Comment: User focused design software17/08/2023 A 20mph default speed limit will be introduced in Welsh urban areas on 17 September. SignPlot software from Buchanan Computing is the first system to cater for the change. Executive chairman, Simon Morgan, discusses how the user's journey is at the heart of the software's development. |
A match made in design: Collaboration joins signs and sockets25/02/2021 Buchanan Computing and NAL Ltd have collaborated to add a leading system of retention sockets to what is thought to be the UK’s most popular sign design software. |
Latest 3M webinar to explore new R3C signing class08/05/2018 3M will discuss the new R3C class of retroreflective traffic sign materials in the next instalment of its Lunchtime Learning series of free webinars. |
Toads on the roads17/03/2016 Signs warning motorists that toads may be crossing the road have been installed by Highland Council. |
Petrol price signs to be displayed on motorways03/12/2014 Signs that display the price of fuel at service stations will soon start appearing on motorways. |
FLI helps secure signs on M6225/06/2014 FLI Structures has helped with the installation of advanced message indicator (AMI) signs on the M62. |
JPCS to install 20mph signs in Warrington09/01/2014 JPCS has been awarded the contract to supply and install new 20mph speed signs for Warrington Borough Council. |
Signs purge in Northamptonshire16/10/2013 Hundreds of road signs have been removed by Northamptonshire County Council as part of a project to de-clutter streets. |
Major sign schemes on Notts roads09/10/2013 Two major sign improvement schemes are set to start on the A1 and A46 in Nottinghamshire. |
New guidance for tourist signs in Wales27/09/2013 New Welsh Government guidance has made the application for tourist destination traffic signs simpler and more transparent. |
City Signs achieves CE marking accreditation29/08/2013 Leeds City Council ‘City Signs’ is one of the first local authorities in the UK to secure accreditation as a permanent traffic sign operation, producing signs that are CE marked to a new European standard. |
Councils offered prizes to cut signs18/03/2013 Town halls will be rewarded for taking action against unnecessary traffic signs with a new prize launched by Transport Secretary Patrick McLoughlin. |
Traffic signs cull continues03/01/2013 Thousands of traffic signs are being brought down across the country as part of a Government drive to rid streets of clutter. |
Drivers ignore road closure signs10/09/2012 Drivers in Cumbria have been ignoring road closure signs and driving illegally along the B5292 Whinlatter Pass. |
Mobile sign specialists join forces08/08/2012 Two leading mobile and solar powered sign specialists have partnered with Colour Mobile VMS to form MVIS (Mobile Visual Information Systems). |
More than 120 signs to be upgraded on A231/05/2012 More than 120 signs and posts will be repaired or replaced along the A2 between Brenley Corner and Dover in Kent. |
1,800 new road signs for Olympic cycle race16/05/2012 Road sign manufacturer Nordis Signs has begun the installation of almost two thousand temporary road signs to direct cyclists competing in Olympic road-race events around the 250km course and divert other road-users onto alternative routes. |
Contractors warned over sign colours12/04/2012 Highways contractors are being warned they could be breaking traffic regulations with their use of colour portable Variable Message Signs. |
Signs mix-up sparks fines refund for drivers04/04/2012 Thousands of drivers prosecuted for using a bus lane in Hertfordshire could have their fines refunded because of the placement of signs. |
Ayrshire traffic signs job up for grabs22/12/2011 East Ayrshire council is looking for a partner to supply, maintain and repair traffic signs across the region. |
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