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MVIS Continues to support Local Authorities with ITS technology in a return to Tier System

Posted on 27th November 2020 at 11:58 am.

The pressure is on for everyone right now to keep infection rates as low as possible. With COVID-19 tearing a hole through 2020, we all look to Christmas for some slight reprieve from the isolating and fearful conditions that this year has brought us. As everyone does their bit in this fight, local authorities focus on trying to spread the right message rather than the virus, with information being one of the main tools we have to overcome this.

Local authorities all over the UK are turning to MVIS to help, our portable ITS technology offers solutions to these specific range of issues we are having now, from crowd control to site management. Our variable message signs (VMS) can be deployed in key areas to maximise the impact of messages, which can be changed quickly and easily by your team or ours, allowing you to keep up to date as the guidelines change.

Depending on the tier your local authority is in, we can recommend certain products to be used that will help to de-escalate the situation. For example, Tier 3, ‘Very High’ is the most serious and therefore may call for the use of our wider product range. VMS, ANPR and CCTV maybe deployed to help at this level of severity, each tackling a different application.

Areas in Tier 2 may look to deploy our VMS to prevent the escalation into Tier 3 using emotive and impactful messages, such as the ones seen in Bolton just prior to the Tier system being introduced.

Tier 1, Medium alert, is currently the lowest used tier. This tier will likely be most used as infection rates go down, marking an improvement in the situation. However, that is a critical time in management of the virus and whilst local authorities may look to decrease their measures, it would be a bad time to remove them. Therefore, we still recommend a level of portable VMS support to remind people to not lose their focus.

To learn more about how MVIS can help you spread the right information in your community rather than the virus in the lead up to the Christmas period, please contact us via our contact form.

Alternatively, you can email us via sales@m-vis.co.uk.

ITS Technology for Distribution Centres

Posted on 20th November 2020 at 3:21 pm.

Written by Ben Kettell

This year has brought challenges for shoppers and retailers alike, with the heavy focus on online shopping and panic buying in 2020, distribution centres across the UK are busier than ever.

On top of this increased workload, distribution centres, like the rest of the world are also having to work under COVID-19 conditions, that brings with it issues such as social distancing, mandatory PPE and increased infection control measures unlike anything we have seen in our lifetimes.

Distribution centres are not only charged with the duty of getting our online orders to us and stock deliveries to retail stores, but they have to do so safely for the best interests of their employees and the general public. Due to the nature of a distribution centre’s activity, infection control is an important aspect of their business, as drivers are transporting goods, often all over the country. This raises a big question into responsibility for the safety of incoming drivers and outgoing drivers, as well as for any retail staff and end users handling or unpackaging the products being delivered.

Along with several industries, distribution and logistics companies from all over the UK have turned to MVIS this year to help them with this new responsibility. Using our portable, solar powered Variable Message Signs, distribution centres can take responsible steps when it comes to informing visitors and employees about the COVID-19 measures that the business has in place.

Our signs are proven traffic management solutions, allowing for the communication of often vital safety information to drivers. This can be especially effective for distribution centres, who deal with a stream of incoming and outgoing traffic. Whilst for traffic management applications, this information is often in relation to road works or delays, for distribution centres, this information under the current circumstances is taking the form of COVID-19 information and guidelines for entering the building grounds.

One example of a successful application of our portable VMS is at the Amazon distribution centre in Doncaster. This distribution centre required one of our VMS-C units to help manage incoming driver’s conduct as they arrive onsite to best ensure the safety of their staff.

Not only was this sign used to help enforce social distancing, but Amazon also identified the unique capability of our portable VMS to display multiple messages that can be changed quickly and easily using web browser or our mobile app. As result, Amazon were able to display other safety messages as well as COVID-19 related messages to offer a well-rounded solution that offer exactly what they needed for their traffic management.

For more information about how MVIS can help distribution centres with their traffic management and informing employees or visitors of safety information, please contact us via our contact form.

Alternatively, you can call us on 01629 580 570 to speak to one of our friendly team, or you can email us via sales@m-vis.co.uk.

Variable Message Signs offer COVID Solutions to Retail

Posted on 13th November 2020 at 7:44 am.

Written by Ben Kettell

As we make our way through yet another COVID-19 lockdown in England, we are finding an increase in applications for our technology across many new industries. One of these industries is retail, who’s task of keeping the nation fed is proving more and more difficult with social distancing and lockdown conditions imposed.

As a result, stores around the country are adapting, installing measures to help enforce social distancing as well as for a range of other requirements. Needs related to increased demand with Click and Collect, new queuing systems and even communicating specific information such as ‘card payments only’ have become a huge priority for these businesses.

Possibly the biggest issue logistically that retail stores currently have is in relation to queue management. It is a well-known occurrence that increased queue time can also increase frustration and anxiety in customers, which is not ideal customer psychology, especially when shoppers are already anxious and nervous.

Providing waiting customers with estimated queue wait times has already been proven successful in traffic management applications and the events industry, however it’s not usually an issue faced by the retail industry. With this in mind, our new Queue Management Solution offers the retail industry a solid solution under COVID-19 conditions using our range of VMS.

The Queue Management Solution uses our dual-colour HD Compact VMS (variable message sign) to communicate queue wait times to waiting customers in conjunction with our solar powered VMS-A to communicate information to drivers. The HD Compact’s portability and small footprint makes it an ideal queue management solution, especially in areas where space is limited. When placed strategically along the side of the queue, stores can keep customers informed and manage their expectations to help minimise frustration before customers enter the premises.

Queue management can also be achieved using the VMS-A in areas with more space. Whilst the HD Compact’s selling point is its small size, the VMS-A allows for more complex messages and may also reach a larger number of customers due to its size, making it ideal for car parks and larger stores. Such messages may encompass new store opening times, the store’s social distancing policy or other important information.

The use of the VMS-A in this solution can also help to keep customers informed every step of the way with their visit, being able to be used for a wide range of aspects such as traffic control and pedestrian marshalling.

One of the most innovative uses however has been found in the support of increased demand of Click and Collect, which, in the absence of any customer information, can descend into chaos easily. Using our web-based platform, site managers can update the sign’s message within seconds to call forward the next customer when their order is ready.

Whilst we learn to deal with COVID-19 both as an economy and as a society, more technological solutions will be employed to help us deal with the hostile circumstances we find ourselves in. This solution, and those we have developed alongside it, represents a step change in how we continue to use our technology to keep Britain informed during a time when information is of critical importance.

For more information about our solutions or if you would like to know more about how you can use our products to help with social distancing or queue management, please contact us via our contact form.

Alternatively, you can call us on 01629 580 570 to speak to one of our friendly team, or you can email us via sales@m-vis.co.uk.

Looking after mental well-being during the 2nd Lockdown

Posted on 6th November 2020 at 9:52 am.

Written by Ben Kettell

At the start of November 2020, England entered into its 2^nd national lockdown this year in response to COVID-19. Presenting issues for workplaces all over the country, one of the big issues for employers is keeping morale up at a very difficult time for everyone.

MVIS and Bartco UK continue to prioritise our team’s mental health through the implementation of a number of initiatives that we have continued to adhere to throughout the pandemic, meaning that when the 2^nd lockdown was called, we were ready with our existing initiatives and lockdown procedures.

Since ‘working from home’ was mandated earlier in the year, the office staff at MVIS and Bartco UK have all had a daily morning briefing over Teams, discussing the day’s goals and allowing us to remain responsive to the situation as it changes – an important strategy under the current circumstances where the news is changing rapidly.

One of the lockdown procedures we have in place is our employee ‘COVID-19 care packages’, delivered right to staff member’s doors. Packages contain soap, tea bags, hand sanitizer, tissues and even a few goodies in there to help keep spirits up.

With Christmas right around the corner we are also well under way planning a virtual Christmas party for us that promises to be a fantastic festive break from all the doom and gloom that 2020 has brought.

We continue to prioritise our staff’s well-being throughout this time and will be monitoring things closely over the next lockdown with continual feedback and improvement regarding our policies.

One of the aspects we are currently examining is our approach to working times, in the hope that we can allow members of the team to enjoy more time outside during the day in winter, promoting the natural production of Vitamin D, which is widely reported to serve as a vital ingredient in our body’s response to the virus.

We will remain flexible in our approach to work in general throughout this, staying in touch and responsive to the situation so we don’t let our team down at this most critical time.

MVIS Launches New COVID Solutions

Posted on 28th October 2020 at 9:57 am.

Written by Ben Kettell

As the situation with COVID-19 intensifies, the UK government have moved to a strategy of sectioning off areas into Tiers, 1,2 and 3, each one used to denote a more severe level of threat from infection from the virus in that given area. Countries within the UK are also going down a different route, with Wales and Scotland deviating from the English Tier system with their own approaches to the situation that best suits their country.

In response to this, MVIS have developed new packages that aim to assist Local Authorities and the devolved countries with the uphill struggle they face in helping to get some control of the situation.

The first is our COVID-19 ITS Support Packages. Developed to help councils across the UK communicate and manage their COVID-19 Tier status to residents and visitors.

Comprised of a combination of portable ITS technology applied at different Tier levels, these packages are being offered to assist local authorities who are undoubtedly struggling, as we all are, with the uphill battle against the virus.

https://m-vis.co.uk/its-solutions/covid-19-its-support-packages/

We are also offering our VMS as solutions for Gateway Tier Status management between local authorities, as well as management of traffic between the national borders of England, Scotland and Wales, as each devolved nation enters into its own approach to deal with COVID-19.

https://m-vis.co.uk/its-solutions/covid-19-tier-gateway-management-solutions/

https://m-vis.co.uk/its-solutions/covid-19-national-border-management-solutions/

These solutions are effective answers to many safety problems that are currently an issue right now. As the UK government takes an increasingly localised approach to combatting the virus, localised information strategically deployed in key hot spots can be an effective way to communicate vital and specific advice to residents and visitors about the area’s COVID-19 status or policy, ideal for councils hoping to use one of the best tools we have against the virus at the moment – information. This is especially important as we head towards Christmas, a time where many people traditionally travel and shop, presenting a major issue to

For more information about our solutions or if you would like to know more about how you can use our products to help with communicating information to the general public, please contact us via our contact form.

Alternatively, you can email us via sales@m-vis.co.uk.

COVID-19 National Border Management Solutions

Posted on 27th October 2020 at 12:04 pm.

Written by Ben Kettell

MVIS’ COVID-19 National Border Management Solutions assist devolved governments with managing and communicating their COVID-19 policy to drivers and pedestrians travelling over national borders.

Variable Message Signs (VMS)

As a tried and tested traffic / crowd control solution, our portable VMS are used by councils, Highways England and many traffic management groups to communicate vital information and safety messages all over the UK.

Featuring a 5-colour LED display for text or pictrograms, the VMS-A and the larger VMS-C are ideal solutions for communicating your country’s COVID-19 policy as visitors travel over the border.

Versatile and requiring no external power source, our VMS range boasts the highest quality LEDs and are known to be reliable solutions within the industry.

Messages can be updated remotely by your team or ours, via a web-based portal that can publish changes in seconds, allowing you to respond to the situation as it changes.

We boast the largest fleet of portable VMS in the UK and we have experience working on most major schemes and events.

Data Collection

All our VMS units discreetly contain a data collation radar that can be used to collect traffic data such as single file traffic count, speed, time and the date.

This solution offers users a low-cost alternative to many data collection solutions on the market and is ideal to be used as a data source for the analysis of trends. This enables greater intelligence for planning, reporting and identifying areas of risk, allowing for a better allocation of resources.

Collecting traffic data has never been more important and it’s never been easier, with data uploading to our server every hour, ready to be downloaded at any time by the user via a web-based portal.

Solar Powered ANPR

ANPR offers a firm solution to monitor traffic between national borders. Often used in enforcement applications with great success, our units are solar powered and portable, allowing for responsive redeployment in areas of the highest concern.

Integrating the industry leading ANPR processor with a state of the art dual camera imaging system, this product can auto-detect vehicles as they pass its field of view.

It may also be linked to an external trigger to enable weigh in motion capture or other applications where certain types of vehicles require identification.

Versatile and operating in all weather and lighting conditions, this solar powered ANPR solution may be configured to read characters in formats issues by all countries.

It operates in darkness through the use of cost-effective pulsed LED illumination that can either be left visible or made covert.

Solar Powered CCTV

Our portable CCTV allows you to have eyes on the ground without having to physically be present. The visible presence of CCTV is well known to influence behaviour and help enforce rules.

When used in conjunction with our VMS, these units create a surveillance and feedback solution that can be used to monitor driver and pedestrian movement between borders without having to be on-site.

Our trailer-mounted CCTV system incorporates Pan Tilt Zoom (PTZ) and the latest video technology, delivering excellent frame rates – even in poor signal areas.

Alternatively, you can email us via sales@m-vis.co.uk.

See our other COVID-19 Solutions:

COVID-19 Tier Gateway Management Solutions

Posted on 27th October 2020 at 12:04 pm.

Written by Ben Kettell

MVIS’ COVID-19 Tier Gateway Management Solutions assist local authorities with managing and communicating their COVID-19 Tier status to drivers and pedestrians travelling over council borders.

Variable Message Signs (VMS)

Featuring a 5-colour LED display for text or pictrograms, the VMS-A and the larger VMS-C are ideal solutions for communicating your area’s COVID-19 policy as visitors travel over council borders.

Versatile and requiring no external power source, our VMS range boasts the highest quality LEDs and are known to be reliable solutions within the industry.

Messages can be updated remotely by your team or ours, via a web-based portal that can publish changes in seconds, allowing you to respond to the situation as it changes.

We boast the largest fleet of portable VMS in the UK and we have experience working on most major schemes and events.

Data Collection

All our VMS units discreetly contain a data collation radar that can be used to collect traffic data such as single file traffic count, speed, time and the date.

Solar Powered ANPR

ANPR offers a firm solution to monitor traffic between area borders that have different Tier levels. Often used in enforcement applications with great success, our units are solar powered and portable, allowing for responsive redeployment in areas of the highest concern.

Integrating the industry leading ANPR processor with a state of the art dual camera imaging system, this product can auto-detect vehicles as they pass its field of view.

It may also be linked to an external trigger to enable weigh in motion capture or other applications where certain types of vehicles require identification.

Versatile and operating in all weather and lighting conditions, this solar powered ANPR solution may be configured to read characters in formats issues by all countries.

It operates in darkness through the use of cost-effective pulsed LED illumination that can either be left visible or made covert.

Solar Powered CCTV

Our portable CCTV allows you to have eyes on the ground without having to physically be present. The visible presence of CCTV is well known to influence behaviour and help enforce rules.

When used in conjunction with our VMS, these units create a surveillance and feedback solution that can be used to monitor driver and pedestrian movement between borders without having to be on-site.

Our trailer-mounted CCTV system incorporates Pan Tilt Zoom (PTZ) and the latest video technology, delivering excellent frame rates – even in poor signal areas.

Alternatively, you can email us via sales@m-vis.co.uk.

See our other COVID-19 Solutions:

COVID-19 ITS Support Packages

Posted on 26th October 2020 at 8:01 am.

Written by Ben Kettell

MVIS’ COVID-19 ITS Support Packages have been developed to assist local authorities with managing and communicating their COVID-19 Tier status to pedestrians and drivers.

Packages are recommendations only and can be adapted to meet the requirements of your local area.

Tier 1

HD Compact VMS (4-6 units)

Ideal for urban areas and pedestrians, the HD Compact VMS is our smallest portable VMS unit. The bright, red and white LED display boasts a 20mm pixel pitch and makes an impact anywhere.

Tier 2

VMS A / VMS C (6-8 units)

Featuring a 5-colour LED display for text or pictrograms, the VMS-A and the larger VMS-C are ideal solutions for communicating your area’s COVID-19 policy to residents.

Versatile and requiring no external power source, our solar powered, portable VMS range boasts the highest quality LEDs and are known to be reliable solutions within the industry.

Messages can be updated remotely by your team or ours, via a web-based portal that can publish changes in seconds, allowing you to respond to the situation as it changes.

Tier 3

VMS A / VMS C (8-10 units)

Portable CCTV (4 units)

The addition of portable CCTV allows you to have eyes on the ground without having to physically be present.

The visible presence of CCTV is well known to influence behavior and help enforce rules.

When used in conjunction with our VMS, these units create a surveillance and feedback solution that can be used to monitor driver / pedestrian movement and identify high risk areas without having to be on-site.

Our trailer-mounted CCTV system incorporates Pan Tilt Zoom (PTZ) and the latest video technology, delivering excellent frame rates – even in poor signal areas.

Alternatively, you can email us via sales@m-vis.co.uk.

See our other COVID-19 Solutions:

COVID-19 Visitor Information & Management System

Posted on 22nd October 2020 at 2:30 pm.

Written by Ben Kettell

Stay responsive with MVIS’ Visitor Information & Management System. Our system offers sites access to a multi-functional solar powered visitor management solution that can satisfy a range of issues currently being faced by managers of public spaces.

Key Benefits

Help enforce social distancing using tried and tested traffic control solutions
Be responsive to situations as they occur using CCTV & VMS in conjunction
Collected data uploads to our server hourly and can be downloaded easily
Solar powered and easy to update content remotely via a web based platform
24/7 support, assisting you with placement, deployment and content for the unit

Variable Message Sign (VMS)

Our VMS can be used to display:

COVID-19 & Safety messages
Traffic marshalling instructions
Important information

With a 5-colour LED display for text or pictrograms, the VMS-A is an ideal signage solution for getting the message across when it is critical to do so. For environments where space is limited, our smaller 2-colour HD Compact offers users an even more portable VMS than the VMS-A.

Versatile and requiring no external power source, our VMS range boast the highest quality LEDs and are reliable solutions that are popular in traffic management applications and events.

Messages can be updated remotely by your team or ours, via a web-based portal that can publish changes in seconds, helping keep your employee’s risk to a minimum.

Solar Powered CCTV

Our portable CCTV allows you to have eyes on the ground without having to physically be present. The visible presence of CCTV is well known to influence behaviour and help enforce rules.

When used in conjunction with our VMS, these units create a surveillance and feedback solution can be used to respond to situations or breaches of social distancing without having to be on-site.

Our trailer-mounted CCTV system incorporates Pan Tilt Zoom (PTZ) and the latest video technology, delivering excellent frame rates – even in poor signal areas.

Data Collection

All VMS units discreetly contain a data collation radar that can be used to collect the following traffic data;

Single file traffic count
Speed
Time
Date

This solution is a low cost alternative to many data collection solutions on the market and is ideal to be used as a data source for the analysis of trends, enabling greater intelligence for planning, reporting and identifying areas of risk.

Collecting traffic data has never been easier, with data uploading to our server every hour, ready to be downloaded at any time by the user via a web based portal.

Combining data collection and VMS in one unit offers a multi-functional solution that can help you make more informed decisions at the same time as communicating important messages.

See our other COVID-19 Solutions:

MVIS VMS makes Impact for COVID-19 Safety

Posted on 25th September 2020 at 11:15 am.

Written by Ben Kettell

During these highly unusual times, everyone looks to government bodies for advice on what to do and to help keep people safe.

Spreading the right message has never been more important and with the high focus on local initiatives to help combat this virus, local authorities are left holding the responsibility of implementing the right solutions to help keep their area’s COVID levels as low as possible. The tasks of those areas currently facing local lockdown restrictions such as Bolton and the North East of England (to name but a few) is even bigger, as they are also charged with the responsibility of communicating their specific area’s lockdown rules rather than just guidance.

Nothing has had a bigger impact in any sense this year than COVID-19, and with any high impact problem, you need a high impact solution to help manage it. Local authorities all over the UK have been turning to MVIS and our Portable Variable Message Signs (VMS) for help.

Not only this, but the media has also seen an opportunity for the potential of our VMS to put across a stark and important message through their photography, with a few deployments in particular receiving national media attention to help promote their news.

At least until such times as we have a vaccine widely available, one of the most powerful tools we have against this virus is information, bringing our portable VMS to forefront of the effort for the media and local authorities. VMS are often used in Hollywood and TV in disaster situations for this exact application – and with the world heading deeper into a state of emergency, we are seeing this become a reality before us.

With the ability to change messages remotely via web browser or mobile app, our signs can be updated safely without requiring anyone on-site. They can also be updated quickly and easily, allowing local authorities to be responsive to the changing guidance.

Our sign’s portability and solar power credentials make their responsiveness even more important, offering a moveable solution that gives the option of being able to relocate signs to new hot spots without having to worry about a fixed power supply.

One of the other aspects of our signs is their colour options. With the opportunity to display messages in multiple colours, local authorities and site managers are able to avoid the risk of ‘sign blindness’ that can occur with the use of the common amber message text sometimes seen on signs deployed for roadworks.

Putting messages and backgrounds in different colours can help the text make extra impact as well as provide emphasis, increasing the chances it will be seen and most importantly read.

The use of colour can also be a powerful indicator to the public to convey and reinforce different types of messages, such as red for unsafe actions and green for safe actions, or a combination of colours to catch attention and try to influence certain types of behaviour, for example.

As well as the opportunity to use different colours, our signs are also ideally used to display pictograms, which for foot traffic in urban areas can be highly effective for conveying critical messages.

Another important factor that has allowed MVIS to step up to this challenge has been our fleet size and product range. With the largest fleet of VMS in the UK, MVIS are able to meet the demand that is currently coming our way, with not only the necessary numbers needed, but also being able to offer 3 different sizes of VMS to local authorities so they can use the appropriate sized sign for the specific audience, deployment and objective.

Whilst MVIS can deliver these helpful solutions, we specifically do so with premium level service, bringing our high-speed expertise and focus on compliance to local authorities, who may not be used to the same level of ‘all encompassing’ service that we provide. It is well known within the industry that working with MVIS takes concerns away from our clients, as we often go above and beyond in our service, offering 24/7 support, consultancy on deployment and ensuring the right unit is being used for the right job.

Join many local authorities in the UK and hire with MVIS today to be confident that your area’s COVID-19 information is being communicated by quality products in the care of experts.

For more information about our solutions or if you would like to know more about how you can use our products to help with crowd control, social distancing or queue management, please contact us via our contact form.

Alternatively, you can email us via sales@m-vis.co.uk.

Reflection on lockdown brings adaptability of products and people to the fore

Posted on 1st September 2020 at 8:28 am.

Written by Ben Kettell

The last 4 months have thrown up challenges that we can all concede we probably never thought we’d face. Individuals, families and businesses have all had to make adjustments and sacrifices in order to stay safe, well, and survive.

As we look back on the unprecedented nature of 2020 so far, and with a gradual return to normality seemingly now upon all of us, it’s great time to look back and see what we’ve learned.

Adaptability is Key

Leading ITS solutions provider MVIS has been on this journey of self-reflection, and highlights adaptability as perhaps the key factor to thriving as a business throughout the challenging lockdown period.

It’s probably not unfair to say there isn’t an individual in the entire nation who hasn’t been dealt some sort of challenge with adaptability over the last 4 months.

Adaptable People

MVIS acted quickly to keep Britain moving by making a virtually immediate jump to home working for all office staff as soon as it was advised to do so by the government.

Management acted quickly to keep their people safe, and the excellent MVIS team were forced to adapt to home-based offices whilst still delivering quality and service to a client base.

Staff meetings were moved to virtual hangouts via Microsoft Teams, and the delivery team were forced to adapt to new protocols to keep themselves, and their clients safe whilst out on site..

The ability to do this quickly and with a ‘can do’ attitude has left the company firstly in no doubt that they have the right team in place, but secondly, in a position to now further adapt to new requirements in terms of what their solutions can provide.

Adaptable Products – Delivering New Solutions for New Problems

As the COVID-19 lockdown eased, retail stores throughout the country faced new challenges, one of the most important being the ability to communicate vital information to customers quickly and easily.

In recent months, MVIS have been working with the retail industry to develop ways they can apply their technology to solving these new challenges, helping to clear up the confusion that customers were facing as more businesses were granted permission to open their doors once again.

MVIS VMS-C Unit deployed at Amazon in Doncaster

From Global to Local

The solutions for retail are all encompassing, with one of the world’s largest companies and biggest brands utilising MVIS units. Indeed, worldwide phenomenon Amazon has deployed 2 x MVIS VMS-C used at its distribution centre in Doncaster to give staff and visitors up to date information on site rules.

Additionally, 2 x VMS-A are being used at Middlebrook Shopping Centre in Bolton to direct customers around the site and advise of any changes to the layout due to Covid-19.

At the other end of the size spectrum, New Leaf Plant Centre in Dronfield, only a stone’s throw away from MVIS’ Matlock HQ reopened back in May but had an understandable number of concerns about keeping customers informed of critical information.

The VMS-A was advised and deployed by MVIS due to the size of New Leaf’s car park. The VMS-A is renowned for its impressive screen size: footprint ratio and is often deployed where units with a larger footprint cannot be.

With a rather large car park to display messages to and parking space at a premium, the VMS-A was the unit of choice over the smaller screened HD Compact due to its increased display size.

The MVIS VMS units are helping the aforementioned businesses to keep their staff and customers well informed, as well as keeping processes and practices from site deliveries to payment queues as efficient and stress free as possible.

Major shopping centres such as Middlebrook in Bolton are utilising MVIS units

MVIS Marketing Manager, Sean Brown said:

“It’s always great seeing new uses for our technology and the cornerstone of this is found in us having a good understanding of the needs of our client, regardless of whether it’s a huge global corporate entity such as Amazon, or a smaller local business such as New Leaf.

“Once we establish needs, it’s then working with our client on ways we can apply our solutions to them specifically.

“Building the relationships that allows us to understand these needs is where this starts. As we explore new industries, we are eager to highlight that we are not just in the business of ITS rental, but rather the business of relationships and service.”

Source: highwaysindustry.com

How ITS Technology can help the Airport Industry post COVID-19

Posted on 6th August 2020 at 1:18 pm.

Written by Ben Kettell

As an industry we have worked with in the past, we are taking steps to help airports around the UK return to some degree of normal. With the country reopening, most areas that are open to the public require some kind of COVID-19 provision to best serve the safety of the public, and airports, as the gatekeepers of international travel, perhaps have one of the biggest responsibilities of all.

MVIS offer products that can help airports handle the challenges they are facing during this time. What’s more is that our portable products help with these issues whilst being environmentally friendly, offering additional benefits that bring a wealth of extra value and in some cases, these benefits can even be a primary feature.

Variable Message Signs

MVIS offer a range of variable message signs (VMS) in different sizes, depending on the application. For directing foot traffic, our latest HD Compact VMS is ideal for inside and outside. With its small footprint, it can be placed in busy areas without taking up too much space and can allow airport site managers to control queues and communicate easily to visitors.

The larger VMS-C also has a history of being used for directing foot traffic, with a strong record in crowd control across some of the biggest events in the UK. Being used for marshalling, way finding and information, our units are great for keeping people informed.

Our VMS have the capability to display text or pictograms and can be updated remotely via web browser or mobile app, allowing you to stay responsive to shifting needs, as the situation and message changes during this uncertain time.

Since all our VMS were built for traffic management, these units excel in traffic management applications. The mid-sized VMS-A, for example, is perfect for directing drivers on roads with speeds of up to 50mph and can be deployed in locations leading up to the airport to help control on-coming traffic. They can also be especially effective in car parks to communicate information to people before they enter the airport.

All our VMS also come with an integrated data collection radar. This offers you access to a solar powered historical portable traffic data source, allowing for analysis of traffic trends. This multi-functional solution can gather valuable data whilst getting vital messages across. This will help airports gather intelligence about the traffic they are having to deal with, to identify hot spots and risks, allowing them to make informed decisions that may impact safety and order.

Solar Intelligent Platform – ANPR / CCTV

The Solar Intelligent Platform (IP) is a highly innovative, trailer-based solar powered ‘power bank’, that allows for the flexible combination of technologies, granting them portability and solar power. This has led to a number of innovations in the market such as portable ANPR and CCTV, which are great solutions for airport car parks and offer a means of revenue generation and increased security, which may be especially important during the pandemic.

When used in conjunction with a VMS, our CCTV can also be used as part of a feedback solution that can monitor areas of risk. By updating the message on the VMS manually via browser or mobile app to respond to situations as they occur, site managers can help to deal with issues quickly without being on site.

For more information about how our products can be used in airports under COVID-19 conditions, or if you would like to know more about how you can use our products to help with crowd control, social distancing or queue management, please call us on 01629 580 570 to speak to one of our friendly team, or you can email us via sales@m-vis.co.uk.