Capabilities · Custom Exhibits

A booth built around your show — not pulled off a shelf.

Custom design, custom build, custom finishes. We draw it up here in Maryland and build it ourselves — and by load-in day, you'll know the folks who made it by name.

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When custom is the right call

Custom is worth it when your brand really has to land, when the booth needs to do something no off-the-shelf kit can pull off, or when you’re at enough shows that owning it beats renting year after year. It’s not always the right answer — and if it isn’t for you, we’ll tell you straight. We’d rather keep you as a client for years than sell you something you don’t need.

What is included in a Lamar custom build

Scoping interview with a Lamar project lead — usually 45 minutes, in person or video
Floor plan and elevation design, with two rounds of revisions
Fabrication in our Maryland shop or with a partner shop we have worked with for years
Graphic prepress, print, and dressing
Crating engineered for the show calendar — not a one-show throwaway
Round-trip freight and drayage coordination
On-site project lead at install
Dismantle, return freight, post-show inspection
Storage between shows if you want it (see Show Services)

How a custom build sequences

A typical 20×20 custom build runs ten to fourteen weeks from approved design to ship-out. A 30×30 island with international shipping runs twelve to sixteen. We do not rush this; the timeline is what it is, and what saves you on show day is the time we spend before the show.

Scoping conversation and signed scope of work
Design in two passes, with a shop walkthrough between
Fabrication kickoff once design is approved and graphics are committed
Graphics prepress and print in parallel with fab
Pre-ship inspection and crating at the shop
Freight to show city
On-site install with a Lamar project lead
Show open — we are typically on the floor for doors-open
Dismantle, crate, ship back, post-show inspection

What we won’t do on a custom build

We won’t quote you a price we haven’t actually scoped. We won’t say yes to a timeline that needs the freight to do something freight just doesn’t do. And we won’t roll up to load-in with a crew that’s never seen the drawings. How a shop answers questions like these tells you everything about whether they’re for real.

Next step

Start an RFQ. Tell us the show, the date, and a rough footprint. We will respond within one business day with a scoped quote, a clarifying question, or a 15-minute call.