Bayan Signage builds drive thru menu boards, pre-sell boards, clearance bars and lane signs for quick-service restaurants, coffee chains and pharmacies with car collection. We fabricate sealed, weatherproof cabinets in our Ajman factory, light-test every static board, integrate sunlight-readable screens on digital units and install the whole lane. Outdoor static boards carry our 5-year warranty.
A drive thru menu board is the outdoor sign beside the speaker post where the driver reads the menu and places the order. Around it sit a pre-sell board earlier in the queue, a clearance bar at the lane entry and directional signs from the road to the pickup window. We make them for quick-service restaurants, coffee and juice chains, bakeries, pharmacies with car collection and petrol station food outlets across the UAE.
This is not an indoor menu moved outside. A driver reads the board from a car seat, through a side window, often in direct sun, and usually decides in well under a minute. Small type, long menus and detailed food photography that work above a counter fail here, and indoor lightboxes or low-brightness screens do not survive a UAE summer. The cabinet has to be sealed against dust, ventilated against heat, set at the right height and angle, and protected from car mirrors.
Bayan Signage has built outdoor signs at Alam Square, Industrial Area 2, Ajman since 2016, as the production arm of Bayan Advertising, which has 15 years in the UAE. We weld galvanised steel posts, fabricate and powder-coat aluminium cabinets, print backlit film up to 3.2 m wide and assemble and test LED lighting in-house. On digital boards, the screens are manufacturer products that we select for sunlight readability and integrate into our own cabinets.
Trusted by 500+ UAE businesses, including
A drive-through works as a sequence, from the road to the window. These are the signs we build for each stage of the lane.
Sealed lightbox cabinets holding printed backlit film panels behind an impact-resistant polycarbonate face, opened from the front to change items and prices.
View details →Two or three portrait high-brightness screens in a cooled outdoor cabinet, running scheduled menus for breakfast, lunch and late night.
View details →A smaller board one or two car lengths before the order point, showing combos and new items so drivers decide before they reach the speaker.
View details →Branded height bars at the lane entry that stop tall vehicles before they reach the canopy, menu board or pickup window overhang.
View details →Entry, exit and drive-through arrows on posts or kerb-mounted panels that guide cars from the road into the right lane.
View details →Illuminated pylons at the site entrance that show the brand and the drive-through symbol to traffic on the main road.
View details →We drive the lane, mark where the driver's window stops at the speaker, check the sun at your peak hours and locate power and data routes. The survey is free in Dubai, Sharjah and Ajman.
Our designers set board height, angle and panel layout for the item count and both scripts. Draftsmen produce the shop drawing, foundation detail and structure used for fabrication and the permit.
Aluminium cabinets are CNC-cut, folded, gasketed and powder-coated; posts and frames are welded from galvanised steel. Ventilation, filters and drainage are built into the cabinet.
Static boards get LED modules laid out for even backlighting and run at full brightness in our test area. Digital boards get their screens, media player and cooling fitted and tested.
Menu panels are printed on backlit film at high ink density so food looks right lit and unlit. Each board is checked against approved artwork and sealing details before dispatch.
Our crew sets out the base, fixes the board on cast-in bolts, connects power through the ducts under the lane, fits kerbs or bollards and commissions the board after dark.
This is our starting point for a static outdoor board. Digital boards share the cabinet, structure and foundation approach, and every option is priced on its own line.
| Component | Our standard | Upgrade options | Why it matters |
|---|---|---|---|
| Face | Impact-resistant polycarbonate, 4 to 6 mm | Anti-glare, UV-stabilised polycarbonate | The face takes sun, sand and the odd car door, and glare control keeps the menu readable at noon. |
| Graphics | Backlit film panels in a front-opening frame | Changeable price strips, hybrid screen panel | Front-opening frames let staff change a panel in minutes without tools or a technician. |
| Cabinet | Gasketed aluminium, IP65, powder-coated to RAL | Filtered forced ventilation or active cooling | Sealing keeps fine dust off the film; ventilation stops heat building up inside. |
| Lighting | Samsung or Epistar IP65 LED modules | Light sensor dimming, timer control | Even, branded LEDs keep food photos consistent across every panel. |
| Structure | Galvanised steel posts, powder-coated | Integrated canopy over the board and speaker | A canopy shades the face and the driver's window and keeps rain off the speaker. |
| Foundation and protection | Concrete base with cast-in bolts and ducts | Steel bollards, raised kerb | Mirrors and wheels hit unprotected boards; kerbs and bollards keep cars at the right distance. |
Most drive-through problems are about geometry and time, not graphics. These are the points we settle on site before anything is fabricated.
Site plans rarely show where a driver actually stops. We bring a car, stop it at the speaker and mark the window position, then repeat with a large SUV if possible. Driver eye height runs from about 1.1 m in a low saloon to 1.7 m in a pickup, so we centre the readable zone around 1.5 to 1.8 m and keep best sellers in that middle band where both see them.
Item names of 25 to 40 mm, prices of 30 to 50 mm and category headings of 60 to 80 mm read comfortably at 1 to 2 m. That means a board holds around 20 to 30 core items, with pictures for the top sellers. Bilingual menus double the text, so we cut items rather than shrink the type. Restaurants that try to fit the whole indoor menu usually get slower orders and longer queues.
A board facing west at dinner time takes the low sun straight on the face, which washes out film and screens and cooks the cabinet. We check the orientation against your peak trading hours at the survey. Where the position cannot change, we add a canopy, an anti-glare face and, on digital boards, the brightest screens and strongest cooling the cabinet can take.
A pre-sell board works only if drivers have time to read it while queuing. We place it at least one car length before the order point, ideally where the queue usually stops. It should carry a few combos or a new item, not a second copy of the menu. Too much detail defeats its purpose and slows the queue it is meant to speed up.
Wing mirrors, tight turns and impatient drivers damage menu boards more often than weather does. We set the board 1 to 2 m from the lane edge with a raised kerb or bollards, and we add a clearance bar at the lane entry so tall vans stop before reaching the canopy. Replacing a kerb is cheap; replacing a digital cabinet is not.
Every drive-through is quoted from the site plan and the menu. Send the site plan or photos of the lane, your menu and brand guidelines, and you will receive an itemised quote, usually within 24 hours.
Static backlit boards cost far less to build. Digital boards add sunlight-readable screens, a media player, cooling and content setup.
A menu board alone is one item. Pre-sell boards, clearance bars, directional signs and an entrance pylon each add fabrication and foundations.
More panels mean more cabinet, more LEDs and more backlit film, and wider boards need heavier posts and foundations.
An integrated canopy, bollards and kerbs add steel and site work but protect the investment and the driver's experience.
Foundations, ducts under the lane and power and data connections depend on the site and whether the lane is new or already surfaced.
Municipality, landlord and site operator submissions are prepared by our draftsmen and listed separately on the quote.
Illuminated drive-through signs and their structures usually need approval from Dubai Municipality, the relevant municipality in Sharjah or Ajman, or the free-zone or master-developer authority where the site sits. Petrol station operators, mall landlords and community developers often add their own criteria for size, position and brightness. Near main roads, RTA may also have a view on signs facing traffic.
Our technical draftsmen prepare the elevations, structural and foundation details and specification for each submission, check that the brand name matches the trade licence in Arabic and English, and follow the application through. Requirements vary by site and change over time, so we confirm the current rules for your exact plot at the survey.
Steel posts, aluminium cabinets, powder coating, backlit film printing and LED assembly all happen at our Ajman factory.
Menu boards, pre-sell boards, clearance bars, directional signs and pylons are designed and installed together, with one project manager.
Static outdoor boards are covered for 5 years on LEDs, powder coat and structure. Screens on digital boards follow their manufacturer's terms.
Our draftsmen prepare structural drawings, foundation details and submissions for municipalities, free zones and site landlords.
Gasketed, ventilated cabinets, UV-stable film and orientation checks are standard on every outdoor board we build.
More than 500 clients across the UAE, including national retail groups and international brands, many of them rolling out branch after branch.
It depends mainly on whether the board is static or digital, its size and panel count, the other signs in the lane, the canopy and protection, groundworks and permits. A static board with a pre-sell sign costs far less than a full digital lane. Send the site plan, menu and brand guide, and we will send an itemised quote, usually within 24 hours.
Static backlit boards suit restaurants with stable menus and single sites; they cost less to build and run. Digital boards suit chains with dayparts, frequent promotions or many branches, because menus change from software. They cost more and need sunlight-readable screens, cooling and someone to manage the content. Hybrid boards combine both.
Screens in direct sun generally need high-brightness panels of around 2,500 nits or more, plus an anti-glare front and proper cooling. Standard indoor screens are unreadable outdoors at midday. Static boards use LED backlighting with a light sensor so the face is bright by day and comfortable at night.
A well-sealed, ventilated board typically gives many years of service. Our static outdoor boards are covered for 5 years on LEDs, powder coat and structure, and the LED modules are rated around 50,000 hours. Screens on digital boards are manufacturer products and follow their own terms.
Usually, yes. Illuminated outdoor signs and their structures normally need municipality, free-zone or master-developer approval, and site operators or landlords add their own criteria. We prepare and submit the drawings and confirm the current requirement for your site.
Static boards open from the front, so staff can swap printed backlit film panels in minutes. Where prices change more often than items, we design changeable price strips into the panel. We print replacement panels in our factory when the menu changes.
Yes, and most are. Two scripts double the text, so we reduce the number of items rather than shrinking the type, keeping prices and combo names large in both languages. Our designers check spelling and balance at full size before printing.
Often, if the site has room for a lane, a queue and a pickup window. We survey the plot, check turning space and power routes, and design the boards and foundations around the existing surfaces. We install across all seven emirates, and the survey is free in Dubai, Sharjah and Ajman.
Send your logo, the fascia size and a site photo. Our estimating team replies with options and an itemised price, usually within 24 hours.