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Winter road maintenance is essential to ensure safe and efficient transport during the colder months. Cold temperatures, snow, ice and rain all pose significant challenges to the road network, creating hazardous conditions that can lead to anything from disruption to collisions. GB investigates some of the key aspects of winter road maintenance
In January, the government announced £30 million to fund innovative projects to decarbonise roads
With winter coming up, road maintenance is more important than ever and it’s a good idea to get ahead before the cold weather really begins
The Road Safety Markings Association detail the post-pandemic benefits of well-maintained road markings
The road surface industry must reward recent funding with continued innovation and a readiness to embrace the new, believes Paul Boss
The RSMA discuss the issue of poor road markings and how road user safety can be put at risk due to poor maintenance
Rick Green sets out how this increased investment still falls short of the amount needed to maintain local roads to target conditions
Estimates suggest it would cost on average £69 million per council to repair their local road networks, but how are authorities addressing the pothole issue?
The maxim ‘a stitch in time saves nine’ could not be more appropriate when it comes to road winter maintenance, writes Howard Robinson
The upcoming Autumn Statement should address the declining state of local roads, argues Howard Robinson
Alan Mackenzie outlines the key findings from this year’s Asphalt Industry Alliance survey and why they clearly indicate that the battle to rescue our crumbling local roads network is being lost.
Swathes of Britain’s road network risks becoming permanently strewn with potholes unless Government invests now in proper resurfacing, according to the Local Government Association.
The Road Surface Treatments Association has developed a number of initiatives to help progress and deliver best practice for its wider installation reports Howard Robinson, RSTA chief executive.
The appearance of the local area is a major source of public concern in itself – as big a concern as terrorism, according to recent Keep Britain Tidy research
The progress report of the pothole review being undertaken by the DfT's Highways Maintenance Efficiency Programme (HMEP) has identified the growing problem of potholes.
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A new study from Uswitch has revealed that the UK is the second-highest contributor to E-waste in the world, behind only Norway, generating 36,681 tonnes of household waste electrical and electronic equipment in 2021 – a 15% increase compared to 2020
That works out at roughly 23.9Kg of E-wasted generated per capita.
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IME – founded with the sole purpose of reducing E-waste by extending the life of IT equipment in the circular economy.
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