Our Aim

The Anti-Graffiti Association is committed to a programme of activities, including: seminars, training and conferences and to the protection and improvement of the environment by ensuring members seek to minimise adverse effects of their operations by using best environmental practice.
Please consider joining the AGA.  Not only do we provide cost savings on several services but we also offer a unique opportunity to  network with like minded  people and to share information essential to the control of graffiti.

Graffiti is it Vandalism or Art?

Graffiti is indiscriminate displays of a signature mark or picture painted on structures where no permission has been given by the owner. In the UK it is illegal and considered to be Criminal Damage. A person who without lawful excuse destroys or damages any property belonging to another is guilty of Criminal Damage – [Criminal Damage Act 1971] The AGA campaigns to reduce the blight of all types of mark applied without permission to properties or structures in both the private and public domain. All aspects of graffiti management are considered by the association as it is only through a structured co-ordinated approach that the incidence of damage will be reduced. The association does not regard any street art applied with permission as graffiti vandalism. Obtaining appropriate permission both from the owner and through local authority planning departments is the key to artists legally promoting what they do.

AGA Advice

Through our membership we can offer advice on removal, prevention, enforcement and target hardening. Currently we are campaigning for the introduction of international standards for anti-graffiti coatings

Graffiti Removal Services

The AGA is not a graffiti removal contractor and does not carry out any type of direct graffiti removal or prevention work. If you have visited this site because you have graffiti on your property that needs removing, use this link to the AGA membership list.

Members benefits

The AGA have negotiated special discounted rates or services with several organisations that we feel offer important benefits to our members.
SYPOL
The AGA recently renewed a service level agreement with Sypol,  the leading global provider of risk management services specialising in COSHH and occupational health and hygiene. Through this, members are able to save 25% on current list prices. With over 30 years experience, Sypol’s primary focus is to help customers realise the value within by optimising the HS&E performance of organisations and the people who work within them. Sypol will provide members with a service based around safety data sheets and will provide a certificate of compliance for those sheets that have been proven to have been compiled with the the requirements of Article 31 of the REACH Regulations (EC 1907/2006).
Nordic Pioneer
With such a strong track record in the industry and an association with many industry bodies such as the Anti-Graffiti Association, British Cleaning Council and the Chartered Institute Wastes Management, Nordic has signed a new agreement with the AGA in which it will provide a 15% discount on its bespoke training to members. This includes;
Graffiti removal by hand
Graffiti removal by pressure washer
The safe handling and removal of sharps (the only accredited course in the country)
Reversing Assistants
Asbestos awarenesss
Anti-Graffiti Association History Interested parties concerned about the continual growth of graffiti came together in September 2001 and created the Anti-Graffiti Association. A Working Committee was initially formed followed in 2002 by the election of a Chairman, Treasurer and Management Committee. 2003 saw the Anti-Graffiti Association established on a sound basis with a Constitution and a developing programme of activities. A Foundation Document describing the aim and purposes of the Association is available to all members. Our members include manufacturers of products, support services, police and local authorities.