VEHICLE WRAPPING IS PLANE SAILING FOR ALLEN SIGNS
Allen Signs has once again proved that size doesn’t matter after successfully vinyl wrapping a 28,654 kg state-of-the-art machine for National Road Planing Ltd (NRP), based at Rand in Lincolnshire.
The £430,000 Wirtgen Cold Milling Machine W210 is a brand new addition to NRP’s 30-strong fleet and has a dual engine, saving fuel and reducing emissions, and a three-speed milling selection.
Based at NRP’s Thatcham depot in Berkshire the machine will be used on southern repair contracts, and thanks to its versatility can be used on motorways such as the M4 corridor trunk road network and the M25 as well as on local authority roads.
Vinyl wrapping was also a first for NRP, as Contracts Director Jamie Town explained.
“Previously we had always opted for a straight respray but we decided to try vinyl wrapping as it was a lot more cost-effective in this case,” said Jamie.
“We requested quotes from three suppliers but decided to use Allen Signs as they submitted the best tender and we were very pleased with the work they had done for us in the past.
“Their specialist vehicle livery team drew up the design and wrapped the vehicle to a very high standard and we are so happy with the result that we’ve asked them to use the same process on another new machine.”
Allen Signs Managing Director David Allen said despite the size of the vehicle it only took them three days to complete the job.
“Because the machine is such a specialised bit of kit we wrapped it on site at NRP’s headquarters in Rand using 3M 85 Series vehicle wrapping film.
“Thankfully their engineering staff stripped down the machine for us before we started so that we could get on much quicker!”
Besides road planing machines Allen Signs can wrap almost any vehicle regardless of its shape or size.
“It can be more cost-effective than a professional respray,” explained David, “and protects the paintwork underneath against stone chips and minor abrasions.”
“Furthermore the wrap can be fully removed at the end of the vehicle’s use, maximising the potential resale value.”
Kate Strawson Tel: 01522 528540 Mob: 07733 230293
kate@shootingstar-pr.co.uk www.shootingstar-pr.co.uk
Notes
Allen Signs was first established in 1965 by David Allen’s father Barry and is based on Whisby Way in North Hykeham, Lincoln. For more information about the company please visit www.allen-signs.co.uk or call (01522) 501500.
NRP is part of the Tarmac Group based at Rand, Lincolnshire and is one of the UK’s largest road planing contractors. For more information please visit www.tarmac.co.uk
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