeds frontage?
Real BD Signs installs from across the UK, led by the built-up letters, neon & led acrylic and hand painted & hand made that Leeds businesses ask for most. Every one made in our own factory and fitted by our own teams.
Brands we make signs for
Signage for Pret A Manger, Wendy's, Heavenly Desserts, Sushi Mania, FSW and Harry Ramsden's — and for several thousand family businesses, who get the same drawings, the same factory and the same fitters.
Leeds signage FAQ
Questions we get asked in Leeds
Are the sign rules stricter in parts of Leeds?
Yes. Leeds City Council says stricter limits apply in conservation areas, including the city centre, and in designated Areas of Special Advertisement Control, so a sign that would go up without an application elsewhere may need consent there. Applications go in through the Planning Portal. BD Signs checks which rules apply to your address at survey.
Do you actually install in Leeds, or subcontract it?
Our own teams, with our own access equipment. We do not hand the job to a local subcontractor who has never seen the drawings — that is exactly where installations go wrong, and it is not something you should have to check.
Can you sign a unit in the Victoria Quarter or the arcades?
Yes. Those are listed Victorian interiors, so the work tends to be hand-made rather than illuminated — gilded glass, painted timber, fine metal brackets and fixings into existing mortar lines. It is slower and more skilled work, and it is what looks right in there. Expect listed building consent to be part of the job.
Do you make neon-effect signs for bars and restaurants?
Regularly — LED neon in acrylic rather than glass gas tube, so it is safer, cheaper to run and will not shatter. It photographs extremely well, which around Call Lane is a genuine part of the return.
How does a Leeds job work if you are based in Nottingham?
The same way a Nottingham one does. We survey the site, design and price the whole job as one figure, manufacture it in our factory and bring it up the M1 to fit. You deal with the same people from survey to sign-off.
“Brilliant service and design. Great customer service, was kept up to date throughout the whole process and the end result was fantastic. Highly recommended.”
“Fantastic company.”
Book your survey
Come and see us.
Seventy-two miles up the M1 — a straight run, and a regular one. Bring a photo of your frontage and we will quote the whole job as one price.
Or email info@bdsigns.co.uk — we answer everything the same working day.