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Tradespeople Guide
Signage for Tradespeople is a crucial investment that showcases both the visibility of your brand and builds trust whilst maintaining safety. Whether you're a plumber, electrician, carpenter, or industrial or construction professional, your trade is your livelihood, and making a strong first impression is essential. As an independent tradesperson or small business owner, every opportunity to advertise your business and get your name out there counts.
Professional signage doesn’t just advertise your services - it builds credibility, enhances safety, and ensures your business stands out. From eye-catching vehicle wraps to durable fascia signs, the right signage helps establish your presence and attract new customers.
This comprehensive guide will help you from the very start of your signs journey and support you all the way through to aftercare, with expert tips and answers to your key questions along the way.
Why Do You Need Tradesperson Signage?
Visibility and Marketing
Safety and Compliance
Recognition and Trust
Clear Communication
Awareness and Displaying Information
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Vehicle Graphics
Vehicle Graphics
Not just a mode of transport, but a powerful source of advertising. Your trusty van might just be the elevation your business needs. Vehicle graphics are a key way to effectively promote services and get noticed, whether on the road or parked onsite. With vehicle wraps to bespoke graphics, our signs can transform your van or your entire fleet. Unsure of the difference between wraps and graphics? Our guide breaks down the options to help you choose what’s best for your business.
Clear communication also allows for passers-by to understand what you do and how to contact you, with bold, readable fonts and a concise message. Your vehicle is often a client’s first impression, so it’s essential to get it right - be professional and establish credibility and trust at first glance.
You will need:
Van, lorry, bus or car graphics such as:
External Signage
External Signage
If you operate from a physical premises, whether that’s a workshop, training centre or showroom, professional signage plays a vital role in attracting attention and promoting your services. But the opportunity to boost your brand visibility doesn’t end there. For tradespeople, your job sites are moving billboards. With the right signage in place, such as post and panel boards, scaffold banners, and temporary signs, you can turn every project into a powerful advertising opportunity. These portable signs are easy to install and just as easy to relocate, making them perfect for promoting your brand from one job to the next. Not only do they reinforce your professional presence, but they also show prospective clients that your services are trusted and in demand.
Maintaining consistent branding across all signage elements like logos, fonts, and colours reinforces brand recognition and professionalism of services.
You will need:
- Window graphics, including frosted window decals, full colour window decals, window film, window manifestations, one way window film and solar window graphics
- Fascia signs, including built-up letters & logos, sign trays, flat cut letters and projecting signs
- Hoardings - including site hoardings, building wraps or advertising hoardings
Our Health and Safety Signs
Our Health and Safety Signs
Signage plays a vital role in safety on-site, protecting workers and the public from potential hazards. We provide a wide range of site boards, banners and mandatory health and safety signage that showcase projects, display contact details and regulatory requirements to reinforce commitment to safety.
Whether you're managing a construction site, refurbishment project, or training facility, safety signage is an essential investment in both compliance and reputation.
These include a range of internal and external signs, such as compulsory signage, fire and emergency signs and hygiene signs.
You will need:
- Health and safety signage, including compulsory signage, scaffolding warnings, fire and emergency signs, hygiene signs, hazard signs, prohibition signs and braille and tactile signs. View the catalogue
- Digital signage can also be used to highlight safety notices
Safety and Compliance Guarantee
Disability Discrimination Act (DDA) can include Health & Safety Executive (HSE) guidance, and Care Quality Commission (CQC) expectations
Member of the British Signs & Graphics Association
FAQs
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Q. Why is signage important for tradespeople?Collapse Expand
Signage is essential for the strategic use of vehicle graphics for consistent brand promotion and awareness. As tradesmen often use their van as their business card, it’s important to stand out professionally.
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Q. How does signage help protect workers and the public on a site?Collapse Expand
Signage protects workers and the public by providing clear warnings of hazards, safety instructions, and controlling access on a site. It raises awareness, helps prevent accidents, and ensures compliance with safety regulations.
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Q. How does signage help ensure compliance with industry guidelines?Collapse Expand
By clearly displaying required health and safety rules, warnings, and procedures that align with regulations, signage helps tradespersons to comply with industry protocols and reduces the risk of violations and to maintain a safe work environment.
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Q. What services are typically involved in a signage project for trades businesses?Collapse Expand
Signs Express are here to assist with the design, placement and signage advice within an initial consultation. This can include vehicle wraps, fleet graphics, exterior signage or health and safety signs. Our experts ensure quality production and installation, alongside certified project management and aftercare.
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Q. Can I customise signage with my brand?Collapse Expand
Match your brand and industry to your signage with our bespoke services. While some trades' signage needs to be compliant with regulations, your van and shop front are completely customisable and act as a blank canvas for your company to promote and market your services.
For more frequently asked questions, visit our FAQs page.
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