Road Markings, Barriers & Workzone Protection

Higgins Contractors of New Zealand has made rapid use of its new Borum BMT 350 road marking machine, the first of its type in the country. The machine was bought recently to undertake contract work for the New Zealand Transport Authority and local councils, following a meeting Higgins had with Borum representatives at the Intertraffic exhibition in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, a year ago.

The novel TreeFend protection system from Highway Care is now in use along the A167 dual carriageway, at Chester-le-Street in the UK.

Ennis Prismo Traffic Safety Solutions has made a successful first installation of its Stimsonite snow-ploughable road studs in Estonia.

Road traffic accidents are expensive and often frightening, and now most drivers will have encountered an average 80km/hr speed limit on a fast moving road.

In January 2011 it became a legal requirement for all crash cushions sold in the EU to carry the CE Mark, the symbol of conformity to European Directives.