M Group Highways celebrates 10 years of Dragon Patching
M Group Highways is marking 10 years of excellence in road maintenance with the continued use of the M Group Dragon Patcher, an innovative solution that has revolutionised the approach to repairing road defects. Since its initial introduction in 2015, through a joint trial on M Group’s Highways contracts with Oxfordshire County Council, Cambridgeshire County […]
A83 Rest and Be Thankful improvements making progress
BEAR Scotland, on behalf of Transport Scotland are continuing essential improvement works on the A83 Rest and Be Thankful. Recent activity has focused on drainage repairs and strengthening hillside barriers, both of which are vital to improving the long-term resilience of the route. The existing traffic lights will remain in place until Wednesday 10 December […]
Umovity appoints new CEOs for Software and ITS divisions
Umovity, the joint brand uniting Econolite and PTV Group, has announced an expansion of its executive leadership team. Umovity Group CEO Andy Myers (pictured) has introduces Nick Ghia as the new CEO for Umovity Software by PTV Group, and Spiro Gjorgjievski as the new CEO for Umovity ITS by Econolite. With these appointments, Umovity reinforces its strategic focus […]
Essex and Suffolk MPs request funds for A137 rail-road crossing
Essex and Suffolk MPs have called on the government to help fund a new rail-road crossing between the two counties due to concerns about traffic and increased housing demand. The A137 Essex-Suffolk crossing, known as the Manningtree road underpass, is the main link road between north east Essex and south east Suffolk, says the Harwich […]
National Civils Show: Industry challenges for 2026 and beyond
The National Civils Show took place on 26–27 November in ExCeL London, where Re-flow caught up with the industry trends for 2026. It was also a great opportunity to meet companies interested in streamlining their operations through field operations software. The challenges facing civils companies in 2026Topics at the show ranged from the promise of […]
McCann Ltd partners with Qflow to centralise waste data across UK infrastructure projects
UK infrastructure contractor McCann Ltd has partnered with construction technology platform Qflow to transform waste data management across its portfolio of major road, rail and airport projects. The Qflow platform, implemented in November 2025 for an initial six-month trial, enables McCann’s site teams to digitally capture every Goods Received Note (GRN) and Waste Transfer Note (WTN) using […]
Last chance to support ITS UK study into the size of the ITS sector
Earlier this year, ITS UK launched a study to understand the size of the intelligent transport systems (ITS) sector in the UK. The study aims to help understand the economic value (GVA), jobs and investment created by the industry at a national level. Working with independent analysts Capital Economics, they are asking organisations in the sector […]
AIA recognises local authority contribution with new ALARM Appreciation Award
The Asphalt Industry Alliance (AIA) has presented its first ALARM Appreciation Award, recognising an outstanding contribution to the success of its Annual Local Authority Road Maintenance (ALARM) survey, to Donna Kelly (pictured), Service Manager at London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham (LBHF). The inaugural award was announced during the AIA’s recent Sharing Best Practice webinar, attended by […]
Waymo robotaxi drives passenger into police standoff
A Waymo driverless taxi drove a passenger into an apparent police standoff in downtown Los Angeles last week, according to ABC News. The Waymo taxi came across a street blocked by police vehicles, as can be seen in this video, before turning into an area that was not blocked off where other vehicles were also […]
RoadTrace by AISIN and Qi launch predictive road safety pilot with Leeds City Council
RoadTrace by AISIN, the world’s first connected-vehicle-based platform for identifying high-probability KSI (Killed or Seriously Injured) crash sites, has launched a new predictive road safety pilot in West Yorkshire. The project is backed by national grant funding from The Road Safety Trust and delivered in partnership with Qi Managed Services Ltd, Citisense, Leeds City Council, and Metis Consultants. Developed by AISIN, a global […]