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Reception Aluminium Door Signs
£27.99
In stock
SKU
EDS11A
Reception Aluminium Door Signs help you identify the main visitor point on doors, walls and entrance routes, giving staff, visitors and contractors a clearer first step on arrival.
This Reception Aluminium Door Sign is a text-only information sign for offices, schools, workplaces and visitor areas. It helps you identify the correct reception point clearly, reducing hesitation at entrances and giving people a more confident first step when they arrive.
Best Places To Fit This Reception Sign
You should install this sign on the reception door, beside the entrance to your front desk, or on the wall immediately next to the room. It works best where visitors already slow down and need quick confirmation before entering or asking staff for help.
Viewing Distance Guidance
The supplied H38 x W175mm size is a close-range door plate, so place it where people are approaching within a few metres. It is not intended to be read from across a large car park, wide foyer or long corridor.
| Size option | Practical viewing distance | Best use |
|---|---|---|
| H38 x W175mm | Around 1–2 metres | Door, desk approach or adjacent wall |
What Should Improve After Fitting
Once fitted, the sign helps people identify the correct first contact point sooner. That reduces wandering, wrong-door entry and unnecessary interruptions, especially in busy offices, schools, clinics, reception foyers and shared workplace entrances.
✅ Visitors reach the right front desk without asking several members of staff.
✅ Nearby offices and staff rooms receive fewer accidental interruptions.
✅ Your entrance feels clearer, calmer and more professionally organised.
Product Specifications
- Sign message: “Reception”
- Purpose: identifies reception point
- Sign type: information
- User: visitors, staff, contractors
- Where to use: reception doors/walls
- Display area: indoors/outdoors
- Material: aluminium
- Material thickness: 1.5mm
- Shape: rectangle
- Size: H38 x W175mm
- Orientation: landscape
- Background colour: aluminium
- Text colour: black
- Symbols colour: text only
- Pictogram symbols: none
- EN ISO 7010 code: not applicable
- BS/ISO status: no safety symbol code required
- Finish: glossy film surface
- Surface: clear vinyl overlay
- Corners: smooth radius corners
- Photoluminescence: non-photoluminescent
- Reflectivity: non-reflective
- Fixing: self-adhesive backing
- Fitting: wall mount/door mount
- Supplied: single
- Message layout: centred text
- Format: slim door plate
Installation Guidance
Front-desk fitting mistakes
❌ Mounting it too low, behind a handle, or beside several similar doors can still leave visitors unsure.
❌ Applying it to dusty, damp or uneven paint can reduce contact with the self-adhesive backing.
Where this sign is the wrong choice
❌ Do not rely on it for long-distance identification across car parks, large foyers or long corridors.
❌ Avoid using it as an emergency, hazard, fire or mandatory safety sign, because it is information text only.
Best-practice placement
✅ Fit it at normal eye level on the reception door or adjacent wall, close to the visitor approach route.
✅ Clean and dry the surface first, then press firmly across the full plate for secure contact.
Frequently asked questions
Are Reception Aluminium Door Signs right for a main visitor entrance? Yes, when the reception point is close to the entrance and people need quick confirmation before entering.
Does this sign include a pictogram? No. It is a text-only sign with the message “Reception”, so there is no EN ISO 7010 pictogram code to apply.
Can I use it outside? It can be used where the mounting surface and viewing distance suit a small, non-reflective door plate. It should not replace a larger external building sign.
Is this suitable for schools and workplaces? Yes. It is useful in schools, offices, clinics, shared buildings and visitor areas where the reception point needs to be clearly identified.
Where should I avoid fitting it? Avoid hidden corners, low positions, cluttered doors and poorly lit areas where visitors may miss the message.
Features and Benefits
Features
- ✓ Text-only Reception message
- ✓ Slim landscape door-plate format
- ✓ Glossy film surface with clear overlay
- ✓ Self-adhesive backing for direct mounting
Benefits
- ✓ Helps visitors confirm the correct arrival point quickly
- ✓ Reduces staff disruption caused by people entering the wrong room
- ✓ Gives your entrance a cleaner, more professional appearance
- ✓ Fits neatly on doors or adjacent walls without bulky fixings
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Where an engraved finish suits the interior better, consider acrylic reception door signs for a clean professional look. Useful for offices, clinics, schools and shared buildings.
For a coordinated front-of-house scheme, browse reception and interior door signs in the main category. Helps you match reception, office and enquiry points.
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