Officeworks reduces emissions & improves safety with new exit signs
Leading Australian office supply retailer Officeworks has converted its first store from electric-battery exit signs to battery-free Safety Path exit signs, to reduce emissions, reduce costs, and increase reliability and safety. Officeworks is part of the Wesfarmers group, as is major hardware retailer Bunnings which…
Grosvenor, Manager of 12,000 Buildings, Adopts Safety Path Exit Signs
A new alliance between Safety Path, a division of SmarterLite Group, and one of the nation’s biggest building technology providers, Grosvenor Engineering Group (Grosvenor), will cut carbon emissions and eWaste, and eliminate ongoing costs. The alliance will see people and property owners benefit from reliable…
Report finds LED Safety Tactiles make people feel safer
SmarterLite’s Vivacity LED Safety Tactile are making a real difference to how safe people feel walking in the City of Melbourne, Australia, according to a new market research report. Market research found that 68% of survey respondents felt that the LED lights in the footpath…
Zoran Ovuka, SmarterLite’s CTO, interviewed by Entrepreneur Martin North
Martin North, a successful financial analyst and entrepreneur, interviewed SmarterLite’s CTO, Zoran Ovuka, in the latest episode of Walk the World. Walk the World has over 48,000 subscribers, and provides an independent data-driven view on finance, property and innovation. During the interview Zoran spoke about…
Melbourne heritage building installs Safety Path Exit Signs
Safety Path LED Exit Signs have been installed in Milton House, a heritage building in Melbourne, by the Australian arm of the worlds largest real estate company, CBRE, to reduce costs, reduce risks and increase safety. Art Nouveau Milton House was constructed in 1901 as…
Premium Retail Centre Converts to Safety Path Exit Signs
Landmark premium retail and office building, the Como Centre in South Yarra, has installed Safety Path’s LED Exit Signs in its retail areas. The Como Centre is home to Australian TV network Channel 10. Safety Path LED Exit Signs replace the failure-prone batteries found in…
Guide to reducing road crashes and injuries with HFST
There’s something missing from the toolbox of road managers and road safety practitioners in Australia. A quick and easily applied solution that will keep all types of vehicles on the road, reducing crashes, injuries and deaths in high risk and Black Spot locations. It’s widely…
Designing Traffic Lights & Crossings for People with LED TGSI
The Vivacity LED Safety Tactile fundamentally rethinks how visual information is provided to pedestrians at traffic signals and pedestrian crossings for roads, tramlines and train tracks. It is a Tactile Ground Surface Indictor (TGSI) that incorporates LED lights that can be connected to traffic lights….
10 Steps to Select and Specify Surfaces
Selecting and specifying surfaces for a road, path or building is an important decision that is often overlooked. A traffic engineer or road safety engineer may want a coloured bike lane, bus lane or pedestrian crossing, but leaves it to others to prepare the documentation….
Road Safety Innovations
In August 2020, Safety Path, Vivacity and OmniGrip Direct were invited by the Municipal Works Operations Association (MWOA) to present on road safety innovations. The MWOA is a not-for-profit member-based association that was established to serve professionals involved in all aspects of municipal works. OmniGrip…
Road Safety Innovation Fund Grant for Safety Path
Road signs and road line marking that are easier to see in the dark, will be an outcome of an Australian Government grant to innovative Victorian company SmarterLite. SmarterLite’s Safety Path Division was one of only four companies to receive an innovation grant from Round…
Discover the hidden costs of electric exit signs
The exit sign is mandated in buildings across Australia. Specified in the National Construction Code of Australia and required by State Legislation their purpose is to guide people to an exit when a buildings power has failed such as in an emergency. But choosing the…
Recycled First for major transport infrastructure
In March 2020 the Victorian State Government announced its Recycled First policy to boost the use of recycled and reused materials in construction projects. Consultants and contractors designing and constructing major transport infrastructure projects in Victoria should be increasing their use of recycled materials to…
9 reasons to change exit signs
With the Building Code of Australia enabling photoluminescent exit signs, you should change exit signs and reap the benefits in your building. Your hip pocket and the environment will appreciate it, and you’ll sleep better knowing that a commercially viable photoluminescent exit sign won’t fail…
SmarterLite featured in Highway Engineering Australia
National trade publication Highway Engineering Australia featured SmarterLite and its divisions in its May/June 2020 issue. The feature showcases some key products from the SmarterLite group’s Safety Path, Vivacity and OmniGrip Direct divisions and how they apply to the road sector. Dave Jones, Director External…
Specialist surfaces add value for AAPA members
OmniGrip Direct’s specialist surfacings and innovative road safety solutions have been featured in a podcast by the Australian Asphalt Pavement Association (AAPA). The podcast discusses how OmniGrip Direct’s surfaces add value to contractors, road agencies and Councils. AAPA is the peak body representing the flexible…
5 Shovel-Ready Projects for Stimulus Packages
Post COVID-19 economic stimulus will come from local, state and the Australian Governments and major businesses spending to accelerate the delivery of maintenance and projects. Compared to complex mega-projects, shovel-ready small and medium size projects delivered across a large area will ensure that projects are…