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SRL's Mobile Variable Message Signs (VMS) are an easy-to-move and flexible way to communicate messages, guidance, alerts and warnings on highways and roads to highlight temporary roadworks, changes in traffic flow or provide directions. Similarly, they can also be used for events, at airports and seaports or around contruction sites for people and traffic management to deliver key messages, inform the public or to display branding.
Our large fleet of VMS combine the latest communication technology with the highest manufacturing standards for outstanding operational reliability.
Featuring the highest resolution available in the UK and ROI, as well as matrix display, individual lenses and full colour LED technology, you can rely on our VMS to communicate clearly and instantly.
Additionally, using innovative radar technology, SRL VMS can display messaging such as 'SLOW DOWN' to warn users about their speed.
SRL’s VMS are used on roads, at busy commercial hubs, on construction sites and at events up and down the UK. Helping to:
- Improve safety
- Reduce maintenance costs and time
- Enhance efficiency
- Direct people & traffic
- Provide cruicial information
- Advertise and display branding

WHAT MAKES OUR VMS UNIQUE?
- High impact: the highest resolution full colour mobile VMS on the market with matrix display (80 x 48 pixels and 8 lines of text) and patented colour mixing lens, which ensures clarity of message even at wide viewing angles.
- Superior energy efficiency: ultra-low energy, SRL VMS can be solar powered even during winter months (battery functionality also available) and are independently certified as offering energy-efficiency in excess of required standards (TOPAS).
- Operational reliability: our young fleet of VMS have a design life of more than 15 years with minimum downtime while low driving current of LEDs ensures no age-related degradation.
- Product quality: manufactured in the UK by SWARCO, ours is the only VMS to be designed specifically for the UK and RoI, meeting and exceeding all relevant requirements.
Supporting Your VMS Operation
As a standard part of our service, our dedicated VMS team will give continuous and on-going technical and business support when hiring SRL VMS. This includes support covering planning, placement and location mapping as well as supporting with optimal deployment weather and messaging design guidance. We also provide sample screenshots of displays, alongside accurate google locations (Including street view) and guidance around using the correct VMS product that meets legislation criteria.
We can also provide a full-training program with our VMS experts to train you or your staff how to set-up VMS units correctly, how to manuovere VMS units safetly and how to control the display messages using our easy-to-use sign management system, Zepher.
Furthermore, training on high-speed deployment is also available with accreditation
Alternatively, for a large scale event or operation, you can hire our VMS with a support team on-site to help alleviate control room stress and allow you to focus on other tasks.
Our technical experts are always striving for optimisation, innovation, sustainability and efficiency to ensure our variable messaging signs are up-to-date with the latest technological advancements.
Our VMS fleet is supported by our strategically placed nationwide depot network comprising of over 30 depots available around the 24/7, 365 days a year with typical 'out-of-hours' deployment available. Our internal lorries can also support large scale operations moving a large quantity of units from one location to another.
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WHERE CAN I USE VMS?

Traffic Management

Events

Seaports & Airports

Local Authorities
Which VMS?
Smart Portable Messenger:
From speed limits to directions and logos, the Portable Messenger is our most compact smart VMS. Designed for limited space areas, the Portable Messenger fits neatly on and alongside pavements, walkways, and other high foot/traffic flow environments.
- Fully portable and programmable by the user
- Full colour matrix images, GPS security tracking and speed activation
Smart Messenger:
The perfect combination of size and impact, the Smart Messenger VMS is ideal for directing pedestrians and traffic, and, with its full colour display, it can provide branding and advertising options too.
- Ideal size for use as directing tool in and around events venues
- Simple to operate, easy to position and solar powered
HS Messenger:
The largest in our range of three VMS Smart Signs, the HS Messenger provides unrivalled visibility from long distances and is perfect for messaging on high speed roadways as well as for large crowds and at main entrances and exits for vehicles.
- Perfect for informing pedestrians and motorists at large scale and long distance
- Electric powered height adjustment with 360° sign rotation
- Telescopic jacks for easy levelling
TESTIMONIALS
“SRL’s VMS signage has been great for us, it provides advance warning to motorists and pedestrians at our Urban64 project of upcoming works which helps ease traffic flow and has a real impact on the roads. We work well together on these schemes and SRL is very professional in supporting our needs and requirements.”
Rob Thorpe, Director, Priority Traffic Management
“A stand out project for me was the support SRL gave us during the NFL (National Football League) London Games at Wembley. Over 84,000 people packed into Wembley for this exciting weekend of sport and SRL’s support with the delivery, placement and risk assessment of VMS was crucial for us to provide a safe, informative event for visitors. Quick and easy to install, SRL’s VMS offered us a robust solution with the choice and flexibility of using any colour in the spectrum, which is great for events."
Keith Holland, TGL Group
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