Operating across four UK sites and offering a combined 84,000 sq ft of fully equipped factory, office, and storage space, astley provides one of the largest capacities in the industry to support rollout projects for brands across multiple sectors.
At astley, we are committed to working efficiently and sustainably – continually investing in the latest machinery and refining our processes to ensure our solutions meet the evolving demands and trends of our clients and the sectors we serve.
Our Gateshead main production facility has been custom-built to handle large structural fabrication, meeting BS EN 1090 compliancy. This relates to totem and building signage manufacture in particular, ensuring we can keep this fully in-house.
Building a successful client relationship is key to the success of any branding project, so from the outset our team listen to the client and embrace collaboration.
Effective communication drives this type of relationship and builds the trust needed to deliver exceptional results.
Whether it’s creating concepts for how your brand translates into a physical space, or it’s moving on a concept from an agency, our teams are highly experienced in brand translation. From signage manuals to site pack creation, we offer in-house expertise.
Whether it’s the structural fabrication of large format building signs or totems, or vibrant digital print and vinyl application, our manufacturing expertise provides award-winning results.
Not all signmakers in the UK hold this certification but as one of the first to understand the value of investing in achieving BS EN 1090, astley continues to support clients with fully compliant fabrication expertise in-house.
We offer specialist installation expertise across the whole of the UK, with engineers fully trained, equipped and skilled to handle anything from the fitting of a panel sign to the installation of a fully illuminated architectural high-rise sign.
It’s crucial to establish key site characteristics such as dimensions of surfaces, as well as to identify condition of surfaces and other unique factors through surveys that will govern the design and installation.
Once a design is approved, our in-house Technical Team ensures products are manufactured safely and in line with health and safety regulations. By investing in keeping this service in-house, we can offer efficiencies and monitor quality at all stages.
Our teams of highly experienced project managers support clients in multiple key sectors, sharing expertise and carefully managing a project from concept approval to implementation on site. They are highly knowledgeable and adept in keeping a program of work on track and working within budgets.
We have access to a UK-wide network of maintenance crews, ready to complete proactive and planned visits to keep estate signage looking great and in working order OR ready to attend reactive callouts to keep signage safe. Whatever the remit, our dedicated maintenance team is ready to custom build a solution that suits you.
Investing in accreditations to maximise efficiencies and minimise risk
Astley was one of the first UK signmakers to understand the value of achieving BS EN 1090 for structural fabrication, identifying the need to provide this service in-house to keep costs down and retain quality control at all times. Our custom-built Gateshead site was designed with this key service in mind.
Now a legal requirement in the UK, BS EN 1090 is required for large structural steel work, and in sign making this could mean large building signage, built-up architectural lettering, freestanding totems and any other built-up brand messaging. This certification guarantees the product has been designed and manufactured using carefully governed and legislative processes in mind to ensure that when these products are installed, they will be safe and not put brands at risk by not performing.
We remain one of only a handful of signmakers that offer this service in-house, protecting the brands we work with by designing, manufacturing and installing structural assets that meet with H&S regulations. Using a partner that doesn’t hold this standard leaves brands open to risk of asset failure and hefty consequences.
Visualising your brand before moving to manufacture
Astley offers clients the unique and highly valuable opportunity to review product prototypes and samples carefully before moving to manufacture.
We have a dedicated showroom at our Gateshead facility, designed for hosting client and stakeholder meetings in a collaborative environment. With our design studio, technical team, and manufacturing departments all under one roof, we offer a unique opportunity to explore brand implementation in a hands-on setting. Clients can review how their brand will be applied across various surfaces, assess illumination options, and inspect product colours and finishes. This close collaboration helps shape programmes that are both creative and practical.