Colour Mobile VMS a finalist in the Local Business Accelerators Scheme

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Colour Mobile VMS is delighted to be one of the five finalists named by the Matlock Mercury this week as part of the National Newspaper Society’s Local Business Accelerators Scheme.

Nearly 500 local newspapers have taken part in the scheme to help boost business profiles. The winner of the Mercury’s competition will win an advertising pack worth £7,277 and expert business mentoring.

The campaign which is being backed by Prime Minister David Cameron, looks for companies who show great potential, a great idea or product or plans to venture into a new market with a desire to create new jobs.

Owner of Colour Mobile VMS Tony Price said, “I am delighted that Colour Mobile VMS has been recognised as a finalist in the Business Accelerator Scheme. We are a growing business and are defying the economic trend by launching innovative new products into an established market place. This type of competition provides a welcome boost for all types of businesses.”

Innovative traffic signage and lighting system being revealed at Road Expo 2011

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Pioneering sign and lighting provider, Colour Mobile VMS, will be launching one of the UK’s most innovative traffic management product ranges to Scotland’s road and construction professionals at Road Expo on November 2nd and 3rd 2011.

The Highways Agency and Home Office approved five colour matrix signs and energy efficient lighting towers will not only be displayed on stand B1 and in the demonstration area, but Road Expo organisers are also using the solar powered VMS signs to welcome visitors into the exhibition.

Colour Mobile VMS will be launching its next-generation sign management technology, Web Studio, which allows the user to control any number of signs remotely and rivals all competitor systems – ideal for users of multiple signs, such as police forces, local authorities and traffic agencies.

Having capability to replicate Chapter 8 signage, the Colour Mobile traffic management system also falls in line with the recent announcement made by UK Transport Minister, Norman Baker MP, to allow Councils a more efficient and flexible approach to their traffic signage systems.

The VMS signs, coupled with the Ecolite lighting towers, which offer an 80% reduction in CO2 emissions when compared with competitor products, plus a range of brand new products to be revealed at Road Expo, mean that Colour Mobile VMS can offer the most environmentally friendly, cost-effective and sophisticated traffic management solution on the market.

Tony Price, Managing Director, Colour Mobile VMS says: “Our ethos has always been about providing the very best traffic management solutions – in terms of environmental credentials, innovation and cost-effectiveness. By being the only UK provider of five-colour VMS signs and with our unrivalled eco-friendly lighting towers and new product range, we can be confident in the fact we are the most cutting edge provider of signage and lighting in the industry.

“We’re very much looking forward to attracting attention from Scotland’s key road and construction decision makers at Road Expo.”

For further information about Colour Mobile VMS and its products, come to stand B1 at Road Expo or please visit www.colourmobilevms.com

80% savings with new Ecolite lighting tower

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The Ecolite lighting tower is an innovative, environmentally focused lighting solution that improves visibility for outdoor working environments and events. Offering a running time of up to 170 hours, a robust mast that can withstand 100kph winds and an ultra quiet, single cylinder air cooled engine, Ecolite lighting towers are the ideal lighting choice for any outdoor situation.

Ecolite lighting towers use patented prismatic lenses with energy efficient Ceramic Discharge Metal Halide technology to offer superior definition, clarity and colour at a fraction of the CO2 output associated with any other lighting tower.
Reducing the overall CO2 footprint by up to 80%, the Ecolite lighting tower is 75% more fuel efficient due to its ability to tune the light source to optimise mesopic vision, which significantly improves the quality of light in terms of definition, clarity and colour reproduction.

For more information about Ecolite lighting towers contact sales@colourmobilevms.com or call 01629 735 295

Colour Mobile VMS features at Sheffield United Football Club

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Colour Mobile VMS is used at Sheffield United Football Club to promote the Blades Superstore and up coming fixtures

Colourful Welcome for the Bakewell Show

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Colour Mobile VMS is used to manage traffic and provides visitors of this summer’s Bakewell Show with a colourful and safe welcome.

 

 

 

 

Traffex, NEC Birmingham 29-31st March

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Colour Mobile VMS officially launched our 5 colour product at the recent Traffex exhibition. We were thrilled at the response from visitors to our products and will be speaking to many of those people over the coming weeks.

Pictured,  five colour portable message sign and our wonderful “living colour” Morph people which attracted so much attention for us and delivered our message “The difference is colour”.

UK First: Colour Mobile VMS brings Colour to UK highways

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Innovative signage provider, Colour Mobile VMS, is set to brighten up UK roads with the provision of its new five-colour variable message signs.

This is the first time the Highways Agency has approved mobile signage for use in colours other than amber. The Colour Mobile VMS products will feature colour options of amber, red, white, green and blue.

This is an exciting development on the UK roads as colour is an impactful way to gain drivers’ attention about road conditions, speed enforcement, traffic calming and incidents. Chapter 8 signage can be replicated and colour is internationally recongised as warning signage, so there are many advantages.

The colour message signs have already started to appear at events around the UK and now with official approval from the Highways Agency, expectations for the signage are high.

Another exciting advantage of the new messaging signs, which will transform response times to incidents and change on our motorway network, is the ability to update messages instantly by SMS text message. This is a major development for traffic agencies and roadwork companies as they can keep the public up to date with what is happening, in seconds from their mobile phone.

The environmentally-friendly signs feature a non-glare, high-bright, low-power consuming LED display, which runs off a fully autonomous solar changing system, avoiding the need for expensive battery or electricity costs.

Tony Price, Managing Director at Colour Mobile VMS says, “This is the first time mobile colour signage for UK highways has been available in the UK, so we’re expecting a very positive response to the products. The signs will be of particular interest to any organisation managing traffic control and road incidents, plus those who already supply to that trade.

“All our customers can be assured of the highest quality products and complete reliability. They are proven and tested and widely used by our manufacturer BARTCO in Australia. But because we are UK based, we can offer 24/7 service and support. We welcome conversations from all parties interested in the colour matrix signs.”

Colour Mobile VMS is officially launching the colour matrix signs at Traffex on March 29-31, 2011 at stand C74. For further information please visit www.colourmobilevms.com

Exposure at the Showman’s Show

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Colour Mobile Variable message signs were out and about at the Showman’s Show 20th -21st Oct 2010 with Amber Langis part of the Martins group.

It was great to show of our new products to market and especially showing the visual impact that colour variable message signs have compared to the variable signs on offer at the moment.

The feedback that was generated from the show was great and it proved that there is a definite place for the 4 colour displays within the event and festival industry.

Please take time to have a look at our gallery to see our signs in action out and about.

Colour Variable Message Signs used by Renault Dealership

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Colour Mobile VMS have supplied a VMS 400 to a Midland based Renault dealership to aid in their advertising for a number of car makes and models.

It is becoming more and more apparent that the new Colour matrix displays are ideal for advertising and brand awareness.

For more information on hiring or sale opportunities contact Colour Mobile VMS for a free demonstration.

Showman’s Show

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Colour Mobile Variable Message signs products will be shown at this years Showman;s show on the Amber Langis stand pitch number Avenue D  site 211

The Showman’s Show

… is the only outdoor show of its kind in the UK. The first Showman’s Show was held in 1984 at the Newark Showground, with only 80 or so exhibitors. Until 1989 the show was held every two years but due to demand, from exhibitors and show visitors alike, the then Lance Publications made the decision to hold the event annually. Initially it moved around the country but eventually settled at the Newbury Showground, which has been its home for the last 15 years. Today the show attracts nearly 5,000 visitors over two days and has in excess of 350 exhibitors, who show the most sophisticated structures, equipment and entertainment demanded by the event industry at large.

Colour Mobile on the Beach with Volleyball England

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Colour Mobile Variable message signs had the pleasure of advertising for the event and event sponsors at the VEBT Bournemouth Volleyball Finals at the end of August 2010. It was a challenge siting the sign as the centre court was a 100m plus from the nearest entry point to the beach.

However we made it and a special thanks goes to the RNLI Lifeguards who help to remove the sign on the final day.

Volleyball England is the recognised National Governing Body for Volleyball, Beach Volleyball and Sitting Volleyball in England. Volleyball England is responsible for the development, promotion and delivery of Volleyball across England.

Variable Message Signs information

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A variable- (also changeable-, electronic-, or dynamic-) message sign, often abbreviated VMS, CMS, or DMS, and in the UK known as a matrix sign, is an electronic traffic sign often used on roadways to give motorists and pedestrians information about special events. Such signs warn of traffic congestion, accidents, incidents, roadwork zones, or speed limits on a specific highway segment. In urban areas, VMS are used within parking guidance and information systems to guide drivers to available car parking spaces. They may also ask vehicles to take alternative routes, limit travel speed, warn of duration and location of the incidents or just inform of the traffic conditions.

A complete message on a panel generally includes a problem statement indicating incident, roadwork, stalled vehicle etc; a location statement indicating where the incident is located; an effect statement indicating lane closure, delay, etc and an action statement giving suggestion what to do traffic conditions ahead.

In some places, VMSes are set up with permanent, semi-static displays indicating predicted travel times to important traffic destinations such as major cities or interchanges along the route of a motorway.

Typical messages provide the following information:

  • Crashes, including vehicle spin-out or rollover
  • Stalls affecting normal flow in a lane or on shoulders
  • Non-recurring congestion, often a residual effect of cleared crash
  • Closures of an entire road
  • Downstream exit ramp closures
  • Debris on roadway
  • Vehicle fires
  • Short-term maintenance or construction lasting less than three days
  • Pavement failure alerts
  • AMBER Alerts and weather warnings
  • Travel times
  • Variable speed limits
  • Event information
  • Product launch or promotion

The information comes from a variety of traffic monitoring and surveillance systems. It is expected that by providing real-time information on special events on the oncoming road, VMS can improve vehicles’ route selection, reduce travel time, mitigate the severity and duration of incidents and improve the performance of the transportation network.

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