Yotta and CIMCON Lighting sign collaboration agreement to help drive smart city asset management
Yotta and CIMCON Lighting have signed a collaboration agreement to provide smart city customers with the opportunity to further maximise their streetlight infrastructure with integrated solutions from both companies. The collaboration agreement will enable the integration of CIMCON’s LightingGale smart lighting Central Management System (CMS) and its NearSky smart city platform with Alloy, Yotta’s connected asset management platform. This will […]
Calderdale Council appoints Turner & Townsend for A629 contract
Independent professional services company Turner & Townsend has been appointed by Calderdale Council to provide a construction manageent team on the upgrade of the A629 Phase 1b between Calderdale and Halifax. The A629 Corridor Improvement Project, which is funded by West Yorkshire Combined Authority, is based on a strategy to improve multi-modal transport links between […]
Work to start on M6 smart motorway next month
Work is to start on the upgrade of a ten mile stretch of the M6 motorway. Contractor Costain will start work next month for the £150 million project which was originally due to be completed next month but delayed because the impact of potential in the area. A two-year programme of works will take place […]
Tarmac head to social media to kick start National Apprenticeship Week
Tarmac has allowed its current group of apprentices to take over its social media channels to share first-hand insights into what life is like as an apprentice working within the construction industry, as part of the celebrations for National Apprenticeship Week (8 to 14 February). Students at Lyndon School, a local secondary academy situated near […]
WJ celebrate A14 award
WJ Group, the A14 Integrated Delivery Team and Highways England have won an award for their 21-mile A14 Cambridge to Huntingdon enhancement scheme was the largest road building project in Britain, totalling £1.5billion, and was the first major project to be recognised as an ‘Ultra Site’ under a new initiative by the Considerate Constructer Scheme. […]
SRL launches contactless mobile pedestrian system to help fight against Covid
Europe’s larges traffic light manufacturer and distributor says it’s launched the first contactless mobile pedestrian system allowing pedestrians to reduce their contact with surfaces that can carry the Covid-19 virus..Developed by SRL, the Wave and Wait sensor can be incorporated into new and existing SRL Pedestrian Portable and Pedestrian Temporary signals, along with those within […]
Contractor Farrans starts work on two major bridge projects in East Anglia
Contractor, Farrans, has started work on two new bridges on the East Anglian coast, which promise to bring huge economic benefits locally. Work is now underway on two new bridges on the East Anglian coast, promising to bring huge economic benefits locally. Farrans is involved with the construction of both projects. The Third River Crossing in […]
Additional £20m investment confirmed for Highland roads
Highland Council has agreed to spend an additional £20 million for road maintenance programme as well as agree to continue with the current distribution method for the £7.2m base allocation figure. This means that the additional £20 million will be spent at a strategic , area, and ward level as well as investment in specialised road […]
Welsh councils to get share of £55 million funding package for active travel
The Welsh Government has released a £55 million funding package for councils to encourage people to take up healthier travel for short local journeys. The 2021 to 2022 budget has allocated more than £55 million to be spent on active travel, an increase of £20 million from last year – up from £5 million in 2016 […]
Siemens competition unearths next generation of engineering and technology business talent
Siemens has found the next generation of engineering, technology and business talent through an innovative, virtual competition which challenged students to design a smart, sustainable and interconnected transport system. The two-day hackathon-style event, called ‘Siemens SustainaCity Racer’, involved 60 students from 11 of the company’s partner universities including the University of Manchester. Participants were put […]