10 years of Ark2016–2026

Shop signs, illuminated signs and built-up letters

Signs that get your business noticed.

From shopfronts and illuminated lettering to wayfinding and bespoke fabricated signs, we turn your brand into a real-world presence, then make and fit it.

Vauxhall dealership entrance with a red Vauxhall totem, a welcome and opening-hours totem, the entrance fascia and the main built-up fascia
Vauxhall · Dealership signage
What we can help with
  • Shop signs and fascia signs
  • Illuminated signs and built-up lettering
  • Rim and return letters
  • Projecting and hanging signs
  • Wayfinding and internal signage
  • LED neon
  • Bespoke fabricated signs and sign trays

The right sign starts with the right brief

Your sign needs to work for the building, the brand and the people seeing it. We look at viewing distance, lighting, materials, fixings and the setting before settling on a solution.

From idea to installation

Survey, design, manufacture and fitting from one team. For multi-site work we coordinate the practical details so every site finishes the same.

Signs we have made

Dealership signage for Evans Halshaw Vauxhall in Hull, a Chery showroom in York, rim and return illuminated letters for Haribo in Portsmouth, built-up lettering for Medivate in Harrogate, and store signage for Trespass in Bradford and Leicester.

Where we work

Our workshop is at Killinghall, just outside Harrogate. We fit signs across Harrogate, Leeds, York and North Yorkshire every week, and anywhere else in the UK.

Recent signage work

Made by Ark.

All projects
Vauxhall dealership entrance with a red Vauxhall totem, a welcome and opening-hours totem, the entrance fascia and the main built-up fascia
AutomotiveSignage

Vauxhall · Dealership signage · Hull

Fascia, entrance and showroom signage for an Evans Halshaw Vauxhall dealership, made and fitted to the brand standards.

Chery showroom with fascia logos and window graphics
AutomotiveSignage

Chery · Showroom fascia and glazing · York

Fascia logos and window graphics for a Chery showroom.

White built-up Vauxhall griffin roundel and letters on a dark dealership fascia
AutomotiveSignage

Vauxhall · Built-up fascia logo and letters

A built-up griffin roundel and letters on a Vauxhall dealership fascia.

Haribo shop at Gunwharf Quays, Portsmouth, with illuminated letters above the entrance
Retail & franchiseIlluminated

Haribo · Illuminated letters · Portsmouth

Rim and return illuminated letters for Haribo in Portsmouth.

Hard Rock Digital office wall wrapped in purple and pink graphics, with an illuminated built-up logo
Corporate & officesInteriors

Hard Rock Digital · Office wall graphics and logo · Leeds

A purple and pink wall wrap with an illuminated built-up logo for the Hard Rock Digital office.

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Reception at The Exchange, Harrogate: halo-lit letters on the wall behind a curved white desk, with the tenant directory to the left
Corporate & officesInteriors

The Exchange · Reception sign and tenant directory · Harrogate

Halo-lit reception lettering, a floor-by-floor tenant directory and a new lift lobby finish for an office building in Harrogate.

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Medivate building with built-up logo lettering
HealthcareSignage

Medivate · Building signage · Harrogate

Built-up logo lettering on the building front.

Banyan bar frontage with fascia lettering and a projecting sign
HospitalitySignage

Banyan · Bar signage

Fascia lettering and a projecting sign for a Banyan bar.

Illuminated BRIXTON letters on a green Wray & Nephew × Pop Brixton plinth, lit up in the Ark workshop
Brand activationsIlluminated

Wray & Nephew × Pop Brixton · Illuminated letters

Illuminated BRIXTON letters on a branded plinth for Wray & Nephew and Pop Brixton, built and tested in our workshop.

Low-angle close-up of the illuminated BRIXTON letters above the slatted green Wray & Nephew × Pop Brixton plinth
Brand activationsIlluminated

Wray & Nephew × Pop Brixton · Illuminated letters, close up

The same letters up close: face-lit acrylic letters with the rum’s banner line running through them, on a slatted plinth.

Large mirrored Rockstar Energy star lit with yellow LED, standing in the Ark workshop
Brand activationsIlluminated

Rockstar Energy · Illuminated star

A freestanding illuminated star for Rockstar Energy, built and lit in our workshop.

Pink LED neon sign reading 2-4-1 Cocktails All Day Everyday, held up in the Ark workshop
HospitalityIlluminated

Cocktail bar · LED neon sign

A pink LED neon bar sign on a clear acrylic back, made and tested in our workshop before it went to the venue.

Red LED neon sign reading This City Never Sleeps
HospitalitySignage

Arc Inspirations · LED neon sign

Custom LED neon for an Arc Inspirations bar.

Common questions

Good to know.

How much does a shop sign cost?

It depends on the size, the materials, whether it is lit and how hard it is to reach. A printed fascia panel costs far less than built-up illuminated letters. Send us the address, rough sizes and a photo and we will price it, often with more than one option.

Do I need planning permission for a sign?

Many illuminated signs, and signs on listed buildings or in conservation areas, need advertisement consent from the council. We will tell you if yours is likely to, and can supply the drawings for the application.

Can you design and install the sign as well as make it?

Yes. Tell us where you are up to and we will help with the design, the making and the fitting.

Do you work outside Harrogate?

Yes. We are based near Harrogate and install across the UK, from single shops to national rollouts.

What do you need to quote?

The address, rough sizes, a few photos of the site, your logo and when you need it. Drawings help if you have them.

Got a project? Let’s talk.

Tell us what you need and where it is. We usually come back within one working day, wherever in the UK it is.

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