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Velocity complete the acquisition of Archway Roadmaster

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

Brent Council’s partnership with Velocity shortlisted for Highways Award

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

Record order for Velocity Patching Machines

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

Velocity win the ‘Pothole War’

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’

Road preservation…

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…

HI-TECH MACHINES TACKLE NEATH PORT TALBOT POTHOLE PROBLEMS

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

Highway to hell?

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?

Call to Action to tackle the “mess” of local roads

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

Full speed ahead for award-winning velocity

Staff at road preservation experts Velocity, part of the Reece Group, have celebrated success as North East export champions… with the launch of a new £150,000 machine specifically designed to tackle the pothole backlog here in the UK. The Sunderland firm won the North East Exporter of the Year award at the Stadium of Light… Continue reading Full speed ahead for award-winning velocity

Velocity put dorset on the road to success

The ground-breaking technology of road repair specialists Velocity has won high praise after helping Dorset County Council win a leading public services award. Dorset won the Best Service Team award for Highways, Winter Maintenance and Street Lighting in a prestigious ceremony organised by the Association of Public Service Excellence. The award was presented by Emmerdale… Continue reading Velocity put dorset on the road to success

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About Velocity
Twenty years ago, 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.

Contact us
Velocity UK Ltd
Woodbine Street
Sunderland
SR1 2NL
United Kingdom

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