Local university and college students discover benefits of a career improving the road network
Team members from road safety and line marking specialist, WJ Group, have visited Keele University and The Newcastle and Stafford Colleges Group (NSCG) Newcastle campus to highlight the benefits of a career within the highways industry. During the 2-day visit, employee from WJ Group spoke to students about what they do, their experiences working on […]
Roadern wins Equity-Backed Start-Up of the Year in the North West Start-Up Awards 2025
One of the industry’s leading providers of pavement management services, Roadern, has won the Equity-Backed StartUp of the Year Award in the NorthWest StartUp Awards. Roadern, founded in 2021, helps local authorities and other road operators by providing fast and more accurate pavement and traffic sign and markings data, enabling them to make more proactive […]
Wakefield Council gets extra £2.4m of investment to improve its roads and pavements
Wakefield Council is to approve extra funding from the West Yorkshire Combined Authority, to help fund repairs and maintenance on its road network. A council report said the money would go towards improvements on several road across Wakefield and said it was “essential” that road users were kept “safe”, reports the BBC. Matthew Morley, the […]
Newport City Council has announces £6.6 million investment in roads
Newport City Council has announced a £6.6 million investment in its road network. The council aims to improve the city’s road network over the coming year, focusing on the most vital and high-priority roads. It has secured more than £4.4 million from the Welsh Government through the new highway management local government borrowing initiative. It […]
A new HQ for Manchester highway maintenance firm
Manchester-based infrastructure provider, J Hopkins Contractors, is to acquire a new Greater Manchester HQ, following a £5.7m loan from OakNorth. Founded in 1973 by John and Maureen Hopkins, the Manchester-based firm has grown from a small family business into a leading name in civil engineering and highway maintenance . With a commitment to ethical practices […]
RSTA Chief Executive Mike Hansford joins MPs and roads experts as they meet face-to-face to help solve Britain’s pothole crisis
The Chief Executive of the Road Surface Treatments Association (RSTA), Mike Hansford, has met face-to-face with MPs and other leading industry figures to debate and discuss how to solve the UK’s pothole crisis. More than 70 parliamentarians were yesterday given unrivalled insight in how best to tackle the UK’s pothole crisis at a first-of-its-kind event […]
Nottingham City Council welcomes £16.4million transport funding boost
More than £16m of external funding will be invested into Nottingham city’s transport network in 2025/26 thanks to the new East Midlands Combined County Authority (EMCCA). Nottingham City Council is expected to officially accept the funding at its Executive Board meeting on Tuesday 22 April. EMCCA, which has now taken over the role of directing […]
More than £8 million to improve roads in 2025/26
More than £8 million will be spent on making the streets of Brighton & Hove better, safer and smoother over the next year. Councillors will be presented with a report at Cabinet next week that sets out our plans for improving roads, pavements and other transport infrastructure. They’ll also be asked to agree the planned […]
£3.5m of road improvements to begin in East Riding to help protect against potholes
Road improvements worth £3.5m are due to be carried out in the East Riding this spring and summer to help protect against potholes and other damage. East Riding of Yorkshire Council is investing the money in its annual surface dressing programme, which is set to begin on 23 April and is expected to take 13 […]
Ambitious highway improvement programme for the coming year for West Berkshire
West Berkshire Council’s 2025/26 Highway Improvement Programme (HIP) has been approved – doubling the number of schemes compared to previous years West Berkshire Council has approved its 2025/26 Highway Improvement Programme, setting out ambitious plans to invest significantly in West Berkshires roads, infrastructure, drainage, and sustainable transport. The programme, funded through the Council’s Capital Programme, […]