Bayan Signage makes neon open signs for pharmacies, groceries, barbers, cafeterias and every shop that trades into the evening. We bend LED neon flex onto CNC-cut acrylic in our Ajman factory, fit a proper adapter and a timer that follows your trading hours, and size the letters for your tinted glass and the distance customers actually see you from.
A neon open sign tells someone walking or driving past that you are trading right now. It is usually one word, sometimes with a border or a second line such as OPEN 24 HOURS, made in LED neon flex on a clear or black acrylic panel. It hangs on cords just behind the shop window or stands on the display shelf, plugs into a normal socket through a 12 V adapter and typically draws 10 to 25 W, so running it from morning to midnight costs very little.
Most failures we see on imported signs happen in the same three places: a weak adapter that cooks in a hot window, a cable that pulls out of the panel, and suction cups that soften in summer and drop the sign on the floor. Our version uses an adapter sized with headroom, a strain-relieved cable entry and drilled hanging points. We also size the lettering for UAE tinted glass, which can swallow more than half the light of a small, dim sign at midday.
Bayan Signage has fabricated signs at its own factory in Alam Square, Industrial Area 2, Ajman, since 2016, as the production arm of Bayan Advertising, which has worked in the UAE for 15 years. The panels are cut on our CNC routers, the flex is bent and sealed by our fabricators and every sign is switched on and checked by our electricians before it leaves. One sign or forty identical ones for a chain, the drawing is the same and so is the test.
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Most shops pick one of these. If you want something that is clearly your own, the last two options move into custom work.
Red flex on clear or black acrylic. The quickest word for anyone to recognise, the most economical build and the right choice for most small shopfronts.
View details →مفتوح above or beside OPEN on a slightly taller panel. Useful in mixed neighbourhoods and expected in many malls and community centres.
View details →A second line for pharmacies, groceries and cafeterias. Pair it with opening hours vinyl on the door so customers know exactly when you close.
View details →A blue or white frame around the word helps one shop stand apart in a row of five. The border can be set to flash where the landlord allows it.
View details →Your icon or wordmark in neon with OPEN beneath it. It does the open sign's job and carries the brand, following the same design rules as a neon logo.
View details →A double-sided sign on a bracket for arcades and pedestrian streets, built with sealed flex and a weatherproof driver. Usually needs an approval like any outdoor sign.
View details →Tell us the glass tint, the window size and where most customers see the shop from. A phone photo from the pavement or the car park is usually enough to set the letter height.
Our designers send a scaled proof with the font, colours and any Arabic line. We use bold, simple letterforms that stay legible through tinted glass and at an angle.
The acrylic panel is cut and drilled on our CNC router with rounded corners and polished edges. Fabricators bend the flex to the proof and fix it into routed grooves.
Electricians fit the adapter, switch and timer, then run every sign at full brightness for a burn-in check. Repeat orders for chains are matched to the first approved sign.
We fit two small hooks or a slim rail at the window head and hang the sign 50 to 100 mm behind the glass, or deliver it ready to hang with fixings and instructions.
This is our standard build for a sign that hangs inside a shop window. Signs mounted outside on a bracket move to sealed flex and a weatherproof driver, which we quote separately.
| Component | Our standard | Upgrade options | Why it matters |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lettering | 6 mm LED neon flex, red | Warm white, blue, green; second colour border | Red is read fastest and recognised everywhere; a second colour helps against busy neighbours. |
| Panel | 5 mm clear cast acrylic | Black acrylic, cut-to-shape outline | Black adds contrast against a bright interior behind the window. |
| Hanging kit | Clear cords with drilled holes | Chrome chains, acrylic stand, ceiling rail | Heat softens suction cups and tape; mechanical fixings keep the sign up all summer. |
| Control | Inline on/off switch | Plug-in timer, built-in timer, remote dimmer | A timer that follows trading hours stops customers trying a locked door after closing. |
| Adapter | 12 V adapter with headroom, long lead | Concealed driver above the window head | An undersized adapter is the most common reason cheap open signs die in their first summer. |
| Effects | Steady light | Flashing border, alternating words | Movement draws the eye but is restricted by many malls, so we confirm first. |
An open sign is a small purchase, which is exactly why people skip the few decisions that make it work. These are the ones we ask about on every order.
100 mm letters are comfortable from about 10 to 12 m, roughly the far edge of the pavement or the first row of parking. If most customers see you from a service road 20 m away, move to 150 mm letters and a sign around 800 mm wide. At that distance a standard 500 mm sign becomes a red smudge, and you have paid for a sign nobody reads.
UAE shopfront tint often lets through only 30 to 70 per cent of the light, and the glass mirrors the street by day. A sign hung 300 mm back loses much of its punch to tint and reflection. Keep it 50 to 100 mm from the glass, with its centre around 1.4 to 1.7 m above the pavement, and angle it slightly towards the direction most customers arrive from.
The most useful upgrade on any neon open sign costs less than the sign itself. A timer switches it on at opening and off at closing, so the sign never tells people you are open when the shutter is half down, and it never burns all night because the last person out forgot. For 24-hour shops, a timer can still dim it in daylight hours.
The air between tinted glass and a window display can pass 50 °C in summer. Suction cups and adhesive pads soften, and the sign ends up face down on the shelf. We drill hanging points in the panel and fix hooks or a rail into the window head, which takes a few minutes and lasts as long as the sign.
Open signs are simple, but no two windows are quite the same. Send us your wording, the window size and a photo, and we usually return an itemised quote within 24 hours, with a unit rate for chains ordering several.
Moving from 100 to 150 mm letters roughly doubles the length of flex, so we size the sign to your real viewing distance rather than the largest option.
An Arabic line, a second line such as 24 HOURS or a border adds flex runs, joints and bending time, and usually a larger panel.
A single steady colour is simplest. Flashing borders or alternating words need a controller and separate circuits, which adds parts and testing.
An inline switch adds very little. A built-in timer, dimmer or remote adds parts, but saves daily effort and wasted power.
Signs that hang inside the glass are the standard build. Bracket-mounted outdoor signs need sealed flex, a weatherproof driver and stronger fixings.
Chains and franchises ordering several identical signs share one approved drawing and batch production, which lowers the set-up cost carried by each sign.
A neon open sign hung inside the glass is usually treated as part of the window display rather than as an outdoor sign, so a municipality permit is not normally needed. Malls and many community developments still set their own rules on size, colour, flashing and how much of the window can be covered, and some expect Arabic alongside English.
A sign fixed outside the shop, on a projecting bracket or the fascia, is a different matter and generally needs approval from the municipality or the relevant free-zone or master-developer authority. Requirements vary from one location to the next, so we check your landlord's criteria and confirm the current rule for your exact site before we make the sign.
Letter height, panel colour and hanging position are chosen for tinted glass, harsh daylight reflections and summer heat behind the window.
Adapters are sized with headroom, cables are strain-relieved and signs hang on mechanical fixings, which is where cheap imports usually fail.
Our designers set مفتوح as its own lettering, balanced against OPEN, rather than squeezing a screen font into the same height.
Every sign is switched on, burned in and checked against the approved proof in our Ajman factory before it is packed or installed.
We keep the drawing on file, so a branch opening next year receives a sign that matches the first one in size and colour.
Our factory is in Ajman and our crews cover all seven emirates, with free site visits in Dubai, Sharjah and Ajman.
A standard single-colour neon open sign is one of the most economical illuminated signs we make. The price rises with size, a second language or line, a border, effects and a built-in timer. Send us your wording and window size and we will send an itemised quote, usually within 24 hours, with a unit rate if you need several.
For most shop windows, a sign about 500 mm wide with 100 mm letters reads well from the pavement and nearby parking. If customers see you from a service road or through dark tint, go to about 800 mm wide with 150 mm letters, and hang it close to the glass.
Yes. We make Arabic-only signs and bilingual signs with مفتوح and OPEN stacked or side by side. Arabic is drawn as its own lettering at a height that matches the English visually, which usually means a slightly taller panel.
Very little. A typical LED neon open sign draws about 10 to 25 W, less than a single old fluorescent tube, so leaving it on through long trading hours adds almost nothing to the bill. A timer still helps, mainly so the sign switches off when you close.
For a shop window, LED neon flex is the practical choice. It runs on low voltage, stays cool to the touch, survives knocks during cleaning and uses far less power. Traditional neon has a softer glow that some retro cafes like, but it is fragile and runs at high voltage, which is a poor match for a hot shop window.
Technically yes, with a controller and separate circuits. Many malls and some communities restrict flashing or animated signs, so we check your landlord's rules first. A steady sign with a coloured border is often just as noticeable and avoids the question.
Yes. We install in all seven emirates from our Ajman factory, and the site visit is free in Dubai, Sharjah and Ajman. Many customers simply collect the sign or take delivery and hang it themselves using the hooks and instructions we supply.
Usually, yes. Most failures are a burnt-out adapter or a broken connection at the cable entry rather than the flex itself, and both are quick to replace. Our neon sign repair team can check any LED or glass open sign, including ones we did not make.
Send your logo, the fascia size and a site photo. Our estimating team replies with options and an itemised price, usually within 24 hours.