Tray signs are fascia signs folded from aluminium sheet so the face turns back at the edges into returns, typically 50–75 mm deep, then powder coated and hung on concealed fixings.
Points in favour of tray signs in Macclesfield
- Professional practices in Macclesfield, such as dentists, opticians and solicitors, may prefer a tray because a clean folded edge suggests care.
- Where several Macclesfield shops share a parade, a charcoal tray with white letters stands apart from the printed panels around it.
- An estate agent in Macclesfield may change window displays weekly but keep the fascia for years, which is where a durable powder coat pays back.
What tray signs cost in Macclesfield
The table shows guide prices for tray signs, starting from £1,250 and reaching about £3,450 per sign. 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%) |
|---|---|---|
| Tray sign up to 3 m, vinyl lettering | £1,250 – £2,100 | £1,500 – £2,520 |
| Tray sign 3–5 m, raised acrylic lettering | £1,850 – £3,450 | £2,220 – £4,140 |
| Push-through or routed letters (non-lit) | £350 – £950 | £420 – £1,140 |
Guide prices, supplied and fitted and excluding VAT, are £1,250 to £2,100 for a tray up to 3 m with vinyl lettering, and £1,850 to £3,450 for a 3–5 m tray with raised acrylic letters. Routed or push-through letters on a non-lit tray add a guide £350 to £950.
Options for your Macclesfield project
Tray with vinyl lettering
Cut-vinyl text on a powder-coated tray: the entry point.
Tray with built-up letters
Fabricated metal letters on the tray face for a layered look.
Routed tray with push-through letters
Letters cut through the face with acrylic pushed through, ready to light.
Do you need permission for a sign in Macclesfield?
Will you need permission? For a non-illuminated sign at your own business address in England, usually not, as long as it stays inside the deemed consent limits: letters no taller than 0.75 m (0.3 m in an area of special control) and nothing above the bottom of a first-floor window. Historic streets need more care. In a conservation area the details matter more, and fixing to a listed building usually needs listed building consent, with fixings into mortar joints rather than brick or stone faces generally preferred. We check with you before anything is ordered, and can prepare drawings and photos for an application, or submit it for you.
Covering Macclesfield and Cheshire
Wherever you are in Cheshire, Macclesfield included, the service is identical. We arrange a survey when the sign is fixed to a building or needs power, and we work from photographs, drawings or the make and model of the vehicle when that is enough to price graphics accurately. Addresses in SK10 and SK11 are all within our Macclesfield coverage. Macclesfield lies around 21 miles south-east of Warrington.
Also within reach of Macclesfield
- Tray signs in Wilmslow 6 mi
- Tray signs in Congleton 8 mi
- Tray signs in Cheadle Hulme 8 mi
- Tray signs in Hazel Grove 8 mi
- Tray signs in Buxton 9 mi
No commitment and no charge for quoting. Send photos with rough sizes for tray signs in Macclesfield and we will reply with a price and then, once you are happy, a proof you approve before manufacture.