Highways celebrated some of the best and brightest in the sector at the inaugural Highways Champions Awards, honouring more than 100 medallists, three award winners and four new fellows of the industry.
Peter Dipper, former president of the Institute of Highway Engineers, celebrates his Highways Fellowship Award and thanks his friends at the IHE for all they have done for him and the sector.
Wayne Johnson, the founder of the WJ Group, discusses becoming a highways industry Fellow at the inaugural Highways Champions Awards after 40 years growing the leading business in UK line marking.
George Barker speaks to Neil Herron, Grid Smarter Cities’ founder, about his recent win of the Highways Fellowship Award at the inaugural Highways Champions Awards.
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Dominic Browne speaks to Dr Campbell Waddell and John Scott about their award-winning work on the A889 using 'SmoothRide' technology.
Balfour Beatty has appointed Emma Loxton as its chief strategy officer.
You will be responsible and assist with specific projects, carry out research, monitor performance and contribute
You will work as part of the Design and Commissioning team
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COMMENT AND ANALYSIS
Next Generation steps up at Highways Live Cymru
As part of the first Highways Live Cymru event that took in September, Highways hosted a breakout session for the next generation of the sector: Highways NextGen Next Steps. George Barker reports.
Ranty Highwayman: Bravery and boldness
This is the story of a chartered engineer trying to make sense of highways and transport in the UK. In this month’s article, his message is: ‘Courage, mon brave.’