Signs & Large Format Print
What the installation price is made up of
| Item | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Installation crew, 2 people | from approx. €42 / crew-hour | minimum 4 hours per visit |
| Crew travel | approx. €1 / km | counted both ways from Wieluń |
| Cherry picker up to 18 m with operator | from approx. €230 / day | facades, light boxes, letters, mesh |
| Night installation or outside shopping centre hours | from approx. €65 / crew-hour | shopping centres, chains |
| Removal of old signage with disposal | approx. €16 / m² | cheapest on the same visit |
| Site survey and inventory | from approx. €85 | refunded when you order production |
| Technical design, choice of fixings | from approx. €85 | working drawings for larger structures |
Our own crews install across Poland and Europe, and we also work with a network of partner installers in the EU. The full scope of the service is described on the signage installation in Poland and Europe page.
Example: a light box above the first floor, 40 km from our base
Let us cost a typical light box installation on a facade, with a lift, at a site 40 km away:
- travel: 40 km × 2 (both ways) = 80 km × €1 = approx. €80 net,
- crew time: 4 hours × €42 = approx. €168 net,
- lift with operator: 1 day = approx. €230 net.
Total approx. €478 net for installation, excluding the light box itself. If we take down an old 2 m² sign at the same time, add approx. €32 net for removal and disposal – the travel and the lift are already paid for. For sites further afield travel is charged at the same rate per kilometre, and on longer trips we combine several sites on one route.
This example shows one thing: with a lift, the biggest fixed cost is the machine's day of work. So if you are planning several jobs at the same location (a light box, letters, window graphics, a number plate) book them for the same date. A second visit with a lift means a second approx. €230.
Ladder, scaffold tower or cherry picker
We choose the equipment to suit the height, the weight and the location:
- Ladder or mobile scaffold tower – a sign over an entrance, window graphics, plaques, letters at ground floor level. The cheapest option, with no machine cost.
- Cherry picker up to 18 m – light boxes and letters on facades, mesh and banners on gable walls, pylons. The basket gives a stable position for drilling and levelling, and the operator sets it so the installers work facing the wall.
- The contractor's scaffolding – advertising mesh on scaffolding is fitted from the scaffold already in place. No lift is needed then.
A common mistake is to assume that since the sign will hang at 4 metres, a ladder will do. With a heavier light box, two people have to hold, level and fix it at the same time – from a ladder that is awkward and simply unsafe. Then, even at a modest height, we choose a scaffold tower or a lift. We decide on the equipment from photos, and state in the quote what we have assumed.
Above 18 m, and where a lift cannot get in (narrow yards, embankments, roofs), the installation method is agreed individually after looking at photos or a site visit.
- 01Brief
Description, sizes, site photos and deadline — a few sentences are enough.
- 02Design and quote
Our designers prepare artwork or a visualisation and you get a price.
- 03Approval
You approve the design; for brand colours we provide a proof.
- 04Production
35+ machines in our own plant in Poland: 3.2 m UV print, CNC, laser, 3D, sewing.
- 05Installation or delivery
Own crews and vehicles across Europe, partner network, couriers worldwide.
Safety and formalities
Work at height is done by our own trained crews, and the lift is run by an operator. We fence off a zone beneath the work area that passers-by cannot enter – a drill bit or anchor falling from 10 metres is a real hazard.
Some things, however, depend on the client or the local authority:
- Occupying the pavement or road. If the lift has to stand on a public highway, permission from the highway authority may be required. The rules vary from place to place – check with your local council, or let us agree in the quote who arranges it.
- The owner's or freeholder's consent. Installing on someone else's facade without written consent is asking for trouble. Permission for the signage itself is covered in our guide does a shop sign need permission.
- Electrics. Illuminated signage is connected by the client's electrician or our qualified crew. A power cable must be brought to the installation point.
Weather matters too. A large banner in a strong wind acts like a sail, and vinyl does not bond properly to a wet surface. On such days we reschedule – better to lose a day than take a risk.
- 24 hexpress printing (UV inks need no drying)
- approx. 3 daysstandard lead time
- up to 14 dayslarge and custom projects with installation
Plus courier delivery. Tell us your date — we plan production around it.
How to prepare the site before the crew arrives
- Keep space for the lift clear under the wall – no parked cars, skips or outdoor seating.
- Find out what the wall is made of and whether it is insulated. On external insulation we use different fixings from bare masonry, and with thick insulation the anchors must reach the load-bearing layer.
- Bring power to where the light box or letters will hang.
- Have the owner's or freeholder's written consent ready.
- Name a person who will be on site and can open the premises if a cable has to be run inside.
- Send us a few photos of the facade and the access – from those we judge the equipment and working time.
If you are planning a large sign on the wall of a building, also read our guide signage on a building facade – it covers what we most often install there and what it costs.