MVIS takes on MR & MRS

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MVIS Staff have been taking part in the ‘Journey to Wellbeing’ over the past year now. This is an initiative started by the team at National Highways.

With Long working hours, exposure to noise and pollution, traffic-related risks, and the pressure to meet deadlines, mental health in the highways sector is an issue on going for many years, this initiative started by National Highways is bringing workplaces together.

This month MVIS participated in MR & MRS, randomly pairing people in the company to see how well they know each other.

This idea gets staff members conversing and learning more about each other by simulating “married life” between two members of staff.

After four rounds of questions such as ‘who is the better driver?’ or ‘who has the best dress sense?’. Augustine and Juliette came out on top as the winners of the first MVIS MR and MRS.

MVIS returns to Highways UK

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We are exhibiting at Highways UK and we’re now only one week away. Highways UK is the sector’s must-attend event, it offers companies the opportunity to showcase their latest products or solutions, as well as explore other innovations in the market, and network with others in the industry.

If you are attending, make sure that you stop by Stand 312 in Hall 3 & 3A to say. Our dedicated Management and Sales team will be at the event to field any questions that you will need answering.

We will also be debuting our newest solution for people visiting our stand. Our brand-new Solar Barrier with a built-in ANPR Camera, perfect for programming. Also being showcased is our amazing HD Compact, Compact CCTV, and our Environmental Sensor.

MVIS renews its Achilles

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A man deploying a Solar IP adhering to all of Achilles safety rules.

We have a wide array of certifications in our business. These certificates alert customers of our dedication to Health and Safety, Corporate Social Responsibility and Legislation and

 Regulations compliance, as well as being a badge of honour for the team at MVIS.

The Achilles Audit serves to independently verify that our management systems comply with the standards that have been agreed by buying organisations within the Chemicals & Allied Industries Community.

This means that we have hit the standard of buying organisations and our certification is a showcase of our operational excellence, our expertise, and our competency.

90% of suppliers state that the Achilles audit has added value to their organisation.

This also means that our certification ensures that our customers are assured we are compliant with Health and Safety Standards and that people can #TRUSTINMVIS.

Alleviating Anxiety on our Roads

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In today’s fast-paced world, the daily commute or road journey can be a significant source of stress, tension, and anxiety for many individuals.

The uncertainty of traffic conditions, roadworks, and unexpected delays can trigger worry and frustration, affecting our mental well-being. However, there is a solution that not only provides essential information but also helps alleviate anxiety and reduce stress levels: variable message signs (VMS).

Our portable signs displaying real-time information on road conditions and journey times have a surprising impact on the mental strain experienced by road users. In this blog, we will explore how VMS can benefit mental health by reducing stress, tension, frustration, and worry, and how they contribute to a more positive and anxiety-free driving experience.

 

The Detrimental Effects of Stress and Worry

Stress and worry take a toll on our mental and physical health. The constant anticipation of traffic congestion, unexpected roadworks, or delays can create a sense of helplessness and exacerbate anxiety. Studies have shown that chronic stress contributes to a range of health issues, including high blood pressure, insomnia, reduced cognitive function, and even depression. Therefore, finding effective ways to minimise stress and worry during road journeys is crucial for promoting mental well-being.

Stress-Relief: Real Time Information

Variable message signs play a vital role in reducing anxiety by providing road users with up-to-date, real-time information. These signs display essential details regarding road conditions, alternate routes, and expected journey times, allowing drivers to make informed decisions and plan their journeys more effectively. By knowing what lies ahead, road users can mentally prepare for potential delays, reducing the element of surprise and the resulting stress.

Alleviating Anxiety

The fear of the unknown is a common source of anxiety, and this applies to road users as well. The ‘what ifs’ that accompany a journey can cause significant stress and worry. However, VMS products provide a solution to this problem. By displaying vital information these signs address the uncertainty that often plagues drivers. They act as a reassuring guide, eliminating the need to imagine worst-case scenarios and allowing road users to focus on the present moment.

Reducing Frustration

Delays and unexpected road incidents can quickly lead to frustration and tension. Traffic congestion, detours, or unclear directions can trigger emotions that are detrimental to mental health. Variable message signs mitigate these negative emotions by keeping drivers informed and aware of the situation at hand. By providing accurate and timely updates, VMS help drivers anticipate and understand the causes of delays.

One major additional benefit is the one our roadworkers can experience. A calmer driver is less likely to subject roadworkers to a torrent of abuse – something roadworkers sadly face on an increasing basis.

“There are some really important elements to portable VMS that we believe are overlooked.” Said MVIS Sales Director Graeme Lee.

“In a world where stresses are high enough, we don’t want a road network filled with anxious, angry drivers -it isn’t good for anyone. Journey time information is so important to drivers and enables them to adapt as they travel. With the common integration of Bluetooth into cars now for telephone use, an informed driver can keep in touch if required to advise of any changes to their journey and subsequently, their plans.”

MVIS Renews Their FORS Bronze.

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MVIS have renewed our FORS Bronze accreditation, we are proud of our many accomplishments, these are what put the Trust in #TRUSTINMVIS.

A well accredited company is a reliable one, and that is just the case for MVIS. We have now been reaccredited with our FORS Bronze. This comes with many benefits towards any company.

A list of MVIS accreditations with no background.

Our FORS Bronze Accreditation is important to alerting people that we care for the safety of our staff, and that they are trained and competent to perform their deliveries that ensure you receive our platinum level service when delivering our VMS and other units.

FORS Bronze confirms we employ good company practice and comply with the requirements laid out by the FORS Standard.

MVIS Renews Constructionline Platinum!

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Here at MVIS we boast about our many accreditations, and are proud to announce, after our recent audit, we have re-certified for Constructionline Platinum.

Being accredited, by companies such as BS EN ISO’s or Achilles, ensures that we know you can #TRUSTINMVIS.

But being able to show our Platinum accreditation from Constructionline ensures that our customers know we have undergone extensive checks into our quality, health & safety, environmental impact, social responsibility and adherence to legislations and regulations relevant to us.

Accreditations are our way of telling customers that we are trustworthy to work with, that when we supply you with products they will be of the highest standards.

Rubber stamp approval from the largest accreditation bodies like Achilles and Constructionline prove you can #TRUSTINMVIS.

New look MVIS website

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MVIS is delighted to announce we’ve completely overhauled, refreshed and updated our website to make it easier for customers and partners to get the information they need.

The old site served us well for many years but at MVIS we’re always moving forwards and it no longer reflected the high degree of innovation our products and solutions offer nor the passion for customer service on which we’ve built our business.

Designed and developed with our Marketing Partners at FIG, the new site is cleaner, bolder, easier to navigate and will get you to where you want to be in fewer clicks.

We’ve fine-tuned our logo to look more progressive and turned up the brightness across our branding. The overall website design (which has significantly less black!) now reflects the positivity and determination with which we approach every project we are involved in and our overarching strategy to help making the UK’s roads and major events run as smoothly and safely as possible.

Said FIG designer Emma Dixon:

“FIG has worked with MVIS for many years watching as it’s grown into a leading UK supplier – so we wanted the new site to do it justice. The use of bold colours, videos, intuitive navigation and the increased emphasis on the service MVIS provides, really differentiates it from its competitors.”

We really hope you’ll find our new site interesting, easier to use and more relevant to your needs.

We’d really love to know what you think. Take a look at the new site at www.m-vis.co.uk and email your comments to sales@m-vis.co.uk.

MVIS’ Christmas Opening Hours

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MVIS will be closed over the Christmas period for the following dates:

Monday, 26th December
Tuesday, 27th December
Monday, 2nd December

For MVIS’ 24/7 Emergency Service, please call 01629 580570.

We would like to say a big thank you to all our customers for their support throughout 2016, and we look forward to working with you again in 2017.

Happy New Year!

20% off Highways UK tickets with MVIS

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We’ll be off to the new Highways UK event later this month, which is taking place on 25 – 26 November at Excel, London and can offer our customers a great offer on tickets.

Highways UK is a major new event bringing together those responsible for planning, developing, managing and maintaining the UK’s road network. The event is predicated on the profound changes resulting from the recent formation of Highways England, the new government-owned strategic highways company.

Any MVIS customer who books tickets to this exciting event can enjoy 20% off the full ticket price, simply by clicking here >

Attendees can choose full day tickets, or even select specific modules that they want to attend in order to suit their requirements.

Combining a high-level conference, industry and innovation briefings and a major exhibition over two days, Highways UK is the place to discover how your organisation can profit from this exciting new era for the UK’s highways sector.

Don’t miss out – book here today and save 20%!

Don’t forget to come and say hello to the MVIS team, who will be there on both days on Stand D42. We look forward to seeing you there.

VMS Units in the Frame for an Overhaul

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Here at MVIS, we have been busy this week starting the grand task of reconditioning all of our variable message signs (VMS) – 150 of them to be exact!

This is in order to match the same specification and quality of our newly manufactured VMS units, so as not to distract from the message.

Previously, the MVIS frames were yellow to match the solar intelligent platforms and the trailers, but in order to help focus the road users’ attention, we are changing all of our frames to black in order to direct focus to our customer’s message, rather than the surroundings.

Now, all frames will be black to better focus on the message
Now, all frames will be black to better focus on the message

Fear not though – the screens themselves can still display up to five different colours, so your message will be seen and understood clearer than ever!

If you would like to talk to MVIS about your VMS needs, please don’t hesitate to get in touch on 01629 580570.

Win £50 of Amazon Vouchers by spotting an MVIS sign!

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At MVIS it’s our job to look out for you, but we wanted to give you a chance to win by looking out for us!

Spot an MVIS sign before the 19th of December, tweet in the location you saw that sign in to MVIS, or post it on our Facebook wall, with the hashtag “#mvismas” to be in with a chance of winning.

Just like this man below –

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We’ll take all the entrants names and pick at random one winner on the 22nd of December!

Please don’t do anything dangerous to find or photograph our MVIS signs, we wouldn’t want one of our CCTVs to catch you!

 Good luck! A merry #mvismas to one and all!

 

Terms and conditions

  1. The promoter is MVIS, Unit G, The Old Council Depot, Old Coach Road, Brookfield Industrial Estate, Tansley, Matlock DE4 5FY
  2. Employees of MVIS or their family members or anyone else connected in any way with the competition or helping to set up the competition shall not be permitted to enter the competition.
  3. Closing date for entry will be 5pm, 19th After this date no further entries to the competition will be permitted.
  4. No responsibility can be accepted for entries not received for whatever reason.
  5. The winner will be chosen at random. They will receive £50 of Amazon Vouchers.
  6. No cash alternative to the prizes will be offered. The prizes are not transferable. Prizes are subject to availability and we reserve the right to substitute any prize with another of equivalent value without giving notice.
  7. The winner will be notified by email and/or letter within 28 days of the closing date. If the winner cannot be contacted or does not claim the prize within 14 days of notification, we reserve the right to withdraw the prize from the winner and pick a replacement winner.
  8. The promoter will notify the winner when and where the prize can be collected.
  9. The promoter’s decision in respect of all matters to do with the competition will be final and no correspondence will be entered into.
  10. By entering this competition, an entrant is indicating his/her agreement to be bound by these terms and conditions.
  11. The winner agrees to the use of his/her name and image in any publicity material. Any personal data relating to the winner or any other entrants will be used solely in accordance with current UK data protection legislation and will not be disclosed to a third party without the entrant’s prior consent.
  12. Entry into the competition will be deemed as acceptance of these terms and conditions.
  13. This promotion is in no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by, or associated with, Facebook, Twitter or any other Social Network. You are providing your information to MVIS and not to any other party.
  14. Competition entrants must be over 16.

VMS: An effective advertising solution

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As a leading supplier of intelligent transport system (ITS) solutions, MVIS has within its portfolio a range of variable message signs (VMS). These VMS, as well as being effective for traffic management use, also provide an innovative and cost-effective solution for advertising and brand reinforcement.

Our range of VMS feature a five colour matrix which gives the user the option of displaying messages in red, green, blue and white as well as in the standard amber. This feature is coupled with the VMS’ ability to display Chapter 8/ MS4 style pictograms in addition to text. These features allow the VMS to be used to display company logos – a highly visible method of brand reinforcement and advertising. MVIS has previously supplied a VMS solution to a Renault garage, who used it to display their logo and advertise their presence.

VMS can be remotely updated, either by SMS or using an internet connection. This high level of accessibility allows the user to display information and then, if needed,  change the message quickly and easily. As a result, VMS are an ideal way to advertise ticket sales or offers at events such as festivals, sporting fixtures and country shows. The conspicuous five colour display is highly visible, even in crowd situations, and the remote access facility means details of tickets or offers can be adjusted rapidly.

Recently two VMS-C solutions, provided by MVIS, were used as part of ticket sales efforts taking place for the England international football friendlies against Chile and Germany at Wembley. VMS solutions, supplied by MVIS, have also been used at the Bakewell Show to help advertise the park and ride services.

To ensure that MVIS’ VMS provide as flexible a service as possible, some models can also be fitted onto our Solar 2012 Multi-Use Trailer Platform. This allows VMS to be moved from location to location, so that if your requirements alter the VMS will still be an effective advertising solution.

All our VMS are available for rapid deployment, as they are stored at 14 nationwide depots.

To discuss VMS or any of MVIS’ intelligent transport system (ITS) solutions, contact us on 01629 580 570.

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01629 580 570

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