David Morgan (engineer)

David John Morgan (born September 1942)[1] is a British engineer who claims to have invented the plastic traffic cone in 1960.[2][3] His company produced most of the world's traffic cones.[2] He has the world record for the largest collection of traffic cones, which numbers over 500.[4][5]

Early life

He attended Sherrardswood School.

Career

He set up his company Oxford Plastic Systems in Oxfordshire.[6]

Personal life

He lives in Fulbrook, Oxfordshire.

References
  1. Companies House
  2. Windsor, John (January 8, 1995). "At King Cone's Court". Independent. Retrieved April 5, 2017.
  3. Eccentric Britain, 2nd: The Bradt Guide to Britain's Follies and Foibles. Bradt Travel Guides. pp. 49–51. Retrieved 30 April 2012.
  4. "Largest collection of traffic cones". Guniness World Records. Retrieved April 5, 2017.
  5. Robinson, Dan (October 14, 2014). "Calendar spot does not dull collector's traffic cone love". Retrieved April 4, 2017.
  6. Oxford Plastic Systems
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