AL BUROOJ ADVERTISING · DUBAI
Al Burooj Advertising is a signage company in Al Quoz, Dubai. We design signs, write lettering, install, repair and maintain signs, and help with permits, for shopfronts, offices, buildings and vehicles. Send your site photos and we will scope the job.
CHOOSE YOUR SOLUTION
Have an idea but no layout? Share the message, audience, brand assets and proposed location so the design brief can be defined.
Have artwork or a sign ready? Send the specification and site details. Artwork adaptation, production checks and installation are different tasks and need separate scope.
Need help with an existing sign? Describe the issue and provide available records and photos taken safely from ground level. Assessment comes before a repair or replacement recommendation.
A visual can help you judge appearance, but it does not by itself verify dimensions, structural suitability, power requirements or permission to install. Agree which drawings, measurements and reviews the project needs, who provides them and when they must be approved.
Explore building and storefront signs for a premises project or vehicle branding for fleet graphics. The creative brief, production requirements and approval route depend on the actual application.
You may need one service or several coordinated stages. Identify what is already complete and what you want help with, so a design-only enquiry is not confused with fabrication, installation or ongoing maintenance.
Develop or adapt a layout for the proposed sign size and setting. Share brand guidelines, approved wording and reference images. Agree concept options, revision rounds, proofing and the final files to be supplied before the design work starts.
Plan readable names, messages and lettering for the intended surface. Clarify whether the requirement is artwork, cut lettering, printed graphics or a hand-painted technique to be assessed. Do not assume every signwriting method is included in one service.
Discuss fitting a specified sign at an identified site. Include its construction, dimensions, weight if known, installation position and access restrictions. Supports, building-side power, access equipment, permissions and making good need clearly assigned responsibility.
Request an assessment of faded graphics, damaged components, lighting issues or another stated problem. Supply safe photos, the sign’s age and previous work records if available. Compatibility, condition and access determine whether a particular repair is practical.
Discuss the plans and coordination needed for the proposed location and sign type. Check whether support covers artwork, drawings, document preparation or an authorised submission. Required professional reviews, authority fees and approval decisions are not automatically included.
For example, a new shopfront may need a layout adapted to a landlord’s sign area, while an existing office may only need replacement lettering. Give the project a defined purpose and identify the people who will approve it.
Define whether the job is adapting an existing identity, creating a new sign layout or preparing already approved artwork for production. List the formats and sizes required so one approved design can be adapted consistently without assuming every variation is included.
Agree the number of concepts, revision rounds, feedback deadlines and approval steps in the quotation. Consolidate comments through one authorised contact. If the wording, dimensions or direction changes after approval, ask for the cost and schedule impact before further work proceeds.
Check which editable source files, production exports and usage permissions will be handed over. Supply assets you are entitled to use and identify any licensed fonts or images. A preview image alone may not be the file required for manufacturing or a future update.
A sign viewed across a road needs a different information hierarchy from a notice read at a reception desk. Prioritise the main name or message, then review supporting text, contrast and spacing at the intended scale. Include nearby obstructions and the viewing approach in the layout review. For a multi-room site, plan the message hierarchy alongside wayfinding signs so destinations and directions remain consistent.
For Arabic and English signage, supply approved language versions and check both together, including letter forms, names, numbers and line balance. Translation or specialist language review should be an agreed task. Where an authority specifies language or content requirements, confirm those for the particular application before finalising the design.
Ask the property manager and relevant authority which route applies to the site and sign. In Dubai, Mada Media’s building advertising services and commercial vehicle advertising service have different categories and requirements. A document list from one application should not be assumed valid for another.
Agree who checks the current requirements, provides drawings, submits an authorised application, responds to queries and pays fees. Signage support does not confer authority to approve a design or guarantee a permit. Property permission, specialist review and authority approval may be separate stages; allow for them in the schedule.
For installation, confirm the final sign specification, verified dimensions, mounting assessment and site readiness before arranging the work. Identify responsibility for supports, electrical connections, access equipment, removal of an old sign and any building repairs. Structural and electrical work require appropriate qualified personnel and project-specific checks.
For maintenance, describe the observed symptom rather than diagnosing a component from appearance alone. Take photos only from a safe position; do not climb to inspect a sign or open electrical equipment for an enquiry. A loose, damaged or electrically suspect sign needs prompt attention from the responsible site team and qualified personnel, not a wait for an online quotation.
Ask whether the proposed visit is assessment only or includes specified repair work, and whether parts, access equipment and follow-up are included. Availability and compatibility of replacements must be checked. No emergency response time, universal repair guarantee or maintenance contract is assumed.
Price depends on design complexity, number of formats and revisions, site assessment, documentation, installation access and any repair parts. Separate creative fees from manufacturing, authority charges and site work. An itemised quote makes it easier to understand what each stage delivers.
Agree when feedback, approvals and site access are required, then confirm a realistic programme. At completion, retain the final approved layout, agreed files, relevant product or service information and any documented warranty. UAE enquiries are welcome; delivery and onsite work outside Dubai are confirmed per project.
FROM BRIEF TO HANDOVER
Keep each decision linked to the approved scope, so design feedback, permissions and site work move through the right stages.
Share the original logo files, colour references, fonts and usage guidelines. The proposed work can be scoped around adapting them to the sign format and production needs. Any changes to the brand artwork should be identified and approved rather than assumed.
Not automatically. Ask the quotation to separate concepts, artwork preparation, production, hardware, delivery and installation. A design-only deliverable or visual mockup is different from a manufactured and installed sign.
Agree these before work starts. Specify concept options, revision rounds, the final file formats and any editable source-file handover or usage terms. Additional sizes, wording changes or a new design direction may change the agreed scope.
Yes, both language versions can be planned within one layout. Provide approved wording and check readability, letter forms, spacing and balance together. Check whether translation or specialist language review is included and which project-specific authority requirements apply.
No. Approval is a decision for the relevant authority or property reviewer. Check what support is included, who is authorised to submit, which documents are required and who pays fees. Do not treat an artwork approval as permission to manufacture or install.
Send photos taken safely, the location and any construction, age, warranty or service records. The team can review the enquiry and confirm whether assessment is possible. Acceptance of the job, compatible parts and a repair solution should not be assumed before review.
Provide the site address, safe photos, sign dimensions and position, known construction details and access restrictions. For maintenance, describe the symptom and when it appeared. Do not climb, remove covers or handle electrical parts to collect information.
Cost depends on deliverables, design complexity, versions and revisions, site visits, documentation and installation or repair scope. Send a clear brief for an itemised quotation, with manufacturing, parts, authority charges and access equipment identified separately where relevant.
YOUR NEXT PROJECT
Send your existing artwork or safe site photos, the location and the outcome you need. Include your target date and whether the enquiry is for design, installation, maintenance or permit-related support.
