Bayan Signage makes disabled parking signs, permit plates and route signs for malls, hospitals, government buildings, schools and residential towers. We work from your consultant's drawings and the Dubai Universal Design Code where it applies, fabricate every sign and post in our Ajman factory, and photograph every bay at handover for your records.
A disabled parking sign looks like the simplest sign in the car park: a blue plate with the white wheelchair symbol, often with 'People of Determination' in Arabic and English. In practice it is one piece of a small system. The vertical sign identifies the bay from the driving aisle, the ground symbol confirms it as the driver turns in, the hatched transfer zone keeps space for a wheelchair or a ramp, and a dropped kerb leads to a step-free route to the door. Inspectors and users judge the whole set.
Most failures we see on site have nothing to do with print quality. A post planted in the middle of the transfer zone. A brand-coloured symbol that nobody recognises. An accessible bay at the far end of a basement, two ramps away from the lift, because it was the space left over. We plan the bay signs, supplementary plates and route signs together from the approved drawings and set each one out against the bay layout, so the bay works for the person using it and passes inspection the first time.
Bayan Signage is the production arm of Bayan Advertising, which has 15 years in the UAE, and our Ajman factory at Alam Square, Industrial Area 2 has made outdoor and wayfinding signs since 2016. Plates are CNC-routed and printed in-house, posts are welded and powder-coated on site, and our draftsmen read accessibility layouts as a routine part of car park work. Outdoor posts and plates carry our 5-year warranty on structure and finish, and developers use our photographed bay records to close accessible parking items at handover.
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An accessible bay usually needs several of these working together. We schedule them from the drawings so nothing is missed between the gate and the door.
Blue and white plates with the recognised symbol and bilingual People of Determination wording, on powder-coated posts outside or on columns in basements.
View details →Column and wall signs with the access symbol and an arrow, guiding drivers from the entrance and each ramp to the accessible bays before they reach them.
View details →Numbers on accessible bays so security can log misuse and building management can allocate bays to residents with permits.
View details →The same symbol carried inside the building on accessible washrooms, lifts and entrances, so the route from the bay continues to the facilities.
View details →Supplementary plates for permit wording, drop-off limits or allocated resident bays, matched in size and colour to the main accessible bay sign.
View details →We take the consultant's accessible parking layout and walk the car park to confirm bay positions, kerbs, the step-free route and where posts can go. The visit is free in Dubai, Sharjah and Ajman.
Our draftsmen list every bay sign, supplementary plate and route sign, with positions dimensioned from fixed points, and flag any bay that sits too far from the entrance or lift.
Plates are CNC-routed to ±0.1 mm and printed or faced in reflective film. Galvanised posts are cut, welded and powder-coated, cranked if needed to keep them out of the transfer zone.
Before fixing, we mark every post and bracket position on site against the bay layout, so the facility manager approves where each sign goes, clear of kerbs, transfer zones and door swings.
Posts are fixed at the head of each bay using the base detail agreed at survey, column signs are bracketed at one consistent height, and every sign is checked level and clear of ramps.
Every bay is checked against the schedule and photographed for your file, so the contractor can close accessible parking snag items with evidence.
This is our usual starting specification for an accessible bay. The consultant's drawings and the code that applies to your building take priority, and every change is itemised on the quote.
| Component | Our standard | Upgrade options | Why it matters |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vertical plate | 450 x 600 mm, 2 mm aluminium | 3 mm ACP or folded-edge tray | Large enough to read from the aisle; aluminium stays flat in heat. |
| Face | UV-laminated print, white on blue | Reflective film for basements and night use | The standard colours and contrast are what drivers and inspectors recognise. |
| Post | Galvanised steel, powder-coated | Cranked post or wall bracket | Keeps the sign out of the transfer zone and away from van ramps. |
| Post position | Base-plated post with security fixings | Column or wall bracket in basements | Tamper-resistant fixings keep signs straight and in place after knocks from reversing cars. |
| Bay number | Optional number strip on the plate | Separate number plate on the column | Numbers let security log misuse and management allocate bays to permit holders. |
| Supplementary plate | Optional permit line | Fine notice wording agreed with you | A short line about permits tends to reduce misuse more than a bigger symbol. |
Accessible parking is judged by people who rely on it. These are the points our draftsmen check before any sign is made.
An accessible bay must sit on the shortest step-free route to the entrance or lift. A perfect sign on a bay two ramps away from the lift helps nobody, and inspectors notice. If the drawings place a bay where the route crosses a driving aisle without a dropped kerb, or ends at a step, we raise it with the consultant before fabrication rather than signing a bay that cannot work.
A sign post inside the hatched area blocks a wheelchair or a van's side ramp, and it is one of the most common snags we see at handover inspections. We place posts at the head of the bay, use a cranked post or wall bracket where space is tight, and keep at least the full width of the hatched zone clear.
Redrawn, outline-only or brand-coloured wheelchair symbols may look tidy in a design scheme but are less recognisable and can fail inspection. Keep the standard symbol in white on blue on every bay sign and supplementary plate. Brand colours can go on frames and route signs, never on the symbol plate itself.
In a large mall or hospital car park, a driver needs to know where accessible bays are before reaching them. We add route signs from the entrance and each ramp, typically on columns at about 2 m, with the symbol and an arrow. Without them, the bays are missed and used by others.
In basements, columns sit between bays, and a sign on the wrong column reads as belonging to the next space. We set every sign on the column or wall directly at the head of its bay, with the bottom edge at one consistent height, and use reflective film so headlights pick it up as a driver turns down the aisle. Where a duct or sprinkler pipe is in the way, we bracket the plate forward rather than dropping it below the line of sight.
We price from your drawings and the number of bays, not a list. Send the accessible parking layout and photos, and you will usually have an itemised quote, with signs, posts and installation separated, within 24 hours.
Each bay needs its own vertical sign, and larger sites add route signs at junctions, so the bay and junction count drives the total.
Free-standing posts outside, column brackets in basements and wall fixings each use different hardware and labour, and cranked posts cost more than straight ones.
Permit lines, bay numbers and drop-off limits add a plate or print area per bay, priced per sign so you only pay for what the layout needs.
Reflective film on the vertical sign costs more but keeps the symbol bright in headlights in dark basements and unlit compounds.
Live car parks often need work in early-morning or out-of-hours slots, with bays coned off in phases, which affects labour cost.
Moving one of our posts after fixing, because the bay layout changed, means relocating it and making good the old fixing, which costs more than settling positions at survey.
The Dubai Universal Design Code, and comparable accessibility guidance in Abu Dhabi, Sharjah and the other emirates, shapes how many accessible bays a building needs, where they go, their size and how they are marked. Requirements vary by building type and emirate, and they are routinely checked at handover and during authority inspections. We work from the consultant's approved drawings and confirm current requirements for your site.
The UAE uses the term People of Determination, and many owners now prefer it on signs alongside the symbol. Misuse of accessible bays is fined by the authorities on public parking and on many private sites, where permit holders display an official card. We agree the exact Arabic and English wording with you, and with the landlord or community if they have a standard.
Bay signs, permit plates and route signs are scheduled together from the drawings and set out against the bay layout, so the whole accessible route works.
Our technical draftsmen flag bays that sit off the step-free route or posts that would block a transfer zone, before anything is made.
We photograph every bay we sign against the schedule, so contractors can close accessible parking items at handover without a second visit.
Plates, posts and powder coating are produced in Ajman, so every sign on a site matches and replacements are quick.
Posts, plates and powder coat on outdoor signs are covered for 5 years, with a warranty document at handover.
Accessible, reserved, EV, bay number and entrance signs can be produced and installed together, with one project manager.
They are normally white on blue, using the International Symbol of Access. The blue background and white symbol are recognised internationally and expected by most design codes and inspectors. Brand colours can be used on route signs or frames, but the symbol plate itself should keep the standard colours and contrast.
The number depends on the total parking, the building type and the code that applies in your emirate. Public buildings, hospitals and malls usually need a higher proportion. Your consultant or the approving authority sets the figure, and we sign every accessible bay shown on the approved drawings.
In the UAE, People of Determination is the official term and is increasingly preferred on new signs, usually with the wheelchair symbol and a short Arabic and English line. Some older sites still say disabled parking. We agree the wording with you, and with the landlord if they have a standard.
The cost depends on the number of bays, the mounting type, supplementary plates, reflective faces and whether route signs are needed. A single outdoor bay with one post sign is a small job; a mall basement with column signs, route signs and permit plates across several levels is larger. Send your layout and we will quote within 24 hours.
Usually not. Ground symbols are hidden once a car is parked and hard to see from the driving aisle. A vertical sign at the head of the bay makes it identifiable at a distance, and most design guidance expects both. A post sign also survives resurfacing work that wipes out ground markings.
Yes, for the accessible bay signs we supply and install. We work from the snag list, adjust our posts out of transfer zones, add any missing route signs and raise signs the inspector finds too low, then photograph each bay so the contractor can close the item. Where a site needs a new compliant set, we make it to the approved drawings.
Yes. In basements we usually mount the sign on a column or wall at the head of the bay, use reflective film so it shows in headlights, and keep the mounting height the same on every level. Route signs on columns guide drivers from the ramp to the accessible bays.
Yes. We fabricate in Ajman and install across Dubai, Sharjah, Ajman, Abu Dhabi, Ras Al Khaimah, Umm Al Quwain and Fujairah. The survey is free in Dubai, Sharjah and Ajman, and we work to the accessibility code and authority that apply in each emirate.
Send your logo, the fascia size and a site photo. Our estimating team replies with options and an itemised price, usually within 24 hours.