Billboards Africa builds, flights and maintains billboards across the City of Johannesburg, from the inner-city streets of the CBD and Braamfontein to the freeway edges of the M1, N1 and N3. Our office is in Rivonia, so Johannesburg sites are among the ones we can survey and service closest to home.
The city is large and uneven in character. A site in Marshalltown, one near the City Deep industrial belt and one on a Rosebank retail street differ in height, visibility, landowner type and approval route, so we plan each on its own conditions rather than from a standard design.
Corridors and nodes we work around
The M1 and the Western and Eastern Bypasses of the N1 and N3 carry commuters and long-distance traffic past the city centre. Sites beside them are normally large-format structures built for sustained exposure, and the roads authority's sightline, setback and height requirements are checked early. See our highway billboards page for how those structures are specified.
Inside the city, arterial roads such as Jan Smuts Avenue, Louis Botha Avenue, Empire Road and Main Reef Road suit roadside and wall formats read at lower speeds. Office and retail nodes such as Rosebank and Braamfontein suit rooftop billboards and building wraps.
Manufacturing and installation
We fabricate the steel for unipole, double-sided and V-shape structures, with foundations and civil works scoped once ground conditions are known. Johannesburg sits on the Highveld, where summer thunderstorms bring lightning, hail and gusty wind, so wind loading, earthing on lit structures and fixing details are dealt with at design stage.
On older inner-city buildings we establish whether the roof or wall can carry a structure before anything is specified. Where traffic or building height rules out ordinary access, we use rope access or mobile crane solutions.
Flighting and rentals
We print skins in PVC/flex, mesh or backlit material and flight them, which means installing new skins and changing them at the end of a campaign. On busy roads the work is planned around traffic management requirements.
For advertisers without a site of their own, we offer billboard rentals on available sites. Locations, sizes and flighting periods are confirmed at enquiry.
Digital screens and upkeep
Johannesburg suits digital formats at busy intersections and commercial nodes, with content management included in the scope. The approving authority may restrict brightness, operating hours and content, and we raise this before you commit to a design.
Existing sites get inspections, lighting repairs, skin replacement and structural checks, particularly after storm season. Our repairs and maintenance page explains what is covered.
Approvals in Johannesburg
Approval for a new or altered sign comes from the City of Johannesburg, and from SANRAL or the provincial roads department where the site is near a national or provincial road. Landowner consent is also required. We assist with the application and supporting documents, but the decision rests with the authority.
At a glance
Billboards Africa offers billboard manufacturing, installation, flighting, rentals, digital LED screens and maintenance across Johannesburg. If you are looking for billboards in Johannesburg, our teams work from the CBD and Braamfontein to Rosebank, City Deep and the freeway edges of the M1, N1 and N3. We fabricate steel structures, build foundations, print skins in PVC/flex, mesh or backlit material and flight them, and we keep existing sites safe with inspections, repairs and lighting maintenance.
Billboards in Johannesburg are approved by the City of Johannesburg, with SANRAL or the provincial roads department involved near national and provincial roads, and we help with the applications and supporting documents. Highveld storms mean wind loading and earthing get proper attention at design stage. Whether you need a unipole on a bypass, a rooftop in Rosebank, a wall site in the inner city or digital screens at a commercial node, send us your site details or use the quote form and we will confirm what is possible. Billboard rentals on available sites can also be arranged in Johannesburg and Gauteng.
Common questions
Can you build a new billboard in Johannesburg?
Yes, subject to approval. We handle the structure, foundations and face, and assist with the municipal and roads authority applications. The authority decides whether to approve.
Do you rent billboard space in Johannesburg?
We offer space on available sites. Locations, sizes and flighting periods are confirmed at enquiry.
Can you convert my static billboard to digital?
We handle upgrades from static to digital where the structure and the approving authority allow it. A survey confirms whether the structure can take the change.
Who maintains billboards after storms?
We inspect and repair structures, faces, lighting and skins, and can arrange rope access or crane work where the site requires it.
