Highways Presents... Signify03/06/2021 Highways editor Dominic Browne speaks to Tim Baker of Signify (formerly Philips Lighting) about the company's world-leading ONROADLED road marker system, which uses inductive power transfer to provide a connected, wireless system. |
New lighting tech could be the key to cutting roadworks02/03/2020 Highways England is trialling technology that can detect when lighting on its network has failed, reducing the need for inspections and traffic management. |
M4 lighting fix delay 'risks safety'11/11/2019 A member of the Welsh Assembly has raised safety concerns after it emerged that parts of a busy 10-mile section of the M4 could lack their usual lighting this winter. |
Monumental lighting 53% more efficient25/08/2017 Technology used for architectural ornamental lighting, such as monuments, have been adapted for use on the strategic road network in a national first. |
FM Conway lands three lighting contracts30/09/2016 FM Conway has been awarded a hat-trick of lighting contracts with three London boroughs, worth up to £13 million over the next five years. |
Tarmac launches safety innovation22/08/2016 National Road Planing (NRP), Tarmac’s road planing contractor has developed a new lighting solution to highlight safety zones around planing machines. |
TMP launches new Professional Services division01/08/2016 TMP has launched a new Professional Services division in an effort to help overstretched local authorities. |
SPIE awarded Kingsway Tunnel upgrade project06/07/2016 SPIE UK has been awarded a £6.4 million contract to carry out a lighting and infrastructure upgrade project in the Kingsway Tunnel. |
Further LED lighting upgrade in Hertfordshire15/02/2016 Street lights on B, C and unclassified (residential) roads in Hertfordshire will be upgraded to LED technology. |
Lumicom working with Cumbria CC on lighting project25/11/2015 Lumicom is working with Cumbria County Council to dispose and recycle street lanterns as part of a three-year lighting replacement project. |
Skanska starts LED lighting upgrade in Gloucestershire17/11/2015 Work to install 55,000 energy-saving LED street lights throughout Gloucestershire has started. |
Hertfordshire street light upgrade to be completed01/06/2015 Hertfordshire County Council will complete its rollout of LED lighting on A-roads in Hertsmere. |
Scottish town invests in lighting technology15/04/2014 Harvard Engineering has won a contract to install a wireless monitoring and control system for street and outdoor lighting in the largest planned new town in Scotland. |
Night mapping system can track light pollution06/02/2014 A night mapping system that can be used as a tool for managing street lighting operations and maintenance is set to be trialled by aerial survey specialist Bluesky. |
Ringway wins £200m highways deal23/01/2014 Milton Keynes Council has named Ringway as preferred bidder for its highways, street lighting and network term service contract that could be worth up to £200 million. |
Transport for London invests in lighting technology16/01/2014 Harvard Engineering has secured a contract with Transport for London (TfL) to install a wireless monitoring and control system for street lighting across the capital’s busiest roads. |
Street lights to be switched off in Kent17/12/2013 Seventy thousand street lights will be switched off overnight in Kent as the local authority switches to part-night lighting. |
Piggotts launches highways lighting division30/10/2013 Piggotts, best known for its Christmas lighting services across the UK, is moving into the highways sector. |
Kennedy welcomes major funding boost23/10/2013 Transport Minister Danny Kennedy has secured over £40million in funding to help support road improvements and street lighting in Northern Ireland. |
Software helps keep Peterborough’s street lighting costs down15/08/2013 Street lighting asset management software from Mayrise Systems is supporting Peterborough City Council with ambitious plans to minimise maintenance costs. |
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