Aluminium composite panel is two thin aluminium skins bonded to a polyethylene or fire-rated mineral core. The result is a sheet that stays genuinely flat across a large span, weighs a fraction of solid aluminium, and can be routed and folded into clean cassette panels with crisp returns.
For storefront fascias, tenant panels, hoarding and cladding, ACP is usually the most sensible material available. It takes vinyl and direct print well, comes in a wide range of factory finishes, and does not oil-can the way thin solid aluminium does on a wide run.
Applications
- Storefront and plaza fascia cladding
- Multi-tenant directory and panel systems
- Construction hoarding and site identification
- Pylon and monument sign faces
- Interior feature walls and column wraps
Fabrication detail
We rout-and-return panels rather than simply cutting flat sheet: the back skin and core are V-grooved, the panel is folded, and the corners are closed with welded or riveted stiffeners. That gives you a cassette with a clean 1" or 2" return and hidden fixings — a considerably better result than a flat sheet screwed to a frame.
Benefits of aluminum composite panel (acp) signs
Stays flat across big spans
The composite core resists the rippling and oil-canning that affects thin solid aluminium on wide panels.
Light enough for simple fixing
Roughly half the weight of equivalent solid aluminium, which simplifies the sub-frame and reduces install cost.
Excellent print and vinyl surface
Factory-finished skins take direct UV print and cut vinyl cleanly with strong long-term adhesion.
Fire-rated cores available
Mineral-core FR panel is available where building code or landlord specification requires it.
Aluminum Composite Panel (ACP) Signs — recent work
Common questions
If your question is not answered here, get in touch — we are happy to talk through the detail.
Quote an ACP fascia
Send the overall dimensions and a photo of the frontage. We will come back with a panel layout, joint pattern and finish options.