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SAID results are best yet
Fri, 17 Feb 2012
The motor incident frequency statistics for the 2011 final year end position of the Colas Safer Attitudes in Driving (SAID) campaign showed incident frequency of 0.100 (135 incidents / 1355 vehicles), meaning... Read more
Colas win silver
Thu, 16 Feb 2012
We are pleased to announce that following a review by an external assessor, Colas has been successful in achieving a silver award from Investors in People. 77 Colas employees were interviewed as... Read more
Store entrance project underway
Thu, 16 Feb 2012
Colas have secured a £200,000 contract to install a new store entrance to a recently constructed food retail outlet in Moortown, North Leeds. The contract was secured through a competitive tender (independent... Read more
Safety ads broadcast on radio
Thu, 16 Feb 2012
Colas' A-one+ joint venture, together with Real Radio in the East Midlands, have created three hard-hitting roadworker safety adverts which began broadcasting live on air at the beginning of February. Targeting all... Read more
Wirral health pilot proves popular
Wed, 15 Feb 2012
As part of the Colas Men's Health campaign, a wellbeing event has been piloted at our Wirral office. The event was supported by the Wirral NHS trust who were on hand during... Read more
Leeds contract extensions
Tue, 14 Feb 2012
Our Leeds term maintenance team are delighted that two of their contracts with Leeds City Council for highways maintenance have been extended to 31st December 2012. Colas have now held the Leeds... Read more
Harefield project progressing well
Fri, 06 Jan 2012
In early November, Colas were awarded a contract to build a new commercial and household waste recycling centre at Harefield in Middlesex for London Borough of Hillingdon. The project is now underway... Read more
Colas backs Road Safety Week campaign
Fri, 06 Jan 2012
Colas backed Road Safety Week 2011 (21-27 November) in support of Brake, a charity dedicated to highlighting road safety through campaigning on key issues, which has been supported by the company for... Read more
Colas' Birmingham office extension opened
Fri, 06 Jan 2012
Almost 9 years to the day after the original Colas office was first built in Birmingham, Chief Executive Lee Rushbrooke, opened a new extension during a visit by the Board of Directors.... Read more
Colpatch receives HAPAS approval
Fri, 16 Dec 2011
Colpatch has now been approved as a permanent patch repair product for highways under the Highway Authorities Product Approval Scheme (HAPAS) from the British Board of Agrément (BBA). Colpatch is used for... Read more
Colas praised by SITA
Mon, 12 Dec 2011
Colas' Construction Projects team have received praise from SITA for their 'design and build' work at the Hanworth recycling facility, Greater London. SITA Construction Project Manager, Kevin Emery, said of Colas: "As... Read more
Wirral team aid royal visit
Mon, 12 Dec 2011
The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh visited New Brighton on the 1st December 2011 for the unveiling of a commemorative plaque at the Floral Pavilion and Conference Centre to mark the... Read more
