Signs, vehicle graphics, engraving, laser marking, CNC cutting and printing, all made in our workshop on the south side of Aberdeen. A local, family owned and operated business with four decades of quality craftsmanship and experience, passed down through the generations into modern solutions for today.

  • ISO 9001 registered for quality management, certified by Citation
  • Constructionline Gold Member
  • British Sign and Graphics Association contractor member
  • SSIP assessed
  • PASMA
  • IPAF
  • CSCS trade specific cards

From a name plate to a 55-seater bus

A state-of-the-art workshop for all jobs. Scroll to see them grow.

  1. Engraved plate

    About 100 mm

    Plant room labels, valve tags and name plates, engraved to last.

  2. Door sign

    About 300 mm

    Office and room signs in brushed steel, brass or acrylic.

  3. Shop fascia

    About 4 m

    Built-up and illuminated letters that people spot from across the street.

  4. Van livery

    About 5 m

    Lettering, part wraps and full wraps for single vans and whole fleets.

  5. Coach wrap

    About 12 m

    We handle anything up to a 55-seater bus.

A traditional pantograph engraving machine and brass letter templates on a workbench
Two Sign Designs vans in the green, yellow and black livery
Our own vans, Hutcheon Street years

Craftsmanship since 1979

We started in industrial engraving and never stopped learning. The trade skills passed down through the family now work alongside computerised machinery, and we still know how a thing should be made, not only how to produce it.

1979 Woodside

Opened on 1 July 1979 in a small shop in Woodside, doing industrial engraving.

Rosemount

More skills, more services and more customers, across several premises in Rosemount.

Hutcheon Street

Our home at 147–149 Hutcheon Street for 25 years.

Today City South Business Park

On the south side of Aberdeen, close to the AWPR, and still family-owned and locally run.

See your wording on a plate

Type a name, a room or a warning and pick a material. The full sign builder goes much further: shop signs, 3D letters, projecting signs, window lettering and van lettering, each with its own sizes, materials and colours, then sends your design with the quote request.

Material
Plant Room 2

From our files

A few of the jobs we have made and fitted around the north-east over the years. Drag the strip or use the arrows.

Parade bus wrap for Aberdeen FC
Parade bus wrapAberdeen FC
LED neon sign for Rock Bottom Bar, Aberdeen
LED neon signRock Bottom Bar, Aberdeen
3D metal letters for Uig Ferry Terminal
3D metal lettersUig Ferry Terminal
Printed wallpaper for Tidewater
Printed wallpaperTidewater
Laser marked barrel lid for Bowmore
Laser marked barrel lidBowmore
Flexface sign for Car Joy
Flexface signCar Joy
Directory for NHS Grampian
DirectoryNHS Grampian
Van wrap for Kitchen Dreams
Van wrapKitchen Dreams
Printed column wrap for Aberdeen Airport
Printed column wrapAberdeen Airport
Neon lettering for Press and Journal building
Neon letteringPress and Journal building
Shop fascia for Chalmers, Ballater
Shop fasciaChalmers, Ballater
Stainless steel mimic panel for Industrial controls
Stainless steel mimic panelIndustrial controls
Oval sign with gilded letters for Kinellar Community Hall
Oval sign with gilded lettersKinellar Community Hall
Lorry box graphics for Cove Bay Nurseries
Lorry box graphicsCove Bay Nurseries
Wall sign, gold on black for Apple Apartments
Wall sign, gold on blackApple Apartments
Reception lettering for ConocoPhillips
Reception letteringConocoPhillips
Printed van wrap for Crest Glazing
Printed van wrapCrest Glazing
Gilded glass doors for Prince of Wales bar
Gilded glass doorsPrince of Wales bar
Engraved granite plaque for Glassel Golf Course
Engraved granite plaqueGlassel Golf Course
Colour-coded directory for Portlethen Academy
Colour-coded directoryPortlethen Academy
Fascia sign for Steve Walker body repairs
Fascia signSteve Walker body repairs
Etched window graphic for Pittodrie Bar
Etched window graphicPittodrie Bar
Engraved control panel for Ballast and inlet controls
Engraved control panelBallast and inlet controls
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Who we make things for

  • One-person businesses
  • Local companies
  • Large corporations
  • Hospitals
  • Schools
  • Restaurants
  • Ferry terminals

One item or a whole project

Every job is different and we enjoy working out the right answer. You get the same attention to detail whether you need a single plate or a complete commercial fit-out.

Blue wayfinding signs with white arrows in a hospital corridor
  • ISO 9001 registered
  • BSGA contractor member
  • Constructionline Gold member
  • SSIP assessed
  • PASMA
  • IPAF
  • CSCS cards

Have an idea? Let's make it happen.

You might know exactly what you need, or you might only have the start of an idea. Either way, tell us about it. With over 40 years in the trade and modern machinery in the workshop, we can turn it into a finished product.

Visit the workshop

Unit 14 City South Business Park
Bankhead Drive, Portlethen
Aberdeen AB12 4XX

Easy to reach from the AWPR.

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