Warning Sudden Drop Sign Printing in Manchester

Hidden edges, not obvious ones

A new canal-side courtyard in Castlefield is the kind of place it suits. Landscaping softens the edge, evening light flattens the view, and visitors stroll towards water they cannot quite see. A sign at the start of each path that leads to the edge, at eye height, gives them warning in time.

People often put it right on the edge, where the drop is already obvious. By then the sign is redundant. Put it where the edge first becomes possible to reach but is still hard to see. For permanent edges, a barrier is still the real control; the sign explains it.

For digs and trenches rather than built edges, choose the Danger Deep Excavations sign instead. Danger signals the more serious, life-threatening level.

Size and board around Manchester waterways

On a path, A3 reads at about 12 metres, which is usually right for walkers. A2 at about 17 suits a wider courtyard, and A1 at about 24 a yard or open ground. Anything near water stays damp most of the year, so Dibond is the board to last. Correx works for a temporary landscaping job.

Ordering

The sign comes ready designed. Typesetting at £15 can add a site name or a line such as "Deep water", and a person checks the file free. From £26.55.

Production takes 5 working days from payment, plus usually 1 to 3 working days with a tracked courier. Postage is £7.95, free once the order reaches £100. You can collect from our Manchester office, Unit 3, 116 Bury New Road, M8 8EB, when we email that it is ready.

We work from Manchester and send orders all over the UK. Customers in Manchester and the surrounding suburbs, Oldham included, can also pick up from our office once we confirm the order is ready.