UK Export Finance gives Colas £36m backing in Gabon23/01/2020 The UK’s export credit agency, UK Export Finance, will provide £36.2m in guarantees and loans to support Colas in a project to upgrade roads in Gabon. |
Colas secures £26m Lincs traffic signals contract08/11/2019 Colas has landed a traffic signals maintenance contract with Lincolnshire County Council worth a potential £26m. |
Liverpool splashes the pennies for £280m highways works10/09/2019 Liverpool City Council has announced the firms that have won places on its new Highways Planned Works Framework, which is valued at £280m. |
Lincolnshire to hand out £762m highways contracts10/09/2019 Balfour Beatty, Colas and WSP are set to scoop highways services contracts for Lincolnshire County Council worth a combined £762m over a potential 12 years. |
Red light spells danger: Colas signposts sector to safety innovation25/02/2019 Colas has hailed an ‘ingenious’ safety innovation that beams a red danger zone around its biggest paving machines. |
JV leaves London’s maintenance framework after drop in work06/03/2018 Transport for London's (TfL) road maintenance framework - the London Highways Alliance Contract (LoHAC) - has run into further trouble after a key joint venture pulled out. |
New chairman of HTMA announced12/12/2016 The Highways Term Maintenance Association (HTMA) has announced the appointment of Lee Rushbrooke as its new chairman. |
Colas to trial solar roads13/07/2016 Colas is set to start trialling its innovative solar road solution, Wattway, and is looking for UK sites. |
A-one+ starts work on HE contract in Kent and Sussex28/06/2016 A-one+ has started work on a Highways England contract that is worth up to £70 million per year in Kent and Sussex. |
Hertfordshire CC carrying out micro-surfacing on 365 roads23/05/2016 Hertfordshire County Council is investing over £4 million to give a long-lasting facelift to 365 of the county’s most weather-worn, residential roads. |
Colas celebrates employee achievements05/05/2016 Colas recognised the achievements of its own employees at an internal awards event earlier this week. |
Colas highlights work of two apprentices during NAW14/03/2016 Colas is highlighting the work of two apprentices during National Apprenticeship Week (NAW 2016) which is taking place from 14-18 March. |
A-one+ achieves four million hours of safe working23/02/2016 Highways service provider A-one+ has reached the milestone of one thousand days and four million working hours without a reportable accident in Area 12. |
Colas achieves new NHSS 30 modular paving certification11/01/2016 Colas has become one of the first contractors in the country to achieve certification for the new National Highways Sector Scheme 30 for installation, maintenance and repair of modular paving. |
A-one+ wins ASCs in Areas 4 and 1217/12/2015 A-one+ has won two major maintenance contracts with Highways England in Areas 4 and 12. |
New course to tackle poor roadside safety03/12/2015 TRL (Transport Research Laboratory) has partnered with Colas to launch a new roadside working training course for professionals required to operate or stop on the roadside. |
Colas installs mobile asphalt plant in Area 1428/09/2015 Colas has installed a dedicated fixed-base mobile asphalt plant specifically for use in Area 14. |
A-one+ and Colas win road safety award11/12/2014 A-one+ and Colas have been awarded a 2014 Prince Michael International Road Safety Award. |
Colas open new contracting business in Scotland30/06/2014 Colas have launched a new contracting business that is solely dedicated to the Scottish market. |
Colas and URS woo highways authorities11/06/2014 Colas and URS have launched their integrated services package to highways professionals to show local authorities how they can cut maintenance costs. |
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