Highways News

How collaboration will shape the future of the Highways

Peter Shone, managing director of highways specialist JPCS, discusses how taking a collaborative approach can produce innovative and cost-effective solutions to everyday barrier repair, traffic management services and highway maintenance problems.   As featured in the first issue of Smart Highways in April 2013 (part of Thinking Highways) ONE of the mos... [more]

JPCS is recognised for Health and Safety Innovation

L-R: Receiving the award: Peter Shone (JPCS managing director) and Joy Jones (HM Principal Inspector, Construction Division, Sector (National) Safety Team, HSE) JPCS has been recognised for innovation in health and safety, thanks to a new reporting system launched earlier this year. The company was awarded Runner-up in the Health and Safety Innovations ca... [more]

JPCS streamlines highway maintenance services

JPCS, one of the UK's specialist highway maintenance companies, has integrated two of its divisions to offer a more streamlined service to clients. The Cheshire-based firm has combined its traffic sign surveying and installation team with its traffic management and vehicle restraint systems (TM/VRS) team, which means it can now provide clients with a bespo... [more]

Collaboration is the future for local authorities

- by Peter Shone Taking a collaborative approach with local authorities creates the most effective partnerships, helping to reduce maintenance costs, whilst delivering a quality service for end users, says Peter Shone, managing director of national civil engineering and highways maintenance contractor JPCS. The relationship between local authorities and t... [more]

JPCS welcomes road traffic signs de-cluttering proposals

Countryside road traffic signs have been put into the spotlight, with a new focus on removing unnecessary items to reduce clutter on the network. Speaking at the Campaign to Protect Rural England (CPRE) conference in London, Transport Secretary Patrick McLoughlin said: “New signs seem to sprout like weeds, without any apparent consideration of whatâ€... [more]

JPCS unveils vehicle to revolutionise traffic management

CIVIL engineering and highways maintenance contractor, JPCS, has developed a custom-made vehicle which will revolutionise vehicle restraint systems and traffic management work. Designed by the firm’s Traffic Management and Vehicle Restraint Systems (TM/VRS) team, the new vehicle concept combines the features of two separate vehicles, thereby reducing la... [more]

JPCS wins framework contract across Hampshire

Pictured above (L-R): the JPCS team - Justin Davey, Dave Catling, and Steve Helliwell, celebrating the launch of the contract. The street name plates of Hampshire are getting a facelift thanks to national civil engineering contractor JPCS. JPCS has been awarded a four year framework contract to supply and install street name plates for several council... [more]

Road repair works following summer floods threaten winter maintenance

The Road Surface Treatments Association (RSTA) has reported that the severe rain and flooding in the UK throughout the summer has caused over £200mn worth of damage to the infrastructure - with £9mn worth of damage estimated in Newcastle-upon-Tyne alone - driving the need for further road repair works to carriageways and footways. According to the RSTA,... [more]

Road repair shortfall costs councils £15m in compensation

Local authorities’ approach to pothole and road repair remains below par, the Highways Magazine has reported, as resultant damage caused to vehicles is estimated to total £15m in compensation this year, with councils bearing the bill. A Britannia Rescue report highlighted that 143 local authorities have paid out £4.8m in compensation claims this year,... [more]