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.
Why choose totem and pylon signs in Warwickshire?
- If your Nuneaton site entrance is close to a busy junction, keeping the totem outside the visibility splay matters as much as its looks.
- When a business park near Nuneaton hides its units behind landscaping, an entrance totem tells visitors which turning to take.
- Landlords letting units in Nuneaton can keep totems current with spare blank inserts, so a new tenant's panel slots straight in.
Guide prices in Warwickshire
How much? Expect a guide range of £1,950–£9,800 per totem, VAT excluded. The rows below show what moves a job up or down that range, and the figure becomes firm once the survey or artwork check is done.
| 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.
Totem and pylon signs in Warwickshire: 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.
Options worth considering
Non-lit totem, 1.5–2 m
A compact entrance or forecourt sign in powder-coated aluminium.
Multi-tenant totem
A header panel plus slide-in tenant inserts changed as units are let.
Directional totem
Smaller site signs pointing visitors to receptions, bays and buildings.
Towns in Warwickshire
Towns in Warwickshire we cover for totem and pylon signs are listed below. Each has its own page with guide prices and the steps involved, and if your town is not listed, we still cover it.
- Totem and pylon signs in Nuneaton
- Totem and pylon signs in Rugby
- Totem and pylon signs in Leamington Spa
- Totem and pylon signs in Warwick
- Totem and pylon signs in Bedworth
- Totem and pylon signs in Stratford-upon-Avon
- Totem and pylon signs in Kenilworth
Ready when you are. Request a free quote for totem and pylon signs in Warwickshire and attach whatever you have: snapshots, dimensions, a logo file. We send a scaled drawing, and nothing goes ahead without your sign-off.

