Fascia Graphics® supply innovative screens for award winning pedestrian signal…
Fascia Graphics, the market leader for the production of membrane keypads and graphic overlays in the printed graphics industry has worked with many innovative manufacturers ever since the business was established, just over the 20 years ago.
One of the more inventive of these manufacturers is the ADG Group, a leading manufacturer of traffic systems and associated products. Formed in 1992, the AGD Group is an independent UK company dedicated to the design and manufacture of traffic detection and associated products. They boast an unrivalled depth of technical and application expertise in traffic detection and monitoring techniques. The company manufactures and supplies 150 product variants to over 130 customers worldwide – including major contracts with Transport for London (TFL), Peek Traffic, Siemens and Redflex.
Fascia Graphics has supplied AGD for a number of years, but following a detailed market Request for Quotation (RFQ), Fascia was selected to provide the new screens for the AGD94x series of combined puffin and toucan nearside pedestrian signal.
The signal, which is widely installed in city and local authorities throughout the UK, won the Queen’s Award for Enterprise: Innovation for its pioneering styling and features.
In order to meet the product requirements, Fascia took the following approach:
- The materials used for the front panel and the gasket assemblies were reviewed. As a result, the production samples utilised more cost effective raw materials.
- Solutions were also found to minimise the number of prints required and reduce the assembly time of the rear gaskets. The product improvements allowed Fascia Graphics to continue producing product of the highest quality in the most economical manner.
Dafydd Hughes, Supply Assurance Manager, AGD Systems Limited, commented on completion of the award winning work:
“In an increasingly competitive environment, we recognised that we wanted to work with a screen supplier that was willing to continuously improve its products and not stand still. Fascia fitted this mould by constantly challenging itself to improve its quality, cost and delivery.”
“It is not often that a business wins two Queens Awards in the innovation category back to back. This has been possible due to the continued support of suppliers such as Fascia Graphics.”
For further information on any of the products or services Fascia Graphics® can offer, contact the sales team on 01249 460606. Alternatively, you can visit the company website www.fasciagraphics.co.uk or can find them on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Google+ or LinkedIn.
