The Last Job on a Commercial Car Park is The One That Gets Rushed, and Part S Raised the Stakes

The post The Last Job on a Commercial Car Park is The One That Gets Rushed, and Part S Raised the Stakes appeared first on UK Construction Blog. Ask anyone who has run a commercial build and you will hear the same complaint. By the time the job reaches the car park, the budget is tight, the programme has slipped, and everyone just wants the keys handed over. So the surfacing and the markings, which are the very last things to happen on […]

Roadways delivers early in Portsmouth

Roadways, working as sole asphalt surfacing contractor for VolkerStevin and Boskalis Westminster joint venture, VSBW, delivered a key phase of the Southsea Coastal Scheme in Portsmouth two months early.

Fox buys DSD, Moore

Construction materials distribution and construction services business Fox Group has acquired surfacing specialist DSD Construction and concrete supplier Moore Readymix, backed by investor Stellex Capital Management ,who say they are aiming to build a circular economy business.

Cumberland Council £75M highways project

A tender notice has been issued by Cumberland Council for bids relating to its Core Surfacing 2027-2031 works. The post Cumberland Council £75M highways project appeared first on New Civil Engineer.

Balfour Beatty wins £900M Midlands highways maintenance contract

Balfour Beatty has been awarded a joint highways maintenance contract worth up to £900M to deliver road repairs and specialist surfacing works across Warwickshire, Coventry and Solihull. The post Balfour Beatty wins £900M Midlands highways maintenance contract appeared first on New Civil Engineer.

New Civil Engineer - Future of Roads, 29072021 and 05082021

Attached are two articles from the NCE about the Future of Roads: - How is the current approach to decarbonising UK roads taking into account the challenges of today and the future? - A successful motorway trial confirms the status of Tarmac’s waste tyre rubber modified thin surfacing as a pointer to the future of asphalt layers