Shopping Mall Entrance Signs With Presence

• Main vehicle entrances where traffic slows to turn in.
• Pedestrian entrances and covered walkways.
• Facade lettering on the building face.
• Corner positions at road intersections.
• Refurbished centres that need a modern identity.

• Entrance monuments: ground-level features, see Illuminated Monument Signs and Non-Illuminated Monument Signs.
• Pylons: tall tenant-listed structures, see Illuminated Pylon Signs.
• Building lettering: large 3D letters on the facade, see Large Building Signs.
• Canopy and portal signs: lettering across an entrance canopy.
• Integrated features: water, planting or sculpture combined with the name.

• Fabricated aluminium and mild steel, powder-coated.
• Stainless steel for premium finish.
• Acrylic and polycarbonate faces for lit sections.
• Masonry, cladding or stone facing on monuments.
• Reflective or digital print for supporting panels.

Centres that trade into the evening usually want lit entrance signs. Options include lit letters, halo-lit letters against a feature wall, floodlighting, or a combination.

• Lit lettering: Front-Lit Channel Letters or Halo-Lit and Backlit Letters.
• Floodlit solid lettering: subject to glare control.
• Seasonal or colour-changing effects: subject to technical assessment and confirmed availability.

• For wayfinding inside the centre, see Shopping Mall Wayfinding.
• For tenant listings, see Shopping Mall Tenant Directories.
• For individual shop signs, see Shopfront Signs.
• For tall roadside visibility, Illuminated Pylon Signs is often paired with an entrance monument.

• Viewing distance: as a rough guide, many designers allow around 25 mm of letter height per 10 m of viewing distance. Fast road traffic needs more.
• Structure and wind: large signs may need engineered footings and fixings.
• Sightlines: trees, boundary walls and road geometry affect where signs read.
• Electrical access: power cabling, isolators and control gear.
• Glare: lighting should not distract drivers.
• Access: large signs may need cranes or elevated platforms.
• Approvals: structural, electrical and municipal matters are checked at survey and design; landlord, body corporate or municipality may need to approve.

• Size and structural requirements.
• Materials and finishes.
• Lighting type and power supply.
• Foundations and civil work.
• Access equipment.
• Phasing and traffic management.

Large signs need periodic cleaning and inspection of fixings and lighting. Plan access in advance, since work at height needs equipment. See cleaning and maintenance.

We survey and install by appointment from our Rivonia base across the province.

• Sandton
• Johannesburg
• Pretoria
• Midrand
• Centurion
• Benoni