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Fascia signs in Portadown

Your enquiry about fascia signs in Portadown goes to one team that handles everything: measuring, artwork, the consent check, the proof, the price and the arrangements for making and fitting. We work right across the UK rather than from a single patch, which is why the process described on this page is the same in Portadown as it is throughout County Armagh.

From £495 per sign + VAT · UK guide price
Cream flat fascia sign with navy lettering 'THE CORNER DELI' above a deli shopfront.

A fascia sign is the flat panel fixed along the board above a shop or office frontage, usually 3–4 mm aluminium composite carrying printed or cut-vinyl lettering, a logo and sometimes contact details.

The case for fascia signs in Portadown

  • Where footfall on a Portadown high street is heavy, a clean, high-contrast fascia is often read before passers-by notice the window display.
  • Rebranding a Portadown business is simpler with a flat panel, because vinyl lettering can be updated without replacing the whole sign.
  • Taking over an older unit in Portadown? A new panel can usually go straight over the existing fascia board, without stripping it out.

What fascia signs cost in Portadown

Guide prices start from £495 and go up to £1,650 per sign, exclusive of VAT. The breakdown below shows where different sizes and options sit. Nothing is final until we have measured up or checked your artwork and sent a written quote.

Fascia signs in Portadown: guide prices, supplied and fitted
ItemGuide, ex VATInc. VAT (20%)
Aluminium composite fascia, up to 3 m£495 – £950£594 – £1,140
Aluminium composite fascia, 3–5 m£750 – £1,650£900 – £1,980
Remove and dispose of an old sign£95 – £250£114 – £300
Scaffold tower or access platform, per day (if needed)£150 – £450£180 – £540

Guide prices, supplied and fitted and excluding VAT, are £495 to £950 for an aluminium composite fascia up to 3 m and £750 to £1,650 for 3–5 m. Full-colour prints and colour-matched trims sit toward the top of each range.

Options for your Portadown project

Printed panel

Full-colour laminated print on aluminium composite, for logos, photos and gradients.

Cut-vinyl lettering

Solid-colour vinyl letters on a coloured panel, easy to update later.

Re-skin of an old sign

A new face fixed over a sound existing sign frame.

Do you need permission for a sign in Portadown?

Signs in Northern Ireland are covered by the 2015 Control of Advertisements Regulations (NI), not the English or Scottish versions. Whether an unlit sign needs an application depends on its size, where it sits on the building and whether the building is listed or in a conservation area. Where consent is needed, the council handles it, with applications made online via the NI Planning Portal. For listed buildings, listed building consent usually applies too, and fixings into mortar joints are generally preferred. We check what applies to your premises before anything is ordered, and we can prepare or submit the application for you.

Covering Portadown and County Armagh

We cover Portadown and every other part of County Armagh as part of a UK-wide service. Where a survey is needed, we arrange a visit to measure and photograph the site; for many graphics and vehicle jobs, clear photos and measurements are enough to quote from. From Craigavon, Portadown is roughly 2.8 miles to the south-west.

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Start with a free quote: a handful of photos plus approximate widths and heights is enough for fascia signs in Portadown. You check and approve the proof, and only then is anything made.

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Fascia signs in Portadown: questions

Printed or vinyl lettering: which should I choose?

Choose cut vinyl for solid-colour text and simple logos, and a laminated print for gradients, photos or many colours. Vinyl looks crisp, and one line, such as a phone number, can be changed later; a print is replaced as a whole if anything changes.

Is there a typical lead time for fascia signs in Portadown?

Yes, though it varies with the job. The lead time typically runs from the day you approve the proof, not from the first enquiry, and is typically a few weeks. Survey visits, artwork changes and any consent application sit before that point, so getting photos, sizes and logo files to us early typically shortens the overall timescale.

How long does a fascia sign take?

A flat fascia is typically made and fitted 2–3 weeks after you approve the proof, and fitting a single-storey frontage typically takes a few hours. If listed building or express advertisement consent is needed, the council decision comes first; express consent decisions usually take up to 8 weeks.

Can you handle fascia signs for a business in Portadown?

Yes. Smart Signs covers Portadown and the rest of County Armagh as part of a UK-wide service. You send photos and rough sizes, we arrange a survey if the job needs one, then you receive a proof to scale and a fixed written price. Nothing is made or fitted until you have approved both.

Does my landlord need to approve the sign?

Check your lease first. Many parades, retail parks and managed estates set rules on sign size, colour, materials and lighting, and some want drawings approved in writing. We can supply a scale drawing and a visual of the sign on your frontage for them.

Is there a guide price for fascia signs in Portadown?

Yes: £495–£1,650 per sign + VAT is our guide range. It is not a fixed quote, because no two jobs are the same size or on the same surface. The area covered, materials, the number of letters or panels, removal of anything old and access all change the figure, which we confirm after seeing the site or artwork.

Free quote · scale proof · fixed price

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Send a photo of your frontage or vehicle and a rough size. We’ll come back with ideas, a guide price and the next step.

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