Telent chosen for Stoke-on Trent traffic signal maintenance contract

Telent Technology Services will supply Stoke-on-Trent City Council with a range of traffic signal and associated ITS equipment over a four-year period. The systems will be deployed with the intention of improving the monitoring and controlling of road usage to help keep road users safe.
March 26, 2018 Read time: 1 min
525 Telent Technology Services will supply Stoke-on-Trent City Council with a range of traffic signal and associated ITS equipment over a four-year period. The systems will be deployed with the intention of improving the monitoring and controlling of road usage to help keep road users safe.


Nigel Weldon, business development director of Telent’s traffic business, said: “We are delighted with this new win of such a notable contract from Stoke-on-Trent City Council and we look forward to working very closely with the authority over the coming years.”

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