Knights Brown–Stocksigns partnership: digital signage procurement lessons for site engineers
Reviewed by Tom Sullivan
First reported on New Civil Engineer
30 Second Briefing
Civil engineering contractor Knights Brown has expanded its long-running partnership with signage specialist Stocksigns by deploying a bespoke online ordering platform for site safety signage. The system standardises procurement of temporary works and CDM-compliant signs across multiple projects, replacing ad hoc orders and manual catalogues with a centralised digital workflow. For project managers and site engineers, this should cut lead times, reduce mismatched or non-compliant signage on highways and earthworks sites, and simplify evidence of safety communication during audits.
Technical Brief
- Bespoke platform is configured around the contractor’s standard sign library, locking down approved artwork and wording.
- Centralised catalogue separates different types of site safety signage into predefined categories.
- Role-based logins restrict who can create, edit or approve orders at project and regional levels.
- System time-stamps orders and revisions, creating an auditable trail of safety communication decisions.
- Archived order history allows rapid reproduction of previous sign packs for repeat or framework schemes.
- Integration of contractor and supplier branding ensures consistent hazard iconography across dispersed sites.
- Digital workflow reduces reliance on site-printed A4 notices, cutting uncontrolled, non-standard safety messaging.
Our Take
Knights Brown’s move to formalise site signage procurement aligns with its recent growth to a £136m-turnover contractor, signalling a need for more standardised safety controls across a widening project portfolio.
With Knights Brown now active in coastal defence schemes in Cardiff and grid-scale energy projects from its Norwich hub, a unified signage approach can reduce interface risk where multiple clients and subcontractors operate under differing safety cultures.
Prepared by collating external sources, AI-assisted tools, and Geomechanics.io’s proprietary mining database, then reviewed for technical accuracy & edited by our geotechnical team.
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