Leander designs, manufactures and installs noticeboards, printed and etched graphic panels, and tactile 3D panels and maps in a diverse range of materials.
They can be free-standing, fixed to walls or railings, or displayed in lectern format.
Leander also provides historical research facilities to create maps and heritage trails.

Information panels and notice boards

Leander designs and provides full colour maps and interpretation panels which can be wall-mounted, post-mounted or on lecterns. Posts can be hardwood, aluminium or steel. Lecterns can be carved in stone, cut in timber, cast in aluminium or fabricated in most metals.

Panels are usually printed and encapsulated in either GRP or Darvic. They can also be cast in relief or etched into zinc or stainless steel.

The company produces its own notice boards and map framing systems. 'Twin Peaks’ glazed, lockable, waterproof noticeboards are rigid and heavy-duty, making them ideal for public parks and town centres. Split units – noticeboard and map for example – are also available.

Interpretation with flair

Tactile and 3-D panels are very effective with children and encourage them to explore. They also help people who are visually impaired. Combining materials – etched and cast metals, bronze and stone, hardwood and full colour panels – can be very effective. Leander can create artwork, develop a client's rough draft, or work straight from supplied artwork. The company's skilled artists, modellers and sculptors can create line artwork, or carve 3-D artwork in a range of materials.

Toposcopes, maps and viewpoint panels

The view from the top of a high hill or a city centre tower can be spectacular and a toposcope can help to explain what everything is.

Much of Leander's work relates to lecterns, signs and information panels which greet visitors and explain things to them on arrival at a country park, museum, town centre or heritage centre.

The company works with designers and consultants to create maps and interpretation panels which are not just user-friendly but, where possible, tactile too.