Working Groups

ARTSM has a number specialist working groups established with their own meetings, which cover both technical and situational requirements in their relevant fields,  extending the reach of the scope as technology develops.  The working groups offer a collaborative, effective platform for competitors to work together for the benefit of industry as a whole. Each has strong external relationships with standards committees and other bodies for those specialist interests.

These groups publish their own Guidance Notes to help manufacturers, specifiers and procurers to understand the complexities of product use, as well as addressing the European Standards and providing an extensive breadth of knowledge and experience to ensure the correct products are provided for the required needs

Members are invited to join all or any of the working groups and participate in their meetings.

More specific information about the working groups of ARTSM can be found by clicking on the Working Groups links on the right of this page.

Working Group 1 Passive Safety products
Working Group 2 Traffic Signs & road safety equipment – Bollards, Beacons & devices

WG2 Sub-committees currently cover – PPE; Vehicle Conspicuity; and Road Studs
Working Group 3 covers Fixed & Portable VMS
Working Group 4 covers Traffic Signals & Control

WG4 Sub-committees currently cover – Detector Protocols; UTMC protocols
Working Group 5 covers Highways Technology, Installation and Maintenance including GUPS

Meeting dates for 2026:

  • WG1 : 28/1/26; 22/4/26; 22/7/26; 7/10/26
  • WG2 : 11/2/26; 10/6/26; 9/9/26; 2/12/26 (Sub committees dates TBC)
  • WG3 : 15/1/26; 3/3/26; 2/6/26; 2/9/26; 3/11/26
  • WG4 : 13/1/26; 15/4/26; 15/7/26; 28/10/26 (Sub committees dates TBC)
  • WG5 : 15/1/26; 5/2/26; 25/3/26; 21/4/26 (ongoing)
  • Additional sub-committee meetings will be noted at main WG meetings
  • AGM : 5th March (Thursday) – Ashorne Hill Conference Centre, Leamington Spa CV33 9QW – all welcome (additional seats on request)

All members welcome to attend any WG meetings. Venues TBC – all meetings are hybrid