Pavenet Limited
Civil engineering company specializing in road and highway projects along with specialist paving for the public and private sector.
Pavenet are a civil engineering company specializing in road and highways work. We also undertake specialist paving work for the public and private sector. We focus heavily on making sure our employees and sub-contractors have the right training and skills. We work to standards and procedures laid out in BSEN ISO 9001:2008 (Quality), 14001:2004 (Environment), OHSAS 18001:2007 (Health and Safety) and BS 8800:2004
21/02/2019
Battery Way Birmingham New Road infrastructure works alongside Amey plc nearing completion
06/05/2017
Good paving can help to transform the look and feel of public spaces. Here are just a few of the projects we have worked on
04/05/2017
If you are doing road works in the UK you have to abide by all 108 pages of the 'Red Book'. That's why lots of people choose to use a specialist contractor who knows the rules inside out.
What is The ‘Red Book’ of Road Traffic Management? The 'Red Book' is a code of practice for road traffic management. It covers the signs, lights, and barriers to be used on road traffic management scheme.
30/04/2017
Need some groundworks or house foundations doing? We are up to the job
28/04/2017
15/04/2017
Want a fantastic looking new driveway? Hereare a couple we built earlier
https://www.pavenet.co.uk/driveway-paving/
14/04/2017
Have we seen the last of speed bumps?
The government is rumored to be bringing in new rules aimed at smoothing traffic flows. This could include removing speed bumps and other traffic calming methods.
Is this the end of the speed bump? Speed bumps and other traffic calming measures could be removed or replaced to try and reduce pollution levels in towns and cities.
06/04/2017
How much does it cost to fix a pothole?
The figures below are the average figures from a survey of local authorities in England and Wales
04/04/2017
A new report claims that it would take 12 years and £12.06 billion for local authorities to clear their backlog of road maintenance work.
Road Maintenance Backlog Would Take 12 Years to Clear The backlog in road maintenance work in the England and Wales would take local authorities 12 years and over £12 billion to clear according to a new report.
24/03/2017
Contractors in Suffolk have left a "slow" sign unfinished on a road because half the word was "outside the permitted area".
Half of word SLOW 'outside permitted area' on Boxford road - BBC News Contractors repainted the "SL" after they laid down cabling and resurfaced part of the road.
22/03/2017
Rushed announcements and poor planning are being blamed for problems with 16 major highways schemes. These include high profile schemes like the Stonehenge tunnel
16 Major Road Improvement Schemes Could be Scrapped 16 road improvement schemes announced in 2014 could be scrapped. The NAO have found the highways schemes were announced in a rush without proper planning.
15/03/2017
When a junction gets converted into a roundabout Americans have 12% more crashes. Europeans have over 50% less.
Are Roundabouts Safer than Traffic Lights? A new study from Wisconsin has found more accidents happen when roundabouts are introduced. How does the evidence from Europe on roundabout safety compare?
06/03/2017
Hardscaping and Landscaping are both vital elements of producing good outside spaces but they are also distinct specialist areas.
What is the difference between hardscaping and landscaping? Hardscaping contractors deal with paving, paths and walls while landscaping contractors deal with plants, lawns and soil.
03/03/2017
With a lot of rain forecast this weekend just a reminder that we experts in commercial and domestic drainage solutions https://www.pavenet.co.uk/drainage-solutions/
Drainage Solutions Contractor in Hampshire Pavenet are a drainage solutions contractor in Hampshire working on SuDS and other drainage solutions to alleviate the risk of groundwater flooding.
10/02/2017
Did you know that 60% of all new homes built in the UK are done by just 10 companies?
The government's new housing whitepaper includes a £3bn fund aimed at getting more construction companies involved in house building schemes.
Housing whitepaper aims for more new build home construction The government's new housing whitepaper is designed to encourage new home building with incentives including loans to small residential construction companies.
09/02/2017
We are featured on page 48 of the new edition of LOOP Magazine for the Help 4 Heroes project we did with Amey PLC
22/01/2017
The new Travelodge we are working on in Harrow is being built using a mainly timber frame construction.
Our latest blog post takes a look at some of the advantages of timber frame building.
The Advantages of Timber Frame Construction The Advantages of Timber Frame Construction are that they are quicker to build and the use of prefabricated timber frame sections can save space on site.
20/01/2017
Since 2008 planning permission has been required for some new domestic driveways. The aim being to stop water run-off from new driveways overwhelming road drains.
Permeable Driveways and Drainage Solutions New driveways need to have a drainage solution put in unless they have a permeable surface if the driveway construction means it will drain onto the road.
16/01/2017
It is National Pothole Day today. Did you know the government claims the average cost for fixing a pothole is £53?
Hampshire currently has a £2,123,000 allocation from the government's Pothole Action Fund which should be enough to fix 40,000 potholes. Across the South East of England more generally £11.6 million has been allocated for pothole repairs. https://www.pavenet.co.uk/blog/1-3bn-to-be-spent-on-uks-roads/
12/01/2017
There have been calls to introduce new education schemes as more drivers are being fined for using smart motorways incorrectly.
More Education Needed on Smart Motorways More education is needed to help drivers understand smart motorway highways improvement schemes as drivers are failing to follow road signs and road markings.
12/01/2017
Shared space schemes are becoming an increasingly popular form of traffic management but they can be quite controversial. We take a look at the pros and cons of these schemes and where the ideas behind them come from.
Pros and Cons of Shared Space Traffic Management Schemes Shared space schemes are a controversial form of traffic management. We look at the pros and cons of building shared space schemes in the UK
12/01/2017
We are pleased to announce that we have start work on our 3rd Travelodge construction project.
This one is in Harrow in London and follows on from the Travelodge projects we have done in Weston-super-Mare and Andover.
30/12/2016
Cambridge Council are doing some interesting experiments with roundabouts to try and make roads safer for cyclists and pedestrians
29/12/2016
Surprised by the low numbers of pheasants and rabbits on this list. Maybe just so common they don't get reported.
Wallaby among animals killed on major roads, Highways England says A wallaby, a pig and a cow were among the animals killed on motorways and major roads in England last year, new figures show.
20/12/2016
We started work on our second Travelodge project this year. This one was in Andover https://www.pavenet.co.uk/blog/travelodge-andover-groundworks/
16/12/2016
Another high profile project we did this year was the Eton Walkway project for The Outdoor Trust.
This project saw use donate our time to help The Outdoor Trust install walkway markers throughout Eton.
https://www.pavenet.co.uk/blog/eton-walkway-installation-outdoor-trust/