Bayan Signage manufactures photoluminescent and printed exit signs, direction arrows and fire exit door signs for offices, hotels, malls, schools and warehouses. We build the full escape route schedule from your fire consultant's drawings, print every sign in our Ajman factory and install them in walking order, so each arrow is checked against the next before our crew moves on.
Exit signs show the way out, step by step, from wherever a person is standing to a place of safety. That makes them a chain, not a single sign over the final door: the green ISO 7010 running figure with a door, an arrow saying left, right, ahead or down the stair, and a short Arabic and English legend. Building owners, fit-out contractors, hotel and school operators and facility managers in Dubai order them for new buildings, refits and Civil Defence inspections.
Where exit signage goes wrong is rarely the print. It is the arrow pointing at a wall because one direction was ordered for the whole floor, the running figure facing away from its arrow, the sign hidden behind a new meeting pod, or a photoluminescent sign in a stair that is too dark to charge it. We set each location's arrow on the plan, code the back of every directional sign to match, and install route by route so mistakes show immediately.
Bayan Signage has manufactured signs in its Ajman factory since 2016 as the production arm of Bayan Advertising, with 15 years in the UAE market. Our technical draftsmen work on Dubai Civil Defence submissions as part of their routine, and our installers are used to occupied hotels, malls and hospitals where work happens at night. Exit signs are a product where one wrong sign does more harm than a missing one, so we treat the schedule seriously.
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A compliant escape route usually combines several of these. We produce them as one schedule so symbols, arrows and wording are consistent from desk to assembly point.
Running figure and arrow signs on photoluminescent PVC or aluminium for corridors, junctions and stair doors, glowing for a period after the lights fail.
View details →Double-sided signs on rods or chains for open-plan offices, retail floors and mall service corridors, where wall signs disappear behind stock and partitions.
View details →Stair identification, floor level and 'down to exit' signs on every landing, so people in a stair core know where they are and which way is out.
View details →Red extinguisher, hose reel and call point signs made to the same schedule, so the escape route and fire equipment read as one system.
View details →'You are here' escape plans at lifts and stair lobbies, showing the same routes and exits that the signs on the walls follow.
View details →The last sign in the chain: green assembly signs on posts outside, numbered to match the evacuation plans inside each building.
View details →We work from the fire consultant's escape route drawings. Where none exist or the layout has changed, we walk every route from the furthest room to the final exit and mark each sign position.
Our draftsmen produce a schedule listing every location, arrow direction, size, format and legend. Each directional sign gets a code that is printed on its back and marked on the plan.
Signs are printed with UV-stable inks onto photoluminescent PVC, aluminium with glow film or self-adhesive door vinyl, then CNC-routed or laser-cut to size.
Photoluminescent signs are charged and checked in darkness for an even glow. Every sign is checked against the schedule for arrow direction, figure orientation and wording before packing.
Our crew installs route by route, checking from each sign that the next is visible. Door signs are bonded on fire doors, and hung signs clear sprinkler heads and diffusers.
We walk each route back with your facilities team, then hand over a marked-up plan showing every sign, its code and its location for future audits and refits.
Our standard build for photoluminescent escape route signs in a commercial building. Your consultant's specification takes priority where it differs.
| Component | Our standard | Upgrade options | Why it matters |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pictogram | ISO 7010 running figure and door | Combined figure and arrow on one panel | The standard symbol is recognised instantly by visitors who do not read the legend. |
| Arrow | Separate arrow set per location | Integrated arrow, coded on the back | Each location needs its own decided arrow; codes stop left and right being swapped. |
| Substrate | 1 to 2 mm photoluminescent rigid PVC | Aluminium with high-performance glow film | Higher grades glow brighter and longer, which matters in deep stair cores and basements. |
| Legend | Arabic and English, typeset | Additional languages on a supplementary line | Consistent bilingual wording across hundreds of signs avoids errors multiplying. |
| Mounting | Flat wall or door fixing | Ceiling-hung on rods or chains, projecting brackets | Hung signs stay visible above stock, partitions and crowds. |
| Records | Marked-up plan at handover | Sign codes linked to your facilities register | A record makes the next refit or audit a check, not a new survey. |
Exit signs are read under stress, often in poor light, by people who do not know the building. These are the rules we apply on every route.
Many buyers read an up arrow as 'go upstairs'. On an exit sign it normally means continue forwards. Stair directions use diagonal arrows: down and to the side where the route descends a stair. Because this catches so many people out, we confirm the arrow for every location against the route drawing before anything is printed, and never ship a box of identical arrows.
On a straight corridor, the next sign should be visible from the one before it, which in practice often means every 15 to 25 m depending on corridor shape and ceiling height. Every turn, every door on the route and every stair landing gets its own sign. Walk the route from the furthest desk with the plan in hand and the gaps become obvious.
In a panic, a plant room, cleaner's cupboard or dead-end store looks just like an exit. A clear 'Not an exit' sign on those doors stops people losing precious seconds at the wrong one. Hotel guest floors and mall service corridors are where we add these most, because people there do not know the layout.
A sign read from 20 m needs a pictogram roughly twice the height of one read from 10 m. We use 150 x 300 mm for short corridors, 200 x 400 mm for typical office and hotel floors and 300 x 600 mm or larger in warehouses, car parks and atriums, choosing per zone rather than one size for the building.
New partitions, display screens, banners and shelving go up in front of existing exit signs more often than anyone admits. After any layout change, walk the routes again. A sign that was correct last year may now point into a meeting room, and the fix is usually a few new or moved signs, not a new schedule.
We price exit signage from the route schedule. Send the escape route drawings or floor plans, the glow requirement and your inspection date, and you will usually receive an itemised quote within 24 hours.
Most of the cost sits in directional signs along the route, not the final door. A floor with many turns needs far more signs than its area suggests.
Higher-performance photoluminescent grades cost more but glow brighter for longer. We usually reserve them for stair cores, basements and long routes.
Flat wall signs are simplest. Ceiling-hung double-sided signs need rods and fixings and take longer above suspended ceilings full of services.
Each arrow direction and size is a separate artwork. Six arrow variants in three sizes cost more to produce than two, even at the same total quantity.
Occupied hotels, hospitals and malls often restrict working hours, and high atriums need access equipment, which affects installation more than the signs.
Exit signage is part of the fire and life safety design that Dubai Civil Defence and the other emirates' civil defence authorities review and inspect under the UAE Fire and Life Safety Code. The consultant's drawings normally define sign positions and whether each location needs photoluminescent signs, illuminated emergency luminaires or both. Malls, free zones and landlords may add their own fit-out rules on top.
Illuminated exit luminaires are normally approved fire safety products supplied and wired by a licensed fire or MEP contractor; our work covers the photoluminescent, printed and directional signs around them, matched in wording and symbols. Requirements depend on building use and occupancy and are updated periodically, so we confirm the current expectation for your building before producing the schedule.
Our draftsmen assign an arrow and code to each location, so no sign is installed by guesswork and none points at a wall.
Photoluminescent signs are charged and checked in darkness in our Ajman factory, and each batch is signed off against the approved schedule.
Our technical team prepares Dubai Civil Defence submissions routinely, so escape route drawings and inspection expectations are familiar ground.
Our crews install in occupied hotels, malls and hospitals around operating hours, across all seven emirates, with site safety rules followed.
We match legends and symbols to the fire or MEP contractor's illuminated fittings, so the building reads as one system.
A marked-up plan with sign codes is handed over, which makes the next refit or inspection a straightforward check.
It depends on the number of route signs, the glow grade, the mounting format and site access. A small office with a few corridors costs far less than a hotel with hundreds of directional and ceiling-hung signs. Send us your escape route drawings or floor plans and we will send an itemised quote, usually within 24 hours.
In many locations, yes. Photoluminescent signs are widely used along escape routes and stairs in UAE buildings because they stay visible during a power failure without wiring. Some areas may need illuminated emergency signs instead or as well, depending on the fire design, so the consultant's drawings and Civil Defence review decide where each type goes.
Either can be used with the standard running figure, which does most of the work. What matters more is consistency across the building and matching Arabic and English wording. Your fire consultant or the landlord's design criteria may prefer one, so we follow their specification where there is one.
Yes, with care. Fire doors are certified assemblies, and drilling the leaf can affect the rating. We normally bond signs with a suitable adhesive or use self-adhesive photoluminescent vinyl, and only use mechanical fixings where the door manufacturer allows them.
Our focus is the signs: photoluminescent, printed and directional signs, door signs and their installation. Illuminated exit luminaires are normally approved fire safety products supplied and wired by the fire or MEP contractor. We coordinate with them so wording, arrows and symbols match.
At every routine fire safety check and after any change to the layout. Look for signs that are blocked, damaged, faded or now pointing the wrong way. A simple test for photoluminescent signs is to switch off the lights for a minute after a normal working day and confirm every sign glows clearly.
Indoors, photoluminescent exit signs usually perform well for ten years or more. Dirt, scratching and constant direct sun can reduce their glow sooner. Clean them with a damp cloth and mild detergent, avoid solvent sprays, and replace any sign that no longer glows clearly after charging.
Yes. We manufacture in Ajman and install exit signage in Dubai, Sharjah, Ajman, Abu Dhabi, Ras Al Khaimah, Umm Al Quwain and Fujairah. The site visit is free in Dubai, Sharjah and Ajman.
Send your logo, the fascia size and a site photo. Our estimating team replies with options and an itemised price, usually within 24 hours.