Custom fabrication
Custom Trade Show Builds
Custom trade show builds are construction projects with an immovable date. We take a footprint, a brand and a show manual and turn them into a fabricated stand that clears the organiser, arrives in the right city and goes up inside the build window. Design, fabrication, graphics, freight, install and de-rig sit in one scope.
- Typical build value
- CAD $10,000 to $300,000
- Ideal lead time
- 10 to 20 weeks before the show
- Stand sizes
- 10x10 through to large custom island stands
- Includes
- Design, fabrication, graphics, freight, install, de-rig, storage
Figures shown are indicative ranges based on comparable projects. Every quote is priced individually after a call.
Pick a time that suits you
What is included
Custom design and 3D visuals
Concepts rendered against your real space allocation, height limit and neighbouring stands, with technical drawings behind them.
Workshop fabrication
Custom joinery, structures, counters, walls, storage and hanging elements built to be transported and rebuilt rather than assembled once.
Graphics, lighting and AV integration
Large-format print, backlit panels, LED screens, lighting design and the cable runs that keep it all out of sight.
Freight, install and de-rig
Transport booked backwards from the build window, install crew on site, show-day supervision and overnight de-rig.
Custom vs modular
Custom where it earns its cost, modular where it does not
A fully custom build is right when the footprint is large, the brand needs a distinct structure, or the stand has to do something a system cannot. It is the wrong answer when the same money would be better spent on graphics and lighting.
We price both routes against the same brief so the decision is made on numbers rather than on what a fabricator prefers to build.
Second and third show
Designed as a kit, not a one-off
Custom does not have to mean disposable. Structures are sized to standard freight, graphics are replaceable, and the same components reconfigure between a 10x20 in one city and a 20x20 in the next.
- Reconfigurable structures
- Replaceable graphics
- Freight-sized components
- Stored between shows
How we work
- 01
Brief and space check
Show, hall, stand number, footprint, height limit and neighbouring stands. We work from the organiser's manual, not an assumption about what is allowed.
- 02
Design and costed build
3D concept against your real space allocation with a line-by-line build cost covering fabrication, graphics, freight, install and de-rig.
- 03
Organiser submissions
Structural drawings, electrical orders, rigging requests and health and safety paperwork submitted and chased to approval.
- 04
Fabrication and freight
Build in the workshop, quality check, pack to travel and book freight backwards from the install window.
- 05
Install, show days and de-rig
Crew on site for install, supervision through show days, overnight de-rig and storage of the asset ready for the next show.
Send us the brief
The more of this we have up front, the faster we can tell you whether we are the right fit and what it is likely to cost. If we are not right for the brief we will say so.
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- info@pearllemongroup.com
Frequently Asked Questions
What does a custom trade show build cost in Canada?
Most custom builds land between CAD $10,000 and $300,000 depending on footprint, height, materials and how much AV is integrated. A 10x10 custom build is usually a five-figure project; large island stands run well above that.
How long does a custom build take?
Ten to twenty weeks from brief to install. Fabrication and interprovincial freight are the two stages that cannot be compressed.
Do you handle the show organiser's paperwork?
Yes. Structural submissions, electrical and rigging orders and health and safety documentation are part of the scope.
Can we reuse the build at other shows?
Yes, when that is in the brief from the start. We design reconfigurable structures with replaceable graphics and store the asset between shows.
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Book a scoping call
Twenty minutes to establish the format, the date, the headcount and the budget band. You will leave the call knowing whether this is a fit and what happens next.
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