Reflecting Roadstuds Ltd – Home of the original “Catseye” Roadstud Percy Shaw invented the self-wiping “Catseye” roadstud in 1934 and formed the company Reflecting Roadstuds Ltd in 1935 Ever since Percy Shaw’s first design the “Catseye” roadstud has consisted of three component parts: a cast iron base houses a rubber insert which in turn contains the glass reflectors.