Shopping Centre Line Marking

For a 500-bay shopping centre, expect 4-6 nights of work. We break projects into sections so customers always have parking access. A regional mall we completed in Frankston had 680 bays. We worked six consecutive Sunday nights (10pm-6am windows) and finished each section before Monday morning trading. Larger complexes like Westfield-size centres with 1,500+ bays take 10-15 nights depending on layout complexity and whether we're removing old markings first.

That's our specialty. We've marked dozens of shopping centres since 2009 and we know retailers can't afford to lose trading days. Most projects happen Sunday nights (after 9pm close) through to 6am Monday. Some centres prefer weeknight work (10pm-6am). We section the car park so customers always have access to parking. The shopping centre manager told us at a Geelong project: "Customers had no idea we'd remarked 450 bays until they saw the fresh lines Monday morning."

Here's what we learned the expensive way. A shopping centre in Laverton North asked us to repaint their main entry lanes in 2017. We used high-grade road paint to save them money. By 2018 those lines were already fading from the constant traffic (roughly 8,000 vehicle movements daily in that zone). We switched to Grade A thermoplastic rated to 50°C for the 2019 refresh. Four years later those same entry lanes still look excellent. Thermoplastic costs about 60% more upfront but lasts 4-5 times longer in high-traffic zones. You save money over time and avoid annual repainting disruption.

Absolutely. Parent-with-pram bays are increasingly common near shopping centre entries. There's no specific Australian standard for these, but industry best practice is 3.0m width (versus 2.4m standard bays). This gives parents room to open doors fully and manoeuvre prams or strollers. We mark these with a pram/parent symbol and locate them close to accessible entries. Some centres want them even wider at 3.2m. We'll design the layout based on your available space and customer demographics.

Often yes. We've redesigned shopping centre layouts that gained 50-80 additional bays in the same footprint. Common problems: angled bays where 90-degree bays would fit more vehicles, oversized aisles that waste space, inefficient curved sections that could be squared off. A shopping plaza in Moorabbin had 380 bays in a poorly designed layout. We redesigned it to 440 bays without changing anything except line placement and angles. That's 60 additional revenue-generating spaces. We'll assess your current layout and provide options.

You could face fines or be required to rectify immediately. Councils are increasingly strict about AS/NZS 2890.6 compliance in retail complexes. We've been called to shopping centres hit with notices because accessible bays were 3.0m instead of 3.2m, or access aisles were blocked, or signage zones weren't marked correctly. One centre in Dandenoon South faced a $6,400 fine and had to close non-compliant bays until fixed. We provide full compliance documentation after every project including measurements, photos, and material certifications for your records.