road construction and repair founded 15 march 1935 by percy shaw headquarters 1 mill lane boothtown halifax hx3 6tr england area served uk products cat s eyes website reflecting roadstuds reflecting roadstuds is the main company in the uk that manufactures cat s eyes for use on roads . contents 1 history 2 company structure 3 products 4 references 5 external links history edit percy shaw of halifax then in the west riding of yorkshire invented the cats eye . reflecting roadstuds was set up a year later in 1935 . it required 500 from two company directors and established a 20 acre 81 000 m2 manufacturing site with 130 workers later making a million roadstuds a year . 1 initially it was difficult for the company to sell their new idea to road constructors and the government . however the onset of the blackout in the second world war saw the idea being adopted throughout the united kingdom . by the 1960s its products were used on lane markings then on the edge of carriageways from the early 1970s . company structure edit it is situated off boothtown road a647 in the north of halifax . roadstuds also known as raised pavement markers are also made by roadcraft safety products of weston super mare . products edit the products conform to the 1998 british standard bs en 1463 which lists standards for road markings and reflective materials and the traffic signs regulations and general directions . it makes cat s eyes pedestrian crossing studs tactile paving studs references edit halifax courier external links edit reflecting roadstuds official site company history at the design museum retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title reflecting roadstuds ltd & oldid 707593093 categories companies established in 1935companies based in halifax west yorkshireroads in the united kingdom1935 establishments in the united kingdomhidden categories use dmy dates from august 2010 navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 29 february 2016 at 18 42 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view