Velocity Roads Group is delighted to be working in partnership with VolkerHighways and Luton Borough Council on an innovative trial aimed at transforming how potholes are repaired across Luton. Over the past month, the project has seen the introduction of a specialist spray injection patching machine, designed to repair potholes quickly and with minimal disruption.… Continue reading Velocity Roads Group supports innovative pothole repair trial in Luton
Velocity have delivered over 66,000m2 of asphalt preservation on a main strategic route in Reading at Junction 11 of the M4. This strategic road is the main access route from the M4 into and out of Reading and carries extremely high volumes of traffic daily. The A33 carriageway surface had reached a point where preservation… Continue reading Keeping assets protected and traffic moving in the busiest environments
Road repair specialists Velocity have acquired Archway Roadmaster UK business from their Irish parent company, Archway Products. Based in Scunthorpe, Archway Roadmaster operate a fleet of front-mounted spray-injection patching machines. This acquisition solely relates to the UK contracting business of Archway Roadmaster. Machine sales and Service Level Agreements will continue to be managed by Archway… Continue reading Velocity complete the acquisition of Archway Roadmaster
An innovative partnership between the London Borough of Brent and Velocity has been shortlisted for the industry’s Highways Awards. Organised by Highways Magazine, the annual awards celebrate the best practices from local authorities and the supply chain. Shortlisted in the Highways Maintenance Efficiency category, Velocity’s work with Brent involves an ambitious project to carry out… Continue reading Brent Council’s partnership with Velocity shortlisted for Highways Award
Velocity have followed a record year of growth with a major order to supply our innovative machines. In the largest single order for the company, work is currently underway to build sixteen new Velocity Patching machines for a customer in the UK. Joining them on the production line are three further machines for domestic customers,… Continue reading Record order for Velocity Patching Machines
Road repair specialists Velocity put their expertise under the spotlight as they went head-to-head in the battle against potholes on the BBC’s flagship magazine programme, The One Show. Dubbed ‘Pothole Wars’, Velocity performed under the watchful eyes of an expert panel to determine the best way to tackle the potholes. The panel was headed by… Continue reading Velocity win the ‘Pothole War’
It’s the very essence of a double-whammy. Another wet winter followed by freezing conditions means the pothole backlog is once again threatening crisis for our highways, the indispensable backbone of Britain. At the same time, local authority budgets continue their year-on-year reductions. Car-damaging, bike-toppling, ankle-turning potholes are the bane of road-users and local authorities alike.… Continue reading Road preservation…
State-of-the-art machines have been utilised to repair more than 1,300 potholes and similar defects on many of Neath Port Talbot’s rural roads. The Velocity patching machines were used to repair some of the worst-hit roads during a month-long blitz. The works were identified via annual network condition surveys and the repairs have already resulted in… Continue reading HI-TECH MACHINES TACKLE NEATH PORT TALBOT POTHOLE PROBLEMS
This feature appeared in the July 2013 issue of Highways magazine. Phill Lewis of road preservation experts Velocity reflects on how the UK’s authorities are increasingly changing priorities and opening up to new thinking in these times of austerity There was a time, not so very long ago, when the challenge of the UK’s… Continue reading Highway to hell?
ROAD preservation experts Velocity have described Britain’s local roads as “a mess” in the wake of alarming new figures that reveal the country now has a pothole for every mile of road. Part of the Reece Group of Companies, Velocity are calling on more local authorities to take preventative action to tackle the growing pothole… Continue reading Call to Action to tackle the “mess” of local roads
About Velocity
Velocity transformed the traditional approach to highways maintenance with the development and introduction of spray injection patching.
Today, Velocity repair over half-a-million potholes and other defects per year in the UK.
Designed and manufactured in the UK, the innovative technology is exported globally.
