Kier makes great strides with inclusivity in the workplace
Tracey Collins is the talent, development and inclusion manager at Kier Highways, primarily acting as the driving force behind creating and maintaining an inclusive workplace. Here, Tracey explains how Kier Highways became a Disability Confident Employer and later, became the first company in the UK construction sector to become a Disability Confident Leader. By providing […]
Cimcon lighting and smart city technology further’s Suffolk’s Live Labs project
Suffolk County Council is set to install Cimcon’s NearSky smart city platform and smart lighting controls to transform the county’s public services, generate income, reduce roadway congestion and increase public safety, and security. The county is deploying 700 CIMCON intelligent sensors utilising both CIMCON’s LightingGale Central Management System (CMS) and NearSky 360 smart city platform […]
Infrastructure Northern Ireland invests in zero and low emission buses
Infrastructure Northern Ireland has invested in 145 low and zero emission buses representing an investment of around £66 million. The programme will include the buses supplied by local firm Wrightbus and the associated infrastructure. This will form a key part of Translink’s Net Zero Emissions Strategy and will be fundamental in creating cleaner and greener transport, said the department. The 100 […]
US researching tyre rubber in asphalt
The US Tire Manufacturers Association (USTMA), in partnership with The Ray, a nonprofit proving ground for sustainable transportation technologies, has announced a research project to assess and compile existing research on the performance, environmental impacts and benefits of using ground tire rubber (GTR) in asphalt. The compiled research will result in a state of knowledge […]
Welsh Government publishes electric charging point strategy
The Welsh Government has published its strategy to achieve a substantial increase in the number of electric car charging points across the country. It is based on a vision that by 2025, all users of electric cars and vans in Wales are confident that they can access electric vehicle charging infrastructure when and where they […]
Works begins on new bridge to connect parts of Stafford and ease congestion
Work to install a new bridge has begun as part of a multi-million-pound road project which will support growth and ease congestion in Stafford. Seventy-two steel beams – each weighing 58 tonnes – will form the base of the bridge over the River Sow, providing the connection between Madford Retail Park and the section towards […]
One Millions Lives mental health campaign launched globally by Jacobs
A new mental health campaign aimed at changing one million lives across the world by encouraging more people to talk about mental health has formally been launched globally by Jacobs And supported by Safer Highways. The One Million Lives campaign was set up to promote positive mental health and wellbeing, provides a free mental health […]
Lighthouse charity launches video to spread awareness around mental health
The Lighthouse Construction Charity has launched a new ‘hard-hitting’ video (which can be watched below) to help spread awareness around helping fellow workers that might be struggling in some way as a result of the implications of a tough year for the industry. Its mission is that no construction worker or their family should be […]
Chevron Traffic Management completes group reorganisaton
Chevron Traffic Management Ltd has completed a group reorganisation which will see the recently acquired Sun Traffic Ltd, TMS Ltd and Chevron Winchester (formerly R&W) Ltd businesses merging with Chevron Traffic Management Ltd to form a single harmonised traffic management business. As of 1 st December 2020, Sun Traffic Ltd, TMS Ltd and Chevron Winchester […]
Highways England launches biodiveristy policy with a focus on wildflowers on verges and roadsides
Highways England has launched a new biodiversity policy which will see it creating the types of soils on its verges and raodsides that will encourage the growth of more wildflowers. More fertile areas with lots of topsoil – rich in potassium, phosphorus and nitrogen – favour aggressive grasses, dock and nettle, which are all fast-growing […]