Record numbers sign up to JCT Traffic Signals Symposium networking events
The organisers of the popular JCT Traffic Signals Symposium in Nottingham next month say more attendees than ever before have signed up to join their social gatherings on the Tuesday and Wednesday evenings, “proving they remain a key part of the overall event.” The Symposium brings together the UK’s leading experts in traffic management to […]
SWARCO acquires the Elmore Group
SWARCO has acquired 100% of the shares in the Irish family-owned business, Elmore Group. The Elmore Group, previously owned by Mark Elmore and Marion Elmore-Kelly, looks back on a multi-decade business partnership with SWARCO, especially in the segment of LED traffic lights and traffic control. The Elmore Group specialises in the supply, integration and maintenance […]
JCT sees surge in delegate bookings for this year’s Traffic Signals Symposium
The ever-popular JCT Traffic Signals Symposium is proving more popular than ever this year, with bookings running at double the rate they were this time last year. The Symposium, in Nottingham this September, brings together the private and public sector for a series of learned presentations and speeches, an exhibition of the latest signals-related technology, […]
SWARCO raises money for road safety charity Brake
As part of its commitment to fostering safer roads and communities, SWARCO UK & Ireland has announced it has chosen to support Brake, the national road safety charity. Brake, founded in 1995, that exists to stop deaths, serious injuries and pollution on roads, and to care for families bereaved and injured in road crashes. It […]
Carbon rules, patent adherence and a culture of innovation – Michael Schuch, SWARCO CEO, talks industry challenges on Highways Voices
This week, Highways Voices hears ideas on how to overcome challenges in staying close to customers, adapting to their needs, and future-proofing a company portfolio. Our guest is the CEO of SWARCO, Michael Schuch who discusses the the problems facing the industry because of differing regulation around the world, especially when it comes to adherence […]
The future of mobility panel discussion with York, Staffordshire, LCRIG and SWARCO on this week’s Highways Voices
“A lot of our time is firefighting, fixing day to day problems, maybe some signal timings, but it’s hard to look into the future when we don’t have time,” admits City of York Council’s Sean Bulmer in a panel discussion at the SWARCO User Group meeting in Coventry, featured on this week’s Highways Voices. Mr […]
Fixing potholes, improving active travel infrastructure and road safety on Highways Voices from Intertraffic Amsterdam with SWARCO and AGD Systems
The last of this week’s Highways Voices podcasts from Intertraffic Amsterdam 2024 explores more of the cutting-edge technology and leading opinion, thanks to the sponsorship of SWARCO and AGD Systems. In today’s programme we hear about the Australian invention Multipatcher, a safe one-person operated way to fix our roads, which has been making a difference Down Under for decades […]
Autonomy, birthdays and collaboration – an ABC of Intertraffic on today’s Highways Voices with SWARCO and AGD Systems
As we enter the second half of Intertraffic Amsterdam 2024, we’re back with more fascinating conversation about the transport and mobility industries from Amsterdam, thanks to the sponsorship of SWARCO and AGD Systems. In today’s programme we hear about an important collaboration between former competitors SWARCO and Dutch data experts Monotch, who have announced a […]
SWARCO announces Dutch cooperation to prevent lane closure crashes
SWARCO, Heijmans, V-Tron and NXP, members of Bouwend Nederland and TechniekNederland, have joined forces to increase road safety with infrastructure-to-vehiclecommunication and are in contact with the Dutch government to contribute in the improvement ofroad safety around roadworks. Every day, between 200 and 500 drivers in the Netherlands ignore the red cross indicating a laneclosure on […]
Awards winners, driverless futures and company growth on today’s Highways Voices from Intertraffic with SWARCO and AGD Systems
On the second of our Highways Voices podcasts from Intertraffic Amsterdam, we’ll hear from the winners of the Intertraffic Awards, with Valerann, Intelligent Instruments and Sealed Air telling us about their winning solutions. AGD Systems explain the relative values of video analytics and radar to monitor transport, while we chat to the CEO of their […]