National Highways explores new markings profile for centre line safety17/02/2025 National Highways is considering bringing in new road marking profiles to raise the audible impact of crossing centre lines, as part of wider updates to the markings sector. |
RSMA makes collaborative progress on NI procurement24/06/2024 Northern Ireland’s Department for Infrastructure has revised its procurement strategy to include road markings as a specialist trade after lobbying from the sector’s trade body. |
Nudge theory markings trial delivers 'outstanding' safety results03/07/2023 New road markings trialled in Scotland have had significant road safety benefits for motorcyclists taking left-hand bends, resulting in speed reductions, better braking and improved road position. |
Highways England study raises prospect of MCHW reform18/06/2021 Highways England and TRL have launched a study into the benefits of different methods for approving road marking and road stud products, raising the prospect of reforms to the Manual of Contract Documents for Highways Works. |
WJ makes the new normal look easy20/05/2020 WJ has started working with authorities on marking more cycle lanes and social distancing footway demarcations, in line with the emergency measures the Department for Transport has called for. |
Profiled centre lines 'could cut crashes'06/09/2019 Road marking specialist WJ Group has highlighted the potential for new types of profiled marking products to improve the safety of single carriageway roads by providing an audible and sensory warning on centre lines. |
Machine learning used in national roads 'stocktake'22/07/2019 The Department for Transport (DfT) has teamed up with key players in the road maintenance and data services sector to fund a £2m 'machine learning' project to survey the state of the nation's roads and develop 'the most thorough understanding ever of Britain’s road markings'. |
First woman in 20 years completes RSMA apprenticeship25/01/2019 WJ Group's Jordelle Henriques is the first woman to complete the Road Safety Markings Association (RSMA) apprenticeship. |
New report considers safety implications of driverless cars21/06/2018 A new report has examined the relationship between road infrastructure and safety for conventional and increasingly autonomous vehicles and provides a framework for infrastructure safety investment. |
L&R wins A556 road markings contract10/10/2016 L&R Roadlines will install road markings along the A556 between Knutsford and Bowdon after being awarded a major contract to become a key supply chain partner to Costain. |
WJ opens new depot in Somerset10/08/2016 Leading road marking firm WJ has officially opened a new state of the art depot in Wellington, Somerset. |
Essex CC trialling new road markings26/07/2016 Trials of new longer-lasting road markings could save taxpayers thousands of pounds, according to Essex County Council. |
L&R Roadlines lands Mersey Gateway job06/07/2016 L&R Roadlines has been awarded a major contract to provide a range of permanent road marking solutions as part of the new £600m Mersey Gateway project. |
WJ hosts innovation day in Scotland01/07/2016 WJ hosted its first innovation day in Scotland with the event attracting around 100 delegates. |
Overview of TSRGD released by DfT04/05/2016 The Department for Transport (DfT) has released an overview that explains the measures introduced in the 2016 Traffic Signs Regulations and General Directions (TSRGD). |
WJ featured on BBC’s One Show12/02/2016 A road marking crew from WJ featured on the BBC’s One Show last week. |
RSMA hits out over plans to remove road markings03/02/2016 The Road Safety Markings Association (RSMA) has hit back over claims that removing markings from busy roads has the effect of slowing motorists down. |
New road marking surveying service from WJ04/11/2015 WJ has launched a new retroreflectometer surveying service for road markings. |
WJ buys Euromark GB01/09/2015 WJ have purchased Euromark GB – the road marking division of Eurovia UK. |
Road markings being upgraded in Hertfordshire04/08/2015 Ringway is undertaking a programme of road marking across 10 districts and boroughs in Hertfordshire. |
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