Entries by Andrew Sharp

Remote Control Grass Cutting

Published 1 March 2024

As part of routine maintenance of highways we need to cut extensive amounts of grass along the


Accommodating Local Businesses During Works

Published 29 February 2024

During a three week surfacing scheme, planned road closures would result in restricted access to


Renovating Safety Barrier Beams for Reuse

Published 18 December 2023

We aim to develop products and techniques which not only increase cost savings, but that benefit


Fuel Resistant Material in Laybys

Published 18 December 2023

On the A64 dual carriageway around the southern side of York, there are a number of laybys for use


Verge Hardening Reduces Maintenance Burden

Published 11 December 2023

The A64 Whitwell dual carriageway trunk road suffers from sub-standard horizontal and vertical


Managed Staff Recognition at Awards Ceremonies

Published 21 November 2023

We know the importance of valuing our workforce and are always looking for ways to recognise and


Helping New Starters Integrate into the Business

Published 21 November 2023

We realise how daunting it can be to be a new starter within an established business or team. So we


Sharing our Work using Interesting Facts

Published 17 August 2023

We have recently trail-blazed a new way of communicating with customers when we’ve finished a


Green Hard Hat Challenge

Published 17 August 2023

We have recently issued new improved protection hard hats to all employees. With an abundance of


Rescue Day STEM Activity

Published 24 July 2023

We attended a local event called Rescue Day to share with visitors the work we do and why we do


Inspiring Women in our Industry

Published 11 July 2023

To celebrate International Women in Engineering Day, we developed a series of short bios of women


Inventions Week: Water Travel

Published 16 June 2023

During Inventions Week in March, we teamed up our STEM Ambassadors with a local school to explore


Minimising Customer Disruption Through Pavement Design

Published 8 June 2023

We recently had to undertake overnight resurfacing work on the westbound slip roads of the A64


LED Lighting installed on a motorway

Published 8 June 2023

We completed £1.1m of lighting improvement work on the M62 over a 19km length between J22


Apprentices Learning about Construction

Published 4 April 2023

A visit to a major construction site on the A160 was arranged for our Civil Engineer Apprentices


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