Stocksigns and Links Signs Create ‘One Stop’ Sign Shop for Rail

Stocksigns and Links Signs showed their intentions to work together in a partner project under the Crossrail Signs banner at the London Rail Show held at the America Square Conference Centre on the 29th June 2010 With over 85 years of joint experience within the manufacture and installation of specialist signage and poster frames, this collaboration puts Crossrail Signs at the head of supply into the rail sector. Crossrail, the new high frequency, convenient and accessible railway for London and the South East, will be looking to improve twenty eight current surface stations, rebuild11 chief surface station and nine sub-surface stations. Signs will be a vital component to the project both temporary during construction and permanent signage systems including rail signs, safety signs and car park signage for operational and customer interfaces. All of which Crossrail Signs construct as well as give the whole project management solution from design to installation – offering the project a real one stop shop. When the service opens, Crossrail trains will move from Maidenhead and Heathrow in the west to Shenfield and Abbey Wood in the east via new twin tunnels underneath central London. It will join Heathrow Airport, the West End, the City of London and Canary Wharf. Crossrail will make travelling in the region simpler and faster. It will decrease over crowding on London’s transport network, by working with mainline-size trains transporting more than 1500 people in each train during busy periods. It is projected that Crossrail will increase London’s rail transport system by more than ten per cent. Stocksigns has been responsible for providing signs to lots of stations since the commencement of the Public Private Partnership to upgrade the Tube network in 1999. Stocksigns has a long history of providing signs to London Underground dating back to the 1940s. As a long-established manufacturer and contractor to Transport for London (TfL), London Buses and London Underground, Stocksigns has been manufacturing a wide range of signage products including: road traffic, safety and health, and passenger information signage, utilising a wide range of materials including special vitreous enamel, illuminated and LED displays. Stocksigns has been providing quality signage to TfL for in excess of 75 years, contributing to the iconic looks of London as a whole, strengthening a consistent familiarity, trustworthiness of our services, longevity and pride in London. Links Signs concentrate on the specialist installation of signage and poster frames across the TfL estate. They have been carrying out installations for over twenty years for LUL and have dedicated highly trained work teams. Their success comes from superior back-up through office and site-based project managers. Crossrail Signs will provide a complete process of survey, design, manufacture and installation ensuring a consistent approach in the delivery of signage for the public transport sector. “Links Signs and Stocksigns have a strong background of working successfully together in the rail industry over the years, so the opportunity to collaborate under the banner of Crossrail Signs was a natural progression….” Mr. Tony Kidby, managing director Links Signs Crossrail Signs is providing a single source, fully managed design, manufacture and installation service where quality of service and product is assured throughout every part. The 30,000sq ft production facility offers a full range of manufacturing capabilities including specialist sheet metal forming equipment. Manufacturing of the highly specialised vitreous enamel signs is undertaken on site at Redhill in Surrey, just twenty miles from Central London. Recent investment in a cutting edge energy management scheme allows the company to maximise its cost efficiency whilst minimising the environmental impact. Crossrail Signs was formed to help pool resources and expertise to gain economies

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