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Built-up letters are individual three-dimensional letters fitted to a fascia, wall or supporting frame. We make illuminated and non-illuminated lettering for shop fronts, commercial buildings, leisure venues and interiors across the UK.
Lighting options
- Face-illuminated: internal LEDs light a translucent face, making the lettering visible after dark.
- Halo-illuminated: light projects from behind opaque letters onto the mounting surface, creating a glow around their edges.
- Non-illuminated: lettering that relies on daylight or external lighting, with the material and finish providing the visual detail.
Materials and finishes
Options include acrylic, aluminium and stainless steel. Different faces, finishes and lighting arrangements change how the lettering looks during the day and after dark. We can talk through those choices alongside the size, position and fixing method.
From shop fronts to building signs
Built-up lettering works on fascia signs, building elevations, reception walls and entrances. The design needs to suit both the building and the distance people will read it from.
For Kirkstall Brewery, we made stainless steel rim-and-return letters with opal acrylic faces and internal LED illumination. The letters were mounted on a custom steel framework fixed directly to the front of the office block glazing.
For Sorbet, we made a built-up, internally illuminated carrier panel with painted three-dimensional letters mounted to its front.
The Doncaster Sheffield Airport project used large powder-coated aluminium letters with opal faces and programmable RGB LEDs. We also designed the steel framework supporting the lettering on the terminal.
Planning your lettering
Send us your artwork, a photograph of the building and any approximate dimensions you have. We can discuss materials, illumination and installation, then develop the design for your site.
Discuss your lettering project. Call us on 01482 500033 or use the enquiry form below.
