Design for Ilkeston businesses
Ilkeston is a market town in the Erewash borough of Derbyshire, on the border with Nottinghamshire. Its history is tied to coal, iron and textiles: the Stanton Ironworks on the edge of town was once a major employer, and lace and hosiery factories employed thousands. Those industries have largely gone, but the town still has small manufacturers, fabricators, engineering and trade businesses on the estates around its edge.
Those firms often run on drawings that exist only on paper or in someone's head. We turn sketches and samples into proper 2D CAD drawings, DXF files for laser and plasma cutting, and 3D models for customers who want STEP files. A neat set of drawings and some honest product photographs also make a small fabricator look far more capable when quoting for bigger customers.
The town centre's Bath Street and Market Place have independent shops, cafés, salons and services. Many are family-run and have traded for years with very little branding: a hand-painted sign, a few business cards and no consistent look online. A tidy logo, shop signage, price lists and social templates go a long way.
- Fabricators and small manufacturers: CAD drawings, DXF files, product photography
- Bath Street and Market Place shops and salons: signage, price lists, social graphics
- Trades and construction firms: logos, van livery, leaflets
- Care providers and clinics: clear, accessible leaflets and recruitment adverts
- Charter Fair stallholders and event organisers: posters and banners
Ilkeston is known for its Charter Fair, a large street fair held every October in the Market Place, which brings poster, banner and event graphic work. The town regained a railway station in 2017. Design is done in Mansfield, and photography is on location in Ilkeston, with travel shown in the quote.
Who we design for in Ilkeston
- Small manufacturers and fabricators
- Trades and construction firms
- Care providers and clinics
- Independent shops and salons
- Wholesalers and trade suppliers
- Accountants
- Sole traders
How it works for Ilkeston
Design, print artwork and CAD work is done remotely from our base in Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, with proofs shared online and files supplied ready for your printer, website or manufacturer. Photography and video are shot on location, and travel beyond the Mansfield and Nottinghamshire area is added to the quote. dijitul has worked with UK businesses since 2006.
Prices for Ilkeston
All prices are "from" and exclude VAT. Every job gets a fixed price before work starts. Printing, and travel for shoots beyond the Mansfield and Nottinghamshire area, are quoted separately.
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- Mansfield
- Nottingham
- Derby
- Leicester
- Lincoln
- Northampton
- Chesterfield
- Loughborough
- Newark-on-Trent
- Sutton-in-Ashfield
- Kirkby-in-Ashfield
- Worksop
- Hucknall
- Long Eaton
Frequently asked questions
Can you turn our sketches into DXF files for laser cutting?
Yes. dijitul media draws parts from sketches, samples or old drawings and supplies clean DXF files ready for laser or plasma cutting, plus PDF drawings for the shop floor. CAD time is £45 an hour + VAT, and repeat parts are quick to adapt.
Do you design shop signage for Ilkeston businesses?
Yes. We design fascia signs, window vinyls, A-boards and projecting signs to your sign maker's sizes, supplied as vector files. Signage design is quoted as a fixed price, and a logo, if you need one first, starts from £150 + VAT.
Do you charge travel for photography in Ilkeston?
Ilkeston is in Derbyshire, just outside our Nottinghamshire home area, so a small travel element is added to the quote. A half-day shoot starts from £295 + VAT and product photography from £25 + VAT per image.
Get a fixed price
Send a rough brief. You'll know exactly what it costs before we start.