Vemco Consulting has secured a short-term contract with the Office of Rail Regulation to help establish its new function of Strategic Road Network Monitor. To many, it may seem odd that the ORR (whose primary role up until now has been in rail) is being asked to carry out this function but, in fact, there …
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CASE STUDY – Highways, Thurrock Council Earlier this year Vemco was commissioned to carry out a series of feasibility studies related to specific areas within the Highways Service as follows: Asset management Like many councils, Thurrock is working towards an ambitious agenda in very challenging times. Financially, 2014 – 2016 will form a period of …
VEMCO’s BOND REDUCTION SERVICE The Issue Holding onto un-adopted sites causes a number of problems for developers: mounting over-run fees; ex-residents with retentions held against them; and old un-adopted sites incurring fees from your bondsman. Let’s be clear – footways, kerbs, carriageways and street furniture all deteriorate over time and, the more time that elapses, …
Thurrock is a small unitary council with great ambition and big plans. It is home to the UK’s first 21st Century major deep-sea container port and a key location for inward investment, skills and the job creation in the region. From the various sites across the borough, the Council expects to secure around 30,000 new …
Thurrock Council, Stanford-le-Hope Redevelopment Read More »
It has long been established that without the necessary infrastructure, economic growth is hindered. A key part of Vemco’s work involved identifying what was needed to unlock growth. One such scheme was a proposal to widen the A13 through Thurrock at a cost of £90million. Our preliminary work identified that this investment in the road …
