SWARCO upgrades overheight vehicle detection systems for Shropshire Council
SWARCO UK & Ireland has upgraded two overheight vehicle detection (OVD) systems for Shropshire Council, strengthening protection for bridges in Shrewsbury and Hanwood. In the centre of Shrewsbury, the new system replaces non-compliant equipment that was no longer working and has been installed to protect the low arch Cross Street bridge, which carries eight railway […]
SWARCO UK & Ireland delivers bespoke VAS to help reduce motorcycle speeding in Swansea
Intelligent traffic solutions and technology business SWARCO UK & Ireland has developed and installed bespoke Vehicle Activated Signs (VAS) for Swansea Council which use AI-powered technology to identify motorcycles and warn riders when they are exceeding the speed limit. The technology has been developed following a successful trial and is designed to activate only when […]
Why standards matter: Highways Voices revisits the TOPAS debate
The announcement that Traffic Open Products and Specifications Ltd (TOPAS) is to close because its current funding arrangements are no longer sustainable puts a new perspective on a Highways Voices discussion first broadcast in February. TOPAS was established as an independent, not-for-profit organisation following the removal of DfT Type Approval, maintaining specifications and registering products […]
TOPAS to close due to “unsustainable funding arrangements”
Traffic Open Products and Specifications Ltd (TOPAS), the independent body responsible for maintaining specifications and registering traffic control equipment in the UK, is to close after its Management Board concluded that its existing funding arrangements are no longer sustainable. A special resolution to close the not-for-profit organisation was tabled at its AGM on 20 August, […]
SWARCO urges local authorities to ask tougher questions before investing in digital twins
Local authorities are being urged to focus less on the technology behind digital twins and more on the practical problems they are trying to solve, in a new thought leadership article from intelligent transport solutions provider SWARCO. Written by John Pickworth, Managing Director of SWARCO UK & Ireland, the article argues that, as Government investment […]
SWARCO’s Road Marking Systems division acquires Hi-Way Services Ltd
With signing and closing effective 30 June 2026, SWARCO has acquired 100% of the family-owned company Hi-Way Services Ltd, a provider of road and car park marking services. Based in Hersden near Canterbury in Kent, Hi-Way Services was founded in 1993 by Andy O”Reilly and currently employs around 60 staff, generating annual revenues of approximately […]
SWARCO wins VMS technology patent infringement case
SWARCO has successfully defended its patent EP 2 643 717 in Unified Patent Court (UPC) nullity proceedings. In December 2025, the UPC in Vienna confirmed that Chinese manufacturer Chainzone Technology Co. Ltd. had infringed SWARCO FUTURIT’s European Patent EP 2 643 717 relating to a colour-mixing convergent optical system used in LED-based variable message signs. […]
Collaboration, innovation and funding challenges under the spotlight on Highways Voices from the SWARCO User Group
How can the highways sector deliver innovation faster while navigating tight budgets, procurement hurdles and increasing demands on road networks? That’s the question explored in the latest episode of the Highways Voices podcast, recorded at SWARCO’s User Group meeting in Coventry last week. Host Paul Hutton is joined by Derek McLean, Head of Product and […]
Stuck on Red: ITS UK launches new campaign to tackle decline in traffic signal infrastructure
ITS UK has aunched a new campaign, Stuck on Red, highlighting the urgent need to address the decline in the UK’s traffic signal infrastructure. With a significant proportion of traffic signals reaching the end of their operational life, ITS UK warns that the current state of roadside infrastructure is holding back progress on road safety, congestion […]
JCT Traffic Signals Symposium builds momentum with new sponsors and speakers signed up
The popular JCT Traffic Signals Symposium has announced TRL has joined the list of Sponsors for September’s event at the University of Lincoln, joining YUNEX Traffic, Telent, NAL, PTV Group and SWARCO as backers of the revamped two-day conference. Meanwhile the latest addition to the programme have been confirmed, with the papers committee choosing Reading […]