Variable Message Signs Overview

  • Year Founded
  • 1978

Year Founded

  • Status
  • Acquired/​Merged

  • Employees
  • 44

Employees

  • Latest Deal Type
  • M&A

  • Financing Rounds
  • 2

Variable Message Signs General Information

Description

Manufacturer of light emitting diode (LED) signs. The company offers LED signage for interurban traffic management, such as driver information and control systems, variable speed limit signs, lane control indicators, controlled motorway indicators and traffic management systems.

Contact Information

Website
www.vmslimited.co.uk
Formerly Known As
Northern Engineering Industries
Ownership Status
Acquired/Merged
Financing Status
Formerly PE-Backed
Corporate Office
  • Monkton Business Park, Mill Lane
  • Tyne and Wear
  • Hebburn NE31 2JZ
  • England, United Kingdom
Primary Industry
Electrical Equipment
Other Industries
Road
Acquirer
Hill & Smith
Vertical(s)
Manufacturing, Industrials
Corporate Office
  • Monkton Business Park, Mill Lane
  • Tyne and Wear
  • Hebburn NE31 2JZ
  • England, United Kingdom

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Variable Message Signs Valuation & Funding

Deal Type Date Amount Valuation/
EBITDA		 Post-Val Status Debt

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Variable Message Signs Patents

  • 4

    Total Documents Applications and Grants

  • Total Patents Families

  • 1

    Granted

  • Pending

  • Expiring in next 12 mo

Variable Message Signs Recent Patent Activity

Publication ID Patent Title Status First Filing Date Technology (CPC) Citations
DE-69728318-D1 Optical element for use in a display device Inactive 29-Mar-1996
DE-69728318-T2 Optical element for use in a display device Inactive 29-Mar-1996
CA-2200266-C A display sign and an optical element for use in the same Inactive 29-Mar-1996
CA-2200266-A1 A display sign and an optical element for use in the same Active 29-Mar-1996 F21K9/00

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Variable Message Signs Former Investors

Investor Name Investor Type Holding Investor Since Participating Rounds Contact Info

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Variable Message Signs FAQs

  • When was Variable Message Signs founded?

    Variable Message Signs was founded in 1978.

  • Where is Variable Message Signs headquartered?

    Variable Message Signs is headquartered in Hebburn, United Kingdom.

  • What is the size of Variable Message Signs?

    Variable Message Signs has 44 total employees.

  • What industry is Variable Message Signs in?

    Variable Message Signs’s primary industry is Electrical Equipment.

  • Is Variable Message Signs a private or public company?

    Variable Message Signs is a Private company.

  • What is Variable Message Signs’s current revenue?

    The current revenue for Variable Message Signs is .

  • Who are Variable Message Signs’s investors?

    3i Group and Rolls-Royce Holdings have invested in Variable Message Signs.

  • When was Variable Message Signs acquired?

    Variable Message Signs was acquired on 11-Jul-2014.

  • Who acquired Variable Message Signs?

    Variable Message Signs was acquired by Hill & Smith.

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