The Power of In-House Research & Development at THL Group

At THL Group, which encompasses both MVIS and Bartco Australia, innovation is at the core of what we do. Our commitment to delivering innovative Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS) solutions is driven by our in-house Research and Development (R&D) teams, who work tirelessly to ensure we stay at the forefront of our industry. By keeping R&D within the company, we unlock significant advantages in both product and software development speed and the continuous enhancement of organisational knowledge. 

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Accelerating Product Development 
  1. Faster Innovation, Quicker Market Response

One of the primary benefits of having an in-house Research & Development team is the ability to respond rapidly to market demands and technological advancements. The transportation and ITS industries evolve at a fast pace, and our teams at MVIS and Bartco Australia can quickly adapt to changes, ensuring our products stay industry leading. 

  1. Seamless Collaboration Across Departments

When R&D is integrated within the company, collaboration between different departments—including engineering, production, and marketing—is significantly more efficient. With MVIS and Bartco Australia working coordinated, there are fewer delays caused by external dependencies or miscommunication, leading to streamlined product development and improved outcomes for our clients. 

  1. Full Control Over Quality and Processes

Outsourcing R&D can introduce uncertainties in quality, timelines, and control. By keeping research and development in-house, we support direct oversight over every stage of innovation, ensuring the highest standards are met while minimising risks associated with third-party involvement. This approach allows us to refine our processes and refine products with precision. 

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Enhancing Organisational Knowledge and Innovation 
  1. Knowledge Retention and Long-Term Expertise

Having an internal R&D team fosters a culture of continuous learning and innovation, where knowledge is kept within the organisation rather than lost to external consultants. This not only strengthens our intellectual capital but also ensures that insights gained from past projects inform future innovations. 

  1. Alignment with Strategic Goals

Our Research & Development efforts are directly aligned with THL Group’s strategic aims. Whether it’s developing new ITS solutions, refining existing products, or researching sustainable innovations, our teams work with a clear understanding of both immediate priorities and long-term company goals. 

  1. A Culture of Innovation and Talent Growth

Encouraging in-house research fosters a workplace culture that values innovation and continuous improvement. By investing in our team’s growth and development, we attract skilled professionals who are enthusiastic about advancing transportation technology. This not only helps our company but also contributes to the broader industry by driving progress and setting new standards. 

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MVIS and Bartco Australia: A Global Collaborative Effort 

While MVIS and Bartco Australia operate in different hemispheres, our Research & Development teams often collaborate to ensure efficiency in product development. Sharing ability and insights across countries enables us to refine our processes, integrate best practices, and ultimately deliver superior ITS solutions to our clients worldwide. 

By using our in-house R&D capabilities, THL Group is not just keeping pace with industry changes—we’re driving them. Our commitment to innovation, collaboration, and excellence ensures that MVIS and Bartco Australia remain trusted leaders in Intelligent Transport Systems for years to come. 

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Your Trusted Partner: From Quarry to Roadside with MVIS Variable Message Signs (VMS)

Ensuring England’s Road network remains thriving and safe begins far from the roadside—it starts in the heart of the quarry. Quarries serve as the birthplace of both stone and asphalt, the essential materials that form the foundation and surface of our highways. Stone forms the sturdy base upon which all roads are built, providing the necessary strength and stability, while asphalt creates the smooth, durable layer we drive on. Although only a limited number of quarries produce asphalt, every quarry plays a vital role in supplying the stone critical to road construction. From raw material extraction to the final application, MVIS Variable Message Signs (VMS) support every step of this journey, ensuring safety, efficiency, and seamless operations from quarry sites to roadsides.

The Role of Quarries in Road Construction

Quarries are where the journey of asphalt begins. Here, raw materials are extracted, processed, and transported to be transformed into the smooth, durable roads millions rely on daily. During these operations, MVIS VMS & ITS Products play a key role in ensuring safety and communication. From alerting visitors and staff about loud noises and moving vehicles to directing traffic efficiently within the quarry, MVIS VMS are indispensable tools in managing the bustling activity of these sites.

Streamlining Quarry Operations

MVIS VMS are designed to optimise operations in quarries by providing real-time updates and safety messages to workers and drivers. By reducing congestion, these systems help direct traffic and improve the flow of materials. This not only enhances safety but also increases efficiency, allowing quarries to process and transport asphalt & stone faster, ensuring timely delivery to construction sites.

Whether it’s guiding drivers to weigh stations, cleaning bays, or directing them along designated routes, MVIS VMS ensure that every step is well-coordinated. These signs are programmed to reduce confusion and improve navigation, minimising delays and the risk of accidents. By integrating CCTV and VASS (Vehicle Activated Speed Signs) with ANPR (Automatic Number Plate Recognition) for speed monitoring, MVIS takes site safety to the next level. The CCTV systems provide a watchful eye on site activity, while the ANPR technology reads vehicle speeds, helping to identify and slow down road users, ensuring a safer and more efficient environment.

Supporting Asphalt’s Journey to the Road

Once asphalt is ready for transport, MVIS VMS continue to play a pivotal role. Positioned at loading bays and along transit routes, these signs facilitate seamless movement of materials from quarries to construction sites. By providing up-to-date traffic information, journey times, and safety alerts, MVIS VMS help ensure the efficient and secure transportation of asphalt.

At construction sites, where asphalt is laid on to the stone base and transformed into roads, we use daily, MVIS VMS provide critical safety support. Roadworkers can focus on their tasks, assured that drivers are being alerted to slow down and exercise caution. Messages like “SLOW DOWN,” “BE CAUTIOUS,” or “ROADWORKS AHEAD,” programmed through MVIS’ intuitive WebStudio platform, can be tailored to specific needs, ensuring optimal safety.

Adaptable, Reliable, and Easy to Use

MVIS products are built for versatility and durability. Whether in the dusty, rugged environment of a quarry or alongside busy roadworks, their trailer-based VMS solutions are designed to perform. These units are easy to tow and position, making them accessible even in challenging locations. Training is provided to ensure safe operation, from moving the units to programming them for site-specific requirements.

With messages customisable in seconds via WebStudio, MVIS VMS eliminate the need for multiple signs, delivering multiple messages on one unit. This adaptability makes them invaluable across the quarry and highways sectors, addressing site challenges with efficiency and ease.

 

A Dependable Partner for Safety and Efficiency

MVIS VMS are more than just signs—they are partners in ensuring the safety, efficiency, and success of operations, from quarry sites to construction zones. By streamlining communications, enhancing safety, and supporting operations at every stage, MVIS helps quarries and road networks thrive.

Whether it’s in the extraction phase or during road construction, MVIS VMS ensure that England’s roads are built and maintained with precision and care. From the quarry to the roadside, MVIS remains your trusted partner every step of the way.


WebStudio® Firmware Upgrade

As part of the latest VMS WEB Studio ® release Administration Users, now have access to remotely upgrade the firmware on all your purchased assets.

To request your access be updated with Administration Permissions & Firmware Upgrade feature, please email our helpful and dedicated customer service team at: sales@m-vis.co.uk

Please note* This upgrade is for purchased solutions only. Any hired units will be upgraded by the MVIS team.


Helping the Homeless at Christmas: MVIS Gives Back

    • Each year at Christmas, MVIS help to make the community surrounding them a better place. In recent years, we have hosted movies nights at the Ashgate Hospice, consistently sponsored a star and collected for the Clay Cross Food Bank. This year MVIS are donating clothes and food to Pathways to Chesterfield. Pathways to Chesterfield is a local charity to MVIS’ Headquarters in Matlock. They help to assist people in need throughout the year, not just at Christmas. The staff and volunteers at pathways work to ensure that everyone in their community has a place that they can call home. They are helping the homeless at Christmas. One vision and one mission, to eradicate rough sleeping in the community and to help people without a permanent home to get one. With this journey they keep in touch with their values: – 
      • Never give up on people. 
      • Even when people have lost hope, Pathways provide a safe space and act as a constant mechanism of support providing encouragement, patience, and stability to empower people believe in themselves and work towards what they want to achieve, at a pace that suits them. 
      • Being Approachable. 
      • Becoming homeless can be terrifying and have a huge impact on confidence. They work in a friendly empathic and non-judgmental way to make it as easy as possible to get support. They really listen to get an understanding of how people are, what they want to achieve and how Pathways can support them with this. 
      • Empowering people. 
      • Pathways support people to build self-esteem to have the confidence in achieving their goals and making decisions through sharing knowledge, motivational work and encouraging resilience through learning. 
      • Respecting people. 
      • They work in a respectful way with everyone They meet from the people they support to partnership agencies, colleagues, and the wider network Pathways meet. They support people in a non-judgmental manner and always treat people as individuals. They are open and honest and work in a transparent way. 
      • Working Collaboratively. 
      • They build strong partnerships to ensure people get the best support to meet their needs. These strong partnerships enable us to advocate for the people we work. 
      • Continuously working to improve our service. 
      • Pathways are constantly striving to improve their knowledge so that we can continually develop our charity and enable people to improve their situation, using data, research and lived experience. 

Helping the homeless at Christmas with these core values in mind

Why Pathways of Chesterfield? 

Why have MVIS dedicated their attention to the homeless of Chesterfield? It’s simple. 

After one weekend in early November. Commercial and Operations Director, Anne Ashman came into the marketing department after going shopping to Chesterfield and seeing the amount of unfortunate people without homes, she decided to send out an e-mail about helping the homeless at Christmas and what is needed and asked people to come in and donate their clothing. 

How Has MVIS Helped? 

On the 11th of December Marketing Executive, Ben Ashman, and Workshop Supervisor, Liam Griffiths, visited the team at Pathways of Chesterfield to deliver clothing collected over the beginning of December, Helping the homeless at Christmas. 

Our dedicated team collected over 6 large bags of clothing and food for the charity from dedicated team members, this will go a long way to help the charity disperse the food and clothing to people in their community. 

The team at MVIS believe it is important to give at times like Christmas when we have so much, and other people have so little. This is why we consistently help charities in their pursuit of helping people who need their services whether it be the end-of-life service at Ashgate Hospice or donating food to the Clay Cross Food Bank. 


Introducing the MVIS Innovation Hub at Highways UK 2024

MVIS has always prided itself on delivering cutting-edge solutions to the traffic and transport industry, and this year, we’re taking that commitment to a whole new level at Highways UK 2024 with the launch of our Innovation Hub. After years of showcasing our tried-and-tested products, we are breaking the mould, stepping forward with a fresh approach to problem-solving, and transforming how we engage with our customers. 

What is the Innovation Hub? 

The Innovation Hub is a brand-new concept aimed at fostering collaboration, innovation, and tailored solutions. Rather than simply displaying our existing product range, we will be doing something different this year. Over the two-day event, held at the NEC on the 16th and 17th of October, we will be taking live requests from visitors and potential customers. These requests will focus on the specific challenges or needs you faced on projects, whether it’s related to traffic management, road safety, or any aspect of the transportation industry. 

Our team of experts will collaborate directly with you to brainstorm and develop innovative, bespoke solutions, for the issues you face. This interactive approach is designed to not only highlight our expertise but also demonstrate MVIS’s commitment to addressing real-world problems with creative, forward-thinking strategies. 

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The MVIS Team at the Innovation Hub  

 At the core of the Innovation Hub are the MVIS experts—each bringing their unique experience, insights, and passion to solve your challenges: 

 Graeme Lee brings with him a wealth of experience in developing traffic management solutions. His input will be key in ensuring that any solutions created are not just innovative but also practical and deployable in the field. 

 Tom Hooton, an essential part of our technical team, will leverage his deep knowledge of our products and their applications to create innovative answers to your challenges. He will be instrumental in helping tailor our solutions to your specific needs, using the latest in traffic technology. 

 Juliette Wright, known for her incredible work ethic and customer focus, will also be available to help assess and pinpoint the specific areas where innovation is needed. Her fresh perspectives and attention to detail will ensure that every problem is fully understood before a solution is crafted. 

 Thomas Greene, our new Business Development Manager with extensive experience in the transportation industry, will be on hand to understand your business needs and provide strategic insight into how MVIS can best meet your project requirements. Thomas’s background in sales and his dedication to customer satisfaction make him an ideal point of contact at the Innovation Hub. 

 Anne Ashman, a seasoned leader at MVIS, will provide overall strategic guidance throughout the event. Her ability to connect the dots between innovation, practicality, and customer service will ensure that the solutions we offer at the Hub are both forward-thinking and actionable and more importantly, deliverable. 

Solving Real-World Problems Together 

The Innovation Hub is all about collaboration. At MVIS, we believe the best innovations come from listening closely to our customers’ needs. That’s why, over these two days, we are focusing on you—the challenges you face, the goals you’re trying to achieve, and the solutions that will make a real difference in your projects. Whether it’s deploying smarter traffic management systems, improving road safety, supplying reports and data or addressing complex logistical challenges, our team will be ready to roll up their sleeves and dive in. 

 By the end of the event, our aim is to walk away with not just ideas, but real, actionable plans that can be developed into products or systems that drive efficiency, safety, and sustainability in the transport and traffic management industries. 

Don’t Miss Out! 

This is a unique opportunity to have a direct influence on how the future of traffic technology develops. We invite all attendees of Highways UK to visit us at the Innovation Hub, Stand 187, and be part of this exciting journey. Whether you’re facing a longstanding challenge or a new obstacle, our team is eager to work with you in finding the perfect solution. 

Join us on October 16th and 17th at the NEC—let’s innovate the future of transportation, together.


Alleviating Anxiety on our Roads

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.

MVIS Sales Director Graeme Lee said:

“There are some really important elements to portable VMS that we believe are overlooked. 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.”


Are journey time solutions the key to eradicating roadworker abuse?

Roadworker abuse – it’s a hot topic. There have been many shocking videos across social media over the last few years showing innocent members of our peer groups being abused and tormented in their workplaces for no other reason than simply doing their job.

But, how do we stop it?

Without a straightforward fix, could we look to some of the innovative products and solutions available within our industry to play an increasing role lifting the burden on our roadworkers? Here, we explore one such solution from leading VMS and ITS solutions provider, MVIS.

Created in partnership with Highways England (HE), MVIS’ NTIS DATEX II Portable Journey Time Solution generates real-time journey time information for road users using data from the National Traffic Information Service (NTIS). Pioneered by MVIS, the system was the first such solution to enable real-time journey time information from the NTIS to be displayed on portable variable message signs (VMS).

The solution has a number of Key technical features which include messages in either amber or white, a five-minute refresh rate, manually set thresholds for minimum and maximum journey time of any route and more.


The real genius.

Typically, anyone asked would say that they dislike traffic or that they hate congestion, but what we as humans really dislike is the anxiety and uncertainty of not knowing how long the traffic will affect us for.

It isn’t necessarily the situation we find ourselves in, but the amount of anxiety and uncertainty that is caused from being in it that is problem number one.

Ask yourself, within reason, would you rather wait for 20 minutes knowing the specific length of the wait from the outset, or have a 15-minute wait with absolutely no clue when it will end? London underground station display boards, or the Uber map feature are two fantastic examples of knowing exactly how long a wait will be resulting in easing the anxiety of a journey beyond measure.

The MVIS NTIS DATEX II Portable Journey Time Solution is not in itself a product that reduces wait time. It can’t get you from A to B any faster. However, whilst it does not reduce wait time, it does make waiting much less frustrating and uncertain.

  


Roadworker abuse – a helping hand?

For the road user, the NTIS DATEX II Portable Journey Time Solution provides a significant reduction in the uncertainty caused by congestion. By displaying information refreshed every five minutes it delivers accurate, up to date, ever changing information. Whether a travelling professional or commuting with children, reducing the unknowns of what’s to come is absolutely vital to road user temperament and satisfaction.

For the road worker, a reduction in road user anxiety, frustration and potential aggression is invaluable. As a country with a serious problem when it comes to road-worker abuse, any solution that can alleviate some of the abhorrent acts and unreasonable language directed towards those working hard to keep Britain moving is a solution we need. A solution far more valuable than its primary purpose – something that fits with the MVIS ‘VMSo Much More’ attitude. Helping to eradicate Roadworker Abuse

MVIS Sales Director, Graeme Lee told us:

“Whilst we’re extremely proud of the quality of the NTIS DATEX II Portable Journey Time Solution and the technology behind it, that’s not where the stakeholder benefit stops. Information delivery and the efficiency of it is undoubtedly an important factor – but what that information actually achieves and how that information makes road users feel is the knock-on effect that isn’t discussed enough. If feeling valued and informed means driver temperament is more subdued, that’s only a good thing for the safety and happiness of the ladies and gentlemen who go to work day and night on our roads.”

 

 


MVIS Go Back to School as Part of Manchester Week.

As part of our Corporate Social Responsibility, we are only too happy to get out into communities and not only educate young people on what we do on a daily basis but also give advice and information on careers available upon leaving school and college.

Our latest visit took us to The East Manchester Academy. The school is an age 11-16 High School, located in the heart of East Manchester’s regeneration area in Beswick and is a member of the Greater Manchester Education Trust. We spoke to a year 8 class about career paths and to give them a brief lesson in programming messages to display on our VMS via our web-based editing platform Web Studio.

Group Commercial & Operations Director, Anne Ashman & Marketing Manager Ben Kettell spent the afternoon giving the pupils an insight into how MVIS has grown since 2011 and also how their varied careers paths have brought them to this point.  Both Anne & Ben fielded questions from the group regarding all sorts of queries including salary expectations, day-to-day challenges, and the best route to go down in order to get into the industry.

It was then the students turn to programme their very own messages to be displayed on MVIS VMS-A positioned outside the school. Children learnt about just a few of the features a VMS-A has to offer including the 5 LED colour options and also getting to grips with the ability to resize their message depending on character size and length. They also turned their hand to creating their own imagery and pictograms to display, with some fantastic results.

Molly Reeve Year 8 Teacher said “It was great to host MVIS Ltd as part of TEMA’s Manchester week celebrations. Students were thoroughly engaged in the Q&A with Ben and Anne, and they loved the opportunity to try a design task for themselves and then to see their work displayed on a sign.”

Anne added: “It’s always nice to get out in the community, speak to students and help them get a better understanding of what MVIS signs do and how they work. Lots of the students that we spoke to had seen the MVIS signs before in and around the Etihad Stadium next to the school, so next time they see them, they will have a much better understanding of how the message has got there and the work that goes into it”.


VMS-A vs VMS-C

Our Variable Message Signs are manufactured with the sole purpose of getting your message across. Both the VMS-A and the VMS-C display full graphics and pictograms and are perfect for a plethora of uses.

But which Variable Message Sign is better for you?

Manufactured in house at MVIS, the VMS-A is perfect for urban settings and road works with speed zones of up to 50MPH.

Used as a stand-alone temporary VMS it can be paired with a radar to detect traffic and display messages such as, ‘Slow Down’ or ‘Too fast’.

The VMS-A’s compact size and adjustable legs means it has a smaller footprint. So, it won’t take up as much room, and as a result is reliable under all conditions.

Although similar in function the VMS-C is bigger and made for all roads with speeds over 60mph. Its adjustable legs give the sign the ability to become more stable while expanding its surface area.

Customers can program the sign remotely using a simple SMS, direct serial connection, or  our live web-based interface, changing messages on the VMS from the comfort of the office.

Pictures of the VMS-A and VMS-C, MVIS two types of VMS.

A LED Sign from MVIS will always be the most reliable way to get your message across, with our Platinum Level Service and our advice on the Intelligent Transport Solution that Is perfect for you.


MVIS hits the road!

A member of our Customer Relations team, Clair Tranter, recently visited site long with Delivery Driver, Liam Griffiths, as a part of an initiative to teach our Customer Relations Team how we operate when on our deliveries are out on site.

A deeper understanding into the delivery process means that our customer relations team will be able to understand and deal with more requests from customers more competently. They will have a deeper knowledge of how the VMS are delivered and will be able to talk through the process of delivery with a customer.

This is an initiative where office-based members of staff will be joining the delivery team on deliveries.

All to give staff a deeper understanding of what each other do daily when they enter the office.

Clair stated: “It is an eye opener to the role that the drivers play to delivering our platinum level service.

It was also interesting to see the amount of health and safety that is required to deliver to locations such as a retail park.

It was humbling to receive good feedback from the team at Bolton saying, ‘that our team was professional and always work hard.

Over the next few weeks office staff will be joining workshop staff and delivery drivers to see how they work and understand their importance in the company.


MVIS’ Desert Island Favourites!

The ‘Journey to Wellbeing’ is an initiative started by the team at National Highways to initiate conversations between staff and improve the mental health of people in our sector.

Last month the team at MVIS took part in ‘Time to Talk Day’. We gathered in the main office to talk to one another about the impacts of mental health and point our staff in the direction of our 3 mental health first aiders.

Anne Ashman, Jon Larkins, and Rebecca Prince, our in-house team of experts, all agreed that it’s a good idea to partake in these practices so we can all stay alert and aware of who our staff can talk to receive to mental health advice.

This Month the team took part in ‘Desert Island Favourites’, a quiz show dedicated to being true to yourself and being honest about your interests.

Each member of staff told us their favourite film, song and a luxury item they would take to a desert island. We then compiled them into a quiz of which our staff had to guess whose chose what.

This was an excellent attempt to get the staff at MVIS talking to each other, the idea being that if you have a film or song option that another person may share it is suggested a staff member should talk about this and share the experience together.

Taking part in the ‘Journey to Wellbeing’ has been a good investment of MVIS time we have found that it does build morale to change the workflow of a day and keeps staff excited and revitalised.

Juliette Wright, our Customer Relations Officer, said: So many undiscovered minds in one workplace. It appears we know some of the team so well, and others unleased answers we were not expecting!  

Luxury products were my favourite answers, a net filled with footballs! Genius, you can catch fish with the net or use the two as a type of float to get off the island!


New Marketing Manager Welcomed by MVIS

As a small team, it is always sad when a member of staff departs but with a new employee comes new skills and fresh ideas. Last week, we celebrated our 10th anniversary and also a new face in our in-house Marketing Department.

We’re delighted to announce that Ben Kettell has joined us as our new Marketing Manager. Ben is an experienced marketeer and Marketing Manager in addition to having expert skills in graphic design. He will be working alongside Alex Handley, our Marketing Executive who has recently been promoted from Marketing Assistant and Ben Ashman, our Data Assistant. Together, they will continue to grow and improve our marketing channels. 

Prior to working in the hospitality industry as Marketing Manager for two of Derby’s most established businesses, Ben has worked in marketing for a number of respectable B2B and B2C companies in the travel and retail industry. 

Ben is now in his second week at MVIS and is starting to get to grips with an exciting new industry and our wide range of products and solutions. Outside of work, Ben is a passionate Derby County supporter and regularly attends home and away matches. 

Ben Kettell comments, “I am delighted to join the MVIS team. Their enthusiasm for their work and expertise is unrivalled I can’t wait to get stuck in. I look forward to sharing ideas and working with the entire workforce to grow MVIS in new and exciting sectors along with building on the strong foundations already in place.”  

Anne Ashman, UK Group Commercial and Operations Director comments, “Ben really impressed us in the interview process and I have no doubt that he will be a great addition to our Marketing Department and the MVIS team. He brings with him a solid set of marketing and creative skills that will help to expand and improve our current marketing infrastructure.”