On 7 June 2024, Carnell Scotland hosted a Demo Day at Rench Farm near Strathaven, South Lanarkshire, the grounds of sister company QTS.  

The live event provided a networking opportunity for highway maintenance professionals and allowed attendees to get up close to our innovations and find out how they work and what they do in comparison to traditional techniques. Each demonstration was followed by a Q&A session, which meant that guests could challenge the presenters and gain a more thorough understanding of the processes involved.

SmartScan 

Supervisor Emlyn Bullivant talked about how SmartScan provides asset intelligence to make best use of available budgets through targeted maintenance. 

Emlyn provided examples of where he has scanned up to 20km of filter drain in a shift under 12C traffic management. He discussed how we provide condition reports in a matter of days which include a full-length GPR scan highlighting porosity of the drain, video and photos of the surface condition, along with accurate GPS location of chambers and roadside assets.  

StoneMaster 

Ahead of the demo day we constructed a filter drain, representative of the condition we find them in ahead of refurbishment. The StoneMaster team carried out a 10-minute filter drain recycling demonstration as Operations Manager Darren Fothergill explained the process which removes material in the drain that doesn’t conform to specification (front conveyor), and returns compliant media to the drain in-situ (back belt). 

Darren discussed Carbon savings through reduced HGV movements and aggregate use, what we do with the material taken from site and the improved water quality at outfall. Each of our six StoneMaster machines will recycle 300m per shift and can be used in tandem to deliver what we call a ‘better than new’ filter drain. 

SafetyCam 

Contracts Manager Mark Frost showed guests a live-feed of SafetyCam in use in a temporary speed limit on the A14. He discussed the evolution of SafetyCam, from improving roadworker safety through monitoring incursions and tracking site speeds, and how the technology has been adapted to improve driver behaviour on diversion routes as well.  

Questions included how we use and store the evidence we capture and we talked about the relationships we have built with several police forces and local councils.  

OverheadSafe 

Emlyn was on hand again alongside Bruce the mannequin who was sporting our OverheadSafe vest which lights up in the vicinity of the base unit, which we locate next to overhead hazards, such as powerlines and structures. This wearable tech provides a visual alert of nearby obstacles that might not otherwise be seen while focused on the job in hand. It provides an additional level of warning to traditional GS6.

Unfortunately, Bruce didn’t sign the image consent form ahead of being disrobed and dismantled, so we can’t show photos of this demonstration.

Who attended? 

Operations Manager Wayne Griffin was pleased to welcome clients from across Scotland and northern England including: 

• Amey (North East & South West) 
• Autolink / McAlpine (A74M DBFO)
• BEAR (North West, South East & M80 DBFO) 
• Breedon 
• Connect Roads / Balfour Beatty (M77 DBFO) 
• National Highways 
• Transport Scotland 

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