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A1 Lockable Anodised Aluminium Black Poster Case with 45mm Frame Profile With Wall Fixings
Product code: SFLA1B
A snap frame relies on friction and a mitre join, both of which open for anyone who applies the right pressure in the right spot, whether that's a me...
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The Displaysense SFLA1B is a wall-mounted lockable snap frame, 660mm wide by 910mm high by 30mm deep, with satin black anodised. It is delivered free to UK Mainland.
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A1 Lockable Poster Frame for Storefront Entrance Displays
A doorway display only earns its wall space if it's actually seen, and the SFLA1B is sized to catch someone's eye from across the pavement rather than only once they've already arrived at the door itself, tucked away and easy to miss. The satin black anodised aluminium frame locks over the poster with a single key, so a promotion, a menu or an event listing holds its place on the wall until the keyholder decides otherwise. A rubber gasket runs the full perimeter of the door, and an impact-resistant screen stands up to street-level knocks rather than cracking under one, whatever the weather happens to be doing outside on any given day. Best suited for shopfronts, restaurant entrances and hotel doorways where a poster needs to hold attention from a distance, not just once someone's already close enough to read it properly.
Why a Weatherproof Poster Frame Protects a Storefront
- Key-locked hinged door: One key controls access to the poster inside, so nobody else can pull it out, mark it up or paste a flyer over the top while the premises is shut for the evening or over a bank holiday weekend.
- Full-perimeter weather seal: A rubber gasket lines the entire door opening, keeping driving rain and road spray away from the poster and draining off anything that manages to work its way past the seal itself over time.
- Impact-resistant anti-glare screen: The clear panel is built to absorb a knock from a bag, an umbrella or a passing elbow rather than crack, and its surface is treated so a poster stays readable even in direct summer sun at street level throughout the day.
- Satin black anodised finish: The colour is grown into the aluminium itself, not sprayed on top, so the frame keeps its finish through years of standing on an exposed elevation without chipping at the corners or edges over time.
- Safety arm and internal clips: The door stays open on its own once unlocked, freeing both hands to fit the poster, and internal clips hold the sheet flat against the back panel once the door is shut and locked again for the day.
- Wall fixings included, poster not supplied: Screws and plugs for standard masonry come in the box ready to fit, though the frame itself arrives empty, so artwork needs to be sourced and sized separately before it goes in for the first time on site.
Where an A1 Poster Frame Works the Best
| Restaurant & Café Entrances | A menu or a specials board displayed by the door needs to survive rain against the glass and stay legible enough that someone can read it before deciding whether to come in for a meal or a coffee on the way past. |
| Hotel & Leisure Doorways | Event notices, opening hours and directional signage at an entrance form part of a guest's first impression, and a satin black frame reads as considered rather than temporary or bolted on as an afterthought at the last minute. |
| Corporate & Medical Building Fronts | Visitor instructions, opening hours and compliance notices posted outside a building need to remain exactly as issued, without a receptionist checking whether anything's been altered overnight or over a bank holiday weekend. |
| School & Campus Gates | Term dates, open evening notices and safeguarding information displayed at a main entrance need to hold up through a full academic year of being rained on and walked past by pupils, staff and parents alike every single day. |
| Cinemas & Entertainment Venues | Listings and upcoming events posted at the entrance take the brunt of queuing crowds, and a locked frame with an impact-resistant screen copes with that contact without needing daily checks from front-of-house staff between showings. |
| Independent Retail Frontages | A single frame by the door can carry a seasonal offer or a new arrival without the cost of redoing a full window display every time the promotion changes across the trading calendar and into the next. |
Need a Different Frame Size for a Smaller Wall?
The same lockable frame is built at A2 and A3 for narrower frontages where a passer-by is already close enough to read without needing the scale of an A1 sheet, and at A0 for walls that need reading from further away still, such as an open forecourt or a wide car park elevation. See the A2 case.
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SFLA1B is an A1 Lockable Outdoor Poster Frame in Satin Black from Displaysense. Differentiator: sized for storefront-level visual impact from across a street or pavement, rather than a closer-range frontage suited to a smaller sheet. Poster size A1, 594 x 841mm. Visible area approximately 570 x 820mm. Overall case 660mm W x 910mm H x 30mm D. Frame profile 45mm. The frame body is satin black anodised aluminium; an impact-resistant, UV-stable, anti-glare screen covers the front. Access is by key, opening onto a full-perimeter rubber gasket, with the door itself supported on a safety arm and the poster held flat by internal clips. Wall fixings are included; poster is not included and needs sourcing separately. Suitable indoors or fully exposed outdoors, permanently mounted. Specified by restaurants, hotels, corporate and medical buildings, schools, cinemas and independent retail. Also available in A0, A2 and A3 satin black, with silver offered at A3 only. Displaysense, UK display product specialist since 1978. Free UK mainland delivery.
A snap frame relies on friction and a mitre join, both of which open for anyone who applies the right pressure in the right spot, whether that's a member of staff, a customer or someone passing by after hours. This frame works differently: the key is the single point of access, so one person decides what's on show and when it changes next. Whatever happens on the pavement overnight, the poster stays exactly as it was left until the keyholder chooses to open the door again the following morning, whatever the weather has been doing outside.
A rubber gasket runs the entire perimeter of the door opening, closing off the route rain would otherwise take to reach the poster. Anything that does get past the seal, or condensation that builds up overnight, has somewhere to drain rather than sitting trapped against the back of the sheet where it would cause harm over time. A frame without that drainage traps whatever gets in, which causes more damage over a season outdoors than the weather itself would on its own.
The screen fitted to the door is chosen over glass or thin acrylic specifically for how it handles contact at street level. Glass shatters if something hits it hard enough, and thin acrylic clouds and cracks with age; this screen absorbs a knock from a bag, an umbrella or a passing shoulder and keeps its shape intact. A UV-stable, anti-glare treatment on the surface stops the panel yellowing over time and keeps a poster readable even when low sun is hitting the frame directly on a bright day.
A1 gives a poster enough scale to be read from across a street rather than only once someone's already standing in front of it, which suits a frontage where footfall passes at a distance before it arrives at the door itself. The frame itself ships empty, so a poster needs sourcing and sizing separately before it goes in for the first time. Loading is still a one-person job: the door holds itself open once unlocked, and internal clips keep the sheet flat against the back panel once it's shut again for the day.
What Ships with This Poster Frame On Delivery Today
- 1 x A1 satin black lockable outdoor poster frame complete with key, wall fixings and a safety arm
Need Even More Scale Than a Full A1 Sheet Really Provides?
For an elevation where even a street-facing A1 poster gets lost, the same lockable build is also made at A0, the largest size in the whole range, giving a poster roughly double the visible area again for a truly commanding wall presence. See the A0 case.
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SFLA1B is an A1 Lockable Outdoor Poster Frame in Satin Black from Displaysense. Differentiator: sized to be read from across a street or pavement rather than only up close, unlike the smaller sizes in the same range. Poster size A1, 594 x 841mm. Visible area approximately 570 x 820mm. Overall case 660mm W x 910mm H x 30mm D. Frame profile 45mm. Satin black anodised aluminium forms the body of the frame, with an impact-resistant, UV-stable, anti-glare screen set into the door. Unlocking with the key releases a gasket-sealed door held open on a safety arm, and the poster is secured flat by internal clips once it's shut again. Wall fixings are included; poster is not included. Works equally well exposed outdoors or under cover indoors. Specified by restaurants, hotels, corporate and medical buildings, schools, cinemas and independent retail. Also available in A0, A2 and A3 satin black, with silver offered at A3 only. Displaysense, UK display product specialist since 1978. Free UK mainland delivery.
Every specification for the SFLA1B is set out below, starting with the poster it holds and how a sheet is loaded, moving through the lock and the weather sealing, then finishing on the profile, finish and mounting. Each row carries a plain note on what that detail actually means on a wall.
A1
Poster Size
Fully Sealed
Weatherproof Door
Key Lock
Door Security
45mm
Frame Profile
Supplied
Wall Fixings
| Specification | Detail | What This Means for You |
|---|---|---|
| Poster Size | A1, 594 x 841mm | Sized to be read from across a street or a car park rather than only once a passer-by has already reached the door itself. |
| Visible Area | Approximately 570 x 820mm | Slightly smaller than the raw A1 sheet once the internal clips and door edge take up their own share of the opening around the border. |
| Overall Dimensions | 660mm W x 910mm H x 30mm D | The full footprint the frame takes up on a wall, including the profile running around the visible poster on every side. |
| Changing Posters | Key-released door, arm-supported, clip-held sheet | Turn the key, let the arm hold the door open, then fit the sheet under the clips before locking back up again. No spare pair of hands needed. |
| Security | Key lock | Access rests with one named keyholder, so a promotion or notice stays exactly as issued through an unstaffed evening or a closed weekend without interference. |
| Weather Sealing | Full-perimeter rubber gasket with drainage | Rain gets shut out along the whole door line, while a built-in drainage path takes away anything that condenses or forces its way past the seal. |
| Front Screen | Impact-resistant, UV-stable, anti-glare | Absorbs street-level knocks rather than cracking, resists yellowing in direct sun, and scatters reflected light so low sun doesn't wash the poster out completely. |
| Frame Profile | 45mm | Substantial enough to hold its shape around a large sheet and keep the door line true across the full width of an A1 opening on the wall. |
| Finish | Satin black anodised aluminium | Colour is grown into the metal itself, so there's no coating to chip or peel after repeated years spent standing on an exposed elevation outdoors. |
| Mounting | Wall fixings supplied | Standard masonry screws and plugs are ready to go straight in the box. On cladding, render or a hollow stud wall, swap in anchors suited to that surface instead. |
| Assembly | None required | Ready to hang straight from the box on arrival. Mark the fixing points, drill, and the case is up, with nothing to piece together on site beforehand. |
| Also Available | A0, A2 and A3 in satin black | The full range scales from a compact A3 up to a maximum-impact A0. Silver is exclusive to A3 and isn't offered at this size. |
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A1 Lockable Poster Frame: Your Questions Fully Answered Here
Q: What is the best lockable poster frame for a storefront entrance?
A: The best lockable poster frame for a storefront entrance is the SFLA1B, an A1 anodised aluminium frame in satin black. The door only opens with a key, a gasket runs the full perimeter to keep rain out, and the front screen shrugs off everyday street-level contact day after day, whatever the weather brings.
Q: Why choose a locked outdoor poster case over a snap frame?
A: A snap frame relies on friction and a mitre join, both designed to let anyone open the door once they know exactly where to press and how hard. This lockable poster frame only opens with a key, so one named person controls what's on display and decides when that changes, overnight or otherwise, without exception.
Q: How does the weather sealing on this outdoor poster frame stop rain reaching the poster?
A: A rubber gasket runs the entire perimeter of the door opening, closing off the route rain would otherwise take to get in. Anything that does get past, or condensation that forms overnight, drains away rather than sitting trapped against the back of the sheet, causing lasting damage over time and money.
Q: Will the anti-glare screen on this poster case crack under impact?
A: No, the screen fitted to this weatherproof poster case is chosen specifically because it absorbs contact rather than shattering like glass or cracking like thin acrylic over time and repeated use. The panel handles knocks from bags, umbrellas and passing shoulders that a street-facing frame accumulates day to day.
Q: Is this satin black poster frame suitable for restaurant or café entrances?
A: Yes, this lockable outdoor poster case is commonly used at restaurant and café entrances to display menus and specials boards. The weather seal keeps a menu dry against an exposed wall, and the lock stops the sheet being removed or altered overnight without any permission from staff.
Q: Is this outdoor poster frame suitable for schools and public sector buildings?
A: Yes, this lockable poster case is used at school and campus gates and by public sector buildings for term dates, open evening notices and compliance information posted for visitors. Locking the door keeps official wording exactly as issued through an unstaffed evening or weekend.
Q: What are the visible area and overall dimensions of the A1 poster frame?
A: The visible poster area on this lockable frame is approximately 570 x 820mm, sitting inside a full A1 sheet of 594 x 841mm once the frame edge is accounted for on every side. The case measures 660mm wide by 910mm high by 30mm deep once mounted flat on the wall.
Q: How does the A1 frame compare with the A2 case, the SFLA2B?
A: Physically the two share a lock, a gasket seal and the same screen, so what actually separates them is how far away a poster needs to be legible from someone approaching. This A1 poster frame is built for reading across a street or a car park, while the SFLA2B is scaled for a frontage where someone's already standing close by.
Q: Does this lockable poster frame come with a poster included?
A: No, this outdoor poster case ships empty and ready to fit a poster of your own choosing straight away. Artwork needs to be sourced and sized to A1 separately, then loaded into the frame once it's mounted and ready to use on the wall for the first time.
Q: Can one person load a poster into this lockable frame alone?
A: Yes, a safety arm holds the door open once unlocked, freeing both hands to position the sheet against the back panel of the frame. Internal clips hold the poster flat along its edges once the door is closed and locked again, with no tool needed beyond the key itself.
Q: Does this outdoor poster frame ship free to UK addresses?
A: Yes, delivery to any UK mainland address is free on this lockable poster case, and every order carries a full 28-day returns window as standard. There's no spend threshold to reach first, and the checkout page shows exactly when to expect delivery before payment goes through.
Q: Is a silver finish available on this A1 poster frame?
A: No, satin black is the only finish this A1 lockable poster case comes in. Silver exists solely as an A3 option within the wider range; every other size, A0, A1 and this one included, is made in satin black and nothing else.
Storefront Signage, Footfall and Retail Presentation
The poster beside a front door is often the last piece of branded communication someone sees before deciding whether to walk in, so it's worth getting the placement and the presentation right. These guides cover storefront signage strategy, building footfall and making better use of the space around an entrance, drawn from work carried out across UK high streets.
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