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A circular economy is an economic system that aims to limit the consumption of resources and materials and avoid landfilling waste. At Zhaga, the global lighting-industry consortium with the mission of standardising the interfaces of components of LED luminaires, we call this market framework ‘circularity lighting’.
“Circularity lighting encompasses products and systems that support the
Continue reading By Futureproofing Outdoor Lighting, Zhaga Promotes a Circular Economy
Study reveals focusing litter interventions on hotspots at junctions, slip roads and roundabouts by combining bins and signage could save time and money Hubbub calls for a more joined-up approach to tackling litter nationwide
Litter surveys on the roads surrounding Cardiff and Glasgow today reveal ground-breaking insights that could help local authorities and agencies
Continue reading Project using tech and AI to track litter on Glasgow and Cardiff roads suggests new approach needed by authorities
Local Authorities are facing greater cuts in their budget allocations, cuts that are amongst the largest in living memory. In one case, one county council has been asked to find £70 MILLION of budget savings.
As a result, products, services, and solutions that are budget friendly are more important than ever. However, it’s not only
Continue reading SHIMPAC® Systems: How can Local Authorities protect their budgets?
Thatcham Research has launched its cutting-edge EV Safe training to help the public sector prepare for the unique safety challenges presented by electric vehicles (EVs).
EV Safe is a comprehensive training program designed to ensure the safety of key workers who interact with High Voltage (HV) vehicles as the volume of EVs on the road
Continue reading Thatcham Research ‘EV Safe’ training to prepare public sector for electric vehicles
Ashford and St Peter’s Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is the first in the UK to install solar e-bike charging stations at its two hospital sites. Solarcycle is the first company to offer an off-grid, solar ‘in a box’ EV charging solution designed to provide green, renewable energy for the charging of e-bikes and e-scooters.
Continue reading Solarcycle Installs the UK’s First Off-Grid Solar E-bike Charge Points at Ashford and St Peter’s NHS Trust
The energy infrastructure expert aims to bring greater flexibility of choice to organisations entering the EV charging market through its advocacy of the Open Charge Point Protocol (OCPP)
Fully-funded and part-funded service options will help
Continue reading SMS launches new EV chargepoint infrastructure solution to get Britain moving
Traka has launched a new white paper, investigating how security technology can support inmates, staff and rehabilitation programmes to reassign responsibility and reshape the prison landscape.
The downloadable white paper, created in partnership with Serco and Unilink, is entitled, “How technology can support 21st century prison systems.’ It highlights the evolving role of UK prisons,
Continue reading Traka highlights security technology’s role to support prison systems
Goupil Utility Vehicles to take centre stage on Bradshaw stand
The UK’s leading manufacturer of industrial electric vehicles, Bradshaw, is set to exhibit its range of Goupil utility vehicles at one of the industry’s leading trade shows, ITT Hub on Stand No: A332
The two-day show, which takes place on the 11th/12th May at the
Continue reading BRADSHAW TO SHOWCASES INNOVATIVE VEHICLE SOLUTIONS AT ITT HUB 2022
First step: Birmingham and Warsaw have adopted Airly air quality monitoring and controls Evidence: Cities that are monitoring and measuring air are the places where air quality improves the fastest, London shows largest improvement in Europe Innovation: Airly has created the world’s most detailed and comprehensive air quality solution for users around the world
Continue reading Airly wins in Birmingham and Warsaw as governments address air pollution
Professor John Read, General Manager, Specialities Technology at Shell
By: Professor John Read, General Manager, Specialities Technology at Shell
Shell is helping power the journey towards a circular paving industry with Shell Bitumen LT R, a new product for roads that uses plastics destined for landfill as part of the additives
Continue reading Circular highways is a necessity not an aspiration – and it’s within our grasp
APT SKIDATA, the parking solutions business, is launching a new parking solution which gives public sector bodies and private sector organisations a new way of delivering a hassle-free parking experience with high quality, reliable technology but on a monthly subscription.
APT SKIDATA’s ‘Parking-as-a-Service’ solution is a combination of technology and service, where APT SKIDATA takes
Continue reading APT SKIDATA Launches ‘Parking-as-a-Service’ to Provide Premium Parking Performance with Affordability
Liberty Charge – new charge point operator
Liberty Charge chose the public sector and local government event, Solace Summit, to launch as a Charge Point Operator (CPO), committed to tackling the chronic under-supply of easily accessible on-street charging in the UK.
With 40% of the UK’s urban residents having no access to off-street
Continue reading LIBERTY CHARGE SEEKS TO ADDRESS ON-STREET CHARGING DEFICIT WITH FULLY-FUNDED SOLUTION
The circular economy presents big opportunities for sustainable lighting. Zhaga, the global lighting industry organisation, discusses the needed standards to best position the lighting industry for these opportunities.
Reinhard Lecheler
One of the key challenges of the 21st century is the building of a sustainable society: one that can meet its own
Continue reading Sustainable Lighting and the Circular Economy
CTEK Back to Back 4 socket charging
With ownership of electric vehicles (EVs) continuing to grow, a YouGov survey conducted on behalf of vehicle charging specialists CTEK has revealed that more drivers are now looking to charge their EVs in public, rather than at home.1
The survey reveals that, while 68% of EV
Continue reading YouGov Survey reveals shift in driver demand towards public EV charging
Cecilia Routledge, Global Head of E-Mobility for vehicle charging specialist CTEK
2021 is the year for the EV charging infrastructure to shape up
By Cecilia Routledge, Global Head of E-Mobility for vehicle charging specialist CTEK
The Government has committed to phase out new petrol and diesel cars and vans by 2030, 10 years
Continue reading Let the network take charge
Local authority car park management boosted by touchless solution
APT Skidata, the UK’s leading parking solutions business, has launched Path, an innovative parking solution that enables local authorities and operators to manage parking across multiple environments through a single ecosystem, with access to real-time user data.
Path is an app-based solution that allows
Continue reading Local authority car park management boosted by touchless solution
Dedicated app simplifies parking permit renewals for Nottingham drivers
Drivers in Nottingham can now buy and renew their parking permits through Nottingham City Council’s parking app – RHParking – following the ongoing development of the app by APT SKIDATA, one of the UK’s leading parking solutions providers.
The new ‘permits module’ within APT
Continue reading Dedicated app simplifies parking permit renewals for Nottingham drivers
VALE ATV weed spraying system saves time, staff resources and money
VALE Engineering is the UK’s leading supplier of weed control and winter maintenance equipment for the municipal and amenity sectors. The company supplies high-specification Yamaha ATV quad bikes fitted with weed spraying equipment that can save time, staff resources and money –
Continue reading VALE ATV weed spraying system “saved us time, staff resources and, most of all, money!”
Keeping the nation’s cycleways and pathways clear and ice-free this winter has just got easier with the announcement of an exciting new winter services partnership.
This new venture between Safecote and Econ Engineering will provide local councils across the country with the equipment and materials to clear ice and snow on footpaths and cycleways more
Continue reading ECON AND SAFECOTE’S PATHS MERGE IN NEW WINTER SERVICES PARTNERSHIP
Woking Town centre
WPS, one of the UK’s leading parking equipment providers, is helping Woking Borough Council to provide a seamless visitor and resident experience with a series of ticketless car park upgrades as a part of Woking town centre’s regeneration.
Central to each installation is the use of WPS’s leading-edge Automatic Number
Continue reading WPS to install ticketless parking in Woking Borough
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