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.
Good reasons to look at totem and pylon signs in Bentley
- Evening guests arriving at Bentley hotels, restaurants and leisure venues find the entrance more easily when the totem is lit.
- Retail units sharing a Bentley car park can use one multi-tenant pylon instead of a cluster of boards competing for attention.
- Schools, surgeries and community buildings in Bentley can use smaller totems at the gate to show names, opening hours and the way in.
What totem and pylon signs cost in Bentley
Use these figures to budget: £1,950 to £9,800 per totem is the guide range, with VAT added on top. Each line in the table is indicative only, and your exact price is confirmed after a survey or once we have looked over the artwork.
| 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 Bentley project
Directional totem
Smaller site signs pointing visitors to receptions, bays and buildings.
Multi-tenant totem
A header panel plus slide-in tenant inserts changed as units are let.
Non-lit pylon, 2.5–4 m
A taller structure readable from a road, on a larger foundation.
Totem and pylon signs in Bentley: 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 Bentley and South Yorkshire
We cover Bentley and every other part of South Yorkshire 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. Postcode districts around Bentley include DN5, DN1, DN2 and DN4. Roughly 17 miles separate Bentley from Sheffield, which lies 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 totem and pylon signs in Bentley. You check and approve the proof, and only then is anything made.
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