Over the years that we have been supporting the national road system with our solutions, we have built up a strong reputation within the industry especially when it comes to issues of safety, service and quality.

MVIS are well known for having brought the world’s first original five-colour Bartco portable VMS units to the UK, as well as developing the UK’s first smaller portable VMS, giving rise to a whole new product in the market at the same time as pioneering a new client-focused Research and Development process. 

In response to market demand, MVIS worked with sister company, Bartco UK to develop this product further which paved the way for a solar powered unit of this size, marking the HD Company V.2 as one of our newest innovations.

Being at the forefront of innovation in our industry, we place questions of quality very high in our considerations. As part of our commitment to quality, we have several accreditations and memberships with organisations that underscores our continuous mission to improve our standards.

Possibly the most crucial of these accreditations are our ISO certifications in quality (9001:2015), environmental management (14001:2015), and health & safety (45001:2018), which were re-certified earlier in the year.

Issued by global certification body NQA, ISO accreditations enforce the practise of and adherence to respected business standards that help organisations perform better in a wide range of aspects.

Together, the three ISO accreditations furnish us with a full IMS (integrated management system), bringing our systems and processes into one complete framework.

Another ‘stamp of approval’ in terms of quality that we have earned recently is Gold Status in the Constructionline programme, which offers a platform for thousands of buyers in the construction industry that enforces an ethos of trust and quality amongst its members.

Validating all members, the Constructionline platform is used by buyers to quickly find suppliers that will enable them to complete a whole range of projects in the industry by providing them with a pool of high quality suppliers that they can engage with confidently.

We have also recently re-certified with Achilles BuildingConfidence registration, having been certified for over 2 years now. Achilles Building Confidence is a UK construction industry accreditation and risk management scheme that aims to help organisations identify, assess, qualify, and monitor suppliers throughout the supply chain, reducing operating costs.

A standardised pre-qualification questionnaire streamlines the procurement process and manages risk. 

Achilles enables communities of buyers and suppliers to build better business relationships through a more open, trusting and proactive approach. Sharing knowledge, standards and best practice leads to buyers and suppliers sharing success.

Achilles BuildingConfidence helps us to accentuate our commitment to these essential aspects of our business.

When it comes to quality, we don’t just stop at service and product. We also highly prioritise the quality of our general business operations and in today’s economy, part of that includes how we work digitally also.

Cyber Essentials is a simple but effective Government backed scheme that helps us protect our organisation against a whole range of the most common cyber attacks.

Certification gives us peace of mind that our defences will protect against the vast majority of common cyber attacks simply because these attacks are looking for targets which do not have the Cyber Essentials technical controls in place.

It also gives our customers piece of mind that their data is handled according to best practices against common cyber attacks, meaning they can hire with us confidently.

Graeme Lee, Sales Director at MVIS commented, “The importance of quality is emphasised at every level of our business, from the management where quality focus is driven, right through to the office and workshop teams. Working to the benchmarks that our ISOs and other memberships set before us ensures that we are working to the best standards possible. Clients come to us knowing that we do not compromise on quality, safety and customer care, which is what underpins our Platinum Service Promise.”

For more information about MVIS, please contact us via our contact form. Alternatively, you can email us via sales@m-vis.co.uk.

Back in 2019, we were proud to announce that we had been awarded with Achilles BuildingConfidence membership, and in the following years, we have been recertified at our annual audits with this year being no exception.

Achilles Building Confidence is a UK construction industry accreditation and risk management scheme that aims to help organisations identify, assess, qualify, and monitor suppliers throughout the supply chain, reducing operating costs.

A standardised pre-qualification questionnaire streamlines the procurement process and manages risk.

Achilles enables communities of buyers and suppliers to build better business relationships through a more open, trusting and proactive approach. Sharing knowledge, standards and best practice leads to buyers and suppliers sharing success.

For us, Achilles membership cemented our commitment to both quality and safety, building on the work we already do in line with our other memberships such as FORS Bronze, Constructionline Gold and our ISO accreditations in quality (9001:2015), environmental management (14001:2015), and health & safety (45001:2018), together furnishing us with a full IMS (integrated management system), integrating our systems and processes into one complete framework.

Having Achilles BuildingConfidence membership alongside our other accreditations underscores just how serious we are about our commitment to these essential aspects of our business. Anne Ashman, UK Group Commercial and Operations Director commented, “We are really proud to have been recertified yet again with Achilles. We first signed up to help demonstrate to our current and potential customers that we prioritise Quality, H&S and Environmental focused manner.”

Anne continues, “Still retaining our Achilles membership 3 years after we registered is a real testament to the fact that we practice what we preach when it comes to standards and safety.”

Our Achilles BuildingConfidence membership takes its place next to the multitude of reasons to choose MVIS, that not only backs up our commitment to these areas, but it also sets us apart from a typical ITS supplier.

With award winning customer service, national coverage and a portfolio containing some of the highest profile projects in the UK, it is little wonder why MVIS boast the most experienced and best trained workforce in the industry. We ensure that our workforce is given the skills and hands-on training to deliver nothing short of excellence, meaning that is what you can expect from us.

Here at MVIS, we have 9 years of experience when it comes to customer satisfaction and VMS design, which has helped lead the path for us being one of the UK`s number 1 distributors of portable LED units. With highly trained staff on hand who have experience in VMS content design, we can create custom messaging, from alerts to pictograms and everything in between.

Being able to offer 5 colours on our portable VMS units and two colours on our HD Compacts, our units can be programed, so we are able to offer a highly versatile solution to catch the attention of the public, both for onsite and pubic access areas.

Our VMS units are perfect for high speed areas such as motorway works and road closures. Displaying not only wording but also pictograms means that language barriers can be tackled with simple imagery, uploaded in seconds via our mobile and web based systems by us or you as the customer.

Being highly versatile means that our units are multifunctional and are perfect when it comes to displaying messaging and updates to the public in situations such as festivals or markets. Our online gallery shows the broad range of uses that our units have been used for and especially during the last year of Covid 19, councils have been able to take full advantage of the striking displays we can offer and have used them continuously to provide quick updates and information to the general public at a time where knowledge was our most important tool at tackling the last years uncertainty.

Companies achieving FORS accreditation are adding a mark of excellence to its operations.

The Fleet Operator Recognition Scheme (FORS) is a voluntary accreditation scheme for fleet operators which aims to
raise the level of quality within fleet operations, and to demonstrate which operators are achieving exemplary levels of best practice in safety, efficiency, and environmental protection.

MVIS now joins this exemplary collection of businesses, operating its fleet to this benchmarked standard of excellence, achieving the FORS Bronze accreditation.

Indicators of quality aren’t a new thing to MVIS, as the company already holds a number of highly regarded accreditations such as Environmental Management, BS EN ISO 14001: 2015, Quality, BS EN ISO 9001:2015, and Health & Safety, BS EN ISO 45001: 2018, as well as Achilles Building Confidence accreditation, Constructionline Gold and most recently, Cyber Essentials, showcasing the company’s approach to digital security for it’s customers.

READ MORE ABOUT MVIS’ ACCREDITATIONS HERE 

FORS Bronze

According to FORS…

“Bronze accreditation confirms that you employ good practice and comply with the requirements laid out by the FORS Standard. This includes demonstrating dedication to driver and vehicle safety, combined with improving operating practices through effective monitoring of fuel and tyre usage.”

UK Group Commercial and Operations Director Anne Ashman told us:

“Achieving industry standard stamps of quality such as ISO, Achilles, Constructionline and now FORS is extremely important to us as a business, as it gives our customers no doubt about the levels of quality and service they are going to receive.

“Becoming a FORS member demonstrates to our customers and supply chain that we are committed to exceeding industry standards. This won’t be where that stops, and we will continue to look at ways which we can improve across the business.”

Source: highwaysindustry.com

Cyber attacks come in many shapes and sizes, but the vast majority are very basic in nature, carried out by relatively unskilled individuals. They’re the digital equivalent of a thief trying your front door to see if it’s unlocked.

Cyber Essentials helps to guard against the most common cyber threats and demonstrates a company’s commitment to cyber security.

MVIS has recently achieved Cyber Essentials certification, implementing protocols and preventative methods to guard against cyber attacks.

Cyber Essentials

Cyber Essentials is a simple but effective, Government backed scheme that helps protect your organisation, whatever its size, against a whole range of the most common cyber attacks. This is important because vulnerability to simple attacks can mark a company out as target for more in-depth unwanted attention from cyber criminals and others.

Certification gives a business peace of mind that its defences will protect against the vast majority of common cyber attacks, simply because these threats are looking for targets which do not have the Cyber Essentials technical controls in place.

MVIS

For MVIS, cyber essentials is another rubber stamp of quality, showcasing to its clients that cyber security and data protection is of paramount importance.

As a company already proudly accredited to Environmental Management, BS EN ISO 14001: 2015, Quality, BS EN ISO 9001:2015, and Health & Safety, BS EN ISO 45001: 2018, as well as Achilles Building Confidence accreditation and most recently, Constructionline Gold.

Cyber Essentials provides yet another safety net of working with MVIS, with customers able to soundly sleep at night knowing sensitive information is being treated with the appropriate level of security.

“A potential cyber attack doesn’t just affect us.” Said Anne Ashman, MVIS Group Commercial and Operations Director.

“Our customers rely on us to keep their information safe and secure, and with the scope of our contracts often including government/tier 1 contractors, we cannot be too careful when it comes to making sure that MVIS isn’t a target for some of these sinister threats online.

“Some government contracts require Cyber Essentials to be in place, and whilst currently that isn’t always the case for us, we’re positioning ourselves to be able to offer the complete package when it comes to digital security for any and every customer we work with.”

Source: highwaysindustry.com

MVIS and Bartco UK earn a successful audit of our ISO accreditations in quality (9001:2015), environmental management (14001:2015), and health & safety (45001:2018).

Issued by global certification body NQA, ISO accreditations enforce the practise of and adherence to respected business standards that help organisations perform better in a wide range of aspects.

For MVIS and Bartco UK, the standards of quality (9001:2015), environmental management (14001:2015) and health & safety (45001:2018) are of vital importance to our business, making adherence to these core aspects a highly aspirational goal for us. Together, the ISO accreditations furnish us with a full IMS (integrated management system), bringing our systems and processes into one complete framework.

Subject to an annual audit by NQA, we are tested into order to ensure that we are making full use of the IMS, applying our accreditation skills to all levels of our business, and it is with great pride that we can announce that we have passed our audit for 2021 with flying colours.

Anne Ashman, UK Group Commercial and Operations Director commented, “Having been recertified only last year, we are immensely pleased that our ISOs and the IMS plays such an important role in our day to day operations, especially during the pandemic. Deeply engraining the main areas of responsibility in our business, the IMS brings a number of important benefits to us and our customers.”

Our quality certification (9001:2015), assures clients that our products and services meet customer’s requirements. As a very important factor when it comes to equipment such as ours that promotes safety, clients look to MVIS and Bartco UK for reliable and effective products that have the ISO accreditation in quality behind them.

As an ITS solutions group, we work closely with the Highways and Traffic Management industries to deliver our solutions and products across the whole of the UK. Having such close ties to these industries, our environmental impact is of great importance to our Corporate Social Responsibility strategy. By working with a company that has obtained this accreditation, clients can rest assured that the company their required solutions came from is improving their sustainability through increasingly efficient use of resources and reduction of waste.

The health & safety accreditation, (45001:2018), completed our IMS in an area that doesn’t just demonstrate our commitment to our customers, but also to our staff. With its focus on employee safety and the safety of working environments, this standard is perhaps one of our most important, helping us conform to safety standards that keep our staff safe. Due to the nature of work undertaken by many of our team across highways, vehicle management, crowd safety and construction, the safety of our staff and others is paramount in transporting and deploying our units. Staff, customers and even pedestrians can all be safe in the knowledge that our products have been manufactured and deployed with safety in mind.

Anne adds, “It is vital that the whole team understands the importance of working to all 3 standards and the impact it has on the group’s continual growth. The successful audit demonstrates that we are constantly aiming higher on a service and operations level to ensure our customers always get a quality service from MVIS and Bartco UK”.

For more information about MVIS, please contact us via our contact form. Alternatively, you can email us via sales@m-vis.co.uk.