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There were celebrations at Thermal Road Repairs (TRR) HQ in Crewe when the patent for its innovative longitudinal joint repair system arrived last month. It has taken the team years of hard work and investment to get to this point. “It’s fantastic to finally receive...

Last week, the RAC published figures which showed a three-fold rise in call-outs due to potholes in the first quarter of this year when compared to the same period last year – despite the reduced traffic on our roads due to Covid restrictions. RAC patrols reported...

Did you know that traditional pothole repair methods incur high risks of HAVS (hand arm vibration syndrome)? But there is another way… #potholes #potholerepairs #thermalroadrepairs #greentechnology #lowcarbonemissions #zerowaste #lownoisepollution #costefficient...

Maxwell Dodds is a 15-year-old schoolboy from Harrogate Grammar School. But he is also a racing car driver, signed to Assetto Motorsport and currently preparing for the Ginetta Junior Championship which kicks off on the 8 and 9 May at Thruxton in Hampshire. As someone...

After chancellor Rishi Sunak’s budget announcement of England’s new freeport locations, eight areas had good reason to rejoice. Both Sunak and the Government are committed to making freeports a post-Brexit success with a raft of tax breaks, grants and economic boosts...

Ever wondered what’s different about our process? Well, wonder no more. Here’s a graphical explanation of why our pothole repair system is faster and greener. #potholes #potholerepairs #thermalroadrepairs #greentechnology #lowcarbonemissions #zerowaste...

Just over five years ago, Thermal Road Repairs set out to solve the problem of failing longitudinal joints on motorways. It did just that, and then kept going, developing its technology to tackle potholes and failed utility reinstatements – and to help contractors get...

The Challenge The London Borough of Richmond was looking for more efficient ways to carry out pothole repairs. “The process we were using was inefficient, time consuming and costly and the quality output often not good,” says Nick O’Donnell, assistant director of...

A recent survey by GoCompare1 shed some interesting light on the true cost of potholes. As well as looking at the amount of money councils were spending on pothole repair, the insurer provided an insight into the compensation costs that councils have paid out to...