• Layered plastic
  • Cheapest way of manufacturing Companies house plates
  • But this type of material is not very durable against outdoors climate – Uv light will couse that plastic will lost its colour
  • There are some plastics that are more durable agains Uv light but their colour range is limited.
  • Layered plastic is mostly good for indoor use.

• Anodized dural
  • Basically it’s normal dural sheet with anidized finish
  • It’s durable against UV light and other normal outdoor conditions
  • Colours: gold, silver (gloss and matt), black, green, blue, red, copper (only matt)
  • Most used is surface that imitates brushed aluminum
  • Engraved letters, logos can be painted with any colour
  • Also engraving can be done by laser, that way all letters/logos will be white.

• Brass – brushed, polished or patinated
  • For outdoor usage it’s good to paint it with protective layer of paint
  • Currently it’s being replaced by Anodized dural with gold brushed surface
  • For really long lifetime of surface it’s good to patinated the surface

• Wood
  • Best wood for good look and some other surface finishes is beech, oak or some other hard wood

• Plastic graphics
  • It can be manufactured from any materials listed above

• Names of buildings and offices
  • Texts are usually engraved into plastic or dural strips – they are made specifically by customer requirements
  • They are durable but any other change (e.g. change of a surname) is expensive