Manual Handling and Musculoskeletal Disorders – A Guide from RoSPA
Manual Handling – a guide from RoSPA A subject our customers often ask us about is “Manual Handling” and “Musculoskeletal Disorders” . We produce lots of safety signs and manual handling posters, that can help as part of your overall safety policy for manual handling. Lifting correctly is something that is often viewed as commonsense […]
read more...European Sign Show 2013 – Interview with Julian Rowlandson
This year has been a busy year for Stocksigns on the exhibition circuit. This interview taken at the recent European Sign Expo marks the end of a packed few weeks of shows, seminar hosting and interviews for Julian Rowlandson, Sales & Marketing Director for Stocksigns. During the interview Julian talks about how exhibitions, like The […]
read more...Summer Safety Signage Audit
The summer months and the holiday season are the ideal time to carry out a signage audit. Your business premises may be quieter, as staff jet off on their well earned breaks, often leaving car parks and buildings temporarily easier to access. Use this time and the increased access to assess your company signage, making sure signs […]
read more...Construction Safety Statistics That Make You Think – InfoGraphic RoSPA
Construction Safety, the statistics remind us there is still work to be done Many of our readers work in the construction industry, either directly or through contractors. Whatever their roles tend to be, there is always a strong link with safety management and in particular construction safety. With that in mind we are always looking […]
read more...Everything you always wanted to know about COSHH (but were too afraid to ask!) – by RoSPA
A Guide to COSHH – A Guest post from RoSPA If you’ve ever had any dealings with any aspect of Health and Safety, the chances are you’ve come across the acronym COSHH or one of the COSHH symbols. However, you may still be uncertain about what COSHH actually stands or what the symbols mean. Don’t […]
read more...Julian Rowlandson speaking at Traffex 2013
Julian from Stocksigns claims that sign-makers must diversify their revenue streams at Traffex.
read more...The Hollywood Sign – Guess Who’s 90 years old?
Fun Facts About the Hollywood Sign. We spend a lot of time trawling the internet looking at signage information that we think might be useful to our customers. Every now and then we come across something that may not be necessarily useful (unless it comes up in the pub quiz!) but is either a bit […]
read more...New budget, New Signs
While the announcement of the new government budgetary measures may not have been the news everyone was hoping for, it does mark the start of the financial New Year for many organisations. It is the perfect time to carry out a signage audit of your premises. Taking Stock of your Safety Signs Take time to […]
read more...ISO 7010 what does it really mean for me?
Don’t Panic about ISO 7010 There has been much in the industry press regarding the new safety signs standard ISO 7010. A lot of the coverage has implied that all companies must change their safety signs in order to comply. This scaremongering has led to many companies making expensive but not necessarily required signage purchases. […]
read more...Vitreous Enamel Signs – A sign of the times
This weeks post is from our guest Blogger – Julian Rowlandson, Sales & Marketing Director, Stocksigns. From the iconic London Underground maps to retro adverts for household goods in gastro pubs printed Vitreous Enamel signs and panels provide an exciting and durable medium for architects, specifiers and designers. Using a process that can be traced […]
read more...School Signs Resources for the Education Industry
Stocksigns has been manufacturing school signs for the education industry for more than 50 years. As a result we have built up a wealth of knowledge on how schools can make the best use of their signs. We have brought together the best blog posts aimed at schools in this article to remind schools and […]
read more...Climate Week 4th – 10th March. Do your bit!
Following the recent ‘Go Green Week’ we can keep the eco-campaign going with this week’s environmental awareness week’Climate Week’. Climate Week is Britain’s biggest climate change campaign, inspiring a new wave of action to create a sustainable future. Culminating in a week of activities, it showcases practical solutions from every sector of society. Each year, […]
read more...Road Signs do they confuse you? survey by confused.com
Insurance website confused.com have recently published the results of a road signs survey to test the nation’s understanding of road safety signs. The research should some startling results; An astonishing 93 per cent failed to recognise the traffic signs for “no vehicles except bikes being pushed”. Meanwhile 83 per cent were unclear on the meaning […]
read more...Energy Conservation Signs – Remind Staff to Turn Off the Lights
Our final piece to support ‘Go Green Week’ is going to list a few thought provoking facts* to help us remember to turn off those lights and promote energy conservation! Office lights left on overnight use enough energy in a year to heat a home for almost 5 months. A photocopier left on standby overnight […]
read more...Help Your Staff to Recycle – hints & tips for recycling in the office
This next article in our series of posts to support ‘Go Green Week’ takes a look at recycling and advocates the use of recycling signs. We are all getting used to the mantra “Reduce, Reuse and Recycle” but ‘recycling’, the third in the going greener hiearchy, is often the activity that can be done very […]
read more...Go Green Week – Recycle – Recycle – Recycle
Go Green Week Stocksigns is supporting ‘Go Green Week’
read more...Post Office Heritage Signs – A Restoration Project
The British Postal Museum and Archive take an active role in preserving our British Heritage. One such project was the restoration of a now rare blue airmail pillar box from the 1930s, including the recreation of heritage signs. Special post boxes for the collection of airmail were on British streets for less than nine years […]
read more...Winter Safety Products, Be Safe in the Big Freeze
With the wintry weather set to continue for a few weeks yet, it’s time to take extra safety precautions. The councils do their best to grit and salt our roads, to protect road users as best they can. But what happens at the travellers’ destinations? Many road users are on their way to work and schools, where […]
read more...Safety Signs Resources with New Pinterest Page
Stocksigns has created a Pinterest page to help bring together some of the links to the industries best safety signs and general signage resources. As we both publish our own signage information, and find the latest innovations and technologies within the industry, we will aggregate them together in our new page. Be sure to visit […]
read more...National Braille Week
Over the centuries Braille has had an enormous effect on the lives of millions of people across 120 countries worldwide. It is not a language but a code by which all languages may be written and read. The ability to read and write in Braille opens the door to literacy, intellectual freedom, equal opportunity, and […]
read more...Safety Signs Symbols how well do you know yours?
Just for a bit of fun we have put together a quick safety signs quiz so you can test how much you really know about safety signs symbols! Safety Signs and Symbols Click on the button to take you to our quiz. It will only take a few minutes of your time and may teach […]
read more...Safety Signs Check-up
While safety signs may not have been at the top of your Christmas list, this time of year is the perfect time to carry out a signage audit of your premises. The beginning of year is always associated with fresh starts, out with the old and in with the new. We often get renewed energy […]
read more...Jubilee Gardens – The Royal Opening by HRH The Queen
Jubilee Gardens – Project outline October 2012 saw the official opening of the newly redesigned Jubilee Gardens by HM The Queen. Stocksigns is an established signage manufacturer serving the entire UK’s sign market but specialising in various niche areas where they have grown to be the leading sign experts. Jubilee Gardens Project Adriaan Wijsveld is […]
read more...ISO 7010 Safety signs and symbols – Where are we now?
Over the next few months we will see a further step in the adoption of a new standard for safety signs as BS ISO 7010 is soon to become BS EN ISO 7010. The change will see safety signs in the workplace move away from being an “International standard” (essentially a recommendation on best practice), […]
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