What is the typical timescale for tray 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 Burntwood.

Can I change the lettering later?

That depends on the lettering method. Vinyl can be removed and replaced on site. Raised acrylic letters can be unscrewed and swapped, leaving holes to fill. Routed letters are cut into the face, so a change normally means a new tray face, which is worth knowing before you choose.

How much should I budget for tray signs in Burntwood?

As a guide, £1,250–£3,450 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 Staffordshire or only in Burntwood?

Across all of Staffordshire, and the rest of the UK too. Burntwood 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.

How deep is a tray sign?

Returns are usually 50–75 mm, enough to hide a fixing rail and give a visible edge. Deeper trays are possible where you want room for LED modules later or need to cover an uneven fascia, and we set the depth at survey based on what is behind.

What colour should the tray be?

Pick a colour that contrasts strongly with your lettering and suits the frontage. Charcoal, anthracite and black with white or metallic letters read clearly on most buildings, while light trays with dark letters suit darker brick. Matching the RAL colour of your window frames gives a coordinated look.

Tray signs in Burntwood

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.

What you gain from tray signs in Burntwood

Businesses moving into a refurbished Burntwood building can use a wrap-around tray to hide an uneven old fascia without stripping it out.
A modern Burntwood retail park unit with grey cladding suits a powder-coated tray matched to the window frames' RAL colour.
An estate agent in Burntwood 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 Burntwood

Guide prices for tray signs run from £1,250 to £3,450 per sign, excluding VAT. The table below breaks that down; your actual price is fixed in writing once we have surveyed the site or checked the artwork.

Tray signs in Burntwood: guide prices, supplied and fitted
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 Burntwood project

Tray with built-up letters

Fabricated metal letters on the tray face for a layered look.

Light-ready tray

Deep enough for LED modules, with cable entry agreed, fitted unlit for now.

Tray with raised acrylic letters

Solid acrylic letters fixed proud of the face for depth and shadow.

Do you need permission for a sign in Burntwood?

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 Burntwood and Staffordshire

Smart Signs works throughout Staffordshire, Burntwood included, and across the rest of the country. A survey visit is arranged for fitted and illuminated signs so nothing is guessed. Window, wall and vehicle graphics can usually be priced remotely from good photos and accurate measurements. The Burntwood postcode districts we quote for include WS7 and WS8. From Stoke-on-Trent, Burntwood is roughly 25 miles to the south-east.

Also within reach of Burntwood

Get in touch about tray signs for your business in Burntwood. Share photos, measurements and any artwork you already have; we will send a free quote and a proof to check, and nothing is made until you say yes.

More signs in Burntwood

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Fixing / installation	Hung on a concealed rail or subframe with stainless fixings
Typical lifespan	Many years; powder coat weathers better than wet paint
Typical size	Up to about 5 m per run; longer fascias in jointed sections