Investing in the future of sustainable transport assets

CBC has had a long association with transport research organisations, for example in the field of pavement engineering. In all our service areas we can bring the benefits of our knowledgeable specialists to assist clients innovate their business processes and systems.

What CBC can offer

In the context of highway asset management and maintenance, we have provided a broad range of innovative services and products, including:

• Asset Engineering Research: assisting DfT and HA in the research of new pavement standards and specifications
• Data & Systems: developing Data Management Strategies, Data Quality Audits and Protocols
• Sustainability: developing climate change adaptation strategies, systems and processes to current and future legislation for highway maintenance operations
• Biodiversity & Environment: developing ecology habitat directive risk protocols
• Local authority network deterioration models: using innovative modelling techniques and software
• Local authority depreciated asset valuations: (following CIPFA guidance where applicable)
• Asset Management Gap Analysis: developing innovative tools to assess asset management regimes for highway authorities and maintenance operations (e.g. Data Management for Road Administrations: A Best Practice Guide).
• Procurement Advice: including contract and payment mechanisms particularly in relation to innovative forms of procurement such as PPP and PFI

For more information, please contact:

Chris Britton BSc CEng MICE FCIHT at our Godalming Office
Email: chris.britton@chrisbritton.co.uk

 

Our team

We pride ourselves on our ability to work closely with our clients in order to understand fully their business, and their required outcomes from a particular project so that we can develop appropriate innovative solutions. Our team of specialist consultants have a wealth of experience that includes;

• Research for UK and Overseas government funded organisations
• Knowledge of UK and European standards and international best practice
• Asset strategy, planning and maintenance process development
• Asset data and system tools
• Pavement engineering standards and innovation development
• Sustainability legislation, international best practice and research projects for UK government clients
• Biodiversity ecosystem services
• Ecological habitat risk strategies for highway maintenance operations
• Procurement and contract management of asset operations
• Change management, Continuous Improvement and Human Factors
• IT implementation and system governance
• Risk management and innovative risk mitigation solutions
• Innovative Training ideas for industry forums

Our experience comes from working for a wide range of local and national clients, both in the public and private sectors, including private road operators, in the UK and overseas. We are represented on NARC, Britpave, QSRMC and the Concrete Society. Our team working approach enables us to transfer knowledge between projects and allows us to bring a national perspective to local issues where appropriate.

Chris Britton Consultancy, part of Professional Services in BBCEL, has provided high-quality highway management consultancy services to a wide range of clients since 1990.