Do I need a licence from the highway authority?

Possibly. A sign projecting over a public pavement may need a licence from the highway authority, which is separate from advertisement consent from the planning department. We can check the requirement for your street and prepare the drawings and photos the application needs.

Who is responsible if a projecting sign falls?

The building owner or occupier is usually responsible for keeping a sign over the highway safe, which is why regular checks matter. Ask your own insurer to confirm your cover includes signs over the footway. A correctly sized bracket in sound masonry, checked after storms, reduces the risk.

Can I reuse my existing bracket?

Often, yes, if it is sound, sized for the new sign and securely fixed. We check the wall plate, fixings and arm for rust or cracking at survey. A larger or heavier sign than the old one may need a stronger bracket, and we tell you before quoting.

How much should I budget for projecting and hanging signs in Forres?

As a guide, £395–£1,350 per sign + VAT. Where your job falls in that range depends on size, materials, access height, whether old signage has to come off and how much design work is involved. We confirm a fixed price after a survey or artwork check, before anything is ordered.

Do you work across Moray or only in Forres?

Across all of Moray, and the rest of the UK too. Forres is simply one of the places we list, and enquiries from anywhere nearby follow exactly the same steps: photos or a survey, a scaled proof, a written price, then making and fitting once you sign off the design.

What is the typical timescale for projecting and hanging signs from enquiry to fitting?

A quote typically follows once we have your photos or have surveyed the site, and making and fitting is typically booked a few weeks after you approve the proof. Where advertisement consent applies, that decision has to come through before anything goes up, which can add several weeks. We give you an expected timescale with your quote for Forres.

Projecting and hanging signs in Forres

A projecting sign is a sign, usually double-sided, fixed at right angles to a building on a wall bracket, so it can be read by people approaching along the street from either direction.

Why choose projecting and hanging signs for a business in Forres?

Visitors browsing Forres on foot look along a street rather than at each shopfront in turn, which is exactly the view a projecting sign serves.
Inside a conservation area, a painted timber-style sign in muted colours is usually the easier design to agree for a Forres frontage.
If your Forres street is narrow and fascias are hard to read at an angle, a hanging sign catches shoppers walking towards your door.

What projecting and hanging signs cost in Forres

Guide prices start from £395 and go up to £1,350 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.

Projecting & hanging signs in Forres: guide prices, supplied and fitted
Item	Guide, ex VAT	Inc. VAT (20%)
Double-sided panel sign with standard bracket	£395 – £850	£474 – £1,020
Shaped or painted sign with decorative bracket	£650 – £1,350	£780 – £1,620

A double-sided panel sign with a standard bracket is guided at £395 to £850, supplied and fitted and excluding VAT. Shaped or painted signs with a decorative bracket are guided at £650 to £1,350. Both are confirmed after survey and an artwork check.

Options for your Forres project

Traditional scroll bracket

Wrought-iron-style bracket with scrolls, in black or a heritage colour.

Modern blade sign

A rigid sign on a flat-bar or tube arm that doesn't swing.

Painted timber-style sign

Moulded board in timber or timber-effect aluminium for period frontages.

Do you need permission for a sign in Forres?

Different rules apply in Scotland. The 1984 Scotland Regulations decide whether a non-illuminated sign needs advertisement consent, and while some shop and office signs can go up without applying, the details are not the same as in England. Historic buildings deserve care: listed building consent is usually needed for signs on listed buildings under the 1997 Scotland Act, and carrying out works without it can be a criminal offence. We confirm what applies before you commit to projecting and hanging signs, then prepare drawings and photographs for an eDevelopment.scot application, or submit it on your behalf.

Covering Forres and Moray

Yes, Forres is covered, as is the rest of Moray. For signs that are fixed to a wall or wired in, we arrange a visit to survey first. For window film, lettering or vehicle graphics, a set of photos with measurements is often all we need to put a price together. The Forres postcode districts we quote for include IV36. From Elgin, Forres is roughly 12 miles to the west.

Close to Forres

Projecting and hanging signs in Nairn 10 mi
Projecting and hanging signs in Elgin 12 mi
Projecting and hanging signs in Inverness 24 mi
Projecting and hanging signs in Buckie 25 mi

Want a firm figure? Use the quote form to send images and dimensions of the site or vehicle. We will price projecting and hanging signs at no charge and send a proof for your approval before production begins.

More signs in Forres

All sign types in Forres · Projecting and hanging signs across Moray

Materials	Aluminium composite, aluminium tray or painted timber; steel bracket
Typical size	Up to about 800 mm across, double-sided
Fixing / installation	Steel bracket on a wall plate, resin-anchored with stainless fixings