BEL Signs

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01403 255442

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Ensure your Jubilee event has the signage it needs

Planning a street party or event for the Queen’s Jubilee? Ensure you have the promotional, celebratory and temporary signage you need to make sure it’s unforgettable!

Commemorative Plaques

BEL Signs started out as an engraving company many many years ago. We can engrave plaques for tree planting, and commemoration, on brass, and stainless steel then mount them onto and supply them as tree stakes. Alternatively, they can be supplied with holes for benches or buildings. Plaques can be infilled with colour enamel, the most popular being black. A great option is our postcard-sized plaques that are supplied bonded onto a black powder-coated tree stake. The plaque is placed at an angle, ideal for reading and ready to be permanently fixed into the ground for future generations. We are also able to supply the ‘Queen’s Green Canopy’ plaques.

  • Engraved detail on a brass plaque tree stake
  • Stainless Steel Plaque for Centrepoint UK at Royal unveiling

Temporary Signage

Whether your event is re-routing traffic, closing roads, or briefly opening spaces, temporary signage can be informative, directional and important. We can offer correx signage that is great for outdoor use and easy to fix to most surfaces. Also, consider pavement swing signs that can be moved about and printed banners.

  • Events Banner for Manic Munday
  • Advance Warning printed Correx Signage for temporary use
  • Premier ChalkBoard and Budget A-Board
  • Printed flags add height and movement to your pitch

Advertising your event or letting the local community know

BEL Signs are the promotional experts. We can offer our large format print services for items such as:

  • Printed banners, ideal for fences, buildings and stages. Bespoke to suit size required, budget CAD cut options or full-colour print.
  • Printed flags, are ideal for adding colour and a sense of boundary, also for allowing people to find you in an open space. Ranging in size and shape.
  • Printed posters, for frames, A-Boards and windows. Sizes bespoke to suit your requirements. Use our design services to help put your message and creative ideas together.
  • We can also supply smaller printed items such as leaflets, stickers and branded items. Let us know your ideas.
  • Printed Feather Flag for Lumley & B
  • Feather Flags for local music event as sponsorship advertising
  • Retail Flags | Large Format Print | Bespoke Signage for Sussex
  • Printed banner for Car2Car sales | Horsham | Large Format Print
  • Horsham Society with roll-up banner at a local event
  • Black CAD cut vinyl on brushed stainless steel | Signage
  • Close up work of our traditional hand signwriting

Ensure people know who are volunteers or staff

Hi-Vis or brightly coloured vests, t-shirts or caps, let visitors and party-goers know who the staff or volunteers are with clothing solutions. Our sister company AppliedFX can offer a catalogue of clothing and branding options. AppliedFX has supplied heat-applied transfers onto plain t-shirts with details and screen-printed logos onto vests for events. Embroidered caps can be giveaways or commemorations.

Other signage solutions include

  • Laser-cut stencils, think arrows and logos that can be placed where you need them, marking the ground or ensuring items are earmarked.
  • Window graphics for shops or vehicles that may be part of your event. Simple CAD cut vinyl or shaped full-colour print applied to the window.
  • Roll up banners for interior spaces, easy to put up and use to decorate a space. Use as a backdrop, advertising or as a temporary information point.

Contact us with your requirements and details.

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Job Vacancy for an Estimator for Signs & Graphics, Part-Time

BEL Signs have a position available for an estimator of signage and graphics. This position would be part-time and based in our office in Blatchford Road, Horsham. The successful candidate must have previous experience.

The start would be immediate and salary is dependent on experience and working hours.

This role will see you working as part of a team, working alongside the Director of the company estimating projects which come from a variety of sources such as customers, businesses, local councils, sports clubs, and third party trade inquiries.

The ideal successful candidate would have experience in the signage industry and also quoting for signage and printed graphics, would be an advantage. In addition to being a team player and highly motivated to deliver excellent customer-focused service.

Please send a CV to Peter Bedford: peter@belsigns.com
or use this link to open an email:  Peter@belsigns.com

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Do you have any timber offcuts we could use?

A REQUEST FOR HELP PLEASE, to all of our builder friends and customers, from Peter Bedford, Director of BEL Signs:

“In case I have never bored you with how interesting and enjoyable beekeeping is I have been a member of the Central Sussex Bee Keepers Association (CSBKA) for 3 years now and recently I have been asked to build some hive inspection stands to improve our apiary. I have over the years seen what ends up in builder’s skips and I know how you hate to throw it away so for once I can offer to put timber offcuts to some good use.

  • Anything you have above 400mm in 4”x 2” or bigger I can convert to what we need.
  • Fencing post offcuts 3”x 3” or 4”x 4”.
  • We also need longer pieces 4”x 2” at 1.6m so include those of you who have them.

I have a large transit so I will be more than happy to collect.

Thanking you in anticipation of your support”
Peter Bedford, Director, BEL Signs

Contact Peter direct if you have any timber for use:

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Cheers to a great view

Ridgeview Estate Winery is a local winery based in Ditchling, Sussex, a short drive from our base in Horsham. Having had a rebrand, Ridgeview wanted to update and add to their winery interior with the use of some terrific signage products.

Digital wallpaper and etch frosted vinyl are two signage techniques used here to great effect within spaces that catch the light and have a large amount of coverage. These projects create an impact with a luxurious feel in keeping with their branding.

Ridgeview instructed us on the production and installation of several projects within their winery. These included:

The stairwell

This was a large scale project. To be filled with a lifestyle photo, along with a stripe of Rose Gold gloss foil vinyl along the bottom edge of the image, halfway up the staircase. The image fitted within a triangle shape, from the corner of the ceiling over to the stairwell, giving the installation team a challenge.
Material detail: Metamark MD5A and Matt Lam MG702

Tasting Room door

Frosted etch vinyl which features the RV logo as a repeated pattern. This CAD Cut Vinyl is excellent for branding interior spaces in a subtle way and also adding a level of privacy.
Material detail: Metamark M7 silver etch

Entrance

This for the entrance wall features the RV logo repeated as a background pattern in a subtle gloss laminate offering a highlight as you walk by. The RV logo is made from a 12mm MDF, routered, sanded, sealed and finished with rose gold spray paint. All manufactured here in our Horsham factory and installed by the team. It gives a stunning effect and wow factor to greet you.
Material detail: Metamark MG075 gloss laminate

Maximise your inside space, and get creative

If you have a project or would like to create more impact in your office, reception, foyer or business, get in touch with us. We have a large format digital wallpaper print in our office, pop to have a look:

  • Tel: 01403 255442
  • Email: info@belsigns.com [link opens new email]
  • Visit us in Blatchford Road, Horsham, RH13 5QR

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Henfield Storage works with BEL Signs on new large scale signage

BEL Signs have been working with Henfield Storage for years now. Previously Henfield Hire & Storage, we saw them refocus the business rebranding as Henfield Storage.

In the past, we have updated the Horsham premises, which included exterior signage and van signwriting on various sizes of vehicles.

Henfield Storage now has a newly built unit situated within Brighton Trade Park and fitted-out for them boasting around 80,000 sq ft of space for over 1200 customers. It has industry-leading storage equipment units, with a range of sizes from 10 sq ft lockers up to large 300 sq ft rooms.

The project

The new unit required signage to be seen from both sides, with new signage to be placed on a corner with traffic coming into the trade park. It also had to be bright red and white, within brand guidelines.

The two signs would be over 5metres both in height and width, not quite square. With built-up lettering and backlit and to be installed to the building at heights above 13 metres.

BEL Signs would be in charge of creating artwork, fabrication and project managing the sign, we would also advise on installation.

The solution

Two signs of over five metres, made of 60mm deep aluminium folded trays, powder-coated in a red gloss colour. A powder-coated sign is hard-wearing, ideal for the outdoor weather and sea breeze. The lettering would be manufactured from descaled stainless steel in a gloss white, also 60mm deep, with the ‘h’ in ‘henfield” standing at 750mm in height. All the lettering would also feature cool white mini LEDs for halo illumination and fitted to the tray. Each sign would be made up of six sections with an internal ladder frame.

The reveal

Installed over a period of months, mainly due to the adverse weather, the sign is now complete and on display. With this project complete we hope to bring the same finish and project management to the other sites for Henfield Storage.

“We are delighted with the signage and will be continuing to use BEL Signs for future projects.”
D. Sawyers, Manager, Henfield Storage

”It was great to work at such a scale and also a challenge. Liaising with Henfield Storage and working from architect drawings we completed the brief and the sign is a great fit for our client and the new premises. Thanks to the team at Henfield Storage for using BEL Signs”
Peter Fraser, Project Manager, BEL Signs

Large scale exterior signage

If you are looking to add a striking sign, illuminated or built up, fascia or just lettering, contact our team for a bespoke quotation:

Email >> info@belsigns.com
Call: 01403 255442
Use the contact form >>

  • U-Break We-Fix shop sign and 3D projecting sign | BEL Signs
  • Built up lettering, fascia, window graphics and hanging sign for Green People Horsham Carfax
  • James Miller Hair lettering for exterior signage | Horsham Shop Signs
  • Pub signage for the Kings Arms in Horsham
  • Exterior Signage including installation | Aquilar | BEL Signs
  • 3D Lettering on school entrance | BEL Signs
  • The Camping World Stadium | Signage completed by BEL Signs
  • Box Tray Sign for Billy's | Sign Company Horsham
  • Large Capital Letters in Stainless Steel
  • Coloured light for shop signage
  • Lettering for Impact shop signage
  • Kings Arms Pub Traditional Hanging Sign
  • Horsham Bedding Centre Rebrand Signage
  • Large lettering for retail shop

Exterior signs and fascia

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You don’t have to shop around with BEL Signs

Shop signage, everything from the fascia to built-up lettering, window graphics to pavement signs, interior to exterior, you can get it all covered by BEL Signs. This year we helped many new businesses open up in Horsham town centre, including Cuckoo, Green People, James-Miller Hair Design, U-Break We-Fix, Horsham Matters and Vacalola to name a few. In addition to helping trading businesses update their signage including Panino, Horsham Bedding Centre, impact mortgage specialists and Deja!

Green People | Fascia featuring built up lettering, hanging sign, interior wall graphic, pavement sign and window graphics | Carfax, Piries Place, Horsham

A new venture for Green People, and seemed appropriate to open their first retail store here in Horsham where they are based. The store features a shop fascia ACM folded box panel which has a white satin covering and 5mm thick acrylic lettering in black, with the logo in their corporate green. The retail store also features window graphics welcoming you to the store. In addition to the outside is a double-sided hanging sign that features the green people logo which stands out from the corner. A booster curved pavement sign captures further footfall.

“It has been a great pleasure working with BEL Signs. Peter and his team were extremely helpful and efficient and the quality of their work is outstanding – thank you from all of us at Green People.”
Charlotte Vohtz, Founder, Green People

https://www.greenpeople.co.uk/blogs/the-beauty-hub/visit-the-green-people-store-in-horsham

Vacalola Kids | Shop fascia including logo and lettering, window and door graphics, and printed posters | Corner of Medwin Walk & Carfax, Horsham

Moving premises from Swan Walk to the Carfax, Vaclola had an idea of how their logo would look on the new premises, working with the team their vision meant manufacturing acrylic cut lettering onto clear panels which could be installed, by the team, onto the new premises. The illustrative logo appears on a clear circular panel by the door. The door features a digital print of the logo along with panels of the shop front flooded with a colour print. Manufactured and installed by the team, this mixture of individual letters, panels and prints make for a stand out frontage which works well with the building exterior.
https://vacalola.co.uk/

James-Miller Hair Design | Lettering | Medwin Walk & Carfax, Horsham

The owner of James-Miller Hair Design already had a concept when they came to us for signage for the new premises at 2 Medwin Walk. The signage on the front of the building is just lettering, but standing out from the wall the lettering is a gold aluminium composite so has a real shine to it.
https://james-millerhair.co.uk/

Browse the range

You can find more shop signage:

  • U-Break We-Fix shop sign and 3D projecting sign | BEL Signs
  • Dental directories on entrances | BEL Signs
  • A-Board for local builders and Forecourt sign for Sussex Travel Company
  • External Signage for Meadows Wellbeing | Billingshurst
  • Pub signage for the Kings Arms in Horsham
  • Dental signage on posts with print | BEL Signs
  • Hanging Roadside Sign for Horsham Golf and Fitness

Contact us about your next project

Email >> info@belsigns.com
Call: 01403 255442
Use the contact form >>

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Indoor or out, be sure to advertise your business

In our factory in Horsham, we have a range of machinery and equipment able to laser cut, CNC router, engrave, cut, laminate, print, and create a wide range of signage. It is, after all, what we do. So here’s a showcase of some of the latest signage we’ve produced:

Roll up banner with large format print

Roll-up banners come rain or shine

Double width, single stands, and even outdoor roll-up banners are a great addition to any advertising stand, promotion, or event. Straightforward to assemble, portable, easy to store, with creative prints as bright or complex as you would like, to suit any budget.
Recent examples include an outdoor banner for local company Safeguard Europe which can withstand winds of 13-18mph with a large format print on the front and a base that takes water or sand to anchor it. They have placed the banners in-store with a promotional display.
Most orders for roll-up banners come from the exhibition sector, which has been very quiet over the last year and a half but has been getting back up to running this month. CDM media have ordered not just our most popular roll-up banner size; 850mmx2m but also some that are double-width banners.

Vehicle graphics including plant machinery

Vehicle signwriting – branding on the road, or building site

It’s not just vans we can add graphics, vinyl, or print too, and if you wish to brand any vehicle there is usually some space we can manage to sign write. Like this 3 tonne dumper for K Black & Sons, featuring vinyl graphics on Avery vinyl on the tipper section and beneath the seat, plant machinery isn’t a problem!
Other recent jobs include panel wraps for both C&M Fire Alarms and Mark Antony Windows with designs that have more emphasis on their logos and colours. Both the FORD transit courier for C&M and the LWB Mercedes-Benz Sprinter for Mark Antony have large format digital prints in addition to accreditations and membership logos printed and installed onto the doors and rear. A great addition to their fleets, especially for C&M Fire Alarms celebrating 50 years of trading, who have used us for their van signwriting for over eleven years now, and we’ve signwritten 15 vehicles for them in that time!

C&M Fire Alarms branded FORD transit van

Rebranding or brightening up space

With our large format printers, we’re able to cover any interior or exterior space. Like these signs for the Classic Services Group who have rebranded and wanted existing signage updated, they said “Just wanted to say thank you very much for the work you and the team have done, it all looks fab!”.
Interior meeting space for upgraded bikes now has a foamex board of over 3x1m with fantastic inspirational images, it’s the kind of thing we like over here at the BEL office, changing people’s spaces.

Rebranding, signage update for the Classic Services Group Ltd
Upgrade bike 3 metre long foamex sign for the meeting room

Remember, remember, not just November

With October coming to an end, seasonal events including Guy Fawkes, Remembrance Sunday, Christmas, and New years will be upon us. If you need to advertise your event, require temporary signage, or branded clothing, then get in touch with us.
We can design, print, manufacture, and supply everything from:

  • Printed Seasonal Posters
  • Printed Posters in Notice board frames

Just get in touch to discuss your requirements:
Email >> info@belsigns.com
Call: 01403 255442
Use the contact form >>

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BEL Signs invests in quicker print turnaround

Within our factory in Horsham, we have the capacity to offer large format printing, with several printers able to produce digital print. This type of print can be used for digital wallpaper, window displays, vehicle graphics, van wraps, print for PVC banners, paper posters up to 1.5x30m and A0, in addition to print for roll-up banners and exhibition displays.

As requests for large format print grows as does the need for same-day requirement due to tight deadlines and ever-changing event schedules. Our clients would ideally like to take away their print at the end of the day, which is a problem for many large format printers as the print can take at least a day to ‘gas out’ which basically means dry, sometimes even longer if it a full colour print with 100% coverage.

HP latex printer allows for same-day demand

However, our new HP Latex printer has thermal inkjet printheads which allow for the ink to dry as soon as it is printed. The print is also scratch resistance with impressive quality, vibrant colours, and can be placed externally un-laminated. With this high-performance printer, it’s not only the turnaround that is quick, but the speeds are also far quicker and the printer can work remotely allowing our team to run jobs and continually print. These sharp prints are odourless allowing them to be placed indoors, making them ideal for schools, healthcare providers, and care homes.

Working again with Horsham District Council

Our first printer job on the new HPLatex Printer; town entry signs for Horsham markets for Horsham District Council Communications Department. These are printed onto specialist ferrous paper, which is a paper with additional metal added to it so that it has a magnetic quality. This allows for these types of print to be easily attached to the town entry signs without additional fixings. Horsham District Council kindly sent us artwork which we checked and then used directly. These entry signs will appear in six locations leading into Horsham advertising the markets on certain days and promoting local business and tourism.

BEL Signs takes delivery and uses new HP Latex Printer for HDC job

BEL Signs and ADAPT

We were pleased to use Amari Digital and printing technologies, or ADAPT, to order and install our HP printer. Their hardware team helped deliver and install, moving the printer into its space within our print room. Our production team has been very impressed with the quality of the print and its robustness.
Peter Fraser, Production Manager at BEL Signs commented:
“This new printer will aid us to increase productivity in all areas of our print and signage. It’s perfect for exhibition print which is an industry that is beginning to bounce back from restrictions. We aim to secure more large format digital print contracts, not only from local county councils but large scale projects for display and shows in addition to the usual digital print offering we have where we can now offer same-day delivery.”

Interested in a fantastic print?

Contact us about your next project and find out what we can do for you.

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BEL Signs working with Horsham District Council

If you are local in Horsham you might have seen some of the work we have been supplying to Horsham District Council (HDC). This includes the new Reuse Hub graphics for the Environment, Recycling, Waste, and Cleansing department in addition to uniform for Park and Countryside Services.

HDC Reuse Hub with graphics from BEL Signs

Digital graphics for The Reuse Hub

The reuse project, recently launched, is a trial being run by West Sussex County Council and HDC to help residents drop off pre-loved items that can have a new life. It is housed inside a shipping container with slight curves over the surface and a door opening at one end. HDC supplied us with artwork designs which are in the form of a large logo, with graffiti type and items cut round all the edges. We digitally printed and cut out the artwork at our factory in Blatchford Road, Horsham. The logos were printed onto MD5A, a high-performance vinyl from Metamark, which has a special adhesive system that allows large-scale printed graphics to be fitted more easily onto slightly curved surfaces. The print was also laminated and then installed onsite onto the container by our specialist team. The Reuse Hub, based at the Hop Oast site, is open Wednesday to Saturday, details can be found here. Now launched we can show the project being fitted and are proud to be part of this local innovative venture.

Embroidery for Horsham District Council

Clothing for wardens, workers and volunteers

Embroidery and heat applied details have been added to a range of clothing for staff and volunteers at Horsham District Council (HDC), including green Russell fleeces, Fruit of the Loom polo shirts, and Titanium grey Russell waterproofs jackets. All clothing includes the HDC logo and text placed on to chest sides, with the jackets, details have also been added to the reverse. Popular with workwear and uniforms, embroidery has durability, with high quality, and can be a great way to promote your business, look professional, and give customers confidence knowing staff. Logos can be created into thread and stitched onto clothing from our factory in Horsham. Waterproof jackets cannot have embroidery in order to keep their proofing, so heat-applied text and logos are an ideal way to brand workwear. Heat-applied transfers are a specialist type of vinyl that can be printed or cut and applied to garments via a heat press. These types of transfers can also cover a larger area and are great for events and short-run items.

“Looking good 😍 Fantastic job guys!” Horsham DC

Thanks to Horsham District Council for supporting local businesses and we look forward to completing more work for the various Council services and departments.

Russell jackets with HDC logo and details | Workwear

Interested in signage or workwear for your business?

Contact us for a quotation, site visit, or book an appointment to visit our clothing showroom:

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Did you know… we can offer a wide range of shop signage services?

From fascias to window graphics, digital wallpaper to A-Boards, hanging signs to built-up lettering, we have an experienced team who are able to work alongside architects and planning officers to ensure your shop looks its best, attract footfall, and welcomes in passing trade.

The Frontage

Walking down any high street, parade, or town centre, how can your shop stand out from the rest?
You’ll need an eye-catching design to create a great first impression and ideally something that reflects your brand. The shop fascia is usually the first place to start. We can offer a box tray fascia option, that can be digitally printed or designed with CAD cut lettering and designs in addition to a flat fascia. These types of signs all have their advantages, so it may be a cost-based choice, but our team can advise on the best solution for you. Think about adding built-up lettering or a 3D logo to really make it stand out from the background. Intricate designs can be laser cut and some facias and lettering can be illuminated, which is worth considering if your shop is going to open late in the evening, or if you want to add an extra wow factor.

  • Horsham Bedding Centre Rebrand Signage
  • Lettering for Impact shop signage
  • Printed Shop Signage with Window Graphics

Use Your Space

Additional signage can be used to catch extra passing footfall and tempt curiosity.
Got space for a hanging sign? Great for further advertising on busy streets seen from most angles.
Maybe an A-Board or pavement sign that you can put out every day and be packed away at night, options include signs with changeable posters or chalkboards for advertising offers.
Large window space? Think window graphics, from a few colours of CAD cut vinyl to full colour printed graphics. This can allow you to change the window with seasonal offers or continue the brand elements over the glass to speak to your customer. Simple etch film can obscure or change the viewpoint of the glass.
If your business is based outdoors consider printed banners and flags to enhance your message and advertise your brand from afar.

  • CoCo's Booster A-Board and DEJA! Ecoflex pavement signs
  • Printed hanging sign for local letting
  • Flags for outdoor use at events and as advertising

Enhance The Interior

Our digital printers can print onto a type of wallpaper, this means that plain walls can be transformed into travel destinations, views of the world, inspiration quotes, or large-scale photos, the limit is your imagination!
Other options include large vinyl shapes or text onto walls, great for brightening up the office walls, and adding colour.

  • Wall Graphics in brightly coloured vinyl for an office interior
  • Digitally print to cover a whole wall
  • Etch film with wall graphics | Sign Company Horsham

Consider Health & Safety

With the pandemic, all businesses have had to change the way they offer their services and interact with the public. As such, we can offer a range of COVID signage solutions including:

In addition, we can offer our other services such as printed posters and stickers for informing customers, stencils for outdoor distancing, and further types of signage to redirect, update and reassure your customers.

  • Local Horsham Hairdressers with screens
  • Wall Mounted option Sanitiser Station
  • Protective wrap onto bar top for Crawley Pub | Health & Safety

Your Brand is Your Business

All of our signage is bespoke, we manufacture it in our factory based in Horsham. This means we can offer all your signage with your logo and branding at the heart of it. Add your logo onto uniforms, business vehicles, and bags for a full range of branding and get your business noticed!

  • Screen Printed promotional bags
  • Large metallic vinyl detail | Van sign writing for Horsham based decorator
  • Embroidery for workwear | Carpentry | Horsham

Fantastic Offers, for Your Business

We have two great offers for new businesses, or those having a rebrand, just click on the links to find out more:
Get FREE embroidery set-up OR business cards when you book £250+VAT of van signwriting.
Or if you are just after clothing, uniform, headwear, sportswear, schoolwear, or safety wear we have an offer for free set-up with new accounts.

Shop Signage for Sussex

From Worthing to Billingshurst, Crawley to Dorking, Haywards Heath to Steyning, we cover a large part of the South, and our happy customers can attest to our services and installations. Simply contact us for a site visit or quotation.