February 2016 - MVIS Ltd

Order your summer VMS now

Posted on 24th February 2016 at 2:32 pm.

MVIS provides solar powered colour mobile variable message signs (VMS) across the UK. The five colour functionality of our VMS make them ideal for sporting fixtures, stadium events and festivals and as such, our products have been heavily used over the years at venues such as Wembley, Twickenham and Old Trafford for a number of concerts and sporting events to help control the flow of people and traffic in as safe a manner as possible.

With only a few months to go until the summer, we’ve been busy organising our summer schedule of VMS units for a number of large-scale events.

If you’ve got an event coming up, don’t miss out – hire our VMS units to help you direct the flow of traffic to and from your event, manage the crowds and keep them up-to-date with the latest information.

The five colour matrix signs offer the choice and flexibility of using red, green, blue and white in addition to standard amber so no matter what your message or picture, you can be sure to make it stand out.

Our VMS can also present Chapter 8/MS4 style pictograms as well as text, which our experience suggests are quickly interpreted by foreign visitors, who are not always able to understand text. This can be extremely useful when trying to direct people who do not speak or read English as a first language.

What’s more, with the ability to update the VMS units instantly via our innovative Web Studio, you can react quickly and efficiently to changing circumstances whilst providing up-to-the-minute information. Simply log on using any Wi-Fi enabled Apple device to change your message in an instant and keep your crowds informed.

Click here or more product information, or call 01629 580570 to discuss your needs.

Trust MVIS to Deliver

Posted on 24th February 2016 at 2:12 pm.

Written by Ben Kettell

MVIS has use of over 21 depots all across the UK, and because we have such great access to our stock, it means you can #trustMVIS to deliver great quality products straight to you whenever they are needed.

We operate from Bow in the heart of London, and from the rolling hills of Matlock in the heart of the Peak District, so we are ideally suited to serve every corner of the UK, no matter where you are based. What’s more, with our 24/7 support service, you can always #trustMVIS to be on hand throughout your project should you need us.

As a leading supplier of innovative mobile and solar powered monitoring and visual information systems, MVIS provides fast, flexible, cost effective temporary solutions no matter what your requirements. Whether you are in need of solar powered CCTV, smart sensor radar solutions or variable messaging signs – you can #trustMVIS to get them out to you quickly and efficiently.

We are committed to delivering greater flexibility, innovation and choice to help resolve congestion on the UK roads and management at events.

Our distribution network spans across all major towns and cities, with the use of depots situated in all corners of the UK, from Scotland and the North, right through to the Midlands and the South.

Call us on 01629 580570 to find out more.

Safety First with Overheight Integrated Solutions

Posted on 15th February 2016 at 5:23 pm.

Written by Ben Kettell

For those who work on the road, safety is their biggest concern – especially as the average fatality rate for those maintaining the UK’s road network is one of the highest amongst employment sectors.

Highways Agency statistics showed that work-zone incursions are one of the most significant risks to road workers. Between 2009 and 2013, eight road workers died and 317 were injured whilst working on or near, motorways and major A roads in England.

In response to Highways England’s (previously The Highways Agency) ‘Aiming for Zero’ campaign, and customer concern for the safety of road workers, MVIS now offers the first temporary road safety portfolio of pioneering work zone safety solutions designed to keep road workers safe.

This includes Overheight for those working at height, Safelane for those working on lane closures, and Egress for road workers at exit and entry points.

Overheight

When construction work and scaffolding are introduced onto roadside work zones, overheight workers are at an increased risk of injury from high sided vehicle collisions.

Our Overheight solutions features an Intellicone Sentry Beam – a contactless sensor – which can detect movement in ‘no go areas’ from vehicles over a certain height which would possess danger to the workers should the vehicle continue.

This movement then activates a warning to alert both the driver and the workers. A message alerting drivers to their breach is displayed on a VMS unit, enabling them to turn around and find an alternative route.

Simultaneously, an audible Intellicone Portable Site Alarm sounds to alert the workers, giving them sufficient time to move out of the perceived danger area and into a position of safety.

The Sentry Beam has a line of sight for 50 metres and communicates wirelessly with an Intellicone Traffic Management Unit (TMU) controller which is fitted to a VMS. The user can control the TMU to determine how long the messages are displayed on the sign, and can also override the system to change messages should this be required.

This solution offers road workers and those working overheight, a much greater level of safety. If you would like to find out more, please get in touch at sales@m-vis.co.uk.