Project breakdown Client: Morgan Sindall Group PLC Contractor: Fitzgerald Contractors Limited Stakeholders: Transport for West Midlands, The Department for Transport Location: A45 Birmingham Depot: Traffix Bickenhill Division: Major Projects Project background Sprint, Birmingham’s first uninterrupted cross-city bus priority route, will be built in stages, with phase 1 set to be ready in time for the…
Traffix East Depot Manager Dean Horsley was recently crowned British Powerlifting Champion. Fresh from his victory we asked Dean all about it… Congratulations on becoming British Powerlifting Champion, can you tell us about the competition? “As with most competitions at the moment it was a struggle for the promoters to get it off the ground…
Project breakdown Client: Aston Villa FC Stakeholders: The Premier League, The Football Association, West Midlands Police Location: Villa Park Stadium Depot: Traffix Bickenhill Division: Events Project background During the entire 2020/21 Premier League football season fans had been absent from grounds due to lockdowns and COVID restrictions. Following the initial easing of restrictions in April…
The Word On The Street with Jon Thursfield West Bromwich Albion welcomed fans back to The Hawthorns for their final home game of the Premier League season. This was the first time since COVID restrictions came into force in March 2020 that any fans have been allowed into the ground. Traffix’s event management team made…
We are delighted to announce that we have achieved SafeContractor approved status. Our SafeContractor accreditation has been achieved following an assessment of our health & safety documentation, and compared against the SafeContractor Charter Standards, which set out the health & safety standards required to achieve accreditation. Our certificate was awarded for the following services: Work…
Becoming the first Midlands traffic management company to achieve FORS Bronze status in 2015 sharpened our focus on vehicle usage. In line with our commitment to continual improvement we began evaluating a vehicle tracking system in the Autumn of 2020 which monitors driver performance. We have now rolled out the Lightfoot system across our fleet.…
Losing a few pounds gains £1000 for local cause Around Again is a social supermarket and support project that helps people in North Solihull who have fallen on hard times. The charity’s aim is to reduce this hardship by providing food, clothing and other essential items; as well as health and well-being support. Traffix are…
“Like many people in my position I rarely look back, but on the occasion that I do it’s amazing to think that we started with just two vans and four people.” Say’s Gary Horsburgh founder of Traffix reflecting on fifteen years in business. February 2006 and whilst Team GB registered their customary single medal at…
Project breakdown Client: Aston Villa FC Stakeholders: NHS England, West Midlands Police Location: Villa Park Stadium Live date: 4th February 2021 Depot: Traffix Bickenhill Division: Events Project background The roll out of the COVID19 mass vaccination project required commissioning local community venues with appropriate infrastructure and sufficient capacity to deal with large numbers of people.…
When did you join Traffix and what roles have you performed within the business? I joined Traffix in November 2008 – previous roles include Assistant Operations Manager / Operations Manager / Project Manager / Contract Manager / Estimator / Commercial Director and now MD of course. Have you always worked in Traffic Management? No, before…