Slatework Signs

Slatework Signs: made-to-order slate signs and memorials from a Blackburn workshop

Slatework Signs is a small family-run business based at Unit 5 Glenfield Business Park on Philips Road in Blackburn, Lancashire. It produces outdoor slate plaques, house signs and what it describes as a very extensive range of memorials and pet memorials. The company states that it has many years of experience in memorials and pet memorials, and that deep-engraved house signs are among its most popular products. All work is made to the customer's design in its Lancashire workshop.

The site presents the range as a set of product categories, each with a starting price: Child & Adult Memorials from £15.00, Children's Signs from £15.00, Deep Engraved from £18.00, Home, Shed & Garage from £14.00, Mimaki UV House Signs from £14.00, Pet Memorials from £15.00 and Pretty Garden Signs from £14.00. Free delivery is advertised on all products.

House signs in two production techniques

The catalogue separates house signs by the method used to apply the design. The Deep Engraved line covers signs cut into the slate, while the Mimaki UV line uses UV printing. Both are offered as bespoke items: customers supply their own wording, whether a house name, a number, a street or a short personal message, and the sign is produced to that design. Sizes vary by product, and the listings state that signs arrive pre-drilled with screws, screw caps and wall plugs for fixing.

Several designs are built around a single motif with the customer's text added. These include a Highland Cow with Calf in a flower meadow (two sizes), a vibrant Highland Cow available in four sizes, a Woodpecker country design in six sizes, a Dove wildlife plaque in six sizes, and a Spitfire sign carrying the words "Lest We Forget" in two sizes. Nature-themed ranges include Forest Friends and Flowers, Woodland Friends and Flowers, and a Flora and Fauna series with 27 designs across two sizes (18cm x 18cm and 20cm x 20cm). A British Wildlife Art line offers 14 variations, and a seaside collection features beach huts, lighthouses and shells.

Garden, children's and animal plaques

Beyond house signs, the shop groups a set of outdoor and decorative pieces. The Pretty Garden Signs category includes personalised garden plaques in four sizes, supplied with a jute string for hanging, and a garden verse plaque reading "Kiss of the Sun for Pardon, The Song of the Birds for Mirth" with six bird designs in four sizes. A wildlife pond series shows frogs on lily pads in four designs and sizes. The Children's Signs category and a Stick Family house name plaque, available in four sizes, sit alongside the Home, Shed & Garage range.

Animal-themed slate signs form a separate line. One example is a personalised dog sign with a Pixar-style breed graphic and text, priced at £15.00 and described as suitable for indoor or outdoor use, supplied with the necessary fittings. The company notes that its team are pet lovers, a detail it links to the breadth of its animal and pet memorial ranges.

Memorials for people and for pets

Memorial work is presented as a core part of the business, split into Child & Adult Memorials and Pet Memorials. The pet memorial range includes a personalised plaque showing a pet photo inside a heart, available in four sizes and supplied with a jute string for hanging in a favourite spot in the garden. The company describes years of experience in this field and frames the memorials as part of the same made-to-order slate production as its signs.

Materials, sizes and fixing

Product descriptions repeatedly refer to riven slate of 10mm thickness, pre-drilled and supplied with screws, screw caps and wall plugs. Dimensions given for several plaques are 30cm x 20cm and 23cm x 17cm, while other ranges are offered in two, four or six sizes depending on the design. The signs are positioned for outdoor use, with some also described as suitable for indoor display or as gifts for housewarmings and Christmas.

Customer feedback and practical details

The site displays a rating of 4.9 out of 5, described as being trusted by hundreds of happy customers. Orders are handled through an online shopping basket with a choice of shipping method at checkout, and the shop advertises free delivery on all products. The company publishes pages covering delivery, refunds and returns, terms and conditions, and privacy policy, and maintains a blog alongside the product catalogue.