Explore the case studies below to see how Messagemaker has been able to provide effective LED traffic signage across the various highways sectors, including local authorities and councils. These real-world examples highlight the benefits and innovative applications of LED technology in enhancing road safety and efficiency.
Location: Blackwall Tunnel, London
Products: MS1
We supplied our new MS1 signage range for the Blackwall Tunnel upgrade, helping Cubic Transportation Systems reduce installation time and minimise disruption on one of London’s busiest roads. Designed for rapid replacement using existing infrastructure.
Location: Westbury Town Council, Wiltshire
Products: Smiley Activated Message and Speed Indicator Device Signs
The vehicle activated signs have become a valuable tool for Westbury Town Council. While the data has shown that overall speeding levels are generally low, the signs have played an important role in reinforcing speed limits and visibly encouraging drivers to slow down when activated.
Location: The Children’s Trust, Tadworth
Products: Smiley Activated Message Sign
The Children’s Trust has received a new Smiley Activated Message (SAM) speed sign, donated by Messagemaker Displays, to replace a faulty unit near the school entrance. The sign’s smiley-face feedback encourages drivers to stick to the 10mph limit, helping reduce speeds and making the site safer.
Location: Thames Water Sites in Maidenhead & Slough
Products: Variable Message Sign Mini Unit
Thames Water deployed six portable VMS Mini Units from Messagemaker Displays at water distribution sites in Maidenhead and Slough, providing clear traffic directions and safety messages to improve efficiency and safety for staff and the public.
Location: Central London
Products: Urban Variable Message Sign
Messagemaker Displays supplied an Urban Variable Message Sign to TfL and Cubic Transportation Systems, replacing an aging unit with a new sign compatible with the existing control and frame systems for quick installation and minimal road disruption.
Location: Affinity Water Hatfield – Head Office car park
Products: Solar powered vehicle activated speed signs
Affinity Water had previously used a Vehicle Activated Signage however had noticed that they were having a major increase in speeding around the car park by employees and customers once that sign had stopped working. So, they wanted to implement a new LED speed sign.
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Location: Swindon
Products: Full-Colour VMS Roadside Messaging
Swindon Borough Council had a requirement for full-colour VMS (Variable Message Signs) to be installed on a high-traffic road in Swindon to aid them in their project to influence motorists to opt for greener modes of transport. They required a suitable size to fit on the roadside, the functionality for real-time messaging updates, weekly scheduling and an easy-to-use software.
Location: The Fore Street Tunnel in North London
Products: Bespoke Lane Control Signal
Messagemaker Displays Ltd. has supplied a bespoke retrofit LED Tunnel Lane Control Signal (TLCS) sign solution to meet the Transport for London (TfL) specification. The TLCS signs, installed in the Fore Street Tunnel in north London, were designed to be easy and swift to install, allowing the replacement work to be completed in just one night.
Location: Fishguard and Holyhead
Products: Trailer unit , Tower unit
With various post-Brexit challenges impacting the travel industry, Stena Line required new signage to relay instructions to passengers navigating in and around two ports: Fishguard and Holyhead. Messagemaker Displays Key Account Manager, Andy Norman, describes the project.
Location: Banwell, North Somerset
Product: Bespoke VAS Wig Wag sign
The site of works for the new Mendip Cabling Project required an automatically activated signage system that could be used to alert motorists of the temporary traffic lights up ahead on the road. Messagemaker Displays worked with Balfour Beatty on a new Bespoke signage solution.
Location: Hammerwich
Product: Smiley Activated Message (SAM)
Motorists were entering from the M6 toll road and the A5 dual carriageway at high speeds in Hammerwich. The installation of a Messagemaker SAM sign helped reduce high speeds and potentially save lives.
Location: A470 North Road in Cardiff
Products: Lane Control Signs
The team at Messagemaker Displays was contacted to provide a new tidal flow solution along the A470 North Road in Cardiff. Our signs were reverse-engineered to replace the old Thermotor Lane Control Signs whilst maintaining integration with the existing UTC control system.
Location: Wales
Product: Highways Approved VAS
In 2015 the Welsh Government announced a new policy to make routes to schools safer, especially those located on a trunk road. The key focus of the scheme was to create part-time 20mph speed limits around schools.