A Surplus of Signs or a Safety Necessity? Safety Signs Clutter Debate
There has been much talk recently about signs pollution, the proliferation of signs all over our town and countryside, from high street to motorway, from factory to farm. Which not only can blight our landscape or built environment, but also cause confusion by virtue of the sign’s own cluttering promiscuity. Does this apply to health […]
read more...How safe is your school? – School Safety Signs
No-one wants to go overboard about safety in schools, any more than they do about every day living elsewhere. And, of course, schools take the matter of safety for everybody involved – not only pupils, but also staff and visitors, who are equally important – very seriously. However, it is worth reviewing not just the […]
read more...Fire Exit Signs and Emergency Escape Signs
Just because there is statutory requirement for all non-domestic premises to have the right fire safety signage, there is no reason that fire exit signs cannot be used imaginatively to fit in with your building design and decoration. Here are some examples of the different ways that a compliant fire sign can be used. 1. […]
read more...Signs for the DDA – Accessible Signage Guidelines UK
Making Provision for the Disabled – It’s not just about the law or wheelchairs. Since the introduction of the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 (DDA) all service providers, whatever their size have had to make reasonable adjustments to the physical features of their premises to overcome any physical barriers to access. One key element – and […]
read more...Engraved Tags – How to use Engraved Tags?
When should Engraved Tags be used? In addition to the commonly used situations engraved tags can be used in a number of areas where conventional labelling systems may not be appropriate such as: If the surface area isn’t suitable for good or strong adhesion with labels. If the Surface area is too small and cannot accommodate […]
read more...NEW Quick Response Code For Stocksigns
Use your smart phone to read the above code to get up to date information from the Stocksigns main website
read more...Braille Signs – Tactual from Stocksigns
At the end of March 2006 there were 364,615 people in the UK who were registered as severely sight impaired (blind) or sight impaired (partially sighted) – RNIB. The Tactual Braille signs range from Stocksigns is the innovative and visually superior tactile signage system. Braille signs are capable of conveying fast, effective information to assist […]
read more...Smartsign – temperature sensitive smart signs
Help protect your staff or family with the Stocksigns Smartsign™ The award winning Smartsign is designed for use on surfaces changing from cold to hot, immediately warning people of a dangerous hazard and helping reduce accidental burn injuries. – Displays the word ‘HOT’ when the surface temperature reaches 50°C / 122°F – Designed to “BS […]
read more...Memorial Plaques – a guide to creating remembrance plaques and nameplates
Stocksigns can manufacturer a wide range of commemorative and memorial plaques and nameplates including engraved plaques, etched plaques, vitreous enamel, screen printed plaques, cast aluminium, slate and other natural materials. So whether you are looking for a professional nameplate or heritage sign we can guide you through the choice of materials and manufacturing techniques to make […]
read more...Beach Safety Signs- Phew what a scorcher!
Beach Safety – RNLI Beach Safety Signs The hottest April on record certainly drew us all to the sea – or so it seemed judging by the traffic jams over the Easter weekend. With this earlier than usual start to the “beach Season” its worth reminding ourselves that the seaside can be a dangerous environment if […]
read more...Bike Safety – a simple common sense guide to cycle safety signs.
Bike safety- a common sense guide to cycle safety signs. As the days lengthen and the temperature rises, so does enthusiasm for taking the bicycle out of shed
read more...Viewing Distances For Safety Signs – a Simple Guide
The optimum viewing distances for safety signs depends largely on the size of font used, the position and to some degree the font style and colours used.
read more...School Signs Competition
Give your pupils the chance to WIN a FREE school sign. Stocksigns is inviting all young artists to design their own school signs. Children are being asked to create designs for their own School Welcome Signs. The winning design will be manufactured for free at the Stocksigns factory.
read more...The Different Types of Hazard Safety Signs & Their Meanings
Hazard safety signs play an essential role in the management of your safety, warning your staff and visitors of any potential dangers on the premises. Hazard signs have a yellow triangle with a black pictogram or symbol on a yellow background with a black border. The yellow part has to be at least 50% of the […]
read more...How Environmental Factors Can Effect the Life of Your Signs
The environment plays a large part in the impact that a sign will have. The longevity of a sign is affected by many factors. These include: The amount of exposure to the sun The range of temperatures where the sign will be located The surface colour of the sign, red fades the most. The environment […]
read more...Emergency Way Guidance using Photoluminescent Material
In situations of emergency evacuation, especially when confronted by power failure, a way guidance system using photoluminescent signs and markers will help to indicate clearly defined escape routes, saving critical time for the evacuation of the building. BS 5266-6: 1999, is a Code of Practice for non-electrical low-mounted way guidance marking using a photoluminescent system. […]
read more...Water Safety Signs
keep safe in the water – A simple guide to understanding National water safety signs
read more...Tips for the Care and Installation of Vitreous Enamel Signs
Care and installation of vitreous enamel signs. Tips on getting the best from your vitreous enamel signage.
read more...Fire Extinguisher Identification
How to identify your fire extinguishers correctly using safety signs. Learn the colour codes for different types of fire extinguishers.
read more...Where to use Electrical Emergency Luminaires
Electrical Emergency Luminaires a guide to where to use them – Emergency lighting is designed to illuminate automatically the emergency escape route.
read more...Top 10 signage areas to consider for the Disability Discrimination Act
What are the top 10 things to consider when choosing signs in order to comply with the Disability Discrimination Act.
read more...ISO 7010 – An Overview
ISO 7010 – An Introduction Over the next few months we will see the adoption of a new standard for safety signs as ISO 7010 is soon to become Pr EN 7010.
read more...Safety Signs – How to clean your safety signs
Safety signs – A guide to cleaning and maintaing your safety signs
read more...Why Safety Signs are Important in the Workplace
Saftey signs and symbols – how to use safety signs as safety commincation tools. Understanding the safety signs and symbols codecode.
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