Road Management Services | W.D.M Limited

Setting global standards
Making the world’s roads safer

W.D.M. Limited is a world leader in delivering safer road surfaces. Equipment and services from the UK’s leading manufacturer and provider of road survey, motorway maintenance and road condition assessment, have been used in more than 18 countries around the globe, helping deliver reductions in skid related road fatalities of up to 40%.

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We’re in the business of saving lives
40% reduction in skid related road fatalities

Over the past two decades W.D.M^® has helped the New Zealand government achieve up to a 40% reduction in skid related fatalities on its highway network, with a cost-benefit return of 35 to one.

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It’s our people who make the difference
Innovation and experience

W.D.M^® combines more than 40 years of experience in road condition assessment with cutting edge technology in all its survey vehicles to deliver repeatable, reproducible and reliable data, enabling road engineers to manage their highway and road assets in the most cost-effect way.

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Celebrating the revolutionary road surveying vehicle
SCRIM®

W.D.M® celebrate the 50th anniversary of SCRIM® in 2017 – it was the machine that resulted in the company first becoming involved in the highway asset management sector WDM® celebrate the 50th anniversary of SCRIM® in 2017 – it was the machine that resulted in the company first becoming involved in the highway asset management sector.

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Highway Asset Management Specialists
We’re leading the way

W.D.M^® is the highway and road asset management partner of choice – reliable and cost-effective road inspection and surveying; strategic analysis and consultancy support, plus bespoke pavement management services and software to deliver the ultimate solution.

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Safer Roads: Getting Back on Track

The highest annual number of road deaths since 2011 were recorded on Great Britain’s roads in 2017. After decades of trauma reduction, we have reached a plateau. In effect, a decade has been lost. 2,549 people have not returned to their families so far because we are not on track to halve our road deaths this decade. It is time to break that plateau and get back on track. Road traffic crashes had an estimated societal cost of £35 billion in 2017. This equates to more than we spend every year on GP services and primary schools in combination. Breaking the trend...

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Last Night the EU Saved My Life: ETSC launches new campaign in support of future EU vehicle safety

The European Transport Safety Council (ETSC) has launched a new social media campaign in support of future EU vehicle safety standards. In May this year the European Commission announced a significant proposal to upgrade mandatory vehicle safety standards for all new cars, vans, lorries and buses sold in the EU. The combination of new standards and technologies could save 25,000 lives in the EU between 2022 and 2037 according to an official study. Minimum EU safety standards for new vehicles have gone largely unchanged since 2009. In particular the campaign emphasises the importance of safer car and lorry fronts and the life-saving potential...

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Safer Roads International Conference: Call for Proposals is Now Open

Call for Proposals are Now open The Safer Roads International Conference is a triennial event for roadway safety professionals and transportation officials from around the globe. The conference brings together industry leaders, government officials, corporate roadway department personnel, and others in the roadway safety infrastructure industry, with a focus on improving processes and communication to work more efficiently. For the first time in the conference's history, the 2020 International Safer Roads Conference will be held in the United States. Hosted by the American Traffic Safety Services Association (ATSSA), the International Safer Roads Conference is viewed as a must-attend conference...

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Agencies collaborate to focus on road safety

Central government and private industry, including W.D.M. Limited, have joined forces in a world-first investigation to assess braking distances on our unique chipseal roads. The NZ Transport Agency project, which was carried out by WSP Opus and supported by the New Zealand Police and Upper Hutt City Council, sought to identify whether bitumen tracking that occurs during warm summer months is a safety issue. Peter Cenek, WSP Opus Project Director, says that when the bitumen binder becomes soft when temperatures are high, it adheres to vehicle tyres and is spread along the road, resulting in the wheelpaths...

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Best in the UK?

East Lothian Council has been complimented on its new public information portal, which allows people living in the area to report faults and problems online. The fault reporting software has been developed and supported by W.D.M. Limited. Compliments from local residents: "I am very impressed with the new ELC online map system for reporting street lighting faults and other road defects, such as damaged street name plate signs." "I am also very impressed with the Council's performance (in other words how long it takes for defects to be repaired and how effective the action taken by the...

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THE COMPLETE MANAGEMENT SOLUTION

W.D.M. Limited offers the complete highway asset management solution and is committed to helping improve road safety and saving lives.

The Company is the UK’s leading manufacturer and provider of highway condition surveying and monitoring equipment, with a unique understanding of highway maintenance and road asset management, supported by unrivalled experience and technical expertise.

WDM^® is also the UK’s largest survey contractor, serving all UK Government agencies and the majority of local authorities, and continues to develop road condition monitoring technology, set new industry standards and help clients and partners in the UK and overseas, achieve new levels of best practice in road safety.

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High Friction Surfacing SCRIM® Performance - Mark Stephenson Presentation

Mark Stephenson, Head of Consultancy Services at W.D.M. Limited, gave delegates at the Road Surface Treatment Association seminar an insight into the research carried out on the effectiveness of high friction surfacing.

WDM® “The Road to Success” from The Telegraph BusinessClub

Saving Lives Through Safer Roads

High-tech trucks check highways in New Zealand.

WDM® SCRIM® road survey vehicle
SCRIM® celebrates 50th anniversary

To celebrate the 50th anniversary of the SCRIM® road survey vehicle, we shared a SCRIM fact each week during 2017.

Fact #52: In 1990 WDM® was the first to have traffic management employed when SCRIM® measured surface friction of roads in Singapore. Police outriders stopped traffic at junctions to allow the survey to continue without interruption.

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Safer Roads: Getting Back on Track

Last Night the EU Saved My Life: ETSC launches new campaign in support of future EU vehicle safety

Safer Roads International Conference: Call for Proposals is Now Open

Agencies collaborate to focus on road safety

Best in the UK?

THE COMPLETE MANAGEMENT SOLUTION

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High Friction Surfacing SCRIM® Performance - Mark Stephenson Presentation

WDM® “The Road to Success” from The Telegraph BusinessClub

Saving Lives Through Safer Roads

WDM® SCRIM® road survey vehicle

SCRIM® celebrates 50th anniversary

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