Pike Signals Limited are manufacturers of portable traffic control equipment.[2]
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The business was started by George Pike in Birmingham in 1920 and originally sold road construction tools. In 1932, George Pike's son started to make portable traffic signals.[3] In 1981, Andrew Pike, current managing director and grandson of George, founded Pike Signals[3] which was incorporated on 18 September 1981.[4][5]
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In 1999, the firm launched the U.K.'s first radio controlled temporary traffic light system. Previous methods of controlling temporary lights had used interconnecting cables which were vulnerable to vandalism and wear and tear from passing vehicles.[3][6]
References edit
- ^ XLMicro The lightweight solution to Multiphase traffic control. Pike Signals. Retrieved 16 July 2015.
- ^ Home. Pike Signals. Retrieved 15 July 2015.
- ^ a b c "The light fantastic for inventive Pike", Evening Mail, Birmingham, 30 September 1999, p. 37.
- ^ PIKE SIGNALS LIMITED. Company Check. Retrieved 15 July 2015.
- ^ Pike Signals Ltd. Bloomberg Business. Retrieved 15 July 2015.
- ^ "Pike gets the green light", Birmingham Post, 1 October 1999, p. 21.
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