Prismo gets green light for new partnership with Durham County Council
14/12/2005
Prismo Contracting Services has won a £600,000 contract over 1.5 years for the installation and maintenance of road markings and reflective road studs for Durham County Council. The contract has the potential for a three-year extension, which would bring its total value to £1.8 million.
The contract includes a managed partnership agreement that defines the landmark working relationship between Prismo and Durham County Council. As part of the managed partnership agreement, the two organisations will undertake a mobile reflectometer survey (Ecodyn system) for the A road network. The results will be used to ensure the roads are maintained to a high standard, with data linked to monitoring of road traffic accidents and primary winter maintenance routes.
Durham County Council is recognised nationally and internationally for its traffic management and road safety engineering works. It is working towards Year 2010 casualty reduction targets which includes a 40 per cent reduction in the number of people killed or seriously injured in road accidents.
The partnership will drive clear two-way communication between the two organisations with collaboration on safety, product development and deployment, and on-line management systems.
The contract renewal consolidates the existing partnership between the two organisations, which during the past five years has seen the development and trialling of Prismo’s leading-edge Colourbright road surfacing application that works in wet and unlit conditions. Prismo and Durham County Council will continue their pioneering approach, looking for new and improved ways to address and effectively manage road safety issues.
Durham County Council’s Team Leader for Accident Investigation, Prevention and Safety Audit, Don Waller, said: ‘Our partnership with Prismo has proven extremely successful during the past five years, enabling us to identify and address road safety issues using new and emerging technologies.
‘We undertake constant analysis of accident data to design and implement remedial schemes and Prismo has been integral to this process, enabling us to respond quickly to issues where a new road markings approach is needed.
‘As well has having the research and development capabilities to address our diverse road marking needs, now and in the future, Prismo has a local depot and is able to respond quickly and efficiently as part of our team.’
Prismo’s commitment to the environment was also considered key to the contract win, with the company having in place ISO 14001-compliant Environmental Management System. New products are developed with a view to minimising environmental impact. For instance, the polythene bags that hold the thermoplastic material are designed to melt and become part of the mix within the boilers of road marking vehicles.
Prismo Managing Director Andrew Martin said: ‘Durham County Council has demonstrated its commitment to developing a safe road network and we are delighted to be continuing our partnership approach, which has already yielded several safety innovations including Colourbright.’
‘Seventy-five per cent of the Prismo team working on the Durham contract are based at our local Belmont depot and live within the County of Durham. That makes us very much part of the local community and it is one we are committed to serving well. ‘
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