Paul Campion explains TRL’s major investment and what it means for the industry, customers and staff, on this week’s Highways Voices
“The company has a renewed lease of life, we can look forward to more activity, more impact, growth and a thriving and secure business for the employees in the business.” TRL’s CEO Paul Campion on Highways Voices with his explanation of a major investment in the UK’s transport research and innovation pioneer by Blandford Capital which […]
Re-flow secures investment from Kester Capital
Re-flow has announced a strategic investment from Kester Capital. Following previous investment rounds and year on year rapid growth, this investment marks a major milestone, as Re-flow transitions towards international expansion. Kester’s deep sector expertise and proven track record in driving growth and value creation makes them the ideal partner. Re-flow, provider of field management (FM) […]
Wirral Council planning to spend more than £7m fixing roads and bridges across the borough from April
Wirral Council is expected to approve a plan for highway maintenance at an environment, climate emergency, and transport committee this week. The funding for the road maintenance comes from a number of grants; Highways Maintenance funding, Bridge Maintenance funding, Key Route Network funding, and Pothole funding. A grand total of £7,084,835 is expected to be spent […]
Nottinghamshire will get extra £4.5 million for damaged roads repair
Nottinghamshire will get an extra £4.5 million for repairs to its damaged roads from the new East Midlands Combined County Authority (EMCCA). The EMCCA met recently to discuss funding and investment into major projects across Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire. The committee meeting discussed how much money the area will be getting to fund road repairs following […]
SWARCO awarded contract to upgrade traffic signage across Rutland
Intelligent traffic solution and technology business SWARCO UK & Ireland has signed a new agreement with Rutland County Council to install a series of Vehicle Activated Signs (VAS) across the county. Following an open and competitive tender process, Rutland County Council entered into a commercial contract with SWARCO to replace and install 68 bespoke VAS […]
Enforcement expert with nearly 20 years’ experience joins Jenoptik
Enforcement and ANPR camera technology provider Jenoptik has appointed David Aspinall, one of the industry’s most experienced automated enforcement experts, as Traffic Law Enforcement Business Manager. David Aspinall has worked for more than 18 years as a road safety engineer and business development professional, helping to implement hundreds of traffic law enforcement (TLE) systems across […]
Estonian and Finnish ITS Delegations Embark on Business Mission to the UK
ITS Estonia and ITS Finland are undertaking a joint business delegation visit to the UK, aimed at strengthening collaboration in the field of smart mobility and logistics. Taking place between 3 and 6 March, this mission will bring together key stakeholders from Estonia, Finland, and the UK to explore opportunities for innovation, partnerships, and business […]
Breedon announces record results
FTSE 250 construction materials group Breedon has announced record underlying results for the year ended 31 December 2024 and its latest US acquisition – Lionmark Construction Companies, for an enterprise value of US$238m. It says today’s acquisition of Lionmark is expected to more than double Breedon’s US turnover and be immediately earnings enhancing; in the […]
MPs drill down into disruption caused by street works
The Transport Committee is investigating the disruption caused by street works carried out by utility companies, in the first evidence session of its new inquiry. The AA, the Confederation of Passenger Transport and Transport for All are among the witnesses representing road users, with representatives including Street Works UK, the Internet Service Providers Association, and […]
Costain achieves leading standard for carbon management
Infrastructure solutions company Costain has achieved verification to PAS 2080:2023 Carbon Management in Infrastructure and Built Environment with the British Standards Institution (BSI). BSI’s PAS 2080 is the leading standard for carbon management in infrastructure and applies to new projects or programs of work, as well as the management or retrofit of existing assets and […]
