Primesight was formed in 1984; the company was listed on the London Stock Exchange in 1997 for £13.5million then sold to Scottish Media Group for £35m in 1999.

Initially Primesight’s business was based around bus advertising, but in 1994 the company exited this market and began developing its 6 sheet portfolio. Today Primesight holds 13.47% share, making us number 3 in the 6 sheet market.

In October 2007, the company was sold to venture capitalists, GMT Communications, as part of a leverage buyout in conjunction with Primesight’s senior management team.

On 1st September 2009, Primesight purchased competitor Titan’s entire roadside billboard stock, doubling the size of the company overnight and making us the fastest growing advertising business in the UK.