Written By: Mikey Callaghan | Published: 27th August 2025
Every business relies on communication to keep staff, customers, and visitors both informed and safe. One of the most beneficial ways to communicate effectively is through informational signage. GTSE’s Information Sign Range covers safety instructions to customer directions, which plays a crucial role in everyday operations.
Not every generic sign can help cover every situation or requirement a business faces. So, we have introduced a customisable sign range, designed to combine flexibility and compliance. Custom signs allow businesses to create their own messages that reflects their environment.
This complete buyer’s guide we will explore why businesses need informational signs, what they offer, and how to choose the right sign for your workplace.
Why do Businesses Need Informational Signs?
Here are a few vital reasons why information signs are an essential part of business environment:
- Health & Safety – Companies are legally required to meet a required sign display (1996 Health & Safety Regulations – Safety Signs and Signals). These include fire safety hazards and PPE reminders, without displaying these, business can face the risk of fines and endangering their staff.
- Workplace Efficiency – Well-placed signage is a key to reducing confusion and helping operations run smoothly. Informational signs can help directing staff to where equipment is stored or even directing delivery drivers to the correct entrance.
- Customer Communication – Customers will want to feel reassured by the business they are interacting with. This can be done through highlighting accessibility points, restricted areas or safety protocols. These informational signs help build a level of trust with the customers.
- Professional Identity – Professional signage helps reinforce your company’s professional identity, showing you maintain consistency across your workplace and show that you take safety and communication seriously.
Informational signs aren’t a “nice to have” addition, they are an important aspect of a safe, professional and effective workplace.
What are the benefits of Customisable Signage?
Customisable Signs help companies go one step further than generic signage, allowing businesses to alter messages to their specific needs. Here a few vital reasons to support why customisable signs are crucial for businesses:
Flexibility – Custom signs allow you to include your own texts meaning you can adapt them to your exact requirements rather than relying on a ‘one size fits all’ method.
Industry-Specific Messaging – If your workplace requires a certain message to be displayed that a standard sign will not cover, customisable options help you create messages that are unique to your business or sector.
Cost-Effective – Investing in a single, customised sign that communicates exactly what you need, you will avoid buying multiple generic signs to cover different points. Not only saving money, but also time and space.
All in all, custom signs give businesses complete control over how they communicate with staff, customers, and visitors – without compromising compliance.
GTSE Customisable Signs:
GTSE provides a range of different signs that are customisable, each customisable for specific workplace needs. Browse our most popular ranges below:
By choosing the right range of signs, businesses can cover both compliance with the law, and their communication needs – encouraging a smoother running business.
What Do You Need to Consider When Choosing Custom Signs?
Custom signage is an effective, long-lasting investment – but there are a few important things to keep in mind when selecting your custom signage:
- Materials: Our ranges cover different materials such as self-adhesive vinyl, rigid plastic. Self-adhesive vinyl is great for smooth indoor services; however aluminium and rigid plastic offer great durability outdoors.
- Durability: Please consider whether your sign is going to be placed outdoors or high traffic areas and look at our weather-resistant options to prevent fading (rigid plastic or aluminium).
- Dimensions: Please make sure that your customisable sign is visible from an appropriate distance. Other factors you should take on board is font size, viewing angle, font size, and placement to ensure effectiveness.
- Regulation Compliance: Ensure that your chosen signs have the appropriate symbols to communicate the correct hazards at risk around your workplace.
A combination of all these factors will help you design custom signage this will play a role that truly serves its purpose for your business.
What Businesses Will Benefit from Custom Signage?
Any sector of business can benefit from custom signage, however there are certain industries in particular that will gain a significant advantage.
Warehouses & Constructions
Multiple hazards areas are apparent on sight, so clear safety and directions is essential.
Retail & Hospitality
Promoting hygiene and highlighting restricted areas are all factors that will help enhance the customer’s experience.
Offices
Fire point assembly points and meeting room signs will reinforce the professional image across the workplace.
Healthcare & Education
These facilities will have a high density of people constantly travelling through, so directing foot traffic through custom message signage will help encourage safety across the establishment.
How to Order our Custom Sign Range:
- Please choose the appropriate sign type, size, and material that fits your requirements
- Email sales@gtse.co.uk with your selected SKU and information on how you would like to customise your selected sign
- Once production team have put together a draft, we will send this over for your approval
- Once you are happy, we will place your order and deliver it directly to your business
How Can GTSE Help You?
Get in touch with GTSE now for more information regarding our customisable sign range. We want to help you provide personalised, safe and effective communication around your workplace now.
