Sign makers in Nottingham Signage in Nottingham,
Signage in Nottingham,
made in Nottingham.
BD Signs has been making signs in Nottingham for 30 years, from a factory in Bulwell rather than a sales office with a supplier behind it. If your sign is going up in this city, it was drawn here, fabricated here and fitted by people who work here.
Our factory and showroom are in Bulwell, NG6 — 15 minutes from the city centre.
- Free survey
- Made in our own factory
- Fitted by our own teams
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On your doorstep
Factory and showroom in Nottingham
4,500+
Shops on our books
30 years
In the industry
3,500 sq ft
Showroom you can walk round
Nottingham streets
Which signs work on Nottingham streets?
Nottingham is not one trading pitch, it is a dozen. What works on a Hockley bar does not work on a Beeston high street, and neither of them works on a retail park off the ring road. A fascia that has to compete with the Victoria Centre needs different money and a different build to one on a parade in Arnold where you are the only thing lit after five. We know these streets because we drive them every week.
Being local is not just about the mileage. It means we can be on your frontage the day after you call, and back the same week with a survey. It means a panel that arrives wrong gets swapped in days, not in a fortnight of emails to somebody two hundred miles away. And it means you can walk into the showroom, put your hand on a lit sign, and choose the one you actually want.
Why businesses here use us
How does BD Signs help Nottingham businesses?
Being noticed, and still looking right in 10 years. On a Nottingham frontage, BD Signs says both come down to parts you never see — the metal, the welds, the fixings and the lamps.
What makes a sign readable from the other end of the street?
A sign that only works when it is lit is doing half a job. Real return depth throws a shadow, so the letters have shape at 2pm as well as glow at 7pm. That, and a colour nobody either side of you has got, is how BD Signs gets you noticed on a Nottingham parade.
How does BD Signs build a sign for 10 Nottingham winters?
BD Signs fabricates its trays in aluminium rather than buying flat-pack, weld the corners, seal the seams and drain them so water cannot sit inside. Stainless fixings throughout — cheap steel ones bleed a rust streak down a white fascia soon enough, and everybody can see it.
How do you keep a sign lit for 5 years and more?
BD Signs uses LED throughout, on proper drivers, specified so the modules can be replaced rather than the whole sign scrapped. Even spread across the face with no hot spots. It costs a little more at the front and it is the difference between a sign you forget about and one you keep calling somebody out to.
How can you judge the build before you buy?
Come to the BD Signs showroom in Bulwell, NG6 and look at the back of a sign, not just the front — the weld, the return, the fixing. 3,500 sq ft, 15 minutes from the city centre, everything lit, no obligation. It is the only honest way to tell a well-made sign from a cheap one.
Exterior signage
Which shop front signs work outside in Nottingham?
Outside, BD Signs's Nottingham customers mostly order built-up letters, panel tray & light box, projection signs and totem signs. 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 Nottingham customers in?
Inside the door in Nottingham, BD Signs is usually asked for built-up letters, 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 Nottingham sign made?
Our factory and showroom are in Bulwell, NG6 — 15 minutes from the city centre. Four stages, one company, one price.
- 1
Survey
Free, on your site in Nottingham.
- 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 Nottingham?
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 Nottingham frontage?
Real BD Signs installs from across the UK, led by the panel tray & light box, built-up letters and projection signs that Nottingham 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.
Nottingham signage FAQ
Questions we get asked in Nottingham
Where in Nottingham are you based?
19 Northern Court, NG6 0BJ, in Bulwell. The factory, the design studio and the showroom are all on the one site, so you can see how a sign is made and see the finished thing lit in the same visit. Most people who come in have only ever seen a sign on a screen, and it changes what they order. No obligation — plenty of people just come in for a coffee.
How quickly can you survey a shop in Nottingham?
Nottingham is our home city, so a survey here is a short trip rather than a scheduled one — ring us and we will book a time that suits you. It is free and you are not committed to anything afterwards. We measure the fascia, check the fixings and the power, photograph the street, and tell you what the building will actually take.
Do I need permission for a shop sign in Nottingham?
Frequently. Advertisement consent applies to most illuminated and projecting signs, and it is Nottingham City Council you apply to. A conservation area such as the Lace Market or the Park, or a listed building, brings further controls on top. We will tell you at survey what your site needs and prepare the drawings for the application rather than leaving you to it.
Can you replace just the sign, or do I need a whole rebrand?
Just the sign is fine. Plenty of our Nottingham work is a like-for-like replacement, or retrofitting an old fluorescent light box with LED — that one usually pays for itself in running cost. If the artwork underneath is tired we will say so, but we will not make it a condition of quoting.
Elsewhere
Other cities we make signs for
“Used BD Signs Design and Print services to design a new logo for my company and to design and print some large labels to use on my jobs. Professional service from start to finish. Highly recommended.”
“Excellent service as always. Friendly staff. Highly recommend.”
Book your survey
Come and see us.
Our factory and showroom are in Bulwell, NG6 — 15 minutes from the city centre. 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.