Office Signs
Convey a professional image for your business with office signage.
Office signs tell every visitor who walks in what kind of business you are, and they keep staff and guests moving through the building without having to ask. We create completely bespoke custom office signs for use in all types of business across the UK; from office door signs to reception signs and meeting room signs, you’ll find the right office sign for your workplace in the range below - all made to order in our own UK workshop.
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Not sure what you need? Looking to discuss a project? Volume or trade enquiry?
Not sure what you need? Looking to discuss a project? Volume or trade enquiry?
Not sure what you need? Looking to discuss a project? Volume or trade enquiry?
Not sure what you need? Looking to discuss a project? Volume or trade enquiry?
What are office signs?
Office signs are the internal and external signage that identifies, directs and brands a workplace - office door signs, door plaques, reception and lobby signs, meeting room signs, wayfinding panels, wall graphics and building signage. Most offices need a mixture rather than a single product.
Good signage for offices does three jobs at once. It gets people to the right room, it tells them what they can and cannot do once they're there, and it puts your brand in front of clients at the moment they're paying most attention.
We make every one of our office signs to order, so the size, material, finish and fixing are all chosen to suit the space rather than pulled off a shelf. That applies whether you need a single personalised office sign for a home office or a complete office signage scheme across three floors.
Types of office sign
We take huge pride in our signs for offices, making sure that we're only providing customers with the best service, product and pricing for their requirements. Apt for any type of business, our personalised office signs are versatile and personal to the company, so it's worth looking through the full range before you decide.
There are three main kinds of company signs for the office; directional, instructional and promotional. Most workplaces end up with a mixture of all three, plus the door signs and office desk signs that sit alongside them.
Directional
Directional office signs in the UK help to guide people towards the area they're looking for and might include phrases such as 'waiting room', 'meeting room' and 'bathroom'. Particularly utilised in modern offices with unusual layouts, or in larger buildings, an office sign like this will help your customers and visitors.
Instructional
Instructional office signs are more used to advise visitors against certain actions and any other rules of your business. This can include various workplace signs such as 'turn off mobile phones', 'authorised personnel only' and 'no smoking', and save your team from repeating the same request twenty times a week.
Promotional
Promotional office signs are perfect for advertising your logo or promoting a message for your company. A common type of office signage in the UK, you can use it for reception areas or outside the building, since our process of printing your logo straight onto perspex showcases your company in bold, vibrant colour.
Office door signs and door plaques
Office door signs are usually the largest part of an office signage scheme, because every room needs one and they all need to match. We make custom office door signs in printed and layered acrylic, brushed and matt aluminium, foam PVC and printed wood, so a single scheme can run consistently from reception through to the stationery cupboard.
An office door plaque suits rooms with a fixed occupant or a fixed purpose: named offices, the boardroom, HR, the server room. Because our office door plaques are made to order, the wording, logo and colours are yours rather than a stock template, and repeat orders match the originals exactly. Custom office plaques for directors' offices and boardrooms are usually ordered in a heavier material than the rest, which is a simple way to mark them out without breaking the scheme.
Where the room name changes, a changeable office door sign is the better answer. Our Sliding Meeting Sign With Acrylic has a slider that toggles between two messages you choose - vacant and engaged, in a meeting and available - so you get out of office signage that updates in a second rather than needing a reprint.
Meeting room signs
Meeting room signs are the ones most often left off the original order and added later. A labelled, visibly bookable room is the difference between a meeting starting on time and three people waiting in a corridor.
We make meeting room signage in two forms. Fixed panels carry the room name and number and suit rooms with permanent identities. A sliding meeting room sign carries a status slider on top of the room name, which is where the practical value sits: anyone can see from the corridor whether the room is free.
Meeting room door signs sit at eye level on the door itself, which is the right place for a status slider because it's read at the moment somebody is about to walk in. Room signage on the corridor wall beside the door works better for room names and numbers, because it can be read from further away.
The same product covers conference room signs, interview rooms, quiet rooms, focus booths and studios. If your rooms are named rather than numbered, that's straightforward too; we print whatever wording you send us.
Office lobby signs
The reception sign is the piece of signage every visitor sees. It's usually worth putting more of the budget here than anywhere else in the building, because it sets the expectation for everything that follows.
Office lobby signs work hardest when the logo has physical depth. Built-up acrylic and metal letters, our Edge Lit Acrylic Sign with its subtle LED glow, and illuminated aluminium tray signs all catch light and throw a shadow, which is what makes a logo read as an installed feature rather than a printed panel. Flat printed panels have their place, but they rarely carry a double-height lobby.
An office welcome sign, a directory panel and a reception door sign usually go in at the same time, and they should share a font and a finish. Our full reception signs range covers the illuminated and non-illuminated options side by side.
Wayfinding, department and directional signs
Wayfinding signs are the part of office signage that is worth planning rather than buying piecemeal. Office sign systems work on repetition: the same panel shape, the same type size and the same mounting height at every decision point, so people stop reading signs consciously and start following them.
The rule of thumb is to sign every point where somebody has to make a choice - lift lobbies, stair heads, corridor junctions, the point where a reception desk hands a visitor onwards - and to sign nothing in between. Over-signing a corridor is as unhelpful as under-signing it.
Office desk signs and office name plates
Office desk signs and office name plates handle the people rather than the rooms. They're the simplest way to make an open-plan floor navigable and a hot-desking floor bookable.
Our Freestanding Acrylic Desk Sign needs no fixings at all, so it moves when the person does. The Table Top Acrylic Block is heavier and more substantial, which suits a reception counter, a boardroom place setting or for a director. Office name signs on doors follow the same logic as any other plaque: order them together, keep the format identical, and add to the set as people join.
Office wall signs and wall graphics
Office wall signs cover everything that isn't a door, desk or directory - values walls, mission statements, framed wall art, printed vinyl graphics and large-format branding across a breakout space.
Custom office signs for wall mounting come as rigid panels, individual cut letters or applied vinyl, and the choice is mostly about permanence. Panels and letters are the long-term option and come off cleanly. Printed vinyl wall graphics cover a much larger area for the money and are the right call in a leased space or anywhere the message changes with the strategy.
Window vinyl graphics such as a frosted vinyl manifestation belong in the same conversation. It goes onto glass partitions and meeting-room walls, adds privacy without losing light, and can carry a pattern or a logo.
External office building signs
External office building signs need to survive weather and should be easily read from a distance, which rules out the materials that work happily indoors. Aluminium composite panels, thicker acrylic with a UV-stable print, cut metal letters and illuminated signs all hold up outside. Foam PVC and paper-faced boards do not.
For a business park unit or a shared entrance, a wall-mounted panel or built-up lettering is usually enough. For a standalone building or a site entrance, a freestanding totem or monolith carries further and does more work, and our illuminated LED signs keep office building signage legible after dark. Planning permission can apply to external signage depending on size, illumination and the building, so it is worth checking with your local authority before you order.
Accessible office signage
Making signage readable for everyone is straightforward, and it's easiest to do at the point you're ordering the rest of the scheme. We supply braille signs in white and black matt acrylic, which can be ordered alongside the rest of your office signage so the accessible signs match rather than stand out as an afterthought.
Matt acrylic is the deliberate choice here. A gloss face throws reflections and glare that make a sign harder to read for anyone with low vision, while a matt face does not. The same thinking applies to contrast: dark text on a light panel, or light text on a dark one, is easier to read than a mid-tone on a mid-tone, whoever is reading it. Braille and tactile signage is usually specified at accessible WCs, lifts, stairs and key junctions.
Office sign materials
Choosing the material is really choosing how long the sign needs to last, where it sits and how it should feel. These are the ones we work with most for office signage:
- Acrylic signs - the default for internal office signs and the most versatile material we offer. Clear, frosted, opal, gloss white, matt white and matt black are all available, either printed or cut to shape, with the thickness set per product - for example, some standard thicknesses include 3mm, 5mm or 10mm. It suits door signs, plaques, reception panels and wayfinding equally well.
- Aluminium signs - aluminium (or aluminium composite) is available brushed, matt black or printed. This is what to choose when you want weight and permanence, or when the sign is going outside. Metal office door signs and brushed aluminium letters suit law firms, corporate receptions and anywhere a heavier, more traditional impression is wanted.
- Foam signs (Foam PVC or Foamex) - light, inexpensive and easy to fix with tape. Best suited to internal signage, project rooms and short-run instructional signs rather than anything that has to last outside.
- Vinyl signs (graphics) - applied directly to walls, glass and floors. The right choice for large graphics, window manifestation and anything you may want to remove later.
- Wooden signs - plywood panels and other wooden options give a warmer, more textured finish. They suit studios, hospitality-led offices and businesses that would rather not look corporate.
What size should an office sign be?
Size follows reading distance. A door sign is read from a metre away and a building sign from across a car park, and that difference matters far more than the size of the wall. As a working guide (although you should always check what works best for you), we would suggest:
Office sign fixings: how to mount to any surface
We offer many types of fixings for mounting your choice of office signs for walls. It depends entirely on the surface you're putting the signage on to, but we can provide the following fixings:
- Screw - tried and tested. Perfect for brick walls and the most common way of installing your office signage.
- Adhesive tape - often overlooked as not being strong enough, but with the right tape material that we supply, any choice of personalised office sign will hold. Can also be put up and taken down without leaving marks depending on the surface it's applied to.
- Magnet - the safest and best way to attach office signage to any sort of metal. Easy to remove without causing any imprint on the surface and inexpensive to create.
- Suction cups - perfect for glass and glass-like surfaces. It doesn't cause any long-term damage to the glass and is easy to remove, making it a great choice for office signs for walls.
- Stand-off fixings - satin or aluminium barrels that hold the sign a few millimetres off the wall, so it casts a shadow and reads as a fitted panel rather than a stuck-on one. This is how most reception and logo panels are mounted.
Which fixing for which surface?
- Screws for brick, block and plasterboard.
- Stand-offs for a painted wall where you want the sign to look installed.
- Adhesive tape for glass office door signs and for anywhere in a leased office where you cannot drill.
- Magnets for metal doors and partitions.
- Suction cups for full glass panels where even tape would show.
- If you're fitting out a leased space, you might want to steer towards removable options so your signs come down at the end of the lease without taking the decoration with it.
Design, artwork and ordering
Everything we make is designed to your artwork, and every order gets a free artwork check before it goes to print. Send us a vector logo if you have one, or the best-quality file you hold for best results.
Office signage design is easier to get right when the whole scheme is quoted at once. Send a floor plan or a room list with your enquiry, tell us what needs to be internal and what needs to survive outside, and we'll come back with a scheme rather than a list of prices. Printed office signs are produced in house on our own equipment, which is why we can guarantee quality and design adherence.
Why Choose UK Sign Shop?
We bring over 50 years of signage experience to every job, and every office sign is made to order in our own UK workshop rather than bought in. That's what lets us match a door plaque to a reception panel to a wayfinding scheme across one building, in the same material and the same finish, and repeat it a year later when you add another floor.
Every order includes a free artwork check before production, so problems get caught while they're still cheap to fix.
When looking for an office sign company, take a look at examples of their work and good reviews - we have both in abundance. If you'd rather talk a scheme through than pick items from our range, get in touch and we'll help work it out with you. We're proud to offer bespoke office signs, made in Britain, carefully checked before they're printed and sent to businesses all around the UK.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is it easy to choose the right office sign for my business?
We make our process as easy as possible, giving you complete flexibility over the design of your new office signage. For custom office signs, you can get in touch and benefit from our years of experience in graphic design and production.
Are office signs a long-lasting option?
We work with top brands and the highest quality materials to bring you premium office signage, completely bespoke to your requirements and sure to last for many years.
Are there office sign individual and trade pricing options available?
With our direct to customer approach we take less margins on our office signs and pass the savings on to you without compromising on quality. We also offer competitive trade pricing - get in touch with our team for more information!
What type of sign is best for a professional office reception?
For most professional offices, clear or frosted acrylic with a printed or vinyl logo is the best balance of quality, modern aesthetics, and value. The Edge Lit Acrylic Sign adds subtle LED illumination for a premium look. For law firms and corporate environments that want a heavier, more traditional feel, brushed aluminium or built-up metal lettering makes a strong impression. See the full reception signs range for all options.
What size should my office reception sign be?
As a guide, a reception sign should be large enough to read comfortably from the main entrance to the reception area. For most offices, that means 600mm-1200mm wide. The sign should be mounted at eye level or slightly above, and centred on the wall behind or beside the reception desk. For larger lobbies or double-height spaces, scale up proportionally - the sign should feel deliberate, not lost on the wall.
What's the best sign for a meeting room?
A sliding meeting room sign, because it does two jobs with one product. The fixed part carries the room name so the room is findable, and the slider shows whether it's in use so nobody interrupts. Our sliding sign come in three sizes and are supplied with acrylic back panel and four stand-off fixings.
How do I fix an office sign to a glass door?
Adhesive tape or suction cups, depending on how permanent it needs to be. Both go on and come off without drilling or marking the glass, which also makes them the right answer in a leased office. For larger glass areas, printed vinyls can be applied directly to the glass and gives you privacy and branding in one.
Do you make office signs with our company logo on?
Yes. Office door signs with logo printing, reception panels, wall graphics and office desk signs can all carry your branding. Send us a vector file where you have one, and we'll check it free of charge before anything goes into production.
Do you supply braille or tactile office signs?
Yes. We make braille signs in white and black matt acrylic, and they can be ordered alongside the rest of your office signage so the finish matches.
Can you make office signs for a leased office?
Yes, absolutely. We'll steer you towards adhesive-fixed panels, suction-cup mounting, freestanding office signs and removable vinyl, all of which come down at the end of the lease without damaging the decoration or triggering a dilapidations argument.