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18th Aug 2023
HDS Finalists in Two Categories at the Prestigious TechFest Awards
HDS have been nominated for Product of the Year and Best Use of New Technology at the prestigious Construction News & New Civil Engineer TechFest Awards! Product of the Year – TechFest judges shortlisted HDS’ (already award winning) thermal imaging system for measuring the rate of spread of pre-coated chippings on HRA materials, recognising the contribution…
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HDS Finalists in Two Categories at the Prestigious TechFest Awards
HDS have been nominated for Product of the Year and Best Use of New Technology at the prestigious Construction News & New Civil Engineer TechFest Awards! Product of the Year – TechFest judges shortlisted HDS’ (already award winning) thermal imaging system for measuring the rate of spread of pre-coated chippings on HRA materials, recognising the contribution…
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Powerful New Features Released for eLoad in Downloadable App Format
eLoad has been updated with some fantastic new features and is now available as a downloadable app in the GooglePlay Store! As the asphalt industry’s leading materials delivery management system, eLoad is used across the UK and Ireland to help asphalt contractors build seamless digital construction records whilst better managing the delivery of asphalt materials…
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Optrix Compaction System Released for the Asphalt Market
HDS is on a roll this morning! We’re delighted to reveal our Optrix compaction control system for asphalt materials. Optrix delivers real-time density information to roller drivers without the need for materials technicians. Fully retrofittable and easier to use than comparative systems on the market – Optrix is the future of highways compaction. Get in…
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Matt Wheatley Announced as Highway Data Systems USA President
We are delighted to welcome Matthew Wheatley to the Highway Data Systems family! Matt has over 25 years’ experience in materials testing and is a dual UK/US citizen. He is an active member of the Texas Asphalt Pavement Association as well as ASTM International and will be running Highway Data Systems USA from Austin in Texas. #Texas #Asphalt #Highways #Materialstesting #Automation
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Can UK construction deliver the £27bn for roads and HS2 simultaneously? Not without a productivity overhaul.
The Government’s decisions to invest significantly in the nation’s infrastructure have gone down quite well generally. There is a dire need to improve the connectivity in the country and it is a clear way to improve the economy. However, I do not believe that it will be possible to deliver this leviathan infrastructure program without…
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Why Use the Rate of Spread App for Pre-Coated Chippings?
The 2019 chipping season might be underway but we in the asphalt industry are still measuring the rate of spread of pre-coated chippings the same way that we did in the 1970’s. If chipping trays have done us so well for so long, why change? I would argue that any technician who has been out…