A retail chain rolling out 200 stores. A cosmetics brand launching in 300 pharmacies. A distributor stocking a display for the whole GCC. These orders are not just 'a lot of the same thing'. They need a different process from a single custom job. Here is how a bulk acrylic run works in our Al Quoz workshop, and what to prepare before you ask for a price.
Process guides · 2026-09-14 · 6 min read
Retail chains and franchises order counter displays, shelf talkers, product risers and price holders, one set per store. Cosmetics and perfume brands order tester stands and gondola trays. Banks and telecoms order branded desk pieces for every branch. Distributors order display stands to ship with their product. The pieces are usually simple. The challenge is making every one identical and delivering them on a schedule.
We make one unit, sometimes two or three variants. You test it in a real store with the real product. You check it fits the shelf, holds the weight, and photographs well. Then you sign it off. Nothing goes into production before that. Changing a hole position on one sample costs an hour. Changing it on 500 finished units costs the whole job.
A run of 1,000 units does not come out in one go. We plan batches of 100 to 250 based on sheet size, machine time and drying time for bonded parts. The first batch is checked against the sample piece by piece. After that, we check a set number per batch. You can take delivery batch by batch if you are rolling out region by region, which also spreads your cash flow.
Sample: 2 to 5 working days. Sign-off: your side. First 100 units: about a week after sign-off. Each further batch of 250: 4 to 7 working days depending on finish. A 1,000 unit order of a mid-complexity display is typically 4 to 6 weeks from sign-off to last delivery. Tell us your store opening dates and we plan backwards from them.
Bulk units need packing that survives a truck to Riyadh, not just a van to JLT. We pack in foam-lined cartons, with the protective film left on each piece. Cartons can be labelled per store or per region so your logistics team does not have to open and sort them. We deliver across the UAE and arrange freight to Saudi Arabia, Oman, Qatar and Bahrain.
Material is the biggest line at volume. Then finish: a polished edge on 1,000 pieces is 1,000 polish operations. Then assembly: a display that snaps together is cheaper than one that is bonded by hand. If the price is over budget, we will suggest which of those three to change. Often a small change in thickness or a flat-pack design brings a bulk job in line without changing how it looks.
Send the quantity, the deadline, the delivery split if there is one, and a drawing or photo of the piece. Say what product goes in it and its weight. Tell us if it ships abroad. With that, we can give a bulk price, a sample date and a delivery plan in one reply.
Bulk acrylic is a process, not just a bigger order. Sign off one sample, plan batches, and pack for the truck it will travel in. Give us your rollout dates and we schedule backwards from them.
Questions about your own project? Talk to our Dubai workshop, we answer the same working day.
Yes. We run bulk orders in batches of 100 to 250 units. A 1,000 unit run of a mid-complexity display takes about 4 to 6 weeks from sample sign-off to final delivery.
Yes. We pack in foam-lined cartons, label per store or region, and arrange freight to KSA, Oman, Qatar and Bahrain.
A signed-off master sample, CNC and laser programs locked after sign-off, a check of every unit in the first batch, then sampling checks in each later batch.
Usually, yes. Bonding by hand is the slowest step. A design that slots or screws together cuts assembly time and packs smaller, which also lowers freight.
Pick your products, add a note, and our team replies the same working day.