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A2 Lockable Anodised Aluminium Black Poster Case with 45mm Frame Profile With Wall Fixings
Product code: SFLA2B
The lock is the feature that makes this case usable in a space nobody watches all day long. Turning the key shuts the door onto the poster and hands ...
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A2
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The Displaysense SFLA2B is a wall-mounted lockable snap frame, with extruded aluminium. It is delivered free to UK Mainland.
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A2 Lockable Poster Case for High-Impact Pavement Displays
Not every wall needs the scale of a car park sign, and the SFLA2B is sized for the frontage a passer-by actually walks up to rather than reads from across a road. The satin black anodised aluminium case locks over the poster with a single key, so only one person decides what goes on show and when it changes next. A rubber gasket seals the inside of the door and drains away anything that gets past it, while the front screen is treated to stay clear in sun and shrug off knocks rather than crack under pressure at street level. The whole case is built to stand outdoors permanently rather than being brought in whenever the weather turns. Best suited for shop entrances, hotel lobbies and office frontages where the poster needs protecting without dominating a smaller stretch of wall or looking oversized against it.
Why This Outdoor Poster Case Outlasts a Standard Frame
- Key-locked hinged door: Turning the key is the only way in, so a single named keyholder controls what's on display and nobody else can pull a poster out, deface it or paper over it during a closed evening or a quiet weekend when the site's unstaffed.
- Satin black anodised finish: The colour sits inside a hardened layer grown from the aluminium itself rather than sprayed on top, so there's no painted surface to chip at a corner or peel after a wet winter spent fully exposed to the elements.
- Weather-sealed with drainage: A rubber gasket runs the full door line to keep driving rain out, and any moisture that does get past, or forms as condensation, drains away instead of sitting against the back of the poster and causing lasting damage over time.
- Anti-glare, UV-stable screen: The clear front panel is treated so it won't yellow or cloud after a summer outdoors, and it gives slightly under an impact rather than shattering if something catches it on a busy pavement frontage where passing traffic is unavoidable day to day.
- Safety arm and edge clips: A metal arm holds the open door so both hands are free to load the poster, and internal clips hold the sheet flat along its borders once the door swings shut and locks again, keeping it flat throughout the day.
- Wall fixings included: Screws and plugs suited to standard masonry are in the box, so fitting is marking the wall, drilling and hanging, with nothing else to source or assemble first before the case goes up on the wall in place.
Where an A2 Poster Display Case Fits a Narrow Frontage
| Retail Shopfronts & High Street Units | Window displays and doorway notices compete with every other frontage on the same stretch, and a locked black case holds a promotion in place without a member of staff checking it between customers coming and going all day long. |
| Hotels & Hospitality Venues | Reception notices, event boards and directional signage sit at the entrance where guests form their first impression, and a satin black case reads as part of the fit-out rather than something bolted onto the wall at the last minute. |
| Offices & Business Parks | Visitor information, health and safety notices and building directories need to stay exactly as issued between one shift and the next, without a colleague needing to check nothing's gone missing overnight or over a long weekend. |
| Schools & Nurseries | Term dates, safeguarding notices and event posters displayed at a pavement-level entrance benefit from a case that keeps content dry and unaltered through a full academic year spent outdoors in all weather, wet or dry. |
| Community & Public Buildings | Libraries, halls and civic buildings often post notices that carry legal or procedural weight, and a locked case means the wording on display is exactly what was approved, not what somebody's since scribbled over or removed. |
| Property & Letting Agents | Listings displayed outside a branch change on a weekly cycle and need to survive rain, low sun and the odd knock from a passing pushchair without losing legibility or fading within a season of daily use. |
Need to Cover More Ground Than an A2 Sheet Can Ever Manage?
The same case is built at A1 and A0 for walls that need reading from further away, such as a car park or an open forecourt, and at A3 for a smaller footprint again where the wall is tighter still. All sizes share the same lock, gasket seal and anti-glare screen throughout the range. See the A1 case.
Call us on 01279460460 or get in touch for advice on sizing, mounting or multi-site orders.
SFLA2B is an A2 Lockable Outdoor Poster Case in Satin Black from Displaysense. Differentiator: sized for a pavement-level frontage rather than open ground, sharing the same lock, gasket seal and anti-glare screen used across the full range. Poster size A2, 420 x 594mm. Visible area 400 x 570mm. Overall case 490mm W x 660mm H x 30mm D. Frame profile 45mm. Construction is satin black anodised aluminium fronted by a UV-stabilised, anti-glare, high-impact PET screen. The door locks with a key over internal rubber gaskets and a drainage channel, opens on a safety arm, and holds the poster flat with internal edge clips. Wall fixings are included and no assembly is needed. Suitable indoors or fully exposed outdoors. Specified by retail shopfronts, hotels, offices, schools, community buildings and letting agents. The same case is stocked in A0, A1 and A3 satin black, with no silver option at this size. Displaysense, UK display product specialist since 1978. Free UK mainland delivery.
The lock is the feature that makes this case usable in a space nobody watches all day long. Turning the key shuts the door onto the poster and hands control to exactly one person, so a promotion, a notice or an event listing stays exactly as it was put up until that keyholder decides to change it. Nobody else can lift the poster out, mark it or slide their own flyer in front of it, whatever time of day or night someone happens to walk past the frontage on their way to somewhere else nearby.
A rubber gasket lines the full perimeter of the door, so rain arriving at an angle finds no gap to work its way through. Anything that does get past the seal, or condensation that forms overnight, runs down to a drainage point at the base rather than pooling against the back of the poster where it would cause damage over time. A case without that drainage traps whatever moisture gets in, which does more damage over a season than the rain ever would on its own left to sit unchecked.
Colour on this case is grown into the surface of the aluminium through an anodising process, rather than sprayed on as a separate coating. There's no painted layer to chip at a corner or lift once a few winters of expansion and contraction have worked at it, which matters most on an elevation with no overhang or shelter to speak of throughout the year. The front screen gets the same long-view treatment: a UV-stable coating stops it yellowing in direct sun, and an anti-glare texture keeps a poster readable even when the light's low and hitting the case straight on at street level.
A2 gives roughly half the printed area of the A1 version of this case, which suits a frontage where people are already close enough to read without needing a headline sized for open ground. Fitting takes one person from start to finish: wall fixings come as standard in the box, a safety arm holds the door open hands-free while the poster goes in, and internal clips keep the sheet flat along its edges once the door is locked shut again for the day and the site moves on.
What Ships with This Poster Case On Delivery
- 1 x A2 satin black lockable outdoor poster case complete with key, wall fixings, safety arm and internal edge clips
Fitting Out Several Sites at Once Across the UK?
We supply this case to retail groups, hotel chains, school trusts and corporate estates across the whole UK. For orders covering multiple sites our team can put together a tailored quote with coordinated delivery, including the A3 size where a smaller footprint suits the wall better still. See the A3 case.
Call us on 01279460460 or send us your requirements and we will come back to you.
SFLA2B is an A2 Lockable Outdoor Poster Case in Satin Black from Displaysense. Differentiator: sized for pavement-level frontages rather than open ground, with the same lock, gasket seal and anti-glare screen used across the range. Poster size A2, 420 x 594mm. Visible area 400 x 570mm. Overall case 490mm W x 660mm H x 30mm D. Frame profile 45mm. The frame is anodised aluminium in satin black, with a PET screen treated against glare and UV yellowing across the front. Access is by key, opening a gasket-sealed, drainage-fitted door supported on a safety arm, with the poster held flat by internal edge clips once shut. Comes with wall fixings and needs no assembly. Works equally well exposed outdoors or under cover indoors. Specified by retail shopfronts, hotels, offices, schools, community buildings and letting agents. Also available in A0, A1 and A3 satin black, with no silver option at this size. Displaysense, UK display product specialist since 1978. Free UK mainland delivery.
Every specification for the SFLA2B is set out below, starting with the poster it holds and how a sheet gets loaded, moving on to the lock and the weather sealing, then finishing on the profile, finish and how it goes on a wall. Each row carries a plain note on what that detail actually means.
A2
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 | A2, 420 x 594mm | Sized for a frontage where people are already close enough to read comfortably without needing the headline scale of a car park sign in front of them. |
| Visible Area | 400 x 570mm | The area of the poster actually seen once the frame edge and internal clips are accounted for, slightly inside the full sheet size on every edge. |
| Overall Dimensions | 490mm W x 660mm H x 30mm D | The full footprint the case takes up on a wall, including the frame profile that runs around the visible poster itself. |
| Changing Posters | Key-released door, arm-supported, clip-held sheet | Turn the key, let the arm take the door's weight, then work the sheet under the clips before locking back up. No spare hand needed at any point. |
| Security | Key lock | Access rests with one single named keyholder, so a notice or promotion stays exactly as issued through an unstaffed evening or a closed weekend without any interference from passers-by. |
| Weather Sealing | Internal rubber gasket with drainage | The gasket keeps rain out of the door line, and drainage clears whatever condensation or moisture does get past it before it can pool inside. |
| Front Screen | High-impact UV-stabilised anti-glare PET | Stays clear where untreated plastic yellows, flexes under a knock instead of cracking, and scatters reflected light so low sun doesn't wash out the poster behind it. |
| Frame Profile | 45mm | Substantial enough to hold its shape around the opening and keep the door line true across the full width of the case at any point. |
| Finish | Satin black anodised aluminium | Colour is grown into the metal itself, so there's no painted surface to chip or peel after repeated outdoor exposure across a full year. |
| Mounting | Wall fixings supplied | Screws and plugs for standard masonry are included. Choose fixings rated for the substrate on cladding, render or hollow stud walls instead where needed. |
| Assembly | None required | Arrives as one complete unit, so fitting is limited to marking the wall, drilling and hanging it in place with nothing else to build. |
| Also Available | A0, A1 and A3 in satin black | Pick the size against the distance a poster needs to read from on the wall. This particular case doesn't come in a silver finish at any size. |
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A2 Lockable Poster Case: Your Questions Fully Answered
Q: What's the single best lockable poster case for a shop entrance or office frontage?
A: The best lockable poster case for a shop entrance or office frontage is the SFLA2B, an A2 anodised aluminium case in satin black. A key-locked hinged door protects the poster, a rubber gasket with drainage keeps rain out, and an anti-glare screen keeps the artwork legible close up on a busy pavement day after day, whatever the weather.
Q: How does the door sealing stop water reaching the poster?
A: A rubber gasket runs the full line of the door, closing the gap rain would otherwise use to get in. Anything that still gets past, or condensation that forms overnight, drains away at the base rather than sitting against the back of the poster and causing lasting damage over time.
Q: Is this case suitable for a school or nursery entrance?
A: Yes, this case is commonly used at school and nursery entrances to display term dates, safeguarding notices and event posters. The locked door keeps content exactly as issued, and the weather seal holds up outdoors through a full academic year of rain and low winter sun without any fading at all.
Q: Does the satin black finish chip or fade outdoors over time?
A: No, the black is anodised into the aluminium itself rather than applied as a coating, so there's nothing sitting on the surface that can lift or flake off after a wet winter spent outdoors. The finish stays consistent through repeated outdoor exposure across every season of the year without exception.
Q: Is this suitable for hotels and hospitality venues?
A: Yes, this case is used in hotel lobbies and hospitality venues for reception notices, event boards and directional signage. The satin black finish reads as part of a considered entrance rather than a temporary fixture bolted onto the wall at the last minute after the fact.
Q: Can one person load a poster into the case alone?
A: Yes, a metal safety arm holds the open door so both hands are free to position the sheet, and internal clips hold the poster flat along the borders once the door is closed and locked again. Nothing else is required beyond turning the key.
Q: What are the visible area and overall dimensions of the A2 case?
A: The visible poster area is 400 x 570mm, sitting inside a full A2 sheet of 420 x 594mm once the frame edge is accounted for around every side of the sheet. The case measures 490mm wide by 660mm high by 30mm deep once mounted flat against the wall.
Q: How does the A2 case compare with the A1 version, the SFLA1B?
A: Lock, gasket sealing and screen are identical between the two, so the choice comes down to viewing distance rather than build quality or construction. The SFLA1B carries roughly double the printed area and suits open ground like a car park, while this A2 case suits a frontage people are already walking up to on foot.
Q: Do I need to fit anything before mounting the case?
A: No, the case arrives as one complete unit with wall fixings for standard masonry already included in the box. Fitting is limited to marking the wall, drilling and hanging the case itself, with nothing extra to assemble or source beforehand from elsewhere before it goes up on site.
Q: Is the case available in a silver finish?
A: No, this A2 size is produced in satin black only across the whole range on offer. Displaysense stocks a silver finish at A3, but the A0, A1 and A2 sizes are all satin black exclusively, with no silver option offered at any of those particular sizes at all.
Q: Does this poster case ship free to UK addresses?
A: Yes, this poster case ships free to UK mainland addresses, with a 28-day returns policy included as standard practice on every order. There's no minimum order to qualify, and the delivery window is confirmed at checkout before payment is taken, so nothing is left unclear at the point of ordering.
Q: Can the case be used indoors as well as outdoors?
A: Yes, this case is built for full outdoor exposure, so the same construction copes just as easily with an entrance lobby, a shopping arcade or anywhere else a poster needs protecting from casual interference or a sudden change in the weather conditions.
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