Local companies signed up to deliver major improvements

New signage along the A127 is set to be delivered by a number of local sign makers.

The £400,000 project is being funded from a £700,000 grant from the Thames Gateway programme and will see new road signs, entrance signs to the District and a lettered BASILDON sign that will help identify Basildon along this key route, and improve the access to a number of industrial areas.

Twenty-two new highway signs and the two entrance signs to the District will be manufactured by Kaspa signs who are based in Christy Way, Southfield Business Park.  They will also appoint the installer.

Ace Sign Group (ASG) based in Bentalls, Basildon have been contracted to work on the BASILDON sign once it receives planning permission, and three Basildon enterprise park signs.  Having produced detailed visuals and drawings to support their pitch for the work it is now down to the team at ASG to manufacture and install their design.

Sean Lloyd, Business Development Director at ASG was pleased that local companies were able to land the work.  He said:  "This is a fantastic project to be involved with, particularly because it is in Basildon.  Our projects are delivered across the UK and Europe but it will be great to see our work showcased so close to our factory.  Using local companies helps to support the local economy which is great news not only for us, but for the District as a whole."

And John Anthony Signs, based at Claydons Lane, Rayleigh are manufacturing around 150 lighting sheaths that will stretch along the A127 within the District.

Cllr Stephen Horgan, deputy leader of the Council, says:  "It is vital that the public sector continues to invest in regeneration and the environment.  Our businesses, and the A127 Corridor is our economic backbone, and this direct investment over the next year will address many of the key concerns that companies have expressed to us in the past.

"I am delighted that we are able to not only invest in this work, but use local companies to manufacture the new signs, ensuring that much of the funding is kept within the local economy."