On 1 June 1985, Andrew Gardiner set up Gardiner Design Associates. The practice designed exhibitions, conferences, and events and project managed the build at venues across the UK and Europe. By the late 1990s, the role of the exhibition designer was being challenged by marketing and advertising agencies, who until then had not seen events as financially [...]

GDA created the artwork and managed the production and installation of 60 linear metres of 2.4m high printed aluminium composite graphic panels to the construction site hoarding at the Salisbury Square mixed-use development. The branding and message markets the new-build retail, office and residential space, with completion in Spring 2026. [...]

We designed and managed a new commercial tenant roadside sign where we replaced decayed timber panels with aluminium powder-coat trays with printed and fret-cut vinyl graphics applied to one side. The existing oak timber posts were retained.

Fret-cut vinyl graphics applied to brick face walls can work well. We designed and managed the installation of signwriting for the sales and marketing office for the developers of the Ascots Green housing development in Welwyn Garden City. Once completed, we will remove them and replace them with the building name, preparing the space for a commercial [...]

Two aluminium, watertight lockable ticket kiosk noticeboards, custom finished in powder coat RAL 5008. Specified and supplied by GDA at the visitor entrance to Hatfield Park. The optional pinboard backboard is covered in a tweed fabric to take A2-size printed posters.