This week, the Local Council Roads Innovation Group (LCRIG) celebrated the start of the new year by welcoming four new Associate Members to the LCRIG community.
Route Reports offer real-time defect identification and measurement and their products optimise road maintenance through the use of easily installed hardware, computer vision and onboard sensors.
Connell McLaughlin, CEO at Route Reports said: “Partnering with LCRIG is essential to our mission in transforming highway maintenance throughout the UK. We look forward to sharing the benefits of continuous road monitoring and predictive analytics with the community!.”
Innovative Road Safety Solutions (IRSS) produces an innovative range of highways products – including the patented CoverMe traffic light bag system, which completely eliminates the risks of working at height.
Peter Hoban, Director at IRSS said: “By joining LCRIG we wanted to be involved with like minded people who see innovation as an important way forward to make our roads safer for both the drivers and our workforces. IRSS have already invented and patented the CoverMe range to remove working at height accidents and we want to introduce our NEW ideas to all involved.”
CMT is a manufacturer and distributor of diamond blades, groundwork tools, site equipment, safety clothing & PPE, janitorial and site welfare products as well as Traffic Management and Rail Equipment.
PYE-Management is a company helping to protect the environment. Specialising in environmental and sustainability, management systems, carbon footprints and development of standards, procedures and guides. Offering a wide range of environmental and sustainable professional services to help clients better understand their current position and how to reduce their environmental impact and to become future proof.
LCRIG provides Members with a unique platform to engage with councils, the DfT and the wider highways community.
By joining LCRIG you will connect with a community of like-minded councils, organisations and individuals, all of whom are driving change through innovation and technological advances across the local roads network.
LCRIG has four membership types:
Local highway authorities and ‘Teckal’ organisations.
Organisations providing products or services to the highways sector.
Government and professional bodies, associations, working/research groups.
Universities and academic research organisations.
As a Community Interest Company (CIC), accredited to ISO44001, the international standard for collaboration, LCRIG’s purpose is to ‘give back to the community’ and we are not for profit.
View our Membership Services here or contact us to find out more.