Bayan Signage designs, fabricates and installs illuminated channel letter signs from its own factory in Ajman. Every letter is CNC-cut, bent, wired and light-tested by our team before it reaches your facade, and every outdoor job carries a 5-year warranty on LEDs, finish and structure.
Channel letter signs are the standard for illuminated shopfronts in Dubai and across the UAE: each letter is a hollow metal channel with an acrylic face, LED modules inside and its own fixings, so the sign reads as crisp individual letters by day and glows evenly at night. They suit restaurants, clinics, pharmacies, showrooms, mall units and office towers, and they can carry Arabic and English side by side without the bulk of a lightbox.
What separates a sign that looks good for years from one that flickers by its second summer is mostly invisible: the gap between the LEDs and the face, the gauge of the returns, how the joints are sealed, where the driver sits and how much heat it has to cope with. Because we make every part in our own factory at Alam Square, Industrial Area 2, Ajman, we control each of those decisions rather than passing them to a subcontractor.
Bayan Signage has been fabricating signs in Ajman since 2016 as the production arm of Bayan Advertising, a UAE group with 15 years in the market. Our designers, draftsmen, fabricators, electricians and installers work as one team, so the people who build your sign are the people who fix it to the wall.
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Most projects start from one of these six constructions. We recommend the one that suits your facade, your landlord's criteria and how the sign should look after dark.
Opal or coloured acrylic faces with LEDs behind them. The brightest, most readable option and the default for shopfronts on busy roads.
View details →Solid metal faces with light washing the wall behind. A calmer, premium look for corporate offices, clinics and luxury retail.
View details →A lit face plus a halo. Strong at distance and still distinctive close up; popular for restaurants and showrooms.
View details →No plastic trim cap on the face edge. Cleaner lines for mall units and high-end brands, at a higher fabrication cost.
View details →Brushed, mirror or gold PVD stainless returns. 316 grade for coastal sites such as JBR, the Palm and Al Marjan Island.
View details →Letters pre-wired on a slim aluminium rail. Fewer holes in the facade and a quick swap at the end of a lease.
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We measure the fascia, check the wall build-up behind the cladding, locate the power point and photograph the street view. The survey is free in Dubai, Sharjah and Ajman.
Our designers set letter heights against the viewing distance and balance the Arabic and English lines. Draftsmen then produce the shop drawing used for both fabrication and the permit.
Faces and backs are CNC-routed to ±0.1 mm. Returns are bent to the letter outline and joined so the seams do not show once lit.
Modules are spaced to the return depth so the face shows no hot spots, then every letter is run at full brightness in our test area before it is closed.
Returns are powder-coated to your RAL colour. Each letter is checked against the approved artwork for size, colour and light uniformity before dispatch.
The same crew that built the sign installs it with a full-size template, connects the drivers in an accessible, ventilated position and tests every circuit after dark.
This is the specification we start from on most outdoor jobs. We adjust it to the site, the landlord's design criteria and your budget, and every change is itemised on the quote.
| Component | Our standard | Upgrade options | Why it matters |
|---|---|---|---|
| Returns | Aluminium, powder-coated to RAL | 304 or 316 stainless, gold or black PVD | Returns carry the colour by day and keep water out; stainless holds its finish longest near the sea. |
| Face | 3 to 6 mm UV-stabilised cast acrylic | Day/night film, multi-colour faces, polycarbonate | Cast acrylic diffuses light evenly and resists yellowing in UAE sun. |
| Trim | Trim cap matched to return colour | Trimless bonded face | Trim cap is serviceable and economical; trimless gives a cleaner edge. |
| LED modules | Samsung or Epistar, IP65, 12 V DC | 24 V for long runs, RGB for colour change | Branded modules keep colour and brightness consistent from letter to letter. |
| Drivers | Outside the letter in a ventilated box | Dimming, timer or photocell control | Heat is the main cause of early failure; drivers kept out of the letter run cooler and are easy to replace. |
| Fixings | Threaded studs into solid substrate | Raceway, backing panel, steel sub-frame | Correct anchors for blockwork, cladding or glass prevent sagging and water entry. |
These are the points we raise most often when we review a new brief. Getting them right at the drawing stage costs nothing; fixing them after installation is expensive.
A useful rule is about 25 mm of letter height for every 3 m of viewing distance. A ground-floor clinic read from across a service road at 30 m needs capital letters of roughly 250 mm; a tower crown read from a highway needs metres, not millimetres. We mock the sign up on a photo of your actual facade so you see the real proportion before anything is cut.
Light needs room inside the channel. Below about 20 mm of stroke width an outdoor letter cannot be lit evenly, which is why fine serifs, thin scripts and small Arabic dots are often made as non-illuminated details or slightly redrawn. We flag this on the first proof, not after fabrication.
Malls and many Dubai developments fix the maximum depth, the colour temperature, the illumination hours and whether raceways are allowed. A 100 mm depth limit, for example, rules out some constructions entirely. Send us the tenant design criteria with the brief and we design to it from the start.
On a south or west-facing fascia in July, the inside of a closed letter gets far hotter than the air outside. We keep drivers out of the letters, ventilate the driver box and choose modules rated for high ambient temperatures, because heat, not water, is what shortens LED life in the UAE.
Arabic letterforms have different heights, ascenders and dots. Set at the same point size as the English, Arabic looks small and crowded. We size and space both scripts as one composition and check the spelling against your trade licence.
We quote every sign from its drawing, so there is no fixed price list. You receive an itemised quotation that separates fabrication, installation and permit work, usually within 24 hours of sending your logo, sizes and a site photo.
Each letter is a separate fabricated unit with its own LEDs and wiring, so a long name costs more than a short logo of the same overall width.
Powder-coated aluminium is the most economical. Stainless steel, brass-look or PVD finishes add material and polishing time.
Front-lit is the simplest. Halo, front-and-back-lit and trimless constructions need more modules and more careful sealing.
Direct fixing is the least material; a raceway, backing panel or steel sub-frame adds cost but can save time on site or protect the facade.
A ground-floor fascia needs a tower; a high facade needs a boom lift or rope access. Mall night shifts also affect installation cost.
We prepare and submit the drawings for Dubai Municipality, Sharjah and Ajman municipalities and free-zone authorities as part of the job.
Most outdoor signs need an approval before installation. In Dubai that is usually Dubai Municipality, or the master developer or free-zone authority (such as DMCC, JAFZA, Dubai South or Trakhees) where the building sits in their area. Sharjah and Ajman signs go through the relevant municipality, and malls and managed towers add their own landlord approval on top.
Our technical draftsmen prepare the shop drawings, elevation and specification for the submission, check that the trade name matches your licence in Arabic and English, and follow the application through. Requirements change and vary by location, so we confirm the current rules for your exact address at the survey.
CNC routing, laser cutting, letter bending, welding, powder coating and LED assembly all happen at our Ajman factory. You are welcome to visit during production.
Designers, draftsmen, fabricators, electricians and installers work together, with one project manager from brief to handover.
Outdoor letters are covered for 5 years on LEDs, powder coat and structure, with a warranty document at handover.
Drawings and submissions for Dubai Municipality, Sharjah, Ajman and free-zone authorities are prepared by our own draftsmen.
Materials, labour, installation and permit work are listed separately, so you can compare like for like.
More than 500 clients across the UAE, including national retail groups and international brands, many of them repeat customers.
It depends on the number and height of letters, the return material, the lighting style, mounting and access. A short logo in powder-coated aluminium costs far less than a long bilingual name in stainless steel on a high facade. Send us your logo, the fascia size and a photo, and we will send an itemised quote, usually within 24 hours.
Most standard jobs are fabricated in 5 to 10 working days after the design is approved. Permit time is separate and depends on the authority. Large, stainless or trimless jobs take longer, and we give you a realistic programme with the quote rather than an optimistic one.
In most cases, yes. Outdoor signs usually need approval from Dubai Municipality or the free-zone or master-developer authority for your area, and malls add their own landlord approval. We prepare the drawings and handle the submission as part of the job, and we confirm the current requirement for your address.
Well-made letters typically give eight to twelve years of service. The LED modules we use are rated for around 50,000 hours, and our outdoor letters carry a 5-year warranty on LEDs, powder coat and structure. Overheated drivers and poor sealing are what shorten their life, which is why we design against both.
A lightbox is one illuminated panel with the graphics printed or applied on its face. Channel letters are individual 3D letters, each lit separately, so the wall shows between them. Channel letters look more premium and use less material on long names; lightboxes are cheaper for complex artwork and quick to rebrand.
Yes. Bilingual Arabic and English signs are a large part of our work. We set the Arabic as its own design so it sits equally with the English, and we check the spelling against your trade licence. Very small dots and fine strokes are sometimes made as non-illuminated details so the lit parts stay even.
Yes. Our crews install across Dubai, Sharjah, Ajman, Abu Dhabi, Ras Al Khaimah, Umm Al Quwain and Fujairah from our factory in Ajman. The site survey is free in Dubai, Sharjah and Ajman.
Yes. Each letter is a separate unit, so a broken face, failed LED chain or damaged return can be repaired or remade without replacing the whole sign. We keep the drawings for every sign we make, so a replacement letter matches the original. See our LED sign repair service for existing signs.
Send your logo, the fascia size and a site photo. Our estimating team replies with options and an itemised price, usually within 24 hours.