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As we approach 25 years of QMS, we’re looking back at the people, the projects, and the defining moments that shaped us into the UK's leading line marking specialists.

25 Days. 25 Stories. 25 Years of QMS

2 June 2026 Virginia Scheuerle

On the 20th June 2001, Greg and Ralph Clark joined forces to start QMS. They set up shop in Newton Abbot, Devon, with a small team, a couple of trucks, and a massive ambition. We operated on a simple belief that road markings done properly genuinely save lives. Quarter of a century later, we are still proudly based right here in Devon, and we are just as obsessed with precision and safety as we were on day one.

Watch Greg and Ralph look back at where it all began:

As part of our anniversary countdown, we dug into the QMS archives and took Ralph and Greg down memory lane. We uncovered everything from our very first HyperLine™ prototype to a 2003 school playground competition. Turn your sound on and take a look at how far the industry and our fleet have come.

Take a trip through the QMS archives:

We started as a team of two. Today, the QMS family has grown to over 40 incredible people, from our highly skilled site crews to our technical estimators. Every single person has laid down a piece of the foundation that makes us who we are today. As we celebrate 25 years on the road, we want to say a massive thank you to everyone who has been part of the QMS journey, past and present.

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