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Case study: Knockhill Racetrack, Scotland
Who: For over 40 years Knockhill Racing Circuit has been Scotland’s National Motorsport Centre. It has played host to many of the UK’s top televised races including the world famous British Superbike and British Touring Car events. Knockhill is known to be a truly...
Campbell Waddell speaks as part of LCRIG’s Strictly Extra virtual conference programme
Making better use of the materials we use to build our roads, runways and racetracks is going to be vital in the race to net zero. If we can calculate exactly how much material is needed to construct a surface, then not only can we be more sustainable by not using...
R3 supports Topcon, Aggregate Industries and Wirtgen Group at the Balfour Beatty Boots on the Ground Innovation Day
In September we supported Topcon Positioning GB and Aggregate Industries UK and WIRTGEN GROUP at the Balfour Beatty plc Boots on the Ground Innovation Day. We were showing the benefits of our latest specialist testing equipment-the Topcon Smoothride Workflow. This...
R3 Ltd adds new testing scanner to its portfolio to help produce more sustainable, durable, smoother road surfaces
Technology that can help accurately predict how much material is needed to be placed or removed from highways, airport or racetrack maintenance schemes, helping produce a more sustainable, durable and smoother surface, has been purchased by material testing...
R3 joins the Local Council Roads Innovation Group (LCRIG) as an Academia member
R3 has joined the Local Council Roads Innovation Group (LCRIG) as an Academia member. The company is an independent testing consultancy service for Roads, Runways and Racetracks, established to bring years of academic research and knowledge from the highways...
R3’s Shaun Friel writes for the RSTA’s Renew magazine
R3 Ltd's, Principal Civil Engineer, Dr Shaun Friel , has written a technical article in this year's edition of the Road Surface Treatment Association's Renew magazine, on pages 12-13. The article, Predicting the Performance of Road Surfacing Products Prior to Road...
R3’s Campbell Waddell interviewed by Highways magazine
Our MD Campbell Waddell was interviewed recently by Highways Magazine as part of its regular 'Big Interview' series. He spoke to Dom Browne about how R3 Ltd is leading the way into a new era of asphalt research and...
A testing service based on 30 years research knowledge put to good use in Mandalika, Indonesia
At R3 Ltd our independent testing services for roads, runways and racetracks are based on over 30 years of research knowledge from the highways laboratory at Ulster University. We are also applying the insight we have gained from one sector to another. An example of...
Highways Voices hears about technology advances in road surfaces
Pollution from tyre micro plastic particles could be one of the next big environmental challenges facing highways authorities, according to Campbell Waddell, Managing Director of surface testing specialists, R3 Ltd. Speaking as part of this weeks Highways...
Road material testing service to save time and money for the supply chain before they enter approvals process
A new testing service that will help companies save time and money on new product development before they enter the approval process, has been developed by asphalt testing specialist, R3 Ltd. Located at Ulster University, R3’s Road Test Machine (RTM) can quickly...