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Colas showcases capabilities using Augmented Reality at Highways UK and REGEN 2019

Colas showcases capabilities using Augmented Reality at Highways UK and REGEN 2019

Colas had two very successful events last week - at Highways UK at the NEC and in Liverpool at REGEN 2019. Visitors to both events were encouraged rethink their perception of Colas in Transport Infrastructure – and to discover how we are leading the way in areas from End to End solutions, to sustainability and social value.

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Colas Gets the Green Light for the Lincolnshire County Council Traffic Signals Maintenance Contract

Colas Gets the Green Light for the Lincolnshire County Council Traffic Signals Maintenance Contract

Colas has been awarded the Traffic Signals Maintenance Contract by Lincolnshire County Council which commences 1st April 2020 and will run for an initial period of six years with potential to be extended for a further six years.

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Collaborative Partnership in Action Open Day

Collaborative Partnership in Action Open Day

Senior leaders Executives and teams from XPO Logistics, Highways England and Colas, together with representatives from Local Authority Highways teams, met on Wednesday 2 October 2019 at an Open Day event hosted at Highways England’s National Transport Logistics Centre (NTLC), in West Hallam, Derbyshire to celebrate the Collaborative Partnership in Action.

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Colas wins place on £280 million Liverpool City Council Framework

Colas wins place on £280 million Liverpool City Council Framework

In the latest in a series of significant Local Authority wins, Colas has won a place on all three Lots of the £280 million four-year contract of Liverpool City Council’s new Highways Planned Works Framework.

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Colas Group Agreement with Sidewalk Labs (SWL)

Colas Group Agreement with Sidewalk Labs (SWL)

On June 17, Colas signed an agreement with Sidewalk Labs (SWL), a subsidiary of Alphabet, the parent company of Google, to experiment with Flowell, the Colas Group’s latest road innovation, as part of Toronto’s Quayside project.

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Colas Wins Major Manchester Highways Scheme

Colas Wins Major Manchester Highways Scheme

Colas has won a £6 million contract to design and build a major strategic roads scheme in Manchester. This is a really significant highways win and is just the latest in a series of important awards for our business.

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Making a Noise About Health & Safety

Making a Noise About Health & Safety

As we make a noise about Health & Safety during the Colas Global Safety Week, we are focusing on noise. Noise is part of everyday life and cannot be avoided but too much can cause permanent and disabling hearing damage.

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Official opening of Leeds’s new £7.9m city centre cycle superhighway – constructed by Colas

Official opening of Leeds’s new £7.9m city centre cycle superhighway – constructed by Colas

We have been commended for our work on the West Yorkshire Combined Authority’s CityConnect programme, in partnership with Leeds City Council.

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Massive Ugandan airport project wins shortlisting for prestigious industry award

Massive Ugandan airport project wins shortlisting for prestigious industry award

COLAS UK’s highly-innovative and sustainable development of a full-scale international airport in the remote Ugandan bush has today [5 June] been shortlisted for a prestigious UK construction industry award.

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