Flags & flagpoles
From a protocol flag at a town hall to a row of beach flags along a route: flags instantly make a place feel like an occasion. We supply the full range — flags, poles, bases, banners and bunting — with the protocol accuracy public authorities expect.
For Corporate branding
- Our approach
- 1Concept definition
- 23D design
- 3Production
- 4Installation
- 5Maintenance
What this gives you
From first sketch to maintenance — one partner who handles everything in-house.
One partner, from A to Z
You call one number. We measure, design, produce, install and maintain. No fragmented responsibility, no waiting on subcontractors pointing at each other.
You see it before it exists
A 3D visualisation of your own façade or space, by day and by night. We only start producing once that image is right. No surprises afterwards.
In-house production in Olen
Custom work from our own workshops, without intermediaries. That means a shorter lead time, a sharper price, and changes that are genuinely still possible.
Built to last
ISO 9001 and ISO 14001. Colourfast, weather-resistant materials and energy-efficient LED lighting. With long-term service and maintenance.
Flags and masts: 190 years of experience is in the details
Herva-Doublet is part of the Doublet Group, which has been making flags for governments across Europe for more than 190 years. You do not notice that experience in the brochure but in the details: the right order of colours, the correct proportions, and fabric that survives a season outdoors without fraying.
A flag looks like a simple product. It is — until it has to be protocol-correct or last a winter beside a regional road.
For government and protocol
We supply national, provincial and municipal flags, European flags, protocol flags and table flags, together with the poles, façade brackets — écussons — and bases that go with them.
In protocol the execution counts: the order of the colours, the ratio of height to width, and the position of the coat of arms. A flag that deviates on those points is noticed by precisely the audience that looks for it.
For businesses and events
Beach flags
In teardrop, feather or sharkfin shape. Each profile behaves differently in wind and looks different when there is none; the shape is therefore a choice, not a detail.
Event flags and drop flags
Event flags for outdoors, drop flags for indoors and out. Quick to install, and the most common way to make a route or a site recognisable.
XXL flags and car flags
XXL flags when you have to be seen from a distance. Car flags for convoys, race support and vehicle fleets.
Telescopic masts
Extendable and deployable anywhere, with no fixed foundation. The solution for anyone who needs the same set-up at changing locations.
For façades and streets
Stainless steel banner masts, façade banners, façade masts, soltis masts, street banners for lighting columns and oriflammes.
For towns and municipalities, street banners on lighting columns are the most visible communication channel they own: they reach everyone who passes, with no screen and no subscription. The fixing to the column and the wind load determine what is possible here.
Festive decoration
Garlands, bunting and festive streamers, for funfairs, annual markets, village festivals and street decoration.
This is consumable material with a short deployment and a long time in storage. We advise on versions that can face another season after being packed away.
What determines the price?
With flags the fabric weighs most. A light polyester for a festival weekend and a heavy, through-dyed cloth for a permanent mast are two different products, even though the image looks the same.
Then come size, finishing — hemming, rope, carabiners, reinforced corners — and the printing method. Through-dyed, where the colour comes through on both sides, differs from single-sided printing with a translucent mirror image on the back.
And then there is the mast, which often costs more than the flag: height, material, foundation, and whether it needs to be tilting so the flag can be changed without a lift. That last question is too often forgotten and comes back later.
Prices are available in the Herva-Doublet Platform.
Flags are a consumable
Flags wear out. That is not a fault but a property: they hang in the wind, and the wind always wins. The only question is how long you want that to take.
We advise on fabric quality according to how long the flag has to last and how exposed the location is. For a permanent mast beside a regional road you choose a different quality from a flag that hangs for three days at a festival. Reverse the two and you either overpay or replace too often.
Ask our advice before you order
Tell us where the flag will go, how long it has to last and whether protocol requirements apply. With those three facts we will propose the right fabric, the right size and the right mast.
Projects
All projects
Frequently asked questions
Hoelang gaat een buitenvlag mee?
Wat is het verschil tussen een beachflag en een dropflag?
Wat is de correcte kleurvolgorde op een Belgische protocolvlag?
Leveren jullie ook de masten en sokkels?
Further reading
You will find more background and practical tips in our articles.
Access to prices and ordering
Request access to our Herva-Doublet Platform. We review your request personally.