VESOS sponsored Mini achieves a First at Donington
The specialist eCall consultancy and software company VESOS Solutions is combining its passions for motorsport and road safety by supporting industry colleague Olly Samways from in his 1992 Mini Cooper and 1964 Mini Cooper S in historic racing. Olly started racing at the young age of 10 and has achieved many wins over his recent […]
Westcotec demonstrates latest roadside technology to deliver safer roads for all
A line-up of intelligent roadside safety and information applications have been demonstrated by Norfolk-based technology firm Westcotec at the UTAC Proving Ground in Bedfordshire. An audience of senior representatives from the Department for Transport, Department for Science, Innovation and Technology and Centre for Connected and Automated Vehicles attended the event, organised by the Transport Technology […]
EXCLUSIVE: Transport Minister reiterates that road safety strategy is guided by industry’s knowledge and experience
The Future of Roads Minister has pledged to publish the first national road safety strategy in more than a decade, saying safer roads underpin each of the government’s guiding missions. Speaking at a Project EDWARD (Every Day Without A Road Death) event in Parliament, Lilian Greenwood (pictured) said the strategy will deliver “long awaited direction […]
Westcotec’s Heathrow Airport Perimeter Road casualty reduction scheme wins ITS UK award
A casualty reduction system installed by Norfolk-based road safety technology firm Westcotec has won this year’s ITS UK ‘Changing behaviour with Technology’ award. Implementation of the system on the busy Perimeter Road at Heathrow Airport in west London has brought about a 70 per cent reduc tion in collisions and a three per cent reduction […]
DfT stalwart Hanson wins top ITS UK honour
One of the most influential professionals in the UK ITS industry, Graham Hanson, has won the Rees Hills Award for Personal Contribution and Achievement at the Intelligent Transport Systems UK awards in London, while Valerann, AGD Systems, Westcotec and Yunex Traffic were among others honoured at the prestigious event. The Rees-Hills award is named in […]
Expert views on the state of the industry, driverless pod deployment at the NEC and even saving money on corporate travel – all on a bonus Highways Voices from Highways UK
Find out about how networking at an event like Highways UK can spawn products nobody’s thought of, how new innovation was showcased at the event, how taxpayers’ money has delivered significant benefits for road users in Rotherham and how surface treatments are an under-used solution in the UK – all on the bonus Highways Voices […]
Westcotec gives more detail of its Westconnect online management tool
After launching it at Highways UK last week, Norfolk-based road safety technology firm Westcotec has given more details of its brand new online management platform that connects the entire Westcotec product range to a secure platform that can be accessed through any web browser. The platform, known as ‘Westconnect’, can be used for management, maintenance, […]
Business challenges and how to deal with them, innovation, a new important collaboration, and Matt Baker – Thursday at Highways UK
You’ll get advice from a business leader on how to deal with fluctuating demand today on Highways Voices, as our third podcast from Highways UK talks digital construction techniques from Austria, and a new partnership involving TRL that could have major benefits on local and strategic roads. These programmes are brought to you thanks to […]
A-list speakers, exhibitor tips, groundbreaking innovations and where to find free beer – looking ahead to Highways UK on Highways Voices
The UK’s biggest highways and transport show of the year takes place next week at the NEC in Birmingham, and Highways Voices is your must-listen place to find out more about it. These programmes are brought to you thanks to the support of AGD and Traffic Group Signals, Q Point, SRL, Westcotec and SWARCO. In […]
UK transport technology leaders gear up for the ITS World Congress in Dubai
Participants in the UK Pavilion at next week’s ITS World Congress in Dubai have spoken of their excitement at taking part in the global event, calling it an “invaluable opportunity to forge new business partnerships.” Eleven small and medium enterprises are exhibiting on the pavilion which is hosted by the Local Council Roads Innovation Group […]
