Colas wins two RoSPA President awards
Colas has landed two internationally-recognised RoSPA President awards for demonstrating high health and safety standards over consecutive years. President’s awards are given to those who demonstrate exceptional safety standards through the consistent achievement of Gold awards. For the thirteenth year, Colas has received a RoSPA Gold Health and Safety Award for working hard to ensure […]
Swindon Borough Council awards new public transport interchange to Colas
Swindon Borough Council has announced that the contract to create the new public transport interchange in Swindon town centre has been awarded to Colas Projects Ltd. The Fleming Way Bus Boulevard scheme, which has been developed by Swindon Borough Council, will see Fleming Way completely transformed to accommodate all bus services in the town and […]
Colas secures Black Country surfacing framework
Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council has awarded Colas a place on the three-year term contract for carriageway surfacing on behalf of the Black Country which includes Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council, Walsall Council and the City of Wolverhampton. Colas is one of three contractors appointed to deliver surfacing works to more than 2,200 miles of highways the […]
Kent County Council awards Dover Fastrack project to Colas
Construction of Dover Fastrack, Kent’s first zero-emission bus service connecting Whitfield with Dover town centre and Dover Priory railway station is to start this month following the award of the construction contract to Colas UK Projects Ltd by Kent County Council (KCC). Work will begin on the scheme this month and is expected to take […]
Colas wins place on Black Country Framework
Colas has successfully secured a place on the Black Country Framework Contract for Minor Construction Works. Colas is one of seven contractors appointed to Lot 2 (Highway and related Civils works from £100,001 to £500,000), and was one of four contractors awarded a place on Lot 3 (Highway and related Civils works £500,001+). Beginning this month […]
Colas awarded Area 9 maintenance and response contract
Colas has been awarded the eight-year Maintenance and Response contract for Area 9 by National Highways. Worth £328m the contract covers the Strategic Road Network within Herefordshire, Worcestershire, Warwickshire, Staffordshire and Shropshire as well as parts of Gloucestershire, Derbyshire and Leicestershire. Across a total lane length of around 3,760 km of motorway and trunk roads, […]
New UK-first luminous road marking solution trialled in Portsmouth
A new, UK-first active luminous road marking solution has been installed in Portsmouth by civil engineering and transport infrastructure specialists, Colas. The Flowell crosswalks and cycle crossings technology has been developed by Colas teams, and trialled at various sites in France, where initial feedback has shown it to be very beneficial. The Portsmouth site on the junction of Clarendon Road and Palmerston Road, which has been fully funded by Colas, is the first of its kind in the UK and was unveiled […]
First zebra crossing of its kind in the UK to light up for pedestrians installed in Portsmouth
A Portsmouth crossing is the first in the UK to benefit from an innovative new lighting system – which illuminates when pedestrians approach. The zebra crossing on the junction of Clarendon Road and Palmerston Road in the city, has had LED panels installed in the road surface to make it more visible to drivers and […]
Colas wins three prestigious environmental awards
Civil engineering and transport infrastructure company Colas is has won three Green Apple Environment Awards at a ceremony in central London. Two National Silver accolades were awarded to Colas for their environmental and ecological mitigation work on the Humber Bank Link Road project in Grimsby, and their ‘Retread’ process which reduces the potential carbon impact […]
New SRL partnership promotes roadwork efficiency
The efficiency, cost-effectiveness and safety of roadwork projects have been given a boost by the signing of a new corporate partnership by SRL Traffic Systems, the UK and RoI’s largest manufacturer and supplier of portable and temporary ITS equipment. The exclusive hire partnership with traffic product development consultancy, Innovative Road Safety Solutions, facilitates the launch […]