Graphics
Night Shift
Night Shift deals with after-hours access, quiet-time fitments, and morning-ready handovers that only become obvious once rollout starts.
After-hours windows that actually work
Night Shift is for graphics installs that need to happen after trading hours so the site is ready by morning. It covers access, quiet fitment work, and overnight planning for shopfronts and in-store graphics.
Night installs need the site details up front: shutter times, centre security rules, lighting on the shopfront, and whether ladders or scaffold will fit after closing. A window rebrand at a mall unit is handled differently from vinyl swaps at a street-front store in Johannesburg, Durban, Cape Town, or a smaller town where access is tighter and parking for the crew matters.
Take clear photos before the old graphics come off, especially where trims, handles, tills, and alarm sensors sit near the fitment area. Those reference shots help with panel joins, cut lines, and replacement pieces when a fascia strip or window set must be finished before opening time.
Morning-ready handover pack
The job record should show what is being changed overnight, which vinyl is specified, and which areas stay untouched for trading the next day. One marked-up layout with final sizes, access notes, and install sequence keeps the crew aligned when the work starts after hours.
Before booking Night Shift, link the overnight scope to related shopfront updates and any mark changes so the print pack matches what is on site. Recheck artwork scale, replacement counts, and store access notes before sending details through the contact form, and name the frontage or interior area being updated.
- After-hours access noted per site
- Window and fascia photos kept for reference
Site conditions that affect overnight installs
Older painted shopfronts, tiled entrances, aluminium frames, and existing vinyl residue can all slow down a night fitment. Retail parks, roadside units, and enclosed centres each come with different access rules, loading points, and security sign-off, so those details need to be listed before print and dispatch.
Coastal moisture can change adhesion on glass and painted panels, while inland dust means extra surface prep before fresh vinyl goes down. Loadshedding also affects print timing, lighting on site, and the install window, especially when the work must be completed between closing and first staff arrival.
Operated by Astros Marketing (Pty) Ltd from 2 Makro Place, Sunnyrock 1401.
Notes to send with Night Shift
Use Night Shift for after-hours installs, replacement vinyl and shopfront updates that need to happen outside normal trading.
Include the trading hours, exact install address, photo set, and any rules from centre management or the landlord about after-hours entry. Add the material list and the parts being replaced so the overnight team knows whether the job is a full rebrand, a window panel swap, or a single fascia correction.
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