Bayan Signage makes occupied vacant signs for clinics, offices, washrooms, prayer rooms and studios across the UAE: bilingual sliders and dials built in our Ajman factory, and LED in-use lights wired by our own electricians. Every slider design is tested on a real door before the full set is made, so it shows the right status after the thousandth slam.
An occupied vacant sign tells people whether a room is in use before their hand reaches the door. It can be a manual slider or rotating dial, an indicator that follows the door lock, or an LED light wired to a switch or booking system. We make them for consultation rooms, HR and interview rooms, single-occupancy washrooms, nursing rooms, prayer rooms and recording studios, usually in Arabic and English.
The real question is who has to remember to change the sign. A slider left on Occupied all afternoon soon teaches everyone to ignore it, and one that drifts to Vacant when the door shuts is worse than no sign. So we match the type to the room: automatic indicators where people forget, manual sliders where staff have a routine, and a track with enough friction that the status stays put. Every slider design is tested on a real door first.
Bayan Signage is the production arm of Bayan Advertising, which has worked in the UAE for 15 years, and we have made signs in our own Ajman factory since 2016. Face plates and slider tracks are CNC-routed to ±0.1 mm, status strips are printed in-house, and in-use lights are assembled, wired and tested by our electricians. Each occupied vacant sign is checked in both positions before it leaves the factory.
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Each type suits a different kind of room. The deciding factor is whether the person inside will reliably change it.
A sliding strip behind a window, with the room name above. Economical, needs no power, and works well in interview rooms and offices where staff have a clear routine.
View details →A disc turned to In Use or Available, with smooth wipeable faces and sealed edges for clinics, nursing rooms and fitting rooms used briefly through the day.
View details →A lit In Consultation or Recording panel above the door, switched from inside the room, visible from a nurse station or the end of a corridor.
View details →Signs designed around lock-linked indicators on single-occupancy washrooms, so visitors understand the red and green indicator before they try the handle.
View details →Sliders for small rooms booked informally, designed in the same family as the meeting room name signs. Booked rooms are better served by digital panels.
View details →A cabin name sign with an integrated status slider, for managers and HR staff who need privacy for calls and confidential meetings.
View details →We list every room that needs a status sign, how it is used and who is inside, and check door types and fire ratings. The survey is free in Dubai, Sharjah and Ajman.
We agree the status text in Arabic and English, such as In Consultation or Prayer in Progress, add symbols so colour is never the only cue, and set one layout for every room type.
Face plates, windows and slider tracks are CNC-routed to ±0.1 mm, so the slider runs smoothly with just enough friction, and edges are radiused for wipe-down cleaning.
A sample is fixed to a real door and the door is slammed repeatedly. If the slider shifts, we adjust the track friction before the full set is produced.
In-use lights are assembled with LED modules and tested at full brightness in our workshop. On site, our electricians wire them to the switch, lock contact or system specified.
Signs go up at a consistent height, bonded on fire-rated doors. Every sign is checked in both positions, and every light is tested on and off, before handover.
This is our standard for a slider sign in a clinic or office, plus the lit option. Door hardware and facility cleaning rules can change some details, and every change is itemised.
| Component | Our standard | Upgrade options | Why it matters |
|---|---|---|---|
| Face plate | 3 mm acrylic with room name, radiused edges | Brushed aluminium or stainless | Smooth, sealed faces are easy to wipe in clinics and survive daily cleaning. |
| Status strip | Printed bilingual strip with symbols | Custom wording per room type | Words and symbols work for colour-blind readers and in bright light. |
| Track | CNC-routed channel with end stops and set friction | Detent positions for each status | A slider that drifts when the door closes gives false information. |
| Fixing | VHB tape, door or latch-side wall | Screws on non-rated timber doors | Bonding avoids drilling fire-rated doors and affecting their certification. |
| In-use light | Low-voltage LED panel above the door | Linked to lock contacts or a booking system | A light that changes with the room's use is the most reliable status sign. |
| Driver position | Accessible, ventilated position on the wall or frame | Driver in the ceiling void with access hatch | LEDs last longest when the driver runs cool and can be reached. |
Status signs are small, and the ones that fail usually fail for the same few reasons. These are the decisions that keep a sign trusted.
In busy consultation rooms and shared washrooms, manual sliders end up stuck on one status all day. If the status really matters, use an indicator that changes with the lock, or an LED light the doctor switches on as part of starting a consultation. Keep manual sliders for rooms with a clear routine, such as interview rooms or quiet rooms used by a small team.
Red and green are traditional, but a significant share of people, mostly men, have some red-green colour vision deficiency, and bright sun from a corridor window washes out colour for everyone. Put words in both languages in the status window, and add a symbol: a person icon for occupied and an open-door or tick icon for vacant.
Occupied and Vacant suit washrooms. A clinic reads better with In Consultation and Available, a studio with Recording, and a prayer or quiet room with In Use, which is more respectful than Occupied. Arabic wording needs the same care: a direct translation of Occupied often reads awkwardly, so we choose natural Arabic terms.
X-ray suites, some laboratories and certain plant rooms need specific warning lights as part of their safety design, specified by the relevant consultant and linked to the equipment. An in-use sign is a courtesy, not a safety device. We make status signs and lights, and leave regulated warning systems to the consultant's specification.
We quote from your room list. Tell us how many rooms, how each is used and whether you want manual or lit indicators, and we usually return an itemised quote within 24 hours, with signs, lights and electrical work shown separately.
Manual sliders and dials are the most economical. LED in-use lights add modules, drivers and wiring, and linked systems add coordination time.
Acrylic is the simplest. Brushed aluminium, stainless and colours matched to door hardware cost more but wear better in high-use rooms.
Standard Occupied and Vacant text is simplest. Custom phrases per room type and bilingual layouts add artwork, though only once per type.
Linking lights to locks, switches or booking systems needs coordination with the door hardware supplier, electricians or IT team, ideally during the fit-out.
A clinic with twenty identical consultation rooms is efficient to produce. Mixed sizes and types across a building add design and set-up time.
Indoor occupied vacant signs do not need a municipality permit, but other rules usually apply. Many corridor doors are fire-rated, so we bond signs rather than drilling the door leaf, and mount in-use lights on the wall or frame. Electrical connections are made by our electricians to the building's requirements, and we confirm fixing methods with the fit-out contractor or facility manager.
In clinics and hospitals, signs should be smooth, sealed and easy to clean in line with infection control practice, and healthcare operators and regulators may set their own requirements. Buildings designed to the Dubai Universal Design Code also expect status information that does not rely on colour alone. We confirm the current requirements for your facility before production.
Every slider design is slammed on a real door before production, so the status stays where the user leaves it.
Plates, tracks and status strips are cut and printed in Ajman, with no outsourcing, so every room in the building matches.
In-use lights are assembled, wired and tested by our own electricians, coordinated with your fit-out contractor.
Status text is chosen for each room type in natural Arabic and English, with symbols so colour is never the only cue.
Status signs are designed in the same family as your office, room number and meeting room signs, so the corridor reads as one system.
More than 500 clients across the UAE, including national retail groups and international brands, many of them repeat customers.
It depends on the type, the material, custom wording and whether the indicator is lit or linked to a lock or system. A set of acrylic sliders for an office floor costs far less than LED in-use lights wired into twenty clinic rooms. Send us the room list and we will send an itemised quote, usually within 24 hours.
The most reliable type changes automatically, such as a lock-linked indicator or an LED light wired to a switch, because it does not depend on memory. Manual sliders are simple and economical, and work well where people have a routine, such as interview rooms or small clinics.
Yes, and in the UAE they usually are. The status window shows both languages, often with a symbol. We choose Arabic terms that read naturally rather than translating word for word, and custom phrases such as In Consultation can be used on every room of the same type.
Yes, if the lock has indicator contacts that can switch a low-voltage light, or with a separate switch inside the room. It needs coordination with the door hardware supplier and an electrician, so it is best planned during the fit-out. Retrofitting usually means opening walls for cable.
Yes, they are widely used on consultation and examination rooms. Clinic signs should be smooth and sealed for cleaning, and LED lights are often preferred because staff see them from the nurse station. Healthcare operators may have their own requirements, which we confirm with the facility team.
Small meeting rooms used informally can use a simple slider. Rooms booked through a calendar are better served by digital booking panels showing the current and next booking. We design sliders in the same family as your meeting room name signs.
Yes. On glass doors we bond the sign with clear adhesive and add a matching patch on the inside to hide the fixing. The status window should sit on a frosted band or opaque backing so it reads clearly. We do not drill glass doors on site, so bonding is the standard fixing.
Usually because the track has too little friction, so the slider shifts when the door closes. We set the friction in the CNC-routed track and test each design by slamming a real door. If one of our signs starts to drift after years of use, the track can often be adjusted or the slider replaced.
Send your logo, the fascia size and a site photo. Our estimating team replies with options and an itemised price, usually within 24 hours.