Large financial savings could still be made by switching to LED street lighting, says the UK Lighting & Technology Board
Huge financial savings and emission reductions can still be made by switching to LED street lighting according to a report commissioned by the UK Lighting & Technology Board. Its State of the Nation report from its 2020 Streetlighting survey revealed that while there remains a ‘significant opportunity’ for local authorities to capture the benefits of […]
Wiltshire Council become the first local authority members of Safer Highways
Wiltshire Council has become the first local authority to join Safer Highways as part of its new free membership programme and is also backing the organisation’s industry-led Stamp It Out initiative to eradicate road worker abuse. Speaking after becoming members, Diane Ware, Principal Technical Officer (Highways) at Wiltshire Council said: “At Wiltshire Council we have […]
A-one+ Area 12 team reaches six million working hours without a RIDDOR
The A-one+ Area 12 team ihas achieved an industry first by reaching six million working hours free of a Reportable Injury Disease and Dangerous Occurrence (RIDDOR) and no lost time incidents since November 2018. Within the last three years it has exceeded itsprevious managing agent contract record of 4.65 million working hours RIDDOR free, while […]
Major highway improvement schemes to continue in Norfolk this year
Norfolk County Council has reported that its multi-million road maintenance programme is set to continue in 2021 with major schemes due to get underway in Great Yarmouth, Downham Market and Stalham. The improvements have been made possible thanks to the £22m highway funding for Norfolk that the Department for Transport announced in May 2020, to […]
