Sun Traffic Signals News
23/8/2011Sun Traffic's 3rd annual customer trackday
Our third annual customer track-day was voted a HUGE success!
Special thanks go out to our very own "tame racing driver" Ben Seyfried and his team for doing a fantastic job keeping us all out of trouble. Even the "SUN" shone on our clients, Nice!
July 2011
Not seen us on TV lately? Here's a screen-shot of BBC News saying very nice things about our event traffic management:-
10/5/2011
Planning is underway and nearly done for another busy summer of event traffic management for some of this year's largest Air Shows, Music Festivals and Sporting Events. Can't wait!
26/4/2011
Badminton Horse Trials
Yet another world-class event safely completed by our team of traffic professionals (our 5th year there).
See our YouTube channel :- link
Thousands enjoyed the fine weather throughout and also the pretty fine event traffic control solutions.
11/4/2011
Colour VMS for hire!
As seen at Traffex, we can now provide COLOUR VMS (variable message signs) for your event or TM scheme.
Please see the video clip on our new YouTube channel:- VMS more to follow.
28/3/2011
We are looking forward to visiting Traffex 2011 this week and seeing some familiar faces. We hope to see you there!
21/2/2011
IMPORTANT NEWS:
The law has changed for Streetworks Qualifications and in particular the NRSWA Signing, Lighting and Guarding. From the 6th of April all Unit 2 or Unit 10 certificate holders must hold/carry a Streetworks ID Card. Holding only a certificate will no longer be recognised as qualified & will be required to qualify all over again!
For further information or to book a course, please email or phone our traffic management training centre.
18/2/2011
Sun Traffic trusted by the best!
You can see & enjoy our temporary traffic lights on this Sunday night's BBC TopGear show.
1/2/2011
More new positions are being created through expansion in 2011, please see our jobs page. If you are motivated and are keen to deliver the highest quality traffic management service to our clients, join our team!
24/12/2010
Our 5 new Traffic Management vehicles have been delivered by Santa and his helpers!
17/12/2010
So far in 2010 we have invested in £325k of brand new traffic light equipment for our customers.
At a time when our competitors are only buying second-hand equipment our staff and clients are benefiting from the safest, most efficient new equipment due to our strategy if heavily investing in the future (figures exclude all the road signs, cones, vehicles and other equipment we have also invested in during 2010).
12/11/2010
Our next batch of 5 BRAND NEW Transit TM pick-ups are currently at the coachbuilders being prepared for delivery!
October 2010
OFFICIAL PRESS RELEASE
The Board and management of Somerset based Sun Traffic Signals Ltd are delighted to announce that the Company has won a sole-supplier contract for Wessex Water to provide all Temporary Traffic Light equipment and Road Traffic Management.
The framework agreement is estimated to be worth up to £2m over the 5 years of the contract.
Our tender bid was viewed as the most advantageous to Wessex Water and also recognised our excellent service levels and commitment to providing the best equipment possible.
This will also help secure local jobs and create an estimated 5 more future positions at our Somerset, Dorset, Gloucestershire and Oxfordshire depots.
17/6/2010
Royal Cornwall Show Success!
The much locally publicised new traffic arrangements proved successful with experienced Sun Traffic Signals Ltd staff safely controlling key junctions with portable traffic lights for the first time at the show.
19/5/2010
Temporary & Part-time staff required.
With our busy events season upon us, we are looking for temporary & part time workers to help us with some world-class events controlling traffic. Contact our HR department today, click here: Jobs
23/3/2010
Great deals are still available on Tandem cable-less diesel sets.
3/3/2010
We are continuing our investment in equipment & have just bought three shiny new Mercedes urban traffic management vehicles for our fleet.
23/2/2010
Demand for our temporary traffic light hire services has seen us invest a further £100k in brand new traffic signals for our hire fleet in March alone. Our commitment to providing our customers with the newest, most reliable equipment continues while the others are left behind!
31/1/2010
Investment in new traffic management vehicles has continued in recent weeks with three brand new Mercedes urban TM vehicles bought.
23/11/2009
The trend for November has seen us busy for our temporary traffic light hire & road traffic management services, and December is looking good, with clients focusing on reliability and training.
22/9/2009
Recent months have seen us continuing our investment in the latest, ultra-efficient traffic light technology. We believe in long-term planning and providing the latest equipment for our clients, even when others have halted their equipment replacement programmes!
02/7/2009
We are currently in the midst of our busiest events season to-date. with Badminton, Royal Ascot and Glastonbury finished, we are looking forward to many more!
We are looking for reliable, temporary workers for controlling traffic at major events, If you can help weekends and/or weekdays in July contact us through our jobs pge.
18/5/2009
We are looking forward to our busiest events season to-date.
We are looking for reliable, temporary workers for controlling traffic at major events, If you can help weekends and/or weekdays in June and July contact us through our jobs page.
24/3/2009
Our Traffic Lights have been so popular the people of Horsington have asked for them to become a permanent feature!
Local publication Blackmore Vale Magazine has reported:- Blackmore Vale Magazine
17/3/2009
Our training centre is now CABWI approved to deliver New Roads and Streetworks Act (NRSWA) training for units 2 and 10.
Please call us for your requirements and course dates. Be safe, get qualified.
2/12/2008
Wow!
What a year it has been. Despite the economic climate we have continued to grow our traffic management services and open our new training centre. We are also looking for new expansion opportunities in 2009.
2/12/2008
JOBS:-
Traffic Management Operatives/Trainees required for our growing Hants/Surrey/Berkshire/Oxfordshire areas.
Please apply via our jobs page.
29/7/2008
EVENTS:-
We are in the midst of our busiest Event Traffic Management season ever!
It seems that the "summer" weather is doing nothing to dampen the quality of the events we are involved in.
19/3/2008
2008 UPDATE
2007 was another record year for our growing Company.
During 2008 we are continuing to invest heavily in new equipment, vehicles & training.
We are also looking forward to a busy summer providing event traffic lights & controls at both smaller one day events & some huge, world-class events - we hope to see you out there at some of them!
14/11/2007
AS SEEN ON BBC's "TOP GEAR"
On Sunday 11th of November (repeated) Wednesday 14th of November our equipment was used as start lights for a drag-race between Richard Hammond in an Aston Martin and a man on Rocket Skates (the Aston won)! To see it click the top gear link below:-
Top Gear Rocket Skate Video
