Bayan Signage designs and builds countertop display stands for pharmacies, kiosks, electronics shops and brands placing product beside the till. We size every tier to your pack, cut acrylic, wood and metal in our Ajman factory, make a prototype for approval and then produce the run, packed per outlet for your merchandising team or our own crew.
A countertop display stand is a small branded unit that holds product on a shop counter: lip balms at a pharmacy till, phone cables at an electronics counter, chocolate at a petrol station kiosk or perfume testers on a mall kiosk. It combines a structure that holds the stock, a header with the brand and one message, and a base that stays put when customers pick an item. We make them for brands, distributors, pharmacy and retail chains, and for single shops that want a tidy counter.
Counter space is the most contested ground in the store, and cashiers quietly remove anything that slows them down. The units that survive are sized to the real counter, hold enough stock between refills, let a customer take the front item with one hand without the unit tipping, and are easy for staff to restock. The ones that get pushed aside are too tall, too fiddly or too light. We design from your product and the counter photo, then prove the design with a prototype before production.
Bayan Signage has run its factory at Alam Square, Industrial Area 2, Ajman since 2016, as the production arm of Bayan Advertising, which has 15 years in the UAE. Our laser cutters and CNC routers cut acrylic, wood, aluminium and steel to ±0.1 mm, our UV printers brand the parts directly, and our fabrication specialists bond and assemble every unit in-house. That is how a rollout of hundreds of identical stands stays identical.
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The product decides the format. These are the units we build most often, usually in custom sizes rather than catalogue dimensions.
Stepped clear or coloured acrylic tiers that face small packs towards the customer. Common for cosmetics, pharmacy and confectionery beside the till.
View details →Gravity-fed or pocketed units that present one item at a time and refill from the top or back, so the front is always full.
View details →Heavier acrylic or mixed-material units with tester wells, drip trays and tether points, built for mall kiosks and perfume counters.
View details →Laser-cut wood or sealed MDF units with a warmer, furniture-like feel, suited to cafes, bakeries, gift shops and specialty brands.
View details →Freestanding branded counter signs and offer cards, used alone or as a replaceable header on a product unit.
View details →We take the actual product, or its exact dimensions and weight, plus photos of typical counters with the payment terminal in place. We also ask how many units the store sells per week.
Our designers draw the unit around the pack, set tier angles and clearances, and check the footprint and height against the counter photos before showing you a 3D view.
We cut and assemble a working prototype, load it with real stock and test it: pulling the front item, refilling, knocking it and checking that nothing tips.
Parts are laser-cut or CNC-routed, edges polished, and headers UV-printed direct or reverse-printed behind clear acrylic. Acrylic folds are heat-bent slowly so corners stay clear and do not crack later.
Joints are bonded with clear solvent cement or screwed and capped, then each unit is checked against the approved prototype for fit, finish and branding before packing.
Units are packed flat or assembled, labelled per outlet and delivered across the emirates, or handed to your merchandising team with clear assembly steps.
This is the build-up we start from for most acrylic units. Material and finish upgrades are priced as separate lines, so you can see what each one adds.
| Component | Our standard | Upgrade options | Why it matters |
|---|---|---|---|
| Structure | 3 to 5 mm cast acrylic, heat-bent and bonded | Mixed acrylic and metal, sealed MDF | Cast acrylic stays clear at the bends and stiff enough to carry a full load of stock. |
| Base | 5 to 10 mm acrylic with non-slip pads | Hidden steel weight plate | A heavy, wide base stops the unit tipping when a customer pulls the front item. |
| Product holders | Tiers or pockets sized to the pack | Gravity feed, dividers, pushers | Correct clearance keeps packs upright and facing forward, so the unit looks full. |
| Header | Replaceable printed acrylic panel | Reverse print, cut vinyl, frosted logo | A replaceable header lets the same unit carry the next campaign instead of being thrown away. |
| Security | Front lip to stop items being swept off | Lockable lid, tethered tester points | Higher-value items such as fragrance and earphones need protection at an open counter. |
| Edges | Polished or flame-finished edges | Coloured edge-glow acrylic | Clean edges look premium and do not snag fingers or bags. |
Most countertop units fail in the store, not the factory. These are the points we raise before drawing anything.
Capacity should cover the time between refills. If a pharmacy sells 30 lip balms between merchandiser visits, a unit holding 24 runs empty before the next refill, and an empty unit gets removed. We size the stock count from the sales rate and refill cycle first, then design the tiers around it, usually somewhere between 24 and 48 small items.
Many till counters offer only 200 to 300 mm of depth beside the payment terminal and bag space. The cashier also needs to see over the unit, so we keep total height under about 350 to 400 mm. Anything bigger than an A3 footprint tends to end up at the far edge of the counter, out of reach, or under it. Photos of three real counters tell us more than any brief.
A full unit can weigh several kilograms with most of that weight on the upper tiers. Our rule is that the base should be at least half as deep as the tallest tier is high, and we often hide a steel plate in the base on tall units. On the prototype we pull the front item from the top tier with one finger. If the unit moves, it goes back to the drawing.
At arm's length a customer reads a logo and about five words. Long benefit lists on a small header are ignored. We make the header a separate panel that slots or clips on, so the next campaign costs a new print instead of a new unit, and the stand earns its place on the counter for a year rather than a month.
Delivery vans and storerooms in the UAE summer get far hotter than any shop. Adhesives on applied graphics can lift and thin acrylic left in a closed vehicle can warp. We choose adhesives and packing for those conditions, ship flat where we can and include storage guidance for distributors holding stock between rollouts.
Every unit is quoted from its drawing and quantity. Send the product, or its dimensions, counter photos, quantity and artwork, and you will receive an itemised quote, usually within 24 hours.
Design and prototype costs are shared across the run, so the unit price falls noticeably as the quantity rises from tens to hundreds.
Foam PVC and standard acrylic are the most economical. Thick cast acrylic, mixed metal and acrylic, or sealed hardwood cost more per unit.
Each extra tier, pocket, bend and bonded joint adds cutting and assembly time. Gravity feeds and lockable lids add parts.
Direct UV print is the simplest finish. Reverse printing, white underlay layers, frosted logos and multi-colour headers add steps.
An edge-lit or lit header adds LEDs, a small low-voltage power supply and cable management.
Flat-packing, assembly, per-outlet labelling and delivery across the emirates are priced separately from the units themselves.
A countertop unit needs no municipal permit, but it usually needs someone's approval. Retail and pharmacy chains often set rules for supplier units on counters, including maximum footprint and height, materials and how many brands may appear together, and they may ask for a sample before agreeing to a rollout.
Malls often control what tenants and kiosk operators place on counters as part of their design criteria, sometimes down to the height and the number of units. We prepare drawings and a physical sample for those approvals. Where a unit is lit, we use low-voltage LEDs with a plug-in power supply. We confirm the specific rules with the retailer or mall before production.
Laser cutting, CNC routing, heat bending, UV printing and assembly all happen at our Ajman factory, so prototypes and production runs match.
Every new design is built and tested with real stock before the run, so problems are found on one unit rather than three hundred.
We work from photos of actual tills and terminals, so units fit the space a cashier will genuinely give them.
We keep the cutting files and specification, so a repeat order next year matches the first batch exactly.
Arabic and English are laid out together on small headers, with each script sized to read at arm's length.
More than 500 clients across the UAE, including national retail groups and international brands, many of them repeat customers.
It depends on the quantity, material, number of tiers and pockets, branding method, any lighting and how the units are packed and delivered. A run of several hundred simple acrylic units costs far less per piece than ten complex tester stands. Send us the product size, counter photos and quantity, and we will send an itemised quote, usually within 24 hours.
We can make a single unit for one shop, though the design and prototype cost then falls on that one piece. Most brands order from tens to hundreds of units, where the unit price drops considerably. We quote at two or three quantities so you can see the difference.
The timeline depends on design approval, the prototype and the quantity, so we give a realistic programme with the quote. Simple acrylic units move quickly once the prototype is approved; mixed-material or lit units take longer. Packing and delivery to many outlets are planned as part of the schedule.
Printed cardboard is cheapest for very short sampling campaigns, but it scuffs, softens in damp storerooms and rarely survives beyond a single promotion. Acrylic costs more, looks premium, shows the product and lasts for years with a replaceable header. For anything staying on the counter longer than a month, acrylic or wood usually works out cheaper per week.
Yes. For fragrances, earphones and other higher-value items we add lockable lids, tethered tester points, drip trays and heavier bases. These add parts and cost, so we suggest them only where the product and store need them.
Use a soft microfibre cloth with mild soap and water. Paper towels scratch acrylic, and many glass cleaners and alcohol sprays can craze it, especially at bends and joints. We include care guidance with every order and recommend sharing it with store staff.
Yes. On small headers we usually give each script its own line and keep wording short, so both stay readable at arm's length. Our designers check the Arabic spelling and size at full scale before printing.
Yes. We pack units per outlet in Ajman and deliver to stores in all seven emirates, or hand them to your merchandising team. The site visit is free in Dubai, Sharjah and Ajman when you need us to see the counters first.
Send your logo, the fascia size and a site photo. Our estimating team replies with options and an itemised price, usually within 24 hours.