.howitworks-custom .vc_message_box {
height: 160px;
}

.ticker-wrapper {
  overflow: hidden;
  height: 44px;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  width: 100%;
}

.ticker-inner {
  max-width: 1600px;
  width: 100%;
  margin: 0 auto;
  overflow: hidden;
  position: relative;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
}

.ticker-inner::before,
.ticker-inner::after {
  content: '';
  position: absolute;
  top: 0;
  width: 100px;
  height: 100%;
  z-index: 2;
  pointer-events: none;
}

.ticker-inner::before {
  left: 0;
  background: linear-gradient(to right, #edf1f8 0%, transparent 100%) !important;
}

.ticker-inner::after {
  right: 0;
  background: linear-gradient(to left, #edf1f8 0%, transparent 100%) !important;
}

.ticker-items {
  display: flex;
  gap: 40px;
  white-space: nowrap;
  animation: ticker-scroll 40s linear infinite;
  will-change: transform;
}

.ticker-items p {
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
  color: #000000;
  font-size: 16px;
  font-weight: 500;
  letter-spacing: 0.02em;
  flex-shrink: 0;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
}

.ticker-items p::before {
  content: '';
  display: inline-block;
  width: 20px;
  height: 20px;
  background-image: url('http://ssgcontracts.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Artboard-1-1.png');
  background-size: contain;
  background-repeat: no-repeat;
  background-position: center;
  margin-right: 8px;
  vertical-align: middle;
  flex-shrink: 0;
}

.ticker-wrapper:hover .ticker-items {
  animation-play-state: paused;
}

@keyframes ticker-scroll {
  0%   { transform: translateX(0); }
  100% { transform: translateX(-50%); }
}