Custom Business Signs in Vancouver

“Custom business signs” covers almost any sign that carries your brand, so the first job is usually working out which type you actually need. Some businesses know they want front-lit channel letters. Others just know they want “the glowing letters over the door” or “the box sign” and are not sure what to ask for. Vancouver Signage Shop helps you name the sign, then matches you with vetted local sign shops that make exactly that. We are a signage broker, not a fabricator, and our matching is free with no markup added to your quote.

The whole range, one request

Custom signage in Vancouver spans exterior identification, interior branding and on-vehicle graphics. The most common categories we match businesses to are below, and every one of them has its own page with the details, typical uses and the local rules that apply.

• Storefront identification: channel letters, storefront and fascia signs, illuminated and lightbox signs, dimensional and 3D letters and awning signs.
• Freestanding and roadside: monument signs and pylon signs for multi-tenant and setback lots.
• Pedestrian and street level: blade and projecting signs for walkable districts and A-frame sidewalk signs for cafes and shops.
• Glass, walls and interiors: window graphics, wall graphics and murals, wayfinding and directional signs, ceiling and hanging signs and ADA and braille signs.
• Light, print and vehicles: neon and faux-neon signs, LED digital signs, banners and large-format print and vehicle wraps.
• Developer and service work: developer and real-estate signs plus sign installation and repair for existing signage.

Why brief a broker instead of calling shops yourself

The industry openly warns buyers that some “sign companies” have no shop and no crew and just mark up another shop’s work. We are not that. Our shortlist is made up of independent local fabricators and installers, you are introduced to them directly, and there is no fee added to your project. What you get from us is the vetting and the shortlisting, so you skip the cold-calling and the mystery of which of three very different quotes to trust.

What we will ask you

To match you well, it helps to know the sign type or a description of it, your city or exact address, whether the sign will be illuminated, and any opening or lease deadline. Illuminated and freestanding signs in Vancouver usually need both a sign permit and, for anything lit, a separate electrical permit, so the shops we send you can price that path realistically from the start.

Common questions

What counts as a custom business sign?

Any sign built to your brand rather than bought off a shelf, from exterior channel letters and monument signs to interior dimensional letters, window graphics and vehicle wraps. If you can describe it, we can usually route it to a shop that makes it.

How much do custom signs cost in Vancouver?

It depends heavily on the type, size, whether it is illuminated and how it is installed. As a rough guide from published North American ranges, simple vinyl and window graphics can start in the low hundreds of Canadian dollars, illuminated channel-letter storefronts commonly land in the several-thousand range, and large monument or pylon programs run much higher. The only accurate number is a real quote, which is exactly what we match you to.

Do you build the signs?

No. We are a broker. The vetted local sign shop you choose designs, fabricates and installs your sign and stands behind it. We just make the introduction, free of charge.

Which areas do you cover?

All of Metro Vancouver, including Vancouver, Burnaby, Richmond, Surrey, Coquitlam and the Tri-Cities, Langley, the North Shore and Delta.

Ready to start? Get matched with a vetted Vancouver sign shop and compare free quotes.