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Thermal Road Repairs (TRR) has been developing and improving its thermal – and other – technology for over five years. It hasn’t been an...
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Sep 28, 20214 min read
Climate change: the bad news for potholes
Earlier this month, Scotland enjoyed its warmest day in 115 years. On Wednesday 5 September the temperature in Charterhall reached 28.6C,...
Sep 21, 20214 min read
Everything you ever wanted to know about potholes but were too afraid to ask
1. When should you treat a pothole? Before it even exists. As soon as cracks begin to appear, consider applying some form of surface...
Sep 14, 20213 min read
In case you wondered…some FAQs
Is the process really zero waste? Yes! This is at the core of the Thermal Road Repairs (TRR) method. Our patented technology heats up the...
Sep 7, 20211 min read
Amount of potholes filled in an 8 hour shift
When it comes to fixing potholes, faster isn’t always better. But what if the repair was longer-lasting, more cost effective and greener...
Aug 31, 20213 min read
Preparing for the e-scooter invasion
On 25 August this year e-scooter rental firm Voi celebrated three years in business. Since the company launched in Stockholm, Sweden in...
Aug 23, 20213 min read
Roads that fix themselves
Highways England, Costain and the University of Cambridge have recently been awarded funding from the Engineering and Physical Sciences...
Aug 17, 20212 min read
Grow-your-own bitumen
Here’s an interesting way to reduce the carbon footprint of road construction: replace some of the bitumen in the asphalt with wood. That...
Aug 10, 20212 min read
How is graphene helping save carbon on UK’s roads?
At the heart of the Thermal Road Repairs system is technology that makes pothole and defect repairs permanent; that is, they will last as...
Aug 3, 20210 min read
Jul 27, 20213 min read
The challenges of Active Travel schemes
Love ‘em or hate ‘em, active travel schemes are coming to a street near you soon. The Government has made its policy on the matter very...
Jul 20, 20213 min read
Councils get ‘active’ on lumpy trench reinstatements
One of the most common causes of defects in roads and footpaths is the installation or repair of utilities. Although there are detailed...
Jul 13, 20213 min read
Reducing HAVS by process redesign
“It felt like my hands were burning. I wondered if I had somehow got acid on them.” This is how one worker remembers the first time they...
Jul 6, 20212 min read
Fighting potholes with AI
The last few years has seen an explosion of research projects, trials and new products which aim to spot potholes and other road defects...
Jun 29, 20211 min read
Noise pollution: Traditional versus Thermal Road process
Thermal Road Repairs is a green technology company which supplies systems to improve the quality, cost and time efficiency of road...
Jun 22, 20214 min read
Electric vehicles: five ways they could change our roads
In November last year the Government announced that it was pulling forward the date when the last petrol and diesel cars and vans could...
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