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Digital signage manufacturer and supplier Messagemaker has launched a new series of vehicle-activated low-energy LED signs for local and highway use. Providing a long-lasting, cost-effective and virtually maintenance-free solution, the ultra-bright LED displays are available in a wide range of sizes and can be customised with additional messaging to suit bespoke requirements. The shift from imposing penalties to increasing driver awareness


and modifying speed behaviours has seen the demand for the new LED speed signs climb rapidly. Messagemaker’s business proposition is very much one of cost and flexibility, as MD Harry Filer explains. “We are now able to offer high spec UK manufactured


products, with all the quality that implies, at extremely competitive prices starting from just £1,000 for a sign. With our engineering experience and resources, we have the capability to respond very quickly to put signs in place to address local issues, something that is very important in this marketplace, and to provide digital solutions to suit any location, however challenging the brief.” Offering a cost-effective alternative to cameras and more


impactful than static signs, LED displays are finding increasing favour as an alternative solution with local authorities and parish council specifiers. Activated by an internally-mounted radar, the signs provide


dynamic feedback to drivers approaching areas where extra caution is required such as the approach routes to schools or the approach to sharp bends and bridges. Messagemaker’s new series of speed signs are available for


speeds of 5-60 miles per hour, with an optional ‘SLOW DOWN’ text message. Flashing yellow warning indicators, speed camera, turn ahead and other special layouts are also available on request. The unit’s in-built programming functionality allows speed limits to be set to activate as required, for added flexibility. Offered as standard as a 300mm diameter roundel, Message-


maker speed signs can also be supplied in a range of additional sizes up to 900mm in diameter. The external casing measures 730mm height x 500mm width, with a total diameter of 120mm. Built for reliability, the new range is characterised by a durable


all-weather powder-coated lockable outer case which offers improved vandal-resistance. An integral self-test facility provides rapid feedback on operational status, enabling malfunctions to be pinpointed and remedied quickly. The slimline LED technology of Messagemaker's new speed


signs allows for mounting on existing street light columns. Also available is an optional solar power unit which offers an environmentally friendly solution that works virtually anywhere.


Messagemaker launches new range of LED speed signs.


Antalis McNaughton’s Sign and Display division has launched Antacote Lite, a 100% recyclable retail hanging signage solution that combines ecology with dimensional stability. Antacote Lite offers all of the benefits and printability of


Antalis launches 100% recyclable retail hanging signage Chris Green, market manager for Antalis McNaughton says:


traditional foam centred products such as flatness, good rigidity, lightweight and excellent dimensional stability, but unlike the polystyrene or rigid polyurethane foam (PUR) centred alternatives Antacote Lite is 100% recyclable and PEFC (Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification) accredited. Antacote Lite was developed by Antalis McNaughton in


conjunction with Germany’s KATZ Group, an internationally renowned manufacturer of recyclable wood pulp products, to meet the increasing corporate responsibility needs of the retail sector and as such has attracted significant interest from several leading international retail supermarket chains.


"Antacote Lite offers a genuine environmental solution for hanging signage. It’s more environmentally friendly than using foam boards, but also much stronger and lighter and unlike standard display board or corrugated products used in retail hanging signage, Antacote Lite remains flat and dimensionally stable.” All raw materials produced by The KATZ Group are fully


recyclable and biodegradable which means that Antacote Lite can be fully recycled along with standard paper and board waste. In addition to helping to reduce landfill, the more environmentally astute retailers have taken to selling the end of life board for recycling purposes. One such major retailer reported a £250,000 saving on waste management following its move to Antacote Lite. For further information visit www.antalis.co.uk or telephone North Sales Centre: 01925 837773, South Sales Centre: 0208 786 2300.


14 Sign Update ISSUE 126 JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2011 Additionally, optional remote online monitoring of Message-


maker’s signs enables authorities to instantly collect and analyse data to assist with traffic management and highways planning. Manufactured and approved for use in the UK, Messagemaker’s


high quality products are backed by full technical advice and support. For further information on Messagemaker’s range of vehicle


activated and interactive road signs, telephone 0845 021 2340 or visit www.messagemaker.co.uk


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