Road Markings, Barriers & Workzone Protection

The first INTERMAT Middle East, the international exhibition for machinery, materials and equipment for construction and infrastructure, has been held in Abu Dhabi.

Further evidence is emerging of the potential risks of glass beads used for road markings supplied by Chinese firms.

Aximum is a comparatively new organisation, but it incorporates many old-established companies in the route safety business. As Alan Peterson discovered, it is 'ready to pick up speed'. A few weeks ago the French-based Aximum Group added a fourth international subsidiary to its portfolio of businesses at the end of what has been a busy period for the fledgling company.

HOFMANN Road Marking Systems, a leading manufacturer of marking machines and state-of-the-art marking systems, is again playing host to a meeting of road marking experts at its Rellingen, near Hamburg, Germany, headquarters. For the tenth time, the annual Technology Day (26 November) will see HOFMANN inviting the roadmarking community to visit. Torsten Pape, HOFMANN's head of sales and marketing, said participants can look forward to even more going on than in previous years over an area spanning some 13,00

Hill & Smith is buying Swedish firm ATA for SEK 100 million (£9.8 million).

ROTAFLECTOR fits securely on the top of traffic cones and can replace up to 50% of road danger lamps (every other lamp) in straight line delineation, claims its manufacturer. The wind-driven rotating reflective device has been fully tested at TRL [UK's Transport Research Laboratory] and approved for use on the network by the UK Highways Agency and the Department for Transport. Requiring no batteries, the ROTAFLECTOR is made from recycled materials and is totally recyclable itself.

Peter BerghauS is now offering a redesigned countdown system for temporary and mobile traffic lights that is more visible than previous units. The red countdown display for fixed phase traffic light systems has been redesigned with a 185mm high LED display fitted in a weatherproof housing.

Swarco Industries, a division of Swarco America, has unveiled its new wet reflective temporary construction zone tape Director-2 WR.

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.