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As the Autumn Budget approaches, Electric Vehicle (EV) charge point operator (CPO) Believ is calling on the Treasury to act on four key priorities that will help decarbonise transport by making EV ownership and charging more affordable, thus encouraging wider adoption.
The importance of these measures is of heightened importance, following Budget prediction news
Continue reading Believ makes four Autumn ‘25 Budget wishes to boost EV affordability and accelerate the UK’s transition to cleaner transport
OUTCO explains how to tell a professional winter gritting service from the cowboys that will leave you out in the cold
Winter gritting sometimes can feel like a grudge purchase. It’s a cost you can’t avoid, for an overnight service that you often can’t see happening, to prevent risks that hopefully won’t happen. It’s
Continue reading True Grit: How to avoid cowboy gritters this winter
By Brendan Aherne, Chief Operating Officer, OUTCO
Every winter, local authorities across the UK face the same challenge: how to keep civic buildings, council offices and public facilities safe and accessible while managing ever-tighter budgets. When facilities managers are asked to trim budgets, outdoor winter maintenance can often come under scrutiny. If the previous
Continue reading Winter Maintenance: Why Gambling on the Weather is the Riskiest Bet for Local Authorities
Electric vehicle (EV) charge point operator (CPO) Believ has won the EV Debt Deal of the Year at the 2025 EVIE awards, recognising its role in helping to accelerate the rollout of public EV charging infrastructure across the UK.
Believ was nominated for its closing of £300 million of investment in June 2025, a landmark deal that
Continue reading Believ Secures Win for EV Debt Deal of the Year at 2025 EVIE Awards
r2c, a leading provider of connected fleet and workshop management solutions, has launched a new Incident Management feature, designed to help HGV fleets digitise and streamline the way they capture, track and resolve incidents.
Available now as part of the r2c connected platform, Incident Management helps to revolutionise incident reporting, resolution, and compliance for
Continue reading r2c launches advanced Incident Management feature for HGV fleets
By Nicola Casburn, Solutions Consultant, Brightly Software
When it comes to managing their bridges, UK councils are facing an increasing number of challenges. This article explores how digital tools, such as Confirm from Brightly Software, a Siemens Company, can empower them to make data-driven decisions, carry out proactive maintenance, and centralise the oversight of
Continue reading Beyond budget cuts: Optimising the management of bridges with smart digital solutions
Arcadis-led team brings expertise from engineering, data analysis, and design Programme includes consultancy services across 26 core competencies including asset operation, road user behaviour, strategic transport planning, sustainability, and more. Arcadis already delivering award-winning data-centric approach to prevent crashes in Warwickshire
Arcadis, the leading global design and consultancy firm for natural and built assets,
Continue reading Arcadis-led Consortium Secures Position on National Highways Specialist and Technical Services Framework
By: Matt Croucher, Chief Commercial Officer at electric vehicle (EV) charge point operator (CPO), Believ, discusses how transport planning professionals can play their part in driving forward EV charging infrastructure rollout, and what the next few years will bring.
Matt Croucher
Tell us a bit about your career, and what brought you to EV
Continue reading How transport planning professionals can play their part in driving forward EV charging infrastructure rollout
As we enjoy the longer days and warmer weather, it’s easy to forget that winter will be here before we know it. Spring is the ideal time to get ahead, ensuring you invest in your fleet well before the sub-zero temperatures hit and heavy snowfall arrives.
Kärcher’s range of implements carrier such as the
Continue reading Winter Ready? Why Smart Operators Plan Their Maintenance Now
Suffolk County Council, in partnership with charge point operator (CPO) Believ, will deliver around 6,000 new public electric vehicle (EV) charge points across the county to support residents make the transition to EVs.
Suffolk County Council is the first local authority in England to both award their LEVI main funding tender, and subsequently sign
Continue reading 6,000 on-street and community EV charge points for Suffolk
Road users on the Strategic Road Network (SRN) can feel more confident when driving through roadworks, thanks to new innovative clear, reassuring, and informative signage.
An initiative by SRL Traffic Systems, in collaboration with National Highways and Kier, has introduced an innovative use of variable message signs (VMS) to enhance the road user experience
Continue reading Innovative new signage helps reduce driver frustration and increase confidence through roadworks
Momentum Transport Consultancy and Spatial Design Hub have announced the launch of Micromobility PlannerTM – a cutting-edge geospatial analysis software tool and app designed to enable local authorities to optimise shared micromobility networks.
Developed for use by counties, local authorities and combined authorities, the subscription-based online tool is set to empower decision makers in
Continue reading Revolutionising shared micromobility through data-driven insight: DfT-funded Micromobility PlannerTM launches to shape smarter cities
SWARCO UK & Ireland, the UK’s leading intelligent traffic solution and technology business, has signed a significant long-term partnership agreement with Suffolk County Council to deliver, install and maintain Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS) throughout the county over the next 10 years.
The new contract, which extends SWARCO’s working relationship with Suffolk County Council to
Continue reading SWARCO UK & Ireland awarded new long-term Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS) agreement with Suffolk County Council
SHIMPAC® is excited to return to Highways UK in 2024, one of the leading events for the UK’s road and infrastructure sector.
Taking place at the National Exhibition Centre (NEC) in Birmingham, the event will bring together industry leaders, decision-makers, and experts to explore the latest innovations shaping the future of UK highways –
Continue reading SHIMPAC® – Exhibiting at Highways UK 2024: Showcasing a Range of USP’s
Brightly will be exhibiting at the upcoming Highways UK event, 16-17 October 2024 on stand 201, where it will demonstrate its intelligent asset management solutions.
At the event, Brightly will show how through its smart asset management solutions, local authorities and their contractors can manage multiple assets; get insight from the data; plan more
Continue reading Brightly to showcase the benefits of uniting assets at Highways UK 2024
SALTEX is excited to announce that members of the GMA’s NextGen group will be joining this year’s exhibition at the NEC Birmingham on 30-31 October 2024, offering fresh perspectives and a passion for the future of grounds management.
GMA NextGen, is a dynamic group of committed young professionals serving as ambassadors for the industry.
Continue reading MEET THE NEXT GENERATION OF GROUNDS MANAGEMENT AT SALTEX
Major Equipment Ltd, a leading innovator in professional tractor-powered groundcare mowers, is excited to launch its upgraded TDR Rotary Mower at SALTEX 2024
Designed for the management of parklands, sports pitches and semi-rough golf course grass, this new model delivers enhanced durability, precision and efficiency in maintaining expansive green spaces.
The upgraded TDR stands
Continue reading MAJOR EQUIPMENT LTD TO LAUNCH UPGRADED TDR AT SALTEX 2024
Winvic Construction Ltd, a leading main contractor that specialises in the design and delivery of private and public sector construction and civil engineering projects, has started work on the second project awarded to it under the Lincolnshire County Council highways framework contract.
Work has begun on the resurfacing and signal improvement scheme on Newland,
Continue reading Winvic moves forward on second Lincolnshire County Council highways framework project
Durability. Reliability. Perhaps not the most exciting two words in the English language.
However, with some deeper thought we realise just how valuable these two things really are. How priceless is not being let down? How valuable is a product or service that performs consistently to the highest of standards regardless of environment?
Often,
Continue reading SHIMPAC® Systems: The conditions may change, but SHIMPAC® doesn’t
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Lincolnshire County Council (LLC) needed to improve and expedite its operational and financial highways management processes, from initial defect reporting through to completion confirmation of the final repair. Over five years, the council saved more than £1.5m after using Confirm to replace old office systems. The council also saved more than £3m of
Continue reading Lincolnshire County Council streamlines both long and short-term highways maintenance with Confirm enquiry forms
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