Colourful Welcome for the Bakewell Show
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
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”.
Exposure at the Showman’s Show
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
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
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
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
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.
Event information at the Chatsworth Country Fair
We were delighted to be a part of the Chatsworth Country Fair this year with 4 of our Variable Message Signs.
The Chatsworth Country fair was extended by a day this year to become a 3 day country fair and the visitors didn’t disappoint.
We had 4 Variable Message Signs altogether around the showground, displaying various and important messages to visitors throughout the weekend. Below are a few pictures of the signs at work.
Colour Mobile VMS support Weymouth Beach Volleyball
The 28th Weymouth Beach Volleyball Classic sponsored by RAF Careers was another massive success from its start with the local Corporate competition on Thursday evening through to the Womens and Mens Finals on Sunday afternoon. Colour Mobile Variable Message Signs LTD supported the event using the signs to promote event sponsors and supporters, and on finals day it was used as a scoreboard.
Weymouth Beach Volleyball 2010
Colour mobile VMS is currently supporting the Weymouth Beach Volleyball with one of their signs situated on Weymouth Esplanade.
| THURSDAY | CORPORATE EVENT |
| FRIDAY | EXHIBITION MATCH 2PM QUALIFYING COMPETITION BEGINS |
| SATURDAY | MATCHES START AT 9AM PLAY CLOSES APPROX: 7PM SATURDAY EVENING PARTY AT RENZ VOUS CLUB |
| SUNDAY | FINALS DAY JUNIOR EVENTS 4 A SIDE 3PM; WOMENS FINAL 4PM: MENS FINAL |
Bakewell Show have contracted Colour mobile VMS Ltd
Colour mobile VMS will deploy portable solar powered 4 colour variable message signs on major routes into this year’s Bakewell Show which attracts over 65,000 visitors a year.
The COLOUR solar signs will be deployed prior to the event to give drivers advance warning of possible areas of congestion and information on the park & ride scheme.
During the event the signs which can be updated immediately via SMS or our web based application will be used in support of the traffic management plan and to provide event & sponsor Information at the centre ring inside the showground.
Managing Director Tony Price stated “ Bakewell show is a long established Blue Riband event in the country show calendar and Colour Mobile VMS ltd are extremely proud to have been awarded this contract.
This is exactly the type of event we envisaged supporting when forming the company. The visual impact of colour on our variable message signs combined with the flexibility offered by their mobility remote communications and use of solar power significantly increase the number of applications where variable message signs can have an immediate positive effect at events of this nature.
We are looking forward to working with our new customer and developing a long standing relationship.
