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Window graphics in Cheltenham

Your enquiry about window graphics in Cheltenham goes to one team that handles everything: measuring, artwork, the consent check, the proof, the price and the arrangements for making and fitting. We work right across the UK rather than from a single patch, which is why the process described on this page is the same in Cheltenham as it is throughout Gloucestershire.

From £28 per m² + VAT · UK guide price
Navy and orange printed window graphics 'TRAIN WITH US' with a running figure across a gym shopfront

Window graphics are full-colour images or branding printed on self-adhesive vinyl and applied to glass, outside or reverse-printed for the inside, so the window works as a sign.

What window graphics can do for businesses in Cheltenham

  • Seasonal sales in Cheltenham are simpler to promote when a fixed-size window panel is just reprinted for each campaign.
  • Empty units in Cheltenham can be dressed with printed vinyl so they look cared for while being let.
  • If your Cheltenham premises is in a conservation area, we check with the council first, as large window graphics can be restricted.

What window graphics cost in Cheltenham

Budgeting for window graphics? The guide below runs from £28 to £58 per m². VAT is extra. Size, materials and access decide where your job lands, and we confirm it in writing after surveying or checking the artwork.

Window graphics in Cheltenham: guide prices, supplied and fitted
ItemGuide, ex VATInc. VAT (20%)
Printed window vinyl, per m²£28 – £58£33.60 – £69.60
Minimum job£225£270
Removal of old graphics, per m²£6 – £15£7.20 – £18

Printed window vinyl is guided at £28–£58 per m², supplied and fitted, excluding VAT, with a £225 + VAT minimum. Reverse printing, double-sided images and outside lamination cost more.

Options for your Cheltenham project

Static cling

Adhesive-free film for short-term messages inside.

Reverse-printed inside

Mirror-printed film fitted behind the glass.

Promotion panels

Fixed-size removable panels, reprinted per campaign.

Rules for window and glass graphics in Cheltenham

Two sets of rules can touch glass graphics in England. The first is advertisement control: lettering and graphics on the inside of a shop window are often outside it or allowed, but councils differ, and conservation areas and listed shopfronts can bring restrictions on large graphics. The second is safety. Approved Document K points to manifestation bands at 850–1000 mm and 1400–1600 mm from the floor, and in workplaces regulation 14 of the 1992 Workplace Regulations requires glazing to be marked where needed. We take both into account when we set out the proof, and we check with the council where the building or street calls for it.

Covering Cheltenham and Gloucestershire

We cover Cheltenham and every other part of Gloucestershire 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. The Cheltenham postcode districts we quote for include GL50, GL51, GL53 and GL52. From Gloucester, Cheltenham is roughly 7.4 miles to the east.

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Want a firm figure? Use the quote form to send images and dimensions of the site or vehicle. We will price window graphics at no charge and send a proof for your approval before production begins.

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Window graphics in Cheltenham: questions

Can you remove a previous tenant's graphics?

Yes. Old vinyl is warmed and peeled, and leftover adhesive is cleaned off so new graphics bond properly. Removal has a guide price of £6–£15 per m² + VAT, depending on the film's age, confirmed after survey, and can be done in the same visit.

Is there a guide price for window graphics in Cheltenham?

Yes: £28–£58 per m² + VAT is our guide range. It is not a fixed quote, because no two jobs are the same size or on the same surface. The area covered, materials, the number of letters or panels, removal of anything old and access all change the figure, which we confirm after seeing the site or artwork.

Do you work across Gloucestershire or only in Cheltenham?

Across all of Gloucestershire, and the rest of the UK too. Cheltenham 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 big can one window graphic be?

As big as the pane. Film comes on rolls, so glass wider than a roll is printed in panels and joined with a slight overlap where the design hides it. The proof shows where every join falls before anything is printed.

Could the consent process affect the timing of my job in Cheltenham?

It can. Not every job needs an application, but where express consent is required the council's decision typically takes several weeks, and fitting typically waits until it is granted. We check this at the start, so the timetable you receive with your quote allows for consent where it applies, along with the proof approval stage.

Will window graphics damage the glass?

Normally not. Window film adhesives release when warmed, and any residue cleans off the glass. The exceptions are coated or specialist glass, where we follow the maker's guidance, and dark films on large sunny panes, which can stress some glass.

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