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Comment: User focused design software

17/08/2023

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 sockets

25/02/2021

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 class

08/05/2018

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 roads

17/03/2016

Signs warning motorists that toads may be crossing the road have been installed by Highland Council.  

Petrol price signs to be displayed on motorways

03/12/2014

Signs that display the price of fuel at service stations will soon start appearing on motorways.

FLI helps secure signs on M62

25/06/2014

FLI Structures has helped with the installation of advanced message indicator (AMI) signs on the M62.  

JPCS to install 20mph signs in Warrington

09/01/2014

JPCS has been awarded the contract to supply and install new 20mph speed signs for Warrington Borough Council.

Signs purge in Northamptonshire

16/10/2013

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 roads

09/10/2013

Two major sign improvement schemes are set to start on the A1 and A46 in Nottinghamshire.

New guidance for tourist signs in Wales

27/09/2013

New Welsh Government guidance has made the application for tourist destination traffic signs simpler and more transparent.

City Signs achieves CE marking accreditation

29/08/2013

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 signs

18/03/2013

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 continues

03/01/2013

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 signs

10/09/2012

Drivers in Cumbria have been ignoring road closure signs and driving illegally along the B5292 Whinlatter Pass.

Mobile sign specialists join forces

08/08/2012

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 A2

31/05/2012

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 race

16/05/2012

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 colours

12/04/2012

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 drivers

04/04/2012

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 grabs

22/12/2011

East Ayrshire council is looking for a partner to supply, maintain and repair traffic signs across the region.

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