29 July 2010
Blueprint to Improve Performance Efficiencies
A blueprint to improve performance and efficiency in the highways maintenance industry to aid cash-strapped councils under fire from government cuts is being produced by a leading trade body.
28 July 2010
New Head for Britains Leading Highways Trade Body
The new head of Britain’s leading highways trade body has vowed to ‘develop stronger, productive and results-orientated outcomes across the sector’ despite the pressures of Government spending cuts.
Philip Hoare was appointed new chairman of the Highways Term Maintenance Association (HTMA) at the organisations AGM in London last week and immediately committed the organisation to further improving the quality of highways management and maintenance in a bid to reinforce the message that reliable and safe roads are paramount to the social and economic needs of the nation.
Membership as an Associate Member is open to companies (or a division or unit of a company) that are active in the highways maintenance market or form part of a consortium and/or joint venture business participant in the market.
In addition, Associate Member companies must fulfill the following criteria:
- Have as their primary purpose the provision of a service to the highways maintenance industry;
- Hold a current portfolio of contracts that include the supply to all or some HTMA Members, of components, materials or products and services, which support the development of quality, safety, overall industry efficiency and good practice;
- Be held in good repute and agree to abide by the terms of the HTMA Constitution.