Retail units have their own rules
Colliers Wood combines a busy retail park around Priory Retail Park with the high road and quieter streets on either side. Whether you're in a retail park unit or a shop on the high road, the signs you can put up are often decided as much by your landlord or the site management as by your own taste.
Check before you commission
Before ordering anything that fixes to a building, check your lease or ask your landlord or site management what's allowed: sizes, positions, materials and any approval process. It's a short conversation that avoids a sign being refused after it's printed.
Rigid boards
Printed boards suit signs that need to stay flat and be read from a distance. Foamex and foam board are good indoors and in sheltered spots; correx is a lightweight, low-cost choice for temporary signs; dibond is a stronger, longer-lasting option. Our guide to foam board, correx and dibond sets out the differences.
Window graphics
Window stickers and posters are quick to change and speak to everyone walking past. Use them for opening hours, an offer or a new service. Keep text short and high-contrast. See our window poster guide.
Pavement signs
A pavement sign can bring in people who wouldn't otherwise look in. Check local rules about placing signs on the public footway before relying on one. Our A-board ideas guide has examples.
Keep it consistent
Use the same logo, colours and style across every sign so the unit looks like one business. It also makes reorders and updates easier.
Getting your signs printed for Colliers Wood
Colliers Wood is one of our closest areas, around 1 mile from the shop, and the Northern line or buses 57, 131 and 219 reach Tooting in around 8 to 12 minutes. See our Colliers Wood printing page, our foamex, window sticker and pavement sign pages, or contact us.