Corporate Social Responsibility
Sustainability sits at the heart of all our innovations
Every progressive step must be a step towards lowering our carbon footprint and making a positive impact on our environment.
Here at Messagemaker Displays, we feel very strongly about corporate social responsibility. We are dedicated to looking after our planet whilst continuing to provide high-quality LED signage solutions. By applying a positive & innovative approach we will overcome problems and embrace new and exciting opportunities together.
In taking this approach, we will nurture a great place to work, allowing us to reach our full potential and ultimately share in the company’s success.
Creating a Positive Environmental Impact
The truth is that there is only one planet Earth, which we all call home. Our Messagemaker Displays journey towards total sustainability is about driving continuous innovation to improve our low-power LED signage range to and a committing to sustainable business practices to safeguard the environment for future generations.
By being dedicated to sustainability we can meet the ever-increasing demand from clients for eco-friendly LED traffic signage solutions for environmentally-conscious buyers and projects.
Our goal – to have both Messagemaker Displays and our sister company, Stocksigns, to be Net Zero by 2030
We have been tracking our carbon footprint for over five years now. During this time we have achieved Carbon Neutrality through offsetting and reducing our carbon emissions. Our net zero journey is about our commitment to driving positive environmental change.
Through carbon reduction efforts, low powered LED signage solutions and a data-driven approach, we’re ensuring that our environmental promises are not just words but a measurable reality.
Messagemaker Displays is a member of the Supply Chain Sustainability School
Our Initiatives
Sustainable LED Signage Solutions
Power Reduction and Renewable Energy Generation
Offsetting our Carbon Emissions
Providing low-power, SMD LED technology in all of our products
All LED signage provided by Messagemaker Displays utilises long-lasting LEDs with SMD technology, ensuring the units provide bright, clear visibility in all weather conditions for enhanced safety whilst creating minimal light pollution and wasting no power. Our signs are also incredibly durable, lasting many years.
Compatibility with Renewable Power Sources
Certain signage solutions, such as our Vehicle Activated Speed (VAS) signs and Mobile VMS trailers, can be powered by solar panels. Solar powered signage is self sufficient, requiring minimal battery changes, ease of relocation and negates the need for installation through mains power.
For larger highways projects, our signage can be integrated with environmental IoT technologies.
Making our premises more energy efficient
Over the past couple of years we have taken steps to create a more efficient premises, such as installing window tinting and better insulation in our HQ, replacing various machinery with more efficient models, and more. As a result, we used 31% less power in 2024 than we did throughout 2023.
Generating Renewable Electricity with Solar Panels
In August 2023 we installed solar panels on the roof of our building. Our solar panels contribute to about a third of our daily electrical consumption, saving around 15.30 tonnes of CO2 emissions annually.
Throughout the entirety of 2024, our solar panels have generated an amazing 60,691 KWh (60.7 MWh) – enough to power the average electric vehicle for over 218 million miles!
Whilst we are actively perusing various methods to reduce our carbon emissions to reach net zero, we recognise that there are some currently unavoidable generators of carbon emissions in our day to day operations.
In order to negate this impact, we contribute to various carbon offsetting projects.
We contribute to the following offsetting projects:
- REDD+ Protecting the Amazon and UK Trees
- Providing Clean Cookstoves in Kenya
- Renewable Energy, delivering wind generation in India
Saving the world, one review at a time!
Trees absorb carbon in the atmosphere and provide habitat, shade, shelter, and food for local wildlife.
Starting in 2024, we vow that for every Trustpilot review we receive, whether it is good or bad, we will pay for a tree to be planted as part of Ecologi’s reforestation projects.
Our People
A happy work place is a successful work place, which is why we invest time, training and well-being initiatives to keep our team upbeat, motivated and healthy.
Apprenticeships and Graduate Schemes
Various members of our Stocksigns team have been hired through our graduate scheme or as an apprentice. We see the importance of developing young, local people and giving them not just a job – but the skills needed to create long-lasting careers.
Mental Health Walk and Talk sessions
Members of the Stocksigns team have the option to take part in our bi-weekly Walk and Talk Sessions. This gives the staff an opportunity to get away from their desks and go for a wander around the local nature reserve whilst taking the opportunity to check in with colleagues.
Life Assurance and Health Support available for staff
Various benefits provided by AIG Life and Aviva, such as Mental Health support, fitness plans, access to an online GP and more.
Our Wellbeing and Development Programme
- Yearly health checks
- Unlimited fruit
- Recognition awards
- Quarterly team building events
- Bi-weekly mental health walks
- Bi-weekly pilates sessions
- Subsidised health membership
- Cycle-to-work scheme
- Mental Health support
- Bespoke individual and team training
External Volunteering and Charity Fundraising
We know the value of giving back to the community. Every year the team takes part in fundraising events, including challenging hikes and climbs and sleeping rough to raise funds for the homeless.
Our staff also have the opportunity to take part in our quarterly volunteering initiative, helping out both around our local area around the Stocksigns and Messagemaker Displays HQ and with The Children’s Trust.
Charities we support
- YMCA (Redhill)
- The Lucy Rayner Foundation
- St Catherine’s Hospice
- The Children’s Trust
Our Volunteering Efforts
Gardening Volunteering at The Children’s Trust
Donation Station for The Children’s Trust
Litter picking in the local area around our HQ
The grounds surrounding the Children’s Trust play an important role in providing spaces for children and their families, offering a space for fresh air, play, sensory development and are a vital part of The Children’s Trust life. The trust has 24 acres of woodland and gardens, so keeping them maintained is quite a task.
During the warmer months, our team take part to help maintain the grounds, dealing with some troublesome weeds that were taking over a part of the garden.
Over the past year or so we have had a donation station from The Children’s Trust in our office. This offers a great way for our staff members and their families de-clutter their homes and get rid of any unwanted items that may be of use to other people.
These donations are then rounded up and are sold in one of The Children’s Trust charity shops to help raise more funding.
Sometimes the biggest difference can come from the smallest of actions. In the offseason between bouts of gardening, members of the Stocksigns and Messagemaker teams put on their high-vis jackets and take part in collecting litter from the local area around our premises.
Some of our most notable finds in these litter picks include many leftover maccies wrappers, a multi coloured children’s toy and even an entire scooter that was abandoned in the bushes!
Charity Climb Challenges
Each year the Stocksigns and Messagemaker Displays team take part in an ambitious mountaineering climb with customers and suppliers to raise money for charity. In our last challenge, the Stocksigns/Messagemaker team climbed ‘The Home of the Gods’ Mt. Olympus! A massive 9500ft mountain in Greece for The Children’s Trust!
We are so proud to share that we raised an amazing £17,488.00
