Agencies plan, buy and creative-direct. Media owners sell space and manage inventory. Both need a reliable production partner who can build, print, install and maintain without adding risk to the schedule. Billboards Africa fills that role for agencies, planners, media owners and brand teams.
We do not replace your planning. We make it happen on the ground.
For media owners: structures and upgrades
Media owners expand and refresh their inventory with new builds, relocations and conversions. We fabricate and erect structures including unipole, monopole, double-sided, V-shape, trihedron and super billboards, with foundations and civil works, faces, frames and lighting. We also relocate, dismantle and upgrade, including static-to-digital conversions. Engineering design and sign-off are arranged as the structure and site require. See billboard manufacturing and upgrades.
Many media owners also need dependable subcontractors in cities where they do not have crews. Our travelling teams and approved local partners can supplement your own, with scope and responsibilities confirmed in the quotation.
Our work typically begins with a site list and a schedule. We confirm what is physically possible at each site, what approvals are needed and what depends on access, then quote the whole programme or each package separately.
For agencies: production, flighting and proof
Agencies need printed skins that match approved artwork, installed on the agreed dates, with a record of completion. We print on PVC or flex, mesh and backlit material, flight the skins and can supply installation reports on request. For multi-site campaigns, we schedule teams by corridor or region, with outside-Gauteng work done by our teams or approved local partners, confirmed at quotation. See billboard flighting and skin printing.
Before print, we check artwork against the face dimensions, bleed and resolution so that rejected files do not delay a flight. When artwork changes after print, we flag the options and the effect on the schedule.
Campaign management and maintenance
Where a client wants a single point of contact, our campaign management service coordinates production, installation and inspection. During a flight, we handle repairs and maintenance and inspections, so problems are reported and fixed rather than discovered by the client.
Large campaigns benefit from a single reporting format. Tell us what your clients expect, such as dates, site references and completion confirmations, and we will report in that form as agreed on the quotation.
Digital capacity
For digital inventory, we supply LED screens, content management and maintenance. Brightness, operating hours and content may be restricted by the approving authority and are discussed during planning. See digital billboards.
Where a digital network is planned, we can advise on structure suitability, power supply and data connection during survey, and on whether static faces can be converted.
Digital faces also need a data and power plan. We discuss connectivity, backup options and remote monitoring at survey stage, so content updates and fault reports work from the first day the screen is live.
Approvals and commercial terms
Approvals for outdoor advertising rest with the municipality, any roads authority involved and the landowner. We assist with applications and supporting documents, and we never promise an outcome. Quotations set out inclusions, deposits and terms as described in our terms and conditions. We keep client campaign information confidential and do not name clients.
Disputes and delays are avoided by clear scope. Our quotations list what is included, what depends on approvals and what is confirmed per project, so planners and clients know where responsibility lies.
At a glance
Billboard production for media owners and agencies means reliable build, print, flighting and maintenance behind the plan you have already sold. Billboards Africa fabricates and erects unipole, monopole, double-sided, V-shape, trihedron and super billboards with foundations, faces, frames and lighting, relocates and dismantles structures, and converts static faces to digital. For agencies we print PVC, mesh and backlit skins, flight them on schedule across corridors and provinces, and supply installation reports on request. Our campaign management service coordinates repairs and inspections during a flight. Teams work in Johannesburg, Sandton, Pretoria, Cape Town and Durban, with approved local partners across Southern Africa. Our travelling teams and approved local partners can supplement a media owner's own crews in cities where it has none, with scope confirmed on the quotation.
Outdoor advertising still needs municipal approval, landowner consent and, near national or provincial roads, roads authority approval. We assist with applications and supporting documents, and approval rests with the authority. Send your site list, artwork and dates for a quotation.
Common questions
Do you work white-label for agencies?
We can work to your brief and your branding in correspondence. Please discuss specific arrangements when you enquire.
Can you build new structures for media owners?
Yes, including foundations, steel fabrication and erection.
Do you convert static faces to digital?
Often, subject to structural suitability and approvals.
Can you provide installation reports?
Yes, on request, as part of the agreed scope on your quotation.
Can you cover several provinces in one campaign?
Yes, with our own teams or approved local partners, confirmed at quotation.
