Gaist announce Scotland investment
Gaist has announced the appointment of John Swift to head up their most recent business expansion in Scotland. This is the first stage of direct investment providing support to the Scottish marketplace, building on recent successes whilst capitalising on increased demand as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic. Having started his career in the British Army […]
Villages in Cheshire East en route to benefit from new transport fund
Cheshire East Council has said it expects to secure nearly £1.3m from the Department for Transport’s Rural Mobility Fund to improve links to the south west of Nantwich, it was announced at a cabinet meeting yesterday. The new services will positively impact the residents of Bunbury, Wrenbury and Audlem, where the public transport service offer […]
DfT provides guidance on Covid-19 vaccination signs
The Deapartment for Transport has produced guidance to help local authorities with the installation of Covid-19 vaccination signs used to guide people to centres across the country. The use of these signs allows a local authority to meet their duty under the Road Traffic Regulation Act (RTRA) 1984 and will bring a degree of national consistency, said […]
Brian Jones joins Highway Care as its new Transport Manager
Brian Jones has joined Highway Care as its new Transport Manager. He follows several new appointments made by the company over the past few years to help with its continued development. Based at the company’s Grantham depot, he will be responsible for the company’s fleet of vehicles and will be tasked with improving their efficiency […]
Dorset Council looks to turn temporary into permanent in Weymouth
Dorset Council is considering permanent changes to the road layouts in a part of Weymouth to help enhance the area for families, businesses and active travel. The council has now started a consultation process on the proposals which would see the removal of parking spaces and a cycle lane created. The move follows temporary traffic […]
ADEPT calls on local authorities to help provide new data on public rights of way
The Association of Directors of Environment, Economy, Planning and Transport (ADEPT), is asking local authorities across England to complete a new online survey to understand the ongoing pressures on public rights of way in their areas. The short survey asks for information on impacts of levels of usage compared with 2019, budget and resource challenges, […]
Breedon Group appoints James Haluch as MD of its Contracting business
Breedon has appointed James Haluch as Managing Director of its GB Contracting business. He will join in March and will report to the Group’s Chief Executive. Mr Haluch has been Managing Director of Highways & Waste Collections at Amey for the last five years. He has grown the business significantly, both in turnover and margin, […]
Kirklees Council to consider £12 million investment for road improvements
Kirklees Council’s Cabinet will consider a proposal to spend nearly £12 million carrying out improvement work on the district’s unclassified roads. The councillors will consider the decision at their Cabinet meeting on January 19. The network of unclassified roads is over 1,440 kilometres or 895 miles long, which is roughly the same as Land’s End […]
Ordnance Survey makes new suite of APIs available for public sector access to help with planning
Ordnance Survey (OS) has made a new suite of APIs will be available for the public sector to access and use for free to support their many projects. With government transport policy committed to investing in thousands of miles of new road and rail infrastructure, location data will continue to play a key part in getting […]
VINCI to work with Eave as hearing protection partner
Eave, the UK-based tech startup company which has developed a new and unique type of hearing protection for workers, is set to work with VINCI through its Catalyst programme. Catalyst is run by Leonard, VINCI’s foresight and innovation arm – Leonard exists to provide VINCI partner companies with the support and resources they need to […]