Bayan Signage makes reserved parking signs for office buildings, clinics, villa compounds, shops and hotels across the UAE. We CNC-cut aluminium plates, weld and powder-coat the posts in our own Ajman factory, and design every set with changeable name strips, so a new tenant or manager means a new strip rather than a new sign.
A reserved parking sign is the plate at the head of a bay that tells everyone else to keep out of it: managing director, visitors, patients, deliveries 15 minutes, customers of one particular shop. Most are printed or cut-vinyl graphics on 2 mm aluminium or 3 mm ACP, fixed to a short post, a wall or a column. They pay for themselves wherever demand for bays exceeds supply, from shared office blocks in Al Qusais to strip malls in Sharjah and villa compounds in Ajman.
Whether a sign is respected or ignored comes down to three things: height, wording and consistency. A plate at 900 mm looks fine in an empty car park and vanishes behind the first parked SUV. Three lines of terms are never read. Signs ordered one at a time over five years end up in four colours and three fonts, and look temporary. We fix all three at the design stage, mock the sign up at real height and build the whole set from one template in our own factory.
Bayan Signage is the production arm of Bayan Advertising, which has worked in the UAE for 15 years, and our factory at Alam Square, Industrial Area 2, Ajman has made outdoor signs since 2016. CNC routing, printing, steel post welding and powder coating all happen in-house. Outdoor posts and frames carry our 5-year warranty on structure and finish, and because we keep the artwork for every set, a replacement plate years later matches the original exactly.
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Most sites combine two or three of these. We recommend the mix from the bay layout, the surface you can fix to and how often allocations change.
Plates on powder-coated galvanised posts at the head of each bay, for open forecourts, villa compounds and retail frontages where there is no wall to fix to.
View details →Plates fixed to basement walls and columns, combined with bay numbers so each reserved space is identified by number as well as category.
View details →An aluminium plate with a slide-in or screw-on name strip, so tenant, company or manager names change without replacing the plate or post.
View details →Bays for People of Determination need the recognised symbol, size and ground marking, so we sign them separately rather than with a generic reserved plate.
View details →Bays held for charging electric vehicles, signed with charging-only wording and time limits so they are not treated as ordinary reserved spaces.
View details →We walk the car park, note each reserved bay, the surface behind it and how drivers approach, and build an allocation list with you. The survey is free in Dubai, Sharjah and Ajman.
Our designers create one bilingual template with a colour per category, such as visitors, staff and management, and you approve it with the full list of wording before production.
Aluminium or ACP plates are CNC-routed to ±0.1 mm with rounded corners and fixing holes, then finished with laminated print or cut 3M cast vinyl from our own printers and plotters.
Galvanised steel posts are cut, welded with caps and base plates where needed, and powder-coated to your RAL colour so they match the building rather than looking like road signs.
We assemble a sample plate and post and view it from a car seat at the real height before dispatch, then check every sign against the approved list for wording and bay number.
Our crew core-drills paving or bolts base plates for posts, scans slabs where needed, fixes wall plates at the agreed height and hands over a list of every sign with its reference code.
This is the specification we start from for most private car parks. We adjust it to the landlord's standard, the surface and your budget, and itemise every change on the quote.
| Component | Our standard | Upgrade options | Why it matters |
|---|---|---|---|
| Plate | 2 mm aluminium or 3 mm ACP, rounded corners | Folded-edge aluminium tray | Aluminium does not rust and stays flat in summer heat; plastics warp. |
| Graphics | 3M cast vinyl or UV-laminated print | Reflective film for unlit car parks | Laminated graphics resist fading; reflective faces show in headlights. |
| Name strip | Screw-on aluminium strip | Slide-in channel with security screws | Staff and tenants change; a strip costs far less than a new sign. |
| Post | 60 mm galvanised steel, powder-coated | Cranked post to clear bumpers | Galvanised and coated steel resists corrosion in basements and coastal sites. |
| Fixing to ground | Bolted base plate or core-drilled post | Removable socket for bays needing access | The right base avoids damage to waterproofed podiums and buried services. |
| Wall and column fixing | Stainless screws and anchors | Tamper-resistant fixings | Stainless fixings do not rust-stain the plate or the wall. |
These are the points we raise on almost every car park we survey. They are cheap to settle on the drawing and expensive to fix after the posts are in.
A typical SUV bonnet sits around 1.1 to 1.3 m high. We set the bottom edge of the plate at roughly 1.5 m or higher, so the sign is visible over a parked car from the driving aisle. In low basements, column plates at about 1.5 m usually work better than hanging signs, which fight with ducts and sprinkler pipes.
Managers move, tenants change, and every change on a printed plate means a new sign, a new visit and a mismatch with the rest of the set. A screw-on or slide-in name strip adds very little to the first order. Order two or three blank spares at the same time, and keep the artwork reference so new strips match exactly.
When visitors, staff and management bays all look the same, drivers have to read every plate. A coloured header band per category, such as green for visitors and blue for staff, lets people find the right zone from the aisle. Keep the colour system across every level and every future reorder.
'Reserved for visitors' in Arabic and English reads instantly. Lines threatening clamping or towing can be hard to back up on private land, where the rules differ between emirates and communities, and they annoy genuine customers. Put any rules on one board at the entrance and keep bay signs to category, bay number and at most one polite line.
A complaint that someone is in 'Mr Ahmed's space' is hard to act on. A complaint about bay B1-014 is easy. Adding a bay number to each reserved sign, or pairing it with a number plate on the column, gives security and building management a clear reference when they log, allocate or reallocate bays.
We quote from your bay list and photos, not a fixed price list. Send the number of bays, the wording and the surfaces involved, and you will usually receive an itemised quote, with materials, labour and installation separated, within 24 hours.
Twenty identical plates cost much less per piece than twenty different ones, because setup, colour proofing and cutting are shared across the run.
Wall and column plates are quickest to fix. Posts need core drilling or base plates and making good to paving, which adds labour.
Standard laminated print suits lit areas. Reflective film costs more but keeps the sign readable in headlights in dark basements and compounds.
Changeable strips add a little to the first order but save replacing whole signs every time a tenant or manager changes.
Post-tensioned slabs, waterproofed podiums or buried cables need scanning or a different base, which affects time and method.
Installing row by row to keep a busy car park open takes longer than fitting an empty site in one visit.
Reserved parking signs inside a private plot or basement usually do not need a municipality permit, but landlords, malls, master communities and free zones commonly approve anything fixed in common areas, and many set the colours, fonts and post styles. Signs facing a public road, or that read as advertising, can be treated differently by Dubai Municipality or the relevant authority. We confirm the current requirement for your site at the survey.
Enforcement is a separate question from signage. A sign states the owner's rules, but clamping and towing on private land are regulated, and practice differs between emirates and communities. Most owners combine signs with permits, barriers or security staff. We help you word the signs so they match what your management can actually enforce.
CNC routing, printing, welding and powder coating happen at our Ajman factory, so plates and posts match across every bay and every reorder.
Changeable name strips and a kept artwork file mean updates are quick, cheap and always match the original set.
Posts, frames and powder coat on outdoor signs are covered for 5 years, with a warranty document at handover.
We test plate height and wording from a car seat before production, so signs stay visible when the bays are full.
Reserved, accessible, EV, bay number, entrance and tariff signs can be made and installed together, with one project manager.
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It depends on the number of signs, plate size, whether you need posts or wall fixing, reflective faces and name strips. A set of identical wall plates costs far less per piece than a mix of post signs on a podium. Send your bay list and photos and we will send an itemised quote, usually within 24 hours.
Aluminium is the usual choice: a 2 mm sheet or 3 mm ACP does not rust, stays flat in heat and takes print or vinyl well. Add a UV laminate in sunlit car parks and reflective film where the sign must show in headlights. Plastic plates are cheaper but tend to warp and fade outdoors in the UAE.
For most car parks the bottom of the sign should be about 1.5 to 2.1 m above the ground, so it is visible over the bonnet of a parked car and clear of opening doors. In basements with low ceilings, column plates at around 1.5 m usually work best. We check the height from a car seat before production.
Yes. We make plates with a slide-in channel or screw-on aluminium name strip matched to the rest of the sign. When a manager or tenant changes, you order just the strip, and the post, plate and fixings stay where they are. We keep the artwork on file so every new strip matches.
Not simply because a sign says so. A sign on private property sets out the owner's rules, but clamping and towing are regulated, and the position differs between emirates, communities and free zones. Most owners combine signs with security staff, permits or barriers, and check with their community or local authority before printing any consequence on a sign.
Signs inside a private plot or basement usually do not need a municipality permit, but landlords, malls and master communities often have their own approval for common areas. Signs facing a public road or used as advertising can be treated differently. We confirm the current requirement for your site and prepare drawings if a submission is needed.
The programme is confirmed with your quote once we know the quantity, the materials and how the signs are fixed. Any foundation requirements for posts are confirmed with your project team or main contractor at the survey stage, and large or busy car parks are often installed in phases, a few rows at a time, so the car park stays open for users.
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, and replacement plates or strips can be delivered ready for your maintenance team to fit.
Send your logo, the fascia size and a site photo. Our estimating team replies with options and an itemised price, usually within 24 hours.