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Journey sharing app provides easy way for those in need to see the people around them who can help
Reporter: Stuart Littleford
As the government writes to 1.5 million vulnerable people to urge them to stay at home for 12 weeks, the community ethos of the Faxi car pooling app is coming to
Continue reading Car pooling mapping app can help communities support each other during coronavirus pandemic
Reporter: Stuart Littleford
As the UK heads into at least three weeks of lockdown, concerns are being raised across the country as thousands of construction workers headed out to work, including on packed London Underground trains.
Last night the Prime Minister gave an instruction that everyone should stay at home for all but the most
Continue reading Government must give clearer guidance on building sites says British Safety Council
Network of over 100 Electric Forecourts® across the UK will solve electric vehicle charging concerns, and pave the way for electric vehicles to become mainstream in the earliest possible timeframes
GRIDSERVE announces today that the first of a nationwide network of over 100 Electric Forecourts® is now under construction and will open this summer, offering
Continue reading UK’s first Electric Forecourt® is under construction, opening Summer 2020
Andy Burnham, the Mayor of Greater Manchester, has responded to the government’s confirmation that the HS2 high-speed rail link will be built, the first phase between London and Birmingham with a second phase going onto Manchester and Leeds.
Mr Burnham said: “The Prime Minister has today listened and gone a considerable distance towards the case
Continue reading Mayor of Greater Manchester reacts to HS2 announcement
• Contract will include up to 2 million MiPermit digital permits per year
• Introduces MiPermit innovation to leading UK Smart City
Chipside, a provider of parking and traffic management IT to more than 160 UK local authorities, is delighted to announce it has been awarded a contract with Bristol City Council for MiPermit digital
Continue reading Chipside announces contract win with Bristol City Council
Professor Jim Hall
By Professor Jim Hall, Chair of DAFNI Governance Board
A new tool, set to transform research, planning and policymaking around infrastructure in the UK and beyond, is now in alpha testing.
DAFNI 1.0 from the Data and Analytics Facility for National Infrastructure (DAFNI) takes a significant step forward this autumn
Continue reading New platform for infrastructure modelling now open
Peter O’Driscoll
Peter O’Driscoll, Managing Director, RingGo
Local governments are now fully embracing digital services that benefit both their staff and constituents, slowly, but surely getting rid of paper and physical offerings. However, to see the scale of benefits that can be realised from digitising, local governments should be looking to develop
Continue reading Drive strategic change with integrated transport solutions to create more liveable cities
Joining Government and industry representatives, RingGo brings its wealth of experience in how parking can encourage electric vehicle adoption to the campaign
RingGo, the UK’s leading cashless parking provider, today announced a partnership with Go Ultra Low, the national campaign for electric vehicles. Supported by a consortium of vehicle manufacturers and the
Continue reading RingGo partners with Go Ultra Low to encourage electric vehicle adoption
Bath
Bath and North East Somerset Council (B&NES Council) is extending its Videalert CCTV enforcement platform with the installation of additional cameras for an approved class C clean air zone (CAZ) that is expected to commence operation at the end of2020. This scheme gives exemptions to private cars but charges higher polluting buses,
Continue reading VIDEALERT AWARDED ENFORCEMENT CONTRACT FOR BATH’S CLEAN AIR ZONE
Reporter: Allan Roach
UK market innovator Gemserv has launched proposals to accelerate the uptake of electric vehicles (EVs). A new industry-wide EV Governance Framework (EVGF) will help boost consumer confidence in EVs, address market failures and provide a forum to engage market actors, helping ensure the UK realises the full benefits of the EV revolution.
Continue reading INDUSTRY CONSULTATION LAUNCHES TO HELP BOOST TRANSITION TO ELECTRIC VEHICLES
A SWARCO Trailer VMS
SWARCO and SRL Traffic Systems have agreed a significant new collaboration in the Variable Message Sign (VMS) industry.
SRL have purchased 100 mobile VMS from SWARCO in a deal valued in excess of £2.25 million, representing a significant development for the UK market.
The solar-powered signs are equipped with
Continue reading SWARCO teams up with SRL Traffic Systems
Reporter: Stuart Littleford
The Security Event is a major new exhibition taking place from 9-11 April at the NEC Birmingham, created for the commercial and residential security market. The event brings together a world-class education programme, market leaders and industry experts, to make it the most hotly anticipated exhibition for UK security professionals in
Continue reading The Security Event: The Must-Visit Commercial & Residential Security Exhibition for 2019 and Beyond
WPS, one of the UK’s leading Parking Equipment Manufacturers, is to launch two major technologies that will further its ability to offer the best solution for all parking environments.
Its new ticketless parking solution uses state-of-the-art ANPR technology that incorporates artificial intelligence (AI) to deliver extremely reliable and highly-accurate reading rates. The AI ‘learns’ the
Continue reading WPS Launches Ticketless Parking and Validation Technology at Traffex
By Matthew Boulton, COO of Pivot Power
The public sector is grappling with the emerging public health crisis that is being caused by poor air quality in cities, resulting in an estimated 40,000 premature deaths each year in the UK. The electrification of transport is a powerful lever for reducing local pollution levels, whilst also
Continue reading Electric vehicle transition offers golden opportunity for Local Authorities to improve air quality
Reporter: Stuart Littleford
Award winning firm GRITIT has secured a valuable public sector framework award for the provision of Winter Gritting, Snow Clearance and Grounds Maintenance services.
Following a competitive tender process, GRITIT has been awarded a place on the YPO 827 Winter Maintenance Products and Services Framework for Lot 4 – Winter Gritting, Snow
Continue reading GRITIT celebrates national public sector Framework status
RBWM – Eton College background – SmartScape Macro
As part of its ‘spend to save initiative’ the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead (RBWM) awarded Bicester-based Zeta Specialist Lighting a £2m contract to replace all of its existing street lighting estate with energy-efficient LED luminaires.
The council’s overriding objective was to reduce both
Continue reading Zeta completes £2m LED upgrade for RBWM six months ahead of schedule
NetCloud Service Includes New Ruggedised IBR1700 Router, Combining Enterprise-Class Management, Security and SD-WAN Functionality with Fleet Management Capabilities
Cradlepoint, the global leader in cloud-delivered 4G LTE network solutions that provide a pathway to 5G, today announced a solution package for its NetCloud service that includes the new IBR1700 mobile router. The new NetCloud Solution Package
Continue reading Cradlepoint Brings Software-Defined WAN Benefits to LTE Mobile Networks for First Responders, Transit Operators and Other Fleet-Based Organisations
Eminox has been key to upgrading over 400 buses across London
Reporter: Stuart Littleford
Lincolnshire based emissions reduction specialists Eminox has been key to upgrading over 400 buses ready for the introduction of the new Low Emission Bus Zones (LBEZ) across London for Arriva, Go Ahead Group and Tower Transit.
Eminox is the
Continue reading Eminox upgrades over 400 buses as part of the introduction of LEBZs
Anthony Fulgoni, Chief Revenue Officer, Calipsa
By Anthony Fulgoni, Chief Revenue Officer, Calipsa
Video surveillance can be a divisive subject when it comes to our public highways and byways. On the one hand, there is the sheer number of cameras now in place – estimates suggest there is one CCTV camera for every
Continue reading How Machine Learning technology can help deliver smarter video surveillance in the public sector
Isle of Man – Zeta Solar Shelter – rural shelter
Reporter: Stuart Littleford
15 bus stops along the main service route from Douglas to Ramsey have been fitted with Zeta Specialist Lighting’s Solar Shelter Lighting Kit. The rollout is part of a three-year plan that will see a total of 50 bus stops
Continue reading Department of Infrastructure, Isle of Man, selects Zeta’s Solar Shelter Lighting
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