BBS Barriers were pleased to present their BsecB Perimeter Security solution at the Security & Policing Show 2016 in Farnborough during March. The ‘invite only’ three-day event provided a great platform to demonstrate security products to … [Read more...]
Transport Scotland short-list four to bid for a £50m design contract to dual part of the A96.
The design consultancies AECOM, Amey/Arup, CH2M/Fairhurst JV, and Mott MacDonald/Grontmij have been invited to tender for the design work for the Western section of the A96 Dualling programme – a 29-mile stretch between Hardmuir and Fochabers. To be … [Read more...]
The UK Concrete Show 2016
This year's show was feature filled, with seminars, demos and, new for 2016, free of charge technical advice from a panel of expert industry consultants brought together by Martin Clarke OBE, under the banner of his exciting new venture, C&CA … [Read more...]
BBS confirm Member status at EUPAVE
BBS are pleased to confirm that they have joined EUPAVE as a member of the organisation. Managing Director, David Jones, was present at the recent Workshop on "Best Practices in Concrete Paving - Joints in Concrete Pavements", 17 February 2016 in … [Read more...]
Analysis of the implementation of the Construction Products Regulation – July 2015
BBS were pleased to note a recent acknowledgement of our comments by the European Commission in this year’s report about the implementation of the Construction Products Regulation. The report makes reference to the promotional conference of the … [Read more...]
November deadline for £250m Southern Highways deals
BBS are pleased to note that the Generation 3 civil engineering, highways and transportation infrastructure works framework 2 is set to run from 2016 to 2020. As many as twenty highways contractors are being sought for the major regional … [Read more...]
El exito llama al exito, viva Fatlum!
As the saying goes, ‘El exito llama al exito’ - Nothing succeeds like success, and with successful projects on the A27 near Tarragona and N-209 near Huesca, Spanish new boys Fatlum S.L, certainly seem to have caught the eye of European Concrete … [Read more...]
Asset International completes Tinsley Viaduct, M1 Sheffield
Asset International was awarded the project to supply and install steel step barrier over the Tinsley Viaduct, M1 Sheffield. This would not only be the longest installation of steel step barrier in the UK, it also provided a host of engineering … [Read more...]
European Commission rules on the CE marking of in situ concrete barriers
Britpave Barrier Systems (BBS) has become aware of misleading comments made on the CE marking of in situ concrete barriers within the European market. To clarify, BBS and its Licensees continue to enjoy full CE-marking status and this has been … [Read more...]
Highways Agency issues decision on in-situ concrete barriers (IAN 186/15)
The Highways Agency in England has issued their latest Interim Advice Note (IAN) for the use and application of in-situ concrete barriers on their network – IAN 186/15. This update is following the recent ruling made the European Commission that … [Read more...]