No Cleats Allowed on Track Surface Sign in Manchester

"Cleats" is the American word for boot studs, and it is the wording on this sign. In the UK most people will read it as football or rugby boots, which is exactly who it is aimed at.

A Wythenshawe track and infield, Greater Manchester

Think of a community athletics track in Wythenshawe with a football pitch on the infield. Every Saturday, junior teams walk straight across the track in their boots to reach the pitch. A synthetic surface is costly to repair. Signs at every point where people step onto the track, especially the gaps from the changing rooms, stop the damage at source.

The mistake is fixing signs on the stand or clubhouse, which footballers walk past without reading. Place them low on the barrier at each crossing point, facing the people about to cross. If there are crossing mats, point to them through typesetting at £15. A person checks the wording before it prints.

The track operator decides what footwear is allowed and where.

Board and size

Tracks are outdoors all year, so Dibond is the long-term board. Correx is good for a temporary crossing during a tournament. 5mm Foamex suits an indoor track or changing room door. A3 reads from about 12 m; A2, roughly 17 m, across a wide crossing. Schools and clubs get 10 % off every order. Prices start at £26.55.

It takes 5 working days to produce, with tracked delivery usually following within 1 to 3 working days. Delivery is £7.95, or free above £100 of goods. Collection is available from our Manchester office at Unit 3, 116 Bury New Road, M8 8EB, once we email that it is ready. See school and community signs. Choose your size.

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