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Signage in Johannesburg
Signage in Johannesburg ranges from fascias in the CBD to boards at farm gates and safety signs in workshops. Give the sign size, the wall or post it goes on, the height, whether it must light up and whether an old sign must come off, and sign makers in Johannesburg will quote.
Want to know more first? Our signage guide covers the options, the files and what affects the price.
Johannesburg notes on large format & signage
Shopfronts in Soweto's malls, the cafés of Melville and the galleries of Newtown and Maboneng keep sign makers busy with window vinyl, fascias, light boxes and canvas prints. Stadium events at Nasrec and Ellis Park need pull-up banners, mesh fence wraps and telescopic flags in bulk. Delivery fleets and taxi operators in Selby and Booysens ask for door decals and half wraps; check whether the price includes fitting at your depot.
Johannesburg: the work, the weather and the print shops
Johannesburg's inner city still runs on paper and cloth. The eastern blocks of the CBD around the fashion district hold cutting rooms, garment makers and small screen printing and embroidery workshops, while older print works and finishing houses sit in Doornfontein, Jeppestown and City Deep. Demand comes from every direction at once: taxi rank traders wanting flyers, churches ordering funeral programmes, students at Wits and the University of Johannesburg printing posters, and stadium events at Nasrec and Ellis Park needing banners and branded shirts. Most jobs are collected, or cross the metro by courier and motorbike delivery the same day or overnight. Outdoor work faces strong Highveld sun and violent summer hailstorms, so ask for UV-resistant inks and properly fixed sign frames.
Typical signage requests in the area come from:
- Small businesses and start-ups: a printed ACP board over the shop or a Correx board at the gate
- Shops, restaurants and salons: shopfront fascias, light boxes and window vinyl for shops, salons and restaurants in malls
- Events, conferences and clubs: directional boards, sponsor boards and temporary venue signs for races, festivals and expos
Local tips for Johannesburg
Most asked for in Johannesburg: branded garments, taxi rank flyers, event banners and funeral programmes. Where the printers are: the fashion district in the eastern CBD, Doornfontein, Jeppestown and City Deep. A useful tip: ask whether delivery into the CBD is included or whether you must collect.
Around Johannesburg the largest group asking is small businesses and start-ups, which usually means a printed ACP board over the shop or a Correx board at the gate. Before you agree to anything: measure the wall; ask about municipal approval. Getting jobs here: collected in the CBD or couriered across the metro, often same day or overnight.
Service area: Johannesburg and surrounds
Requests from Johannesburg go to print shops and suppliers that already deliver to Sandton, Randburg, Roodepoort, Soweto, Rosebank, Fourways, Melville and the rest of the area. Mention an installation height, a deadline or an event date, because they change the price.