New partnership with Highways England

Mobile Visual Information Systems Ltd (MVIS) developed a temporary intelligent transport system (ITS) solution which receives DATEX II real time journey time data from Highways England’s National Traffic Operations Centre (NTOC), collected from in-vehicle sensors.

The data is used to calculate journey times from the locations of MVIS’ 11 portable Bartco UK VMS-C variable message signs (VMS) along the MSM roadworks to the end of the affected stretch of motorway. The times are uploaded onto the desired portable VMS every five minutes.

Configurable safeguards ensure that journey times computed do not fall outside the range made feasible by current speed limits and that they do not conflict with messages on permanent VMS.  The automated VMS messages may be manually overridden in the event of a network incident.

Said MVIS’ technical manager, Matt Felce: 

“MVIS is an innovative firm, and so was pleased to have the opportunity to work in partnership with Highways England to develop the first solution enabling real-time journey time information from NTOC to be displayed on portable VMS.”

MVIS works in partnership with other leading providers to create bespoke temporary ITS solutions for traffic management organisations to help the road network to operate efficiently and safely.

Its solar powered solutions incorporate monitoring and visual information equipment:  VMS, ANPR and CCTV cameras, radar and Intellicone contactless sensor technology.  MVIS’ VMS signs are manufactured in the UK by Bartco UK.

MVIS’ products are available nationwide via a network of over 20 depots.


MVIS supports Nottingham County Council

The National Highways and Transport Network’s 2016 Public Satisfaction Survey, which received a record breaking response of nearly 100,000, recently announced that Nottingham City Council achieved the highest public satisfaction for highways and transport.

The city council came out on top with a satisfaction rating of 61.5%, after scoring 78.1% for local bus services, 77.5% for public transport information and 64.9% for traffic management.

As well as calculating satisfaction levels, the 2016 National Highways and Transport Network’s survey also collected respondent’s opinions on road issues they saw as most important. Each cited by 96%, were highway conditions and safer roads.

Other issues highlighted as important by respondents were reducing traffic (86%) and traffic pollution (85%). Only 45% expressed satisfaction on the issue of reducing traffic, and only 50% on the issue of traffic pollution.

MVIS have provided support over the last 3 years to Nottingham City Council during the tram redevelopment.

If your road work project requires help to reduce traffic levels to increase motorist’s satisfaction levels and awareness, contact the MVIS team who will be happy to offer you full support and flexibility to help you inform road users through five colour VMS.

No matter what or where your traffic management project is, MVIS provides innovative temporary Intelligent Transport System solutions which can help you to improve, monitor and control traffic queues. This includes CCTV, HD Data Collection Radar, ANPR, VMS and Journey Time Solutions that are mounted on solar powered platforms and can be deployed as multiple units on a single platform or individually as required.

At MVIS we work closely with our customers and partners and we’re dedicated to producing the best product to match your needs. Our five colour matrix displays are ideal for traffic management, accident information, event organisation and brand advertisement.

Available for hire throughout the UK, MVIS ensures temporary VMS are quickly deployed to provide urgent traffic management solutions.

If you would like to talk to us regarding hiring any of our traffic and event management products, please get in touch by calling 01629 580 570.


Traffic jams to cost UK drivers £62bn

With the recent news that congested roads will cost UK drivers £62bn over the next 10 years, perhaps now is the time to re-evaluate your traffic management solutions to make sure your road maintenance operations are being carried out as efficiently as possible.

In a report commissioned by the Department for Transport, transportation information company Inrix measured the average duration, length and frequency of UK traffic jams in September, and calculated the cost by using value of travel time figures.

Unsurprisingly, London came out worst. The most highly congested stretch of road was the M25 northbound between junctions 15 and 16 near to Heathrow Airport, and overall, London’s traffic jams are set to cost motorists over £42bn up until 2025. Other highly congested areas were the A720 westbound Edinburgh Bypass at Dreghorn Barracks which is estimated to cost £2.8bn, and the Eastbound junction of the A8 Glasgow and Edinburgh Road with the M8 which has an estimated cost of £2.3bn.

MVIS provides innovative temporary Intelligent Transport System solutions which can help you to monitor and control traffic queues. This includes CCTV, HD Data Collection Radar, ANPR, VMS and Journey Time Solutions that are mounted on solar powered platforms and can be deployed as multiple units on a single platform or individually as required.

No matter what or where your traffic management project is, the MVIS team are on hand to be able to offer full support and flexibility to help you resolve your road maintenance project quickly and efficiently, because whilst it’s said that the British love to queue, it doesn’t extend to sitting idly in traffic.

If you would like to know more about MVIS’ portfolio of traffic management products, please click here.

Take a look at the top 10 traffic hotspots:

London (£42bn) M25 northbound between junctions 15 and 16

Edinburgh (£2.8bn) A720 westbound Edinburgh Bypass at Dreghorn Barracks

Glasgow (£2.3bn) Eastbound junction of the A8 Glasgow and Edinburgh Road with the M8

Birmingham (£2bn) Northbound junction of the A38 (M) with the M6

Manchester (£1.9bn) M60 northbound at junction 1 for the A6 Stockport

Bristol (£1.6bn) M5 southbound at junction 20 for Clevedon

Leeds (£1.5bn) Westbound M62 junction 26 with M606 junction 1

Cardiff (£1.1bn) A48 westbound at Riverside Park

Bradford (£1.1bn) From the A650 in the city centre to the A6038 Otley Road

Belfast (£797m) A12 eastbound at the junction with the M2 and M3


Another great year at Seeing is Believing

Earlier this month, MVIS and sister company Bartco UK spent a couple of days exhibiting in Lutterworth, Leicestershire at the Highways Seeing is Believing event.

Members of the MVIS team were on hand both inside and out, to help showcase our innovative range of traffic management products and to demonstrate the enhanced benefits and capabilities of our energy-efficient ITS products and solutions, including VMS, Solar IP, Web StudioTM and much more.

Highways SIB provides the perfect showcase for traffic management demonstrations. The real road area within the exhibition grounds really helps guests to see how our hardy products stand up in all weathers and lighting conditions. Guests were able to see for themselves how easy the products were to use, and how effective they were.

MVIS would like to thank everyone who took the time to come and speak to us, either inside the exhibition venue or outside on the real road space. We look forward to seeing you again next year.

For more information about Seeing is Believing, please visit www.sib.uk.net

 


Join MVIS at SiB

Don’t miss your chance to speak to the experts at MVIS and discover more about our range of innovative ITS hire solutions at this year’s Seeing is Believing exhibition.

Join us from November 9 on Stand 75 and the outdoor area where we will be on-hand to demonstrate to visitors the enhanced benefits and capabilities of our energy-efficient ITS products and solutions, including VMS, Solar IP, Web StudioTM and much more.

Seeing is Believing takes please at Bruntingthorpe Proving Ground in Lutterworth, Leicestershire.

For more information about Seeing is Believing, please visit www.sib.uk.net

 

 


MVIS’ Summer of 16

It’s been a very busy summer for MVIS this year, as we’ve supplied event management solutions to a wide variety of occasions, all across the UK.

We very recently hired out 2 VMSC units to Wembley to help manage the crowds at the NFL game, which saw the Jacksonville Jaguars take on the Indianapolis Colts. And with a turnout of almost 84,000 fans, our five colour LED displays were a great way to inform them of any vital travel or safety information in a quick and timely manner.

This is just one of a number of different sporting events that MVIS had hired traffic and event management solutions to this summer. Others included seven Solar IPs to Silverstone, the home of British Motor Racing, three VMS units to the Goodwood Revival Event, and a VMSC to the Etihad Stadium, home of Manchester City, which helped to control the footfall and direct pediestrians to the right place.

It’s not just sporting fixtures that require help to communicate messages to their audiences. Huge events need to be able to pass on important information to their guests – whether they are on foot or on the roads – and with MVIS’ impressive portfolio of event solutions, they are able to do just that. Our innovative Web Studio™ allows you to schedule messages in advance, as well as changing them in an instant; so if your information changes, you can quickly and instantly amend your message as required via any PC or a Wi-Fi enabled Apple device.

We’ve supplied a number of VMS units to large-scale music and leisure events this summer, including Creamfields, who placed theirs on-site and used it to inform motorists and shuttle bus drivers which direction to travel in; V Festival hired 4 x VMSAs and used the five colour LED displays to help demonstrate their different coloured campsites to festival-goers; Cromford Steam Rally hired a VMSA which was positioned at the side of the road and helped to inform exhibitors and travellers to the correct site. We even supplied VMS units a little closer to home, for YNOT Festival, just down the road from MVIS’ HQ over in Pikehall. This was positioned at the side of the road to warn motorists that delays were likely for the duration of the festival, making sure that everyone was forewarned and knew what to expect in advance.

Smaller events can also benefit from promoting themselves with an MVIS VMS unit. Because the screens can support eye-catching, five colour pictograms as well as text, they can be used to show images as well as simply words. This means they can be used to create logos for sponsors, or even a fun animation, as one local chip shop did recently. After hiring a VMSA to announce and promote the opening of their new business, one local chip shop created a picture of a fish to go go alongside their ‘opening soon’ message. Very innovative!

If you would like to hire traffic and event management solutions direct from MVIS, please give us a call on 01629 580 570.


Do You Comply?

A new Highways England initiative has come into force with immediate effect. If you have a major road project planned, read on…

In June 2016, the Major Projects Portfolio Office based on direction given by the Highways England Board instructed all major road work projects which stretch for more than 4km, and that are scheduled to last for three months or longer to use travel time portable variable message signs to communicate the time and distance to the end of the road works to road users.

Feedback from road users and those affected by road works showed that they were often left frustrated because the length of road works and the travel time to reach the end of them were often uncommunicated. This had a negative impact on how road users viewed road works – and those who operated them.

In order to communicate more effectively to these road users, and improve their customer experience, the new initiative now requires major road projects to incorporate a system – such as MVIS’ Journey Time Solutions (JTS) – as a part of their project. The Major Projects Instruction has instructed that at least one portable VMS should communicate the time and distance to the end of the road works from immediate effect.

MVIS’ JTS is a comprehensive and cost-effective solution for short-term road works projects. It enables road users to make informed decisions about how to minimise journey disruption, warning of delays and advising of their extent, providing users with the opportunity to take an alternative route if necessary.

Templates have been provided to use to effectively inform road users of any travel disruptions, and an audit to assess how the scheme is working began in July 2016.

Schemes were asked to consider how the VMS could be updated if information was to change suddenly. With MVIS’ innovative Web Studio™, users can update the message in an instant, from any laptop or PC, or any Wi-Fi enabled Apple device, meaning that you have complete control over how you communicate to road users.

Available for hire throughout the UK, our JTS system can be quickly and easily installed without the need for civil engineering or external power provision. Call us on 01629 580 570 to find out more.  


MVIS’ Summer Schedule

MVIS supplies VMS and other event management solutions to some of the largest events in the UK. With summer fast approaching, the team are readying themselves for a busy schedule of planned activity. Our portfolio of traffic and event management solutions are used widely for a number of different occasions as they are a safe, innovative and low-cost solution to help keep crowds stay well-informed and crucially, safe.

From country shows such as the Royal Welsh in July, music festivals such as the Radio One Big Weekender later this month, and large sports fixtures such as the FA Cup Final at Wembley, Team MVIS will be busy distributing equipment to these and many other well-attended events.

From VMS units which help impart important information to crowds and motorists, to the fully customisable Solar IP, and the robust CCTV which is designed to withstand a high level of physical abuse from high-spirited revellers, our products are reliable, safe and easy to operate, which makes them a preferred choice for event organisers up and down the country.

The summer schedule sees MVIS providing traffic and event management solutions all over the country, so it is imperative that we deliver them on time. This not only ensures that the project’s timeline stays on track, it also means that we leave our customers feeling satisfied with both our products and our service.

To help with this, MVIS operates from two locations – Bow in London, and Matlock in the Peak District – and has 21 depots scattered across the UK and Ireland to make sure that we are able to meet your needs regardless of what it is you’re looking to hire, and where in the UK you are.

Our ever-growing portfolio is in stock and ready to be dispatched, so even if you’re in the furthest corner of the UK, you can rest assured that by choosing MVIS, you are guaranteed a speedy and reliable service. For more details, contact us on 01629 580 570 or by emailing sales@m-vis.co.uk


MVIS wins EMBCA Award

We announced recently that MVIS had been shortlisted for two awards at the East Midlands Chamber Business Awards, and we are thrilled to follow up that announcement with even better news – we won one!

At a fantastic awards ceremony on September 17th At The Roundhouse in Derby, we were delighted to hear our name called out as the winner of the Excellence in Innovation award.

The company has increased turnover by 500% over the last two years, doubling the size of the team in the last 12 months alone. And since autumn 2014, we have appointed staff across our technical, delivery and maintenance and sales operations.

Said MVIS’ Managing Director, Pat Musgrave: “The last two years have been exciting for us, and we’ve worked hard to create pioneering solutions to help further improve the safety and efficiency of the UK’s road network. It’s great that our work is being recognised at both regional and national levels.”

MVIS would like to say a big thank you to everyone at the company for all their hard work over the years and looks forward to the future.

To see the full list of winners, click here >


MVIS shortlisted for two Chamber Awards

We are thrilled to announce that Mobile Visual Information Systems has been shortlisted for not just one, but two, awards from the East Midland’s Chamber Business Awards 2015.

The first award is for High Growth Business of the Year award, sponsored by the Royal Bank of Scotland. This nomination is due to our excellent progression over the last couple of years. We’ve grown considerably – in all areas, including staff, workload and turnover – and we’re delighted that this has been recognised.

In just 12 months alone, we have doubled the size of our workforce, appointing staff across our technical, delivery and maintenance and sales operations, and over the last 2 years, our turnover has increased by a staggering 500%. This rapid expansion has seen us double the size of our equipment fleet and as a result, move into larger premises to accommodate this.

The second award is for Excellence in Innovation, sponsored by Rolls Royce. We could not be more delighted to be up for such a special award, as here at MVIS, we pride ourselves on developing new technologies to assist with our customer’s requirements.

Our product range is continually being developed in line with customer demands to complement forward thinking Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS solutions) strategies across the UK, and includes a range of CCTV and Smart Sensor radar solutions mounted on our innovative solar powered platform. We are committed to delivering greater flexibility, innovation and choice to help resolve congestion on the UK roads and management at events.

The awards will take place at a glittering ceremony at The Roundhouse, Derby on September 17th. Keep your eyes peeled to find out how we did, or wish us luck via Twitter – @mobilevis

If you would like to talk to us about our new technologies and how they could better help your ITS needs, please get in touch on 01629 580570


Best use of new technology in the highways industry

Partners MVIS and HRS have created the first temporary road worker safety solutions which utilise variable message signs with modular electronic perimeter equipment.

It combines modular electronic perimeters and VMS, improving road worker safety costs effectively.

It is hoped that this will help reduce the number of road worker casualties as well as saving time and money, allowing road work projects to be completed on time and safely.

See more about it here >>


Show Business for MVIS

Last weekend’s FA Vase final at Wembley marked the first in a long list of big summer events in which MVIS’ mobile and solar powered monitoring and visual information systems are being used to help keep traffic moving.

Our colour mobile variable message signs are a fantastic resource for organisers of large events, fairs and concerts, and are vital to manage the flow of people and traffic in a simple and safe manner.

Need to communicate vital information? With the ability to update the signs instantly with SMS text, event organisers can react quickly and efficiently to changing circumstances and provide up to the minute information to a large crowd.

Want to advertise a product or special offer? The colour matrix displays and sheer size of our boards are sure to attract attention, and can be programmed to display text, pictograms or logos.

Our VMS signs were crucial to ensure football fans were kept informed, and that the flow of traffic ran smoothly due to drivers knowing where to go.

We’ll also be providing VMS signs for more large events throughout the summer, such as the FA Cup Final, Hyde Park gigs for Ed Sheeran and the Foo Fighters, along with a large number of country shows and outdoor events.

If you are interested in purchasing or hiring a colour mobile variable message sign contact us today for a free no obligation demonstration. Call on 01629 580 570 or email us on sales@m-vis.co.uk