LGA warns winter gritting could be affected by shortage of drivers
The shortage of gritter drivers in the UK could affect roads being gritted in the winter as well, according to the Local Government Association (LGA). Heightened by the pandemic and Brexit, the nationwide shortage of HGV drivers has been blamed for the recent fuel shortage and short supply of food on shelves in supermarkets. The estimated shortfall of […]
Glenigan acquires Construction Information Services (CIS)
Glenigan, the UK’s leading construction information provider, has announced its acquisition of Construction Information Services (CIS). Founded in 1972, CIS is Ireland’s leading provider of business intelligence to the Northern Ireland and Republic of Ireland construction industry. It supplies comprehensive and reliable business intelligence to the sector on all significant building projects throughout Ireland. The […]
OakNorth Bank provides loan for Sullivan Street Partners to fund the acquisition of Osborne Infrastructure
OakNorth Bank – the UK bank for entrepreneurs, by entrepreneurs – has provided a £19M loan to Sullivan Street Partners, to fund the acquisition of Osborne Infrastructure. Part of Geoffrey Osborne Group, a family-owned business founded in 1966, Osborne Infrastructure is a leading Tier 1 civil engineering and transport infrastructure business, with core geographies in London, the South-East & Midlands. Its services range […]
Whatever the outcome of the Spending Review for roads, the investment needs to be focused on preventing potholes from forming in the first place, says RSTA Chief Executive
Whatever the outcome of the upcoming Spending Review for roads, the investment should be focused on preventing potholes forming in the first place and a reduction in reactive repairs to reduce inefficiencies, according to Paul Boss, Chief Executive of the Road Surface Treatments Association (RSTA). He was responding to a Local Government Association (LGA) statement […]
Edinburgh to deliver 50 miles of protected cycle routes over the next five years
An updated five-year programme of investment will see more than £117m invested in schemes to help people walk, wheel and cycle in Edinburgh. Under the Active Travel Investment Programme (ATINP), the city council will deliver over 85km (52 miles) of additional safe, protected cycle routes – the equivalent of a trip from Edinburgh to Aberfeldy. […]
More than 150 Southampton roads to undergo maintenance in multi-million-pound highways programme
Southampton City Council has revealed plans to carry out maintenance works to over 150 roads and pavements across the city, in a programme of works lasting around 18 months As part of a separate initiative, residents may have already seen the council’s new Pothole Patrol teams out and about in the city completing works. These […]
Contractors will have to build our roads of the future in a carbon-neutral way and this needs to be demonstrated in next few years, says Nick Harris
Contractors will have to build our roads of the future in a carbon-neutral way and this needs to be demonstrated over the next few years, according to National Highways’ Chief Executive Nick Harris. Speaking at a recent online event, reports Construction News, Mr Harris said this will be the overwhelming focus of its next Roads […]
Decarbonisation in action led by local authorities in fourth ADEPT white paper
Decarbonisation is the focus of the ADEPT (Association of Directors of Environment, Economy, Places and Transport) SMART Places Live Labs Programme’s fourth white paper With the race to Net Zero truly on, local authorities are front and centre of achieving the government’s net zero targets. The white paper, Decarbonisation, showcases how the eight Live Labs are trialling […]
There is a gap between north and south when it comes to how many jobs are reachable by car and public transport, says think-thank
There is a ‘shocking’ gap between how many jobs are reachable by car and public transport in the north compared to the south, according to new data from think-tank Onward. The organisation asked the question: how many jobs can you reach within an hour’s drive or 90 minutes on public transport from your front door? […]
Hundreds of jobs already saved as parts of NMCN are sold
The transport, telecoms, plant and accommodation divisions of NMCN have been sold saving 1,500 jobs. This was confirmed today by Grant Thorton UK LLP who have been appointed as joint administrators of NMCN PLC (the Company) and NMCN Sustainable Solutions Limited (SSL) (together “the Group”), construction and engineering firms based in Nottinghamshire and with operations […]