From nurseries to major universities, educational institutions face a unique set of challenges: creating a comfortable environment for learning, managing heat, glare, privacy, safety, and branding — all while staying within tight budgets and minimising disruption to busy academic calendars. Since 1991, Lustalux has worked across the UK in the education sector, supporting nurseries, primary and secondary schools, colleges, and universities with glazing, signage, and architectural surface solutions.
In this post, we’ll walk you through how Lustalux supports education clients with solar control, privacy, safety & security film, architectural wrapping, wall murals, manifestation, and signage — and explore why we’re a trusted partner in educational refurbishment and new-build projects.
Experience & Expertise in Education
Deep sector experience
Lustalux is active in the education sector as one of its core target industries. Over the years, we have delivered projects for schools, colleges, and universities — from small internal graphics to large-scale façade film interventions.
Working with term-time constraints
We understand that installing films or signage in schools or universities requires careful planning around term dates and minimal disruption. Our installation teams are DBS-checked and experienced in working in live educational environments.
Tailored solutions, not one-size-fits-all
No two campuses or school buildings are the same. Whether it’s Victorian glazing, modern glass facades, or heritage-listed buildings, we provide bespoke surveys, specification advice, and project management to deliver optimal outcomes.
Solar Control in Schools & Universities
One of the biggest challenges educational facilities face is overheating and glare — especially in classrooms, lecture theatres, sports halls, libraries — all glazed spaces where students, staff, and screens are present.
- Heat gain reduction: Our solar control films can reject up to 80% of solar energy, helping maintain more comfortable internal temperatures.
- Glare reduction: By cutting glare by up to 90%, we help prevent disruptions to teaching, reduce reflections on whiteboards and screens, and improve visual comfort.
- Thermal retention: Some films also deliver insulating benefits — reducing heat loss in colder months and lowering heating costs.
- Sunlight control without losing daylight: We balance performance and light transmission so spaces remain bright and welcoming — critical for learning environments.
By integrating solar control film, institutions can reduce reliance on mechanical cooling, lower energy bills, and create more stable classroom climates.
Privacy, Safety & Security Film
Educational environments often need to balance transparency with discretion and protection. Lustalux offers a suite of films for these needs:
- Privacy & one-way film: Useful in administrative offices, counseling rooms, or glass walls facing public areas, our privacy films deliver visual screening while still allowing light to pass.
- Safety / laminated films: For breakage prevention, film can be applied to hold glass shards in place in the event of impact — protecting students and staff from injury. (Regulation 14)
- Security / anti-intrusion / blast mitigation: In high-risk or vulnerable zones, stronger films can help delay forced entry or defuse glass threat risks.
Architectural Wrapping & Surface Renewal
Rather than removing or replacing architectural elements, Lustalux can wrap external and internal surfaces with high-performance vinyl films. This is especially advantageous in educational spaces where downtime is costly and aesthetically sensitive finishes matter.
- Façade & external wrapping: We’ve executed projects such as Royal Northern College of Music, Manchester, where dark frames and high solar gain were challenges. A combination of heat-reflective film and white wrap reduced thermal stress and improved visual appeal.
- Internal surface renewal: Rather than full repainting or re-cladding, classrooms, corridors, and reception areas can be refreshed with architectural films that mimic finishes (e.g. wood, metal, textured) — with minimal disruption and waste.
- Equipment / building feature wraps: In one school project (Withington Girls’ School, Manchester), Lustalux wrapped an air conditioning plant with gloss black vinyl and handled signage and manifestation.
- Wrapping allows campuses to modernise aesthetics, unify branding, and refresh aging surfaces without full refurbishment.
Wall Murals, Graphics & Manifestation
Visual branding, educational messaging, and wayfinding are powerful tools in educational environments. Lustalux offers:
- Wall murals and graphics: From large inspirational murals (historical timelines, subject-themed imagery) to motivational text and branding, we design and install vivid visuals that engage students and reflect institutional identity.
- Manifestation & decorative glazing graphics: For compliance with glazing regulations (to help prevent collisions) and for branding, we produce etched, frosted, or graphic manifestation patterns — often incorporating school logos or decorative motifs.
- Internal directional / wayfinding signage: To help students, visitors, and staff navigate campus spaces (from lecture theatres to labs), Lustalux produces internal signage that is consistent with institutional branding. These visual elements can transform blank walls and corridors into identity-rich, educational, and functional spaces.
Signage & External Identity
Educational institutions must project quality and identity. Lustalux supports this through:
- External signage: School names, logos, nameplates, displays, façade signage, illuminated signs — all custom-fabricated to suit institutional branding and site requirements.
- Exterior wall, building and campus graphics: Large-format overlays, branded murals, campus entrance signage — creating strong identity and first impressions.
- Maintenance and upgrades: We not only install signage but can handle refreshes, rebrands, or upgrades over time — minimizing waste and ensuring consistency.
By integrating signage seamlessly with glass film, wrapping, and murals, we help educational institutions present a cohesive and professional look across campus.
Why Choose Lustalux? Building Trust Through E-E-A-T
- Experience: Over 30 years in the glazing, film, wrap and signage industries, with many completed projects in schools and universities.
- Expertise: In-house capabilities — design, production, installation — mean we maintain quality and accountability at every stage.
- Authority: Our presence in education, facilities management, and commercial sectors cements our reputation. We are recognised on our key sector pages.
- Trust: We work sensitively in live educational settings, hold DBS checks for installers, and understand safeguarding and compliance needs.
We tailor every project carefully: specifying the right films, planning installation schedules around term times, coordinating with estates teams, and ensuring that aesthetics, performance, compliance, and cost-effectiveness align.
Case Snapshots (Examples from Education Projects)
- Withington Girls’ School, Manchester: manifestation & etch-effect glazing with school crests; AC unit wrap; bespoke signage silhouettes.
- Royal Northern College of Music, Manchester: combining solar control film with architectural wrap on window frames to manage heat while preserving design.
- Wythenshawe College (Manchester area): handled vandalism issues by installing security / anti-vandal glazing film.
- Multiple schools & colleges across Lancashire, Preston, Manchester: signage, wall graphics, glazing films, manifestation work delivered during holidays to avoid disruption.
Whether you’re managing a nursery, primary school, secondary campus, college, or university, Lustalux offers comprehensive, integrated solutions to improve comfort, safety, aesthetics, and operational efficiency:
- Solar control film to control heat, glare & energy use
- Privacy, safety & security film to protect occupants and assets
- Architectural wrapping to refresh surfaces without full refurbishment
- Wall murals, manifestation & graphics to educate, inspire, brand
- Signage & visual identity that unifies campus presence
If you’re in the education sector and interested in a no-obligation survey, expert advice, or a case review, we’d be delighted to help. Contact Lustalux today to discuss how we can support your campus, classrooms, and facilities with film, graphics, and signage systems that deliver real impact.