A third of indoor space at this year’s LCRIG Innovation Festival has already been booked with Highway Resource Solutions (HRS) the latest company to become an award sponsor – aligning themselves with the traffic signs and lines category.
This follows on from the news last week that JCB had taken out the ‘Climate Resilience’ category.
HRS Managing Director (UK) Darren Wills said: ”As a leading digital specialist, HRS is delighted to sponsor the Traffic Signs & Lines category at the LCRIG Innovation Festival. We are driven by innovation and collaboration with stakeholders across the industry to improve road worker and road user safety and are proud to work with LCRIG to support like-minded businesses.”
The Innovation Festival is an event where products, solutions, new innovations and techniques can be displayed and demonstrated over a range of live demonstration sessions. The event provides local authorities with a chance to find out about new innovations from the supply chain that will help to meet their current and future challenges.
One of the main elements that sets the Innovation Festival apart from other industry events is the fact that qualifying innovators are given the chance to receive funding towards development, secure trials with local authorities or receive market entry consultancy support. A portion of all exhibition space and sponsor sales at the event are put into the LCRIG / Steve Berry Innovation Fund. In addition public sector places are fully funded.
Local authorities are invited to score innovations across several different categories. This year’s categories are as follows: Fleet and equipment; Bridges and other structures; Climate resilience; Transport Technology; Surfacing; Biodiversity; Traffic Signs and Lines, Street Lighting and Collaborative Innovation.
The overarching theme for this year’s event is ‘Showcasing emerging technology and maintenance solutions’ with the Festival taking place from 4-5 July at Newark Showground.
Multevo will act as Promotional Partner for the event with Stabilised Pavements Ltd confirmed as Networking Partner.
There are still opportunities to align your company as an award sponsor. Further details are available here.
View Qualifying Innovator award categories and submit your entry here.
View the Collaborative Innovation award category details and application form here.
A number of indoor and outdoor exhibitors have also booked space at this year’s show.
These include:
- Archway Road master
- Asphalt IQ
- Chevron Traffic Management
- Connor Specialist Paving
- GRAMM Barrier Systems Limited
- Henry Williams & Son (Roads) Ltd
- Highway Care Ltd
- iTip Handles
- J C Bamford Excavators (JCB)
- Jobling Purser
- LCRIG
- Map16 Asset Management
- Meon
- Messagemaker Displays
- Metrail
- Multevo
- Nal
- Rennicks UK Ltd
- Roadmender Asphalt
- Saint Gobain PAM
- Solar Gates UK
- SRL Traffic Systems
- Stabilised Pavements Ltd
- Tennants UK Ltd
- Thermal Road Repairs
- ThinkProject UK
- TTF
- UltraCrete
- Velocity UK Ltd
- Westcotec
Don’t miss out! Book your exhibition package today here.
Demonstrations
This year’s event will be bigger and better, with more demonstrations taking place highlighting things such as in vehicle technology which can deliver more efficient transport networks and showcase services such as GLOSA (Green Light Optimum Speed Advisory), in-vehicle signing and probe data capture.
LCRIG is inviting its members and the wider supply chain to get in touch to discuss initial ideas around potential demonstrations, or to register their interest in taking part in the festival.
Industry expert Lee Merces will be putting together an outdoor demonstration programme with Andy Graham providing technical support.
Anyone interested in putting ideas forward for potential demonstrations should contact Charlotte Bromley in the first instance via email at charlotte.bromley@lcrig.org.uk
View the highlights from last year’s inaugural Innovation Festival here.