Insights
Colas Group Agreement with Sidewalk Labs (SWL)
On June 17, Colas signed an agreement with Sidewalk Labs (SWL), a subsidiary of Alphabet, the parent company of Google, to experiment with Flowell, the Colas Group’s latest road innovation, as part of Toronto’s Quayside project.
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Colas Wins Major Manchester Highways Scheme
Colas has won a £6 million contract to design and build a major strategic roads scheme in Manchester. This is a really significant highways win and is just the latest in a series of important awards for our business.
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Making a Noise About Health & Safety
As we make a noise about Health & Safety during the Colas Global Safety Week, we are focusing on noise. Noise is part of everyday life and cannot be avoided but too much can cause permanent and disabling hearing damage.
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Official opening of Leeds’s new £7.9m city centre cycle superhighway – constructed by Colas
We have been commended for our work on the West Yorkshire Combined Authority’s CityConnect programme, in partnership with Leeds City Council.
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Massive Ugandan airport project wins shortlisting for prestigious industry award
COLAS UK’s highly-innovative and sustainable development of a full-scale international airport in the remote Ugandan bush has today [5 June] been shortlisted for a prestigious UK construction industry award.
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Colas backs Cornish quarrying operation with major investment
We are making a major multi-million-pound investment in our Cornish quarrying operation, Colas Cornwall Quarries. This reflects our Colas Group strategic commitment to quarrying globally.
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Colas in deal for £100 million Uganda project
COLAS UK has today [26 April 2019] signed a deal with the Ugandan authorities which gives the contractor an exclusive window to develop a multi-million-pound project in the east African state.
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Colas wins top spots in multi-million pound Highways England framework
Colas has won two major bids to carry out multi-million pound programmes for Highways England in the Cheshire, Greater Manchester, Merseyside & Lancashire area – coming first in the face of stiff competition.
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Newcastle are ready for the winter weather
Colas, which is in the third year of a contract that runs until 2026 with Newcastle City Council to treat the city’s roads. Having invested in seven new vehicles this year as Newcastle braces itself for the arrival of freezing temperatures, their gritting teams are fully prepared for the winter weather.
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