Marlborough Highways named Mayor of London Apprenticeship Employer of the Year

Marlborough Highways has been named Mayor of London Apprenticeship Employer of the Year 2025, recognising the company’s growing commitment to helping people of all ages begin meaningful, long-term careers in the highways sector. In 2024, Marlborough Highways launched its operational apprenticeship programme, giving people the chance to learn on the job, gain confidence and build […]

Local authorities report low confidence in drainage resilience as climate pressures intensify

Local authorities across the UK are reporting limited confidence in their current drainage asset management approaches, according to new insight gathered at the Future Drainage 2025 event hosted by KaarbonTech. During a dedicated roundtable on ‘Asset Management Challenges in a Changing Climate’, delegates described how gaps in data, funding pressures, fragmented ownership and intensifying climate impacts are shaping […]

Westmorland and Furness to ask government for greater street works powers

Westmorland and Furness Council is to ask for greater powers to manage and co-ordinate road works.   A motion to Full Council, proposed by Cllr Peter Thornton, Cabinet Member for Highways and ICT, and seconded by Cllr Rupert Audland, said:   “This council appreciates the challenge faced by utilities in the maintenance and repair of […]