SWARCO eVolt wins major Scottish contract

SWARCO eVolt has been named the preferred bidder to operate the ChargePlace Scotland network. The contract to run Scotland’s public electric vehicle charging network is estimated to be worth up to £1.2 million and will be expected to run for a minimum of two years with the option to extend. From July 2021, SWARCO eVolt […]

SWARCO in ADAS line-reading tests

Traffic technology company SWARCO has carried out a series of tests in Austria to understand how driver assistance systems read lines on the road. The company, which not only provides a range of ITS solutions but also is a leading innovator in road marking,  worked with ZKW Group to test driver assistance systems in the […]

Highways News launches new podcast with SWARCO MD’s first interview

Highways-News.com is further expanding its content for the highways and transport technology industries by launching a new podcast, Highways Voices. The weekly radio-style magazine programme will be available on demand every Wednesday morning. It is hosted by Highways News co-owner Paul Hutton, who trained as a broadcast journalist at the prestigious Centre for Journalism Studies […]

SWARCO’s MD promising joined-up solutions

The new Managing Director of SWARCO in the UK is committing to working with local authorities to help them adapt to changing travel patterns post Covid, and delivering a joined up solution from his company’s different business units. In his first interview since taking over last month, John Pickworth has told Highways News’s new weekly […]

Swarco Traffic appoints new UK MD

Swarco Traffic, the traffic technology specialist, has appointed John Pickworth, an experienced Chartered Engineer with proven Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS) expertise, as its new Managing Director. Mr Pickworth, who has worked at a senior level in the industry for almost 20 years, joins the business from the engineering consultancy Pell Frischmann, where he was responsible […]

SWARCO Traffic launches new fund to support local businesses and charities

SWARCO Traffic has launched the SWARCO Traffic Ltd Business Fund, a new initiative created to support local businesses and charitable organisations experiencing financial hardship caused by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Following an application period, SWARCO has selected three organisations – Food for Thought Darlington, Toddington Childcare and Forest School and The Wild Hare Café – […]

SWARCO delivers fuel price VMS solution on M5

Bespoke motorway variable message signage has been installed to provide drivers with live fuel prices at Frankley Services on the M5 near Birmingham. Service station operator Moto wanted to trial a reduction in fuel prices “to deliver value to motorists during these difficult economic times”. It therefore needed a new signage solution to clearly display live […]

Podcast talks “immobility as a service”

The latest Inside Intertraffic podcast has been published focussing on parking, as three experts from SWARCO, White Willow Consulting and Etelätär Innovation explain different aspects around making the process of parking more efficient through connectivity, payment processing, equipment and an innovative new crowdsourcing solution. Leading Intelligent Transport Systems consultant Andy Graham from White Willow Consulting […]

SWARCO delivers new car park system for Warwick University

Parking technology provider SWARCO has installed a complete parking and traffic management solution at Warwick University to reduce congestion across the whole campus. The University’s upgraded its transport plans to cope with an expected 40 per cent rise in student numbers over the next ten years. It needed to fix traffic because drivers were struggling […]

SWARCO launches customisable traffic management platform

Traffic technology group SWARCO is offering local authorities a new flexible modular software platform to help traffic managers “improve mobility for citizens”. MyCity includes traditional traffic management functionality such as traffic signal monitoring and control, car park guidance and VMS management and journey time monitoring whilst enabling the plug-in of new features such as EV […]