A totem sign is a free-standing sign on its own foundation, typically 1.5–4 m tall, used at site entrances and car parks to show a business name, tenants or directions where a wall sign won't be seen.
Reasons to choose totem and pylon signs in Maidstone
- Schools, surgeries and community buildings in Maidstone can use smaller totems at the gate to show names, opening hours and the way in.
- Evening guests arriving at Maidstone hotels, restaurants and leisure venues find the entrance more easily when the totem is lit.
- When a business park near Maidstone hides its units behind landscaping, an entrance totem tells visitors which turning to take.
What totem and pylon signs cost in Maidstone
The table shows guide prices for totem and pylon signs, starting from £1,950 and reaching about £9,800 per totem. All figures exclude VAT. Your own price is confirmed after we have seen the site or the artwork, so treat these as a starting point.
| Item | Guide, ex VAT | Inc. VAT (20%) |
|---|---|---|
| Totem 1.5–2 m, non-lit | £1,950 – £3,950 | £2,340 – £4,740 |
| Totem 2.5–4 m, non-lit | £3,950 – £7,500 | £4,740 – £9,000 |
| Illuminated totem (lit panels or letters) | £4,950 – £9,800 | £5,940 – £11,760 |
Guide prices, supplied and installed with foundations and excluding VAT, are £1,950 to £3,950 for a non-lit totem 1.5–2 m tall and £3,950 to £7,500 for a non-lit totem 2.5–4 m tall. An illuminated totem with lit panels or letters is guided at £4,950 to £9,800.
Options for your Maidstone project
Non-lit totem, 1.5–2 m
A compact entrance or forecourt sign in powder-coated aluminium.
Illuminated totem
Internally lit panels or routed and push-through letters with LED modules.
Multi-tenant totem
A header panel plus slide-in tenant inserts changed as units are let.
Totem and pylon signs in Maidstone: permission and rules
A free-standing totem usually needs express advertisement consent from the council's planning department, especially if it is illuminated, tall or close to a road. In England, decisions usually take up to 8 weeks and consent is normally granted for 5 years. Illuminated totems cannot rely on deemed consent in conservation areas, National Parks, National Landscapes, the Broads or areas of special control. Councils also look at highway safety, so a site plan showing sightlines helps. Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland have their own advertisement regulations and application routes. We can prepare the drawings, site plan and photos for an application, or submit it for you.
Covering Maidstone and Kent
Our service reaches Maidstone and all of Kent. The first step depends on the job: a site visit for signs that need measuring, fixing or wiring, or a photo-based quote for graphics and lettering where pictures and sizes tell us enough. Addresses in ME16, ME15 and ME14 are all within our Maidstone coverage.
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Photos, sizes and your logo are all we need to start. Send them over for a free, no-obligation quote on totem and pylon signs in Maidstone; you approve a scaled drawing before a single thing is made.
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