asset management

25/02/2025

The incoming president of the Local Government Technical Advisers Group has called for a reinvigoration of asset management within the highways sector.

29/06/2023

Highways talks to Steve Hanks, sales director of Thinkproject.

15/03/2023

National Highways has extended its contract for Trimble's AgileAssets cloud software, which includes a decision-support solution that helps infrastructure asset managers improve their understanding of future maintenance needs of structures.

03/08/2022

The value of the DfT's assets increased by £45bn last year as higher inflation rates impacted on the cost of modern equivalent replacements for infrastructure assets.

20/05/2022

National Highways has launched an updated asset management policy designed to create a 'single approach' for England's strategic roads operator and its supply chain.

17/03/2022

Havering London Borough Council has awarded Yotta a contract to supply it with the Alloy connected asset management solution and associated cloud software services.

31/01/2022

Derbyshire County Council has awarded Yotta a two-year contract worth more than £1.3m.

08/02/2021

CIMCON Lighting and Yotta have signed a collaboration agreement, providing a boost to the growing market for connected street lighting, including traffic and air pollution sensors and monitoring elements.

04/08/2020

London’s Vauxhall Bridge will be closed to general traffic from the weekend for what Transport for London described as ‘critical maintenance’, but no date has been set for ‘top priority’ major renewals that were postponed due to a lack of cash.

26/07/2019

Highways spoke to Chris Dyer head of consultancy, infrastructure asset management at Yotta, about how well we do asset management, how we could make it better and where it will go in the future.

25/07/2019

Advances and accessibility in data analysis and collection trump connectivity in terms of the future of asset management, according to a new survey of asset management professionals.

15/04/2019

Top organisations in the highways sector have released an asset management competence framework to help authorities become compliant with the national code of practice for roads maintenance.

25/01/2019

Townsville City Council has procured Yotta's Horizons Platform for its pavement asset management needs, covering one of the largest road networks in Australia. Avesh Maharaj, Business Development Manager, Yotta, explains the challenges and opportunities in the Australian infrastructure asset management market.

25/09/2018

An asset management group aimed at supporting local authorities in their risk-based approach to maintenance has been set up by the Road Surface Treatments Association (RSTA).

28/02/2017

Highways England has awarded Kier Highways a £40m contract as part of new delivery arrangements in the South West.

13/07/2016

Asset management inspections will be carried out by drones – making it safer, quicker and easier to assess vital infrastructure such as roads, bridges and railways.

18/05/2016

Roads Minister Andrew Jones has called on local authorities to share ideas and learn from one another when it comes to adopting asset management.  

17/08/2015

Capita has been awarded a £4 million contract with Highways England to replace its asset management system for roadside technology maintenance teams.

06/02/2014

The Highways Agency has awarded a £600,000 contract to Atkins and Yotta for the supply of software that maps the condition of roads to help plan renewal work.

15/08/2013

The Road Surface Treatments Association (RSTA) has welcomed the launch of guidance on why asset management is the best way forward for highway maintenance funding.