VolkerHighways awarded additional LED rollout contract in Oxfordshire,
VolkerHighways has been awarded a Traffic Route LED and Column Replacement contract on behalf of Oxfordshire County Council, worth £5 million. The works began in October 2022 and are expected to continue for 18 months. The project forms part of the £30 million Highways Electrical Assets contract the business was awarded in December 2021. The […]
VolkerHighways awarded additional LED rollout contract in Oxfordshire
Highways and streetlighting maintenance company VolkerHighways has been awarded a Traffic Route LED and Column Replacement contract on behalf of Oxfordshire County Council, worth £5 million. The project forms part of the £30 million Highways Electrical Assets contract the business was awarded in December 2021. The contract will see 6,321 LED lantern replacements and 3,657 […]
VolkerHighways and West Berkshire Council continue their carbon reduction journey
VolkerHighways is currently working on a highway improvement scheme along the A343 Andover Road in Newbury, in partnership with West Berkshire Council. With a focus on reducing the amount of carbon produced as part of the scheme, and to determine the best way to reduce its carbon emissions, VolkerHighways is working with OCL Regeneration, which specialises […]
VolkerHighways completes Bath city centre improvements
VolkerHighways has announced it has completed public realm improvement works on the historic York Street and Swallow Street in Bath city centre. Having received National Heritage Lottery funding to expand the Roman Baths and create an educational centre in the heart of Bath, Bath and Northeast Somerset Council appointed VolkerHighways to carry out refurbishments and […]
Road retexturing solution helps achieve carbon savings
VolkerHighways recently collaborated with WJ Group and West Berkshire Council to raise skid resistance levels to improve the safety of roads across West Berkshire while dramatically reducing the volume of carbon emissions produced to carry out the works. Over time, traffic causes the skid resistance on asphalted roads to reduce. To tackle this, VolkerHighways partnered […]
VolkerHighways delivers carbon neutral works for West Berkshire
VolkerHighways has successfully completed an entire surfacing programme whilst remaining carbon neutral, thanks to the innovative use of reduced carbon surfacing project, Milepave™ The works, delivered in collaboration with Miles Macadam and West Berkshire Council, form part of VolkerHighways’ seven-year highways maintenance and public realm contract with the council. The project involved laying 32,000m2 of Milepave™, […]
Sustainable road repair technology trialled in the Royal Borough
VolkerHighways and the Royal Borough of Windsor & Maidenhead has recently trialled a sustainable and efficient way of repairing defects in pavements and roads. Infrared technology was used to repair the north footway of the A30 London Road, Sunningdale, from Evergreen to Devenish Road, by ‘recycling’ the existing material. Infrared technology is used to heat […]
VolkerHighways completes A339 Sandleford scheme
VolkerHighways has successfully completed a major infrastructure project, along the A339 in Newbury, on behalf of West Berkshire Council. The project, which began in October 2020, involved widening the A339 on both sides, between the Pinchington Lane Roundabout in Newbury and the entrance to the Household Waste Recycling Centre. Works also included the construction of […]
VolkerHighways launches new business-specific sustainability framework
Following the launch of its UK’s People-Planet-Purpose sustainability framework last year, VolkerHighways is delighted to share its business-specific framework, which sets its own targets and goals, to help reduce the business’ environmental impact. People-Planet-Purpose builds on excellent foundations and unlocks VolkerHighways’ desire to take bold action, to balance the needs of the environment and society, […]
VolkerHighways’ Royal Borough team awarded CCS Certificate of Exellence
VolkerHighways’ Royal Borough of Windsor & Maidenhead team recently received a ‘Certificate of Excellence’ from the Considerate Constructors Scheme, for its work on the borough’s Highway Management and Maintenance contract. The audit, which took place in August, saw the contract awarded an impressive nine out of nine points, in each of the scheme’s five categories: […]
