£3.9m equity investment helps Crown Plus double revenue
A £3.9m equity investment has helped a Midlands highways drainage contractor to double revenues and create 20 jobs, with the business now targeting further growth. Crown Plus secured funding from the Midlands Engine Investment Fund II, through fund manager Mercia Ventures, in April 2025. Since then, the Telford-based company has won a host of new […]
Road maintenance programme gets underway across Devon
Devon’s annual surface dressing season is now underway. Between May and September, Devon County Council will treat around 150 sites, covering nearly 250 km of road. Surface dressing is different from pothole repairs – it’s a preventative treatment used on roads that are still in reasonable condition and it helps stop potholes forming and extends the life of the […]
Government issues new guidance for councils to end ‘patch up’ pothole fixes
Councils must prove they are doing more to fix potholes and future-proof roads under tough new reporting requirements issued by the government. For the first time councils will need to demonstrate publicly how well they repair their roads and what they are doing to avoid repeat visits to the same stretch of asphalt – encouraging full […]
East Midlands’ £298 million transport package promises ‘better buses and safer streets’
Nearly £300 million of funding for transport improvements has been approved by the East Midlands Combined County Authority (EMCCA) Board. The funding will transform travel across Derby, Derbyshire, Nottingham, and Nottinghamshire with new electric buses, upgraded bus stations and shelters, safer walking and cycling routes, and improved real-time travel information. Mayor of the East Midlands, […]
Wayve’s driverless taxis able to pick up fares in London this summer
Londoners will soon be able to hail AI-powered vehicles through Uber as the British technology company Wayve prepares for its public launch in a few weeks’ time. Wayve, the British company founded by two University of Cambridge students, plans to offer its vehicles to paying passengers in the capital “in the next couple of months”, […]
Believ chosen by Hampshire to deliver £90 million LEVI contract
Hampshire County Council has selected electric vehicle charge point operator Believ to deliver what is expected to be the largest Local Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (LEVI) contract signed to date, bringing 17,180 public EV chargers to the county in a rollout backed by up to £90 million of Believ investment. In what will represent a significant step forward in preparing Hampshire for the continued uptake of electric vehicles, the […]
Lorry crash on M66 sparks renewed calls for concrete motorway barriers
A crash that caused hours of disruption on the M66 near Bury has reignited a debate over the use of steel safety barriers on major roads. The southbound carriageway of the M66 between the A56 at Edenfield and Junction 2 was closed for almost 10 hours on Wednesday 4 June after a lorry towing a trailer carrying a […]
Oxfordshire begins resurfacing programme to repair 85,000 sqm of carriageway
Oxfordshire County Council has begun a five‑month resurfacing programme to upgrade more than 85,000m2 of carriageway across the county. The work follows a winter which saw what the council describes as an “unprecedented” rise in pothole reports both nationally and in Oxfordshire, putting extra pressure on its 4,500km road network, says the Oxford Mail. While it […]
Protecting what matters: ATG Access marks 35 years in business
St Helens-based ATG Access is celebrating 35 years of engineering innovation, having established itself as a globally recognised specialist in hostile vehicle mitigation (HVM) and intelligent physical security solutions. Founded in 1989 with just two employees and a workbench, the business originally manufactured manually operated telescopic and fixed security bollards designed to prevent vehicle theft from residential driveways. […]
South Wales: Extra £500,000 allocated to fill potholes after council underspend
AN extra half a million pounds for filling potholes and highway maintenance is being made available due to a £3m council underspend last year. The cash is the result of a £3.34m surplus at the end of the 2025/26 financial year which will mostly be used to top up reserves. says the Abergavenny Chronicle. Torfaen […]