MVIS Delivers Fast Results for the Construction Industry

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With a wealth of experience working on large highways and construction projects over the years, MVIS is well aware of the challenges that these projects can throw up on a daily basis.

After talking to our trusted customers, we’ve highlighted some of the biggest challenges facing the construction and highways sectors today, and how MVIS delivers fast solutions to overcome these.

Benefits of pre-hiring VMS units from MVIS

1. Time

Tight deadlines are a pre-requisite of highways projects and with tighter and tighter time constraints, it makes sense to pre-hire your equipment to ensure it’s been delivered before you even arrive onsite. MVIS’ variable message signs (VMS) can be pre-booked to arrive onsite, and with our handy BartcoLive app, you can create and program your content ahead of your project so you are ready to hit the ground running as soon as you arrive.

2. Cost

Budgets for highways and construction projects are ever shrinking, so the more in control of project costs you can be, the better. Pre-planning and pre-ordering your highways and construction solutions equipment direct from MVIS means there are no unexpected surprises when it comes to your budget.

3. Quality

The last thing you want when you’re in the middle of a high-speed project is for your equipment to malfunction. MVIS’ portfolio of traffic management solutions for the highways sector is hard-working and high quality, meaning you can rely on MVIS to deliver solutions you can trust. And – as unlikely as it is – if something does go wrong, all MVIS customers have access to our 24/7 support service which guarantees an initial response from our team within 4-hours

4. Weather

From time to time, extreme weather conditions may cause a project to take longer than it should, but they won’t affect your traffic management equipment. Made with the highest quality LEDs, the non-glare screen is designed to offer maximum visibility when when conditions get tough, and our VMS units are completely weatherproof, so come rain or shine, you can depend on MVIS to deliver time after time.

5. Safety

Safety is the upmost concern of anyone involved in highways and construction projects. MVIS’ Overhead Service Unit was developed to further enhance site safety for the workforce by using editable text or pictograms to warn in advance of overhead obstructions.

For more information on MVIS’ traffic management portfolio, please call MVIS on 01629 580 570 to speak to one of our friendly team.

HD Compact VMS

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Designed to improve safety in work zones, the HD Compact VMS is our smallest sign yet weighing below 10kg.

Extremely portable it can be installed on existing street furniture or on its own battery box and post.

Also available in a mains-powered format or battery and solar power, the HD Compact VMS can be used within a fixed, permanent context on urban highways and roads.

With all the benefits of MVIS’ larger VMS-A and VMS-C but able to fit into a much smaller space, the HD Compact VMS is quickly becoming a favourite among MVIS’ customers.

The BartcoLive™ app

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BartcoLive™ VMS Programming Software App
Remote Traffic Sign Management at Your Fingertips

The BartcoLive™ app is a powerful, user-friendly VMS programming software solution that gives you complete control over your portable Variable Message Signs (VMS)—wherever you are. Developed to improve the responsiveness and efficiency of your Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS), this innovative tool allows traffic managers and site operators to remotely update messages displayed on VMS units across the road network in real-time.

Designed for seamless operation on both Apple iOS and Android platforms, the BartcoLive™ app transforms the way you manage traffic signage. Whether you’re responding to incidents, managing traffic flow, supporting public events, or handling roadworks, this app ensures that your messaging is always accurate, timely, and visible to road users.

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Fast, Flexible and Fully Mobile
The app connects you directly to your fleet of VMS signs via your smartphone or tablet, enabling instant message changes and full visibility of asset status. You can browse and manage your VMS asset list, update messages on the go, and respond dynamically to changing road conditions—all without needing to be at a fixed workstation.

The BartcoLive™ app is ideal for local authorities, traffic management companies, event organisers, and infrastructure contractors looking to enhance communication and safety across the road network.

Download the BartcoLive™ VMS Programming App today and gain smarter, faster, and more effective control of your traffic signage—wherever the road takes you.

 

 

Make MVIS a headliner at your event

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With summer well under way, and outdoor events seemingly around every corner, the safety and enjoyment of both visitors and employees is paramount to a successful event. So, whether it’s a summer festival, sporting event or even a Christmas Markets, MVIS deliver flexible solutions that allow event managers to provide information and respond to event changes effectively and in an instant.

With our innovative VMS and CCTV technology, you can provide fast, high impact communications to ensure the safety and enjoyment of your visitors.

Our Variable Message Signs (VMS) present clear information from event schedules, car parking information, safety information, road closures and opening times, as well as the ability to display pictograms useful for sponsors and advertisements. This ensures that visitors remain safe and have a positive experience of the event.

Solar-powered and portable, our VMS units avoid costly ground works and can easily be moved across sites to areas where messaging is needed most. What’s more, our VMS units can be easily updated through any Apple device, to provide real-time updates for any changes to information. 

Furthermore, our CCTV technology is an effective way for event managers and security teams to monitor crowds, assessing crowd numbers, movement and behaviour, to ensure the continued safety of attendees. CCTV enables potential problems to be identified and dealt with before they escalate.

Unlike traditional static CCTV cameras, our Pan Tilt Zoom (PTZ) CCTV systems uses the latest technology to enable event managers to manoeuvre the camera to focus on specific areas, and when combined with our innovative Web Studio™ technology, CCTV footage can be viewed from any laptop, tablet or smart phone, ensuring that critical safety information can be accessed by those who need it.

Looking to hire CCTV and VMS units at your event? Get in touch with our expert team today on 01629 580570 or email sales@m-vis.co.uk to find out how we can help you.

MVIS Proudly Supports Local Charities

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Our signs, in particular our VMS-A units, are perfect for use at events offering information and safety details during events as well as advertising space to promote  them. Signage is important for any event and the ability to change the messaging in an instant is a real bonus.

MVIS is committed to supporting local businesses and charities, supplying a number of VMS-A units for free. Here are just a few of the charities and local events that we’ve supported over the last year:

  • Star Trust Charity
  • The Sparkle Walk, for Markovitz, in aid of Ashgate Hospice
  • Mazzi Curry House opening
  • Mazzi Movies in the Park
  • Chesterfield Chip Shop Opening
  • Save our Beds, in support of Whitworth Hospital
  • Victorian Market in Matlock
  • Matlock Town Football Club
  • Highfields School

It’s really important to us that we not only support charity events, but are also invested in supporting occasions that help to bring the local community together. Mazzi Curry House organise a range of community events in Matlock that help bring people together, including the Movies in the Park evenings, a great summer evening event with showings of recent films and family favourites, alongside great food. We’re proud to support these events with the provision of our signs as a way to give back to the local community.

Furthermore, we love seeing local businesses flourish. We understand that it can be hard to get the word out there when starting a new business. With the recent opening Chesterfield Chip Shop, our signs provided a space for information and advertising to help promote openings and advertise offers.

After the #ChallengeDerbyshire Golf Day, Jennifer McBain, Marketing and Events Director at M Markovitz Ltd said, ‘“Just a note to say thank you so much for the use of the electronic sign for our charity golf day on Friday. It looked great and really lifted the event as people arrived. Overall the event raised over £4,000 and was a lovely day so thank you for your support!”

If you want to find out more about how MVIS supports local businesses, or require signage for your event, get in touch with our friendly team on 01629 580570 or email sales@m-vis.co.uk

MVIS scores another great partnership with Matlock Town

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MVIS are proud to have secured another great deal with our local football team, Matlock Town, and we’re delighted to be sponsoring them for the next two years.

After a comfortable top half finish last season, The Gladiators have had mixed results this season, but with the recent win against Buxton FC they have secured their place in the division for the next season.

As part of the sponsorship deal, MVIS’ logo is proudly displayed on the front of the team shirts, and we supply the team with two VMS units – one fixed unit and one portable unit – which help them communicate to the public during the week about team news and upcoming fixtures, as well as messages of support throughout the home games.

The five colour LED screens offer a simple and eye-catching way to spread the news, and due to the large size, they are easily seen at the entrance and throughout the ground.

Tom Wright, Chairman of Matlock Town FC said: “It’s great to have MVIS on board as one of our sponsors. Not only do they support us with the promotion of our matches through their high profile VMS units, their sponsorship allows us to help nurture the growing talent we have within the club.”

Anne Ashman, General Manager at MVIS commented, “MVIS is committed to supporting the local community in many ways, from offering work experience and apprenticeships to local students, to sponsoring local teams and sportsmen as we do with Matlock Town. We are thrilled to be named as one of their sponsors for the next two seasons as their hard-work and determination is a great fit with MVIS’ work ethic.”

Matlock Town’s next match takes place against Whitby Town on April 14, 2018. Visit our website for more information by clicking here. We hope to see plenty of you there.

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Units 6-8, Brookfield Way,

Brookfield Industrial Estate,

Tansley,

Matlock, Derbyshire.

DE4 5ND

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MVIS’ VMS to be used for England crowd control and ticket sales

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As a market leading distributor of Intelligent Transport System (ITS) solutions, MVIS is delighted by the news that variable message signs (VMS), provided by MVIS, are to be used during the upcoming England football international friendlies at Wembley Stadium.

MVIS is supplying two VMS-C solutions for use as part of crowd control and ticket sales efforts taking place for the England versus Chile fixture on Friday 15th November and the England versus Germany fixture on Tuesday 19th November.

The VMS-C that MVIS supply are stationed at depots nationwide so that they can be rapidly deployed to wherever they are required. VMS-C is an intelligent transport system (ITS) solution which is designed to be versatile, easy to setup and operate and is reliable under all conditions.

The messages can be controlled by SMS and the VMS-C is ideal for giving crowds information as it offers a variety of onscreen colour options.  The choice  of using red, green, blue and white as well as the standard amber, ensures that the VMS-C is visible and conspicious even in large crowds – making it a perfect intelligent transport system (ITS) solution for events such as the one at Wembley.

The VMS-C is also to be used in a ticket sales advertising role before the two England internationals at Wembley. The portable nature of this intelligent transport system (ITS) solution, means that it can be located in prime spots where crowds will be gathered – maximising the chance of extra ticket sales. With an array of colours, the VMS-C always attracts attention and can be used to display ticket sales information in a simple, clean manner and as the display is changeable, information can be altered as the ticket sales situation develops.

As a market leader in intelligent transport system (ITS) solutions, MVIS is well placed to provide crowd control, ticket sales and other event management products – including CCTV and ANPR. Contact MVIS on 01629 580 570.

 

Zero “shunt rate” for A-one+ thanks to MVIS’ VMS

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As a leading temporary intelligent transport system (ITS) solutions provider, MVIS was delighted by the recent news that thanks to the use of a variable message sign (VMS) system, provided by MVIS, during the recent A1 refurbishment there was zero standing traffic related incidents.

The northbound refurbishment on the A1 between Newcastle and Gateshead was carried out by A-one+ and the company firmly believes that the result of no standing traffic related incidents was achieved thanks to the VMS package provided by intelligent transport system (ITS) solutions provider MVIS.

From July through to August, 10 VMS-C variable message signs were operational. The VMS-C is an innovative intelligent transport system (ITS) solution that features a changeable display, like all MVIS’ VMS they are now available through a nationwide network of depots – meaning they can be rapidly deployed to where they are required. In this instance the signs switched between showing speed roundels and three colour Chapter 8/MS4 style pictograms in the event of standing traffic caused by lane closures. The highly conspicuous display on the MVIS supplied VMS was easily spotted by motorists who reacted accordingly.

A-One+ had high praise for the VMS and the highly visible pictograms they display, especially as when they carried out an identical project on the southbound carriage in 2009, using fixed frame signs, there were several standing traffic related incidents. These were avoided thanks to the visibility of the intelligent transport system (ITS) solutions provided by MVIS.

Speaking about the VMS supplied by MVIS, A-one+ incident manager of operations, Ian Lee said:

“Not only did MVIS’ VMS facilitate a rapid message change in response to the quickly changing traffic situation, but the high visibility of the three colour pictograms engendered an instant motorist reaction, promoting the safety of road workers, police and motorists alike.

“Without a doubt, the zero shunt rate during this year’s refurbishment works was the result of the deployment of MVIS’ VMS signs, with their market-leading software technology.”

MVIS managing director, Pat Musgrave added: “MVIS has long-championed the health and safety benefits of its VMS, and is pleased to have been able to demonstrate these to the advantage of the A-one+ project.”

MVIS has a wide range of intelligent transport system (ITS) solutions which includes ANPR, CCTV and radar. To discuss ITS Solutions, you can contact MVIS on 01629 580 570.

 

Intelligent transport system (ITS) customer in running for awards

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Highways Magazine last week announced its 2013 Excellence Awards shortlist. Market leader in temporary intelligent transport system (ITS) solutions, MVIS was delighted to see that the Olympic Route Network Team is in the running for the IHE Team of the Year award and is also nominated in the Road Marking Project of the Year category.

In what is believed to be the largest single deployment of solar powered variable message signs (VMS) in the world, MVIS supplied almost 200 units for the network, in an intelligent transport system (ITS) solution that enabled key participants to travel safely, securely and efficiently between venues and their accommodation, while also keeping London and the rest of the UK moving.

MVIS keeps its fingers crossed for the team at the 10th October awards ceremony, and looks forward to working with more transport management partners to develop new intelligent transport system (ITS) solutions for road networks across the UK.

 

 

 

MVIS’ Intelligent Transport System (ITS) Solution Triumphs at RideLondon

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Leading temporary intelligent transport system (ITS) solutions provider, Mobile Visual Information Systems (MVIS) Ltd, contributed to the smooth-running of London’s traffic network during the UK’s largest ever mass-participation cycling festival.

With over 70,000 participants, Prudential RideLondon took place in early August, celebrating the legacy for cycling created by the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

MVIS’ intelligent transport system (ITS) solution incorporated 20 VMS-A mobile, solar powered variable message signs (VMS) to provide advanced information to members of the public about the route of the festival’s London-Surrey 100 event, a 100 mile race on closed roads.

MVIS was selected to undertake the intelligent transport system (ITS) project following its successful Olympic Route Network (ORN) contract in 2012, when almost 200 VMS were deployed in what was believed to be the largest single instalment of solar powered VMS in the world.

The company’s London-Surrey 100 intelligent transport system (ITS) contract saw its VMS signs performing a similar function to those deployed on the ORN, providing clear and quickly perceptible travel advice about potentially busy areas to non-race road users.

MVIS’ managing director, Pat Musgrave said: “We were delighted to have once again worked in partnership with TfL to develop an intelligent transport system (ITS) solution to help the capital’s road network operate efficiently throughout a major sporting event.”

MVIS’ innovative intelligent transport system (ITS) solutions incorporate a wide range of products, including ANPR, CCTV and radar in addition to VMS.

 

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