Astra Group

Astra Group is a sign maker in the United Kingdom, based in Manchester. It designs, makes, installs and maintains signs, graphics and digital displays. The company says it has three decades of experience. It works throughout the UK and beyond.

The group has several divisions. Astra Signs makes internal and outdoor signs, such as wayfinding, LED neon, infinity mirrors, totems, monoliths, shop fascias, fabricated letters and construction hoardings. Astra Digital supplies menu boards, outdoor screens, video walls, digital totems and passenger information displays. Astra Graphics covers floor and window vinyl, banners, exhibition graphics, building wraps and large format printing. Astra Service handles installation and maintenance, and Astra Safety makes safety signage.

Astra Group takes a full-service approach. It starts with a site audit, using surveying methods and help with planning permission, risk assessments and method statements. Its design studio works in 2D and 3D and produces construction drawings with Solidworks. The drawings show fixing methods, materials, groundworks and electrical supplies. The company also advises on budgets, including for architects and builders at the pre-tender stage.

Each client gets a single named contact who tracks the project from start to finish. Skilled engineers make bespoke signs in-house. The company also runs commercial digital printers and uses sustainable print materials, from rigid boards to PVC-free banners, vinyl and canvas. Its print work goes into retail displays, stadium advertising, construction hoardings and building wraps.

For installation, the company runs a fleet of vehicles, including a 27 metre truck-mounted platform. Its engineers hold IPAF, CSCS and PASMA certificates. After installation, it certifies that each sign was designed and built to BS559 standards. It also offers planned and reactive maintenance, with a call-out service that runs 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The company is a member of ISA-UK.

In 2025 Astra Group was named Signage Company of the Year at the Sign and Wrap Awards. It has exhibited at PTE World 2026, a show for airport and passenger terminal suppliers, and plans to return next year in Amsterdam. It has also worked on signage for restaurant brands such as San Carlo.

Services

• Site audit and surveying
• Sign design
• Budget advice
• Project management
• Sign manufacturing
• Digital printing
• Sign installation
• Sign maintenance
• Planning permission applications
• Passenger information displays