Foresight PT

Our efficiency
is all yours

Welcome to Foresight:

Whole-life graphic management

PASSENGER TRANSPORT

Built on passion 84% of UK rail
fleet supplied
At Stewart Signs we believe in the power of your brand
to set you apart from the competition, delivering
focussed messages that better connect you with your
customers. We are proud of our evolution of vehicle
livery management, shaped by decades of learning.
Our expertise and product knowledge allow us to offer
a market-leading solution, giving total peace of mind.

Our vision is embodied in Foresight, the name of our
whole‑life approach to livery. Foresight has been developed
in partnership with some of our largest brands and suppliers
to optimise every aspect of the livery life cycle.
Understanding the whole-life value of a project can pay
dividends when it comes to asset protection, in-life service
and maintenance decisions. Our whole-life solutions mean
we invest time and expertise in to every aspect of your supply
chain, allowing you to make informed decisions.

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Edinburgh Tram

Advertising wraps.

1,000+ rail vehicles 212,000 bus labels
rebranded every year dispatched in 2018
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Whole-life graphic management

Working with you, Foresight enables us to get a detailed
understanding of your business requirements. We take
into account all the day-to-day events that might affect
your valuable assets.

We plan for future change, anticipate incident parts replacement
and give you the tools to put you in control. Foresight removes
risk from graphic supply. It keeps branding consistent, crisp and
clean throughout planned life, removes unnecessary costs and
minimises service disruption.

LNER

Azuma branding for Hitachi Rail Europe.

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Our Foresight portal

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The Foresight portal Management information

Fast friendly and at your finger tips.

Foresight gives you
control of your livery

Foresight’s online portal can deliver fast, accurate livery
management information that gives you seamless control of your
brand and reduces unplanned out of service costs.We can store
all your livery data: colour and material specs, parts catalogues,
fitting guides, livery change tracking and care instructions.You
can view usage data and trends, measure delivery performance
against KPIs and budgets, as well as track and plan fleet
advertising campaigns by region or depot.
The portal provides easy access to a comprehensive parts library
and ordering solution. It’s mobile responsive and user friendly,
so it’s always accessible, even when you’re on the go.

Mobile search and order

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It’s all online

Our Foresight portal puts all your livery information in one place, providing a powerful
livery management and search tool.

Information at your fingertips Always in control

We can store all your graphics specifications, The portal gives you different levels of access, so while
certifications, catalogues and guides in one some users can order parts and graphics, others can
place, giving your team quick, easy access to access data, expenditure, control budgets, view repairs
all your livery information. by region and check new‑build or in-service schedules.

Instant orders Consistent brand livery

Spare parts, new graphics, brand updates can all be Your brand is who you are. It’s seen everyday by your
ordered through the portal. And because we can hold passengers. How your livery looks is an essential part
stock or print to order, your fleets are kept in service with of your brand’s integrity. Foresight helps ensure your
minimum downtime, and associated costs. livery always looks consistent and at its best.

Repair efficiency

Using the search facility, your team can submit
requirements quickly with full transparency for
your management team, mitigating risk of errors
and cutting downtime.

Budget control Reduces downtime It starts with new-build

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New-build Eurostar

As brand owners and fleet operators you need E320 corporate branding.
consistent, durable livery that looks good for
the whole service life. Stewart Signs makes OEM
branding risk-free and future proof.

As experienced livery professionals, we become
part of your supply chain to help streamline the build
programme. Foresight ensures new graphics or notices
are quick and easy to apply, reducing time and cost.

Our state‑of-the-art distribution facilities allow us
to offer a market leading service where we can batch
manufacture and ship liveries to suit your schedules.

Great Western Railway Optimises graphic Protects your
design and application brand integrity
Class 800 new build wraps.

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The importance of design
and specification

Our experienced teams work with you to get the best
from your designs.We will advise the best materials,
ensuring they meet both the application and legislative
requirements, construction and production methods,
we even plan future changes.

Reduces All your data Foresight future-proofs vehicle livery
whole-life costs in one place
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Manufacturing to
meet your needs

Our extensive production capability enables us to handle
large, complex projects to tight schedules.

Every part of the manufacturing process, quality control, dispatch
and stock holding is handled at our factory.We schedule new-build
manufacturing into economic batches within our flexible-volume
plant.This puts quality management at the forefront, delivers
supply efficiency to our clients and ensures every aspect of the
process is properly monitored and managed.

Excellent supply chain relationships enable us to anticipate
and respond to unexpected changes in schedules or design,
keeping material supply and application consistent while
minimising waste.

East London Transit Flexible scheduling Agreed response times

Part-wrap branding.

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Everything in hand

Our approach to the whole-life graphics solution
means that once new-build is complete, any planned
changes or unexpected incidents down the line can be
quickly addressed.

By using the Foresight online portal you can trust us to
react quickly and efficiently to any unforeseen incidents
you may encounter.

Key graphics and De-risk Foresight in-service
parts held in stock graphic supply
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In-service

Easy and efficient

In-service changes are almost inevitable. It may be a brand update, a new
advertising partnership, or a scheduled overhaul.Whatever the reason,
the planning must include contingencies.

With Foresight, we know that out of service time costs, that’s why we dovetail
seamlessly into your supply chain ensuring that we react and implement your
request quickly, efficiently and with minimal disruption.

Surveying for a smooth process

No installation is undertaken without a site survey and vehicle inspection.This
will make sure the graphics are correct for every application.We look at livery to
be removed, and whether our surface reconditioning service is needed.Then we’ll
check out the work location for access, safety and suitability, consider graphics
production and storage options.

Minimise service Colour match
disruption assurance

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Merseyrail

507/508 fleet refurbishment.

Durable material Dedicated on-site Fast turnaround
solutions co-ordinators
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Managing projects London Tramlink
for a fast turnaround
Advertising wraps.
The prospect of managing livery changes around tight
schedules, respecting service commitments, planning
locations, timing and logistics can seem daunting, which
is why we aim to make in‑service livery an efficient and
precisely managed process.

Stagecoach Bus Quick-change Increases income
advertising opportunities
Poppy Appeal wraps.

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Moving billboards

Whether your focus is on changing interior or exterior appearance,
we are your quick-change partner. PassengerTransport fleets present
a prime advertising property and a source of additional revenue to
operators, which is why we ensure promotional wraps and campaigns
can be implemented easily, effectively, and remove cleanly.

Foresight offers you the best possible livery solution and ensures we
keep your assets moving, looking good and your passengers happy.

Seamless transition Fast turnaround assured Foresight advantages

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The Foresight advantage

Working with you we make a time-critical livery change a straightforward
undertaking. We’ll work with your team to compile the project data and plan
the programme so as to achieve a smooth transition.

Quality and comfort tailored to your needs

With exterior and interior graphic application, we help you to create
outstanding journey ambiences.

Every inch of your fleet demonstrates your approach to passenger comfort,
from the seating cabins, through to the buffet cars and toilet areas, from
your advertising messages through to the compulsory safety notices.
Stewart Signs’ focus is there every step of the way offering seamless
integration combined with speed and efficiency.

TfL Event promotions Communicate locally
or nationally
Label management.

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London Underground

Jubilee Line interior refresh.

Improve customer ambiance High impact campaigns On time, on spec, on budget

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On time, on spec, on budget

Stewart Signs’ Foresight approach means that at whatever stage
we work with you, livery management becomes easier.

Our efficiency is engineered into the Foresight process; data, materials,
designs, specs, applications, spare stock and parts, reporting, budgets and
planning. So, everything is at hand, access is immediate and your team all
have the relevant information with easy online access.

We choreograph the process from the moment we arrive, keeping you
and your site teams informed, up-to-date and without disruption to
daily routines.

Flexible hours, Keeping you informed
unlimited locations and up-to-date

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On-site efficiency with Stewart
Signs Accreditation Scheme (SSAS)

Our whole-life engineered solutions and processes become
an integral part of your supply chain.

Our installation teams are selected for their knowledge and
experience. All our installers undergo a rigorous qualification
process within the Stewart Signs Accreditation Scheme
(SSAS).This independent programme is designed to ensure
we provide the right highly skilled workforce on every project.

From the moment they arrive they will keep you informed,
up-to-date and inconvenienced as little as possible.

Optimised application Scheduled for optimum Caledonian Sleeper
products and process fitting efficiency
Livery refresh.

Anticipating aftercare

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Aftercare

Anticipating aftercare

We know that livery plays several roles in your daily operations:
to advertise your brand and make a statement about not only your
products, but also your values. However, a livery isn’t something
a fleet operator can buy once and then forget about.While the
durability of quality graphics is assured, accidents happen, and
your supply chain will request replacement parts at short notice.

Decades of working with some of the UK’s largest fleets and brand
conscious organisations have given us the foresight to create a
fully‑managed whole life cycle proposition where spare parts can
be produced with new-build graphics, guaranteeing consistency
and taking advantage of cost-effective bulk production runs.

Our aftercare process is responsive, agile and designed to help
you deal with unplanned incidents 24/7.

TfL

Management of bus notices.

Anticipate Minimise service
common repairs disruption

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Online orders Guaranteed graphic Foresight has you covered
and reporting delivery schedules
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A Service Level Agreement
that’s built around you

Understanding how your fleet works sets us apart.We make it our business
to understand your business.

We work with you to deliver: Warranties

Client care and account management By carefully selecting materials, processes,
installation methods and personnel we can offer
We put you at the forefront of everything we do. industry leading and comprehensive warranties –
From the outset we address your needs, we deliver for total peace of mind.
the highest quality solutions, minimise service
disruption and keep your fleet in service. Parts management

Smart manufacturing We know that things change and accidents happen.
We make sure control is at your fingertips with
Guaranteed to suit your operations, our responsive parts management, online parts
state‑of‑the-art production facilities, flexibility identification, ordering and reporting.
and stock agreements, ensure your livery and
notices arrive on time and in full.

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Virgin Trains

BEAM advertising wrap.

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Foresight is a
wonderful thing

When it comes to keeping your brand in operation,
Foresight comes in to its own.When needed we can
allocate factory capacity, mobilise graphics teams,
guarantee the right graphics, designs and applications.
Foresight covers every stage of your asset livery’s life,
new-build, in-service and aftercare.

Easy online access to parts, reporting Hitachi Rail Europe
and project tracking
Foresight parts portal.
You can use our livery and label match tools to ensure the right parts are rapidly
ordered. Our portal enables us to react quickly to orders and supply from stock
or within our predetermined SLAs. Foresight ensures your assets are kept in
service with minimal disruption.

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Foresight process management KEY

Every aspect of our livery process has been refined over many years to provide New-build
ultimate efficiency, pre-empt lifetime changes and ensure long‑term livery solutions In-service
that look great, reduce costs and minimise downtime. Aftercare

Build plan Process/project control Scope & specification Batch
Design Prototype manufacture
samples
development Manufacture

Process
review

Consultation Survey

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Production line/installation Aftercare
Maintenance
Surface Film Finishing Parts supply
preparation application & sign-off Warranty
Paint & prep Account
Graphic management
removal
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Stewart Signs Ltd

Trafalgar Close
Chandler’s Ford Industrial Estate
Eastleigh, Hampshire
United Kingdom
SO53 4BW

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