Exhibition stand design, with free 3D visuals before you commit

Design and 3D visuals are free of charge for qualifying enquiries. You see the stand before you spend anything on it.

The design work covers:

• A concept for your exact space, drawn to the floor plan you have been given, whether that is an island, peninsula, corner or shell scheme upgrade.
• 3D visuals so your team, and anyone above them who has to sign it off, can walk around the idea before it is built.
• Layout planning: where visitors enter, where the demo happens, where conversations sit down, where stock and coats disappear to.
• Graphics and messaging placement, including sightlines from the aisle and from across the hall.
• Lighting and electrics planned in, not added on.
• A clear quote broken down by element, so you can see what each part costs.

We build custom stands only, for spaces from 20 square metres up to 100 square metres.

This is the single most useful piece of timing advice we can give.

Design approval and the CDM declaration can take up to six weeks. Venues will not let you build without them. So a stand builder should ideally be appointed at least two months before the show.

Finished artwork is needed four weeks before the show, so graphics can be printed, checked and mounted without a rush.

Working backwards from that: if your show is in twelve weeks, now is the right time to start the design conversation. If it is sooner, still get in touch. We would rather tell you honestly what is possible than let you find out late.

Three categories get muddled constantly in the UK market. They are not the same thing.

Modular means off-the-shelf systems: pole and panel, pop-ups, aluminium frames with infill panels. Pre-manufactured to standard sizes at a standard height of about 2.5 metres. It can be self-built. It suits exhibitors doing five or more shows a year on a modest budget.

Hybrid is a mixture of modular and custom build, usually system light boxes combined with purpose-built elements. It is much less common now.

Custom build is designed and made from scratch for one brand and one space, with no system limits on height, shape or materials.

We explored modular systems many times over the years and invested in the kit. Clients consistently came back wanting more personalisation, greater height and shape, and a more dynamic presence. So we build custom only. Where a system component such as a light box is genuinely the right answer, we use it inside a custom build. We do not sell modular or hybrid as a product line.

Our clients include Soudal, Pinarello, Dentally, Journeo, Software of Excellence and Horiba Mira.

We are an ESSA member, and we have been designing and building bespoke exhibition stands since 2001.

The team is permanent and in house: carpenters, electricians and fabricators on our own payroll, not subcontracted per project. The person who draws your stand can walk into the workshop and talk to the person cutting it.

This page is a service page, so here is the honest summary. If you have 20 to 100 square metres booked at a UK show and you want a stand made for your brand rather than assembled from a system, we are a good fit. Send us the floor plan and we will send back ideas.