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Dominic Browne speaks to Steve Cobb, one of the most connected and successful commercial figures in the sector and the newly appointed head of sales and marketing at data and survey specialist, R3 For me, everyone has a story. I genuinely love hearing about people’s...

It is always good to give a bit back to the future generation of engineers.Last week R3 Ltd's Dr David Woodward did just that as he presented a Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) webinar on Motorsport racetrack design in Formula 1 and MotoGP.The event was organised...

R3's David Woodward was interview in November on the Highway News podcast and focused on specialist testing of roads, runways and racetracks. Subscribe to Highways Voices free on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, Google...

Recently we completed friction and texture testing in the Catesby Tunnel. The tunnel is the world’s longest indoor aerodynamic test facility. Repeatability is very important in aerodynamic testing with small changes in environmental or atmospheric conditions having an...

Last week our Principal Civil Engineer Shaun Friel was invited to speak about airport pavement systems at the ACI Africa Safety & Technical Committees Meeting, which took place as part of the 69th ACI Africa Board and Committee Meetings Regional Conference and...

More great feedback on the new track at Donington Park. We are proud to have played our part in creating a track that is smoother and quicker with excellent grip enabling both bikes and cars to break speed records over the last week. We have enjoyed collaborating on...

This week our Managing Director Dr Campbell Waddell has been speaking at the latest Latin American and Caribbean Association of Airfield Pavements (ALACPA Asociación Latino Americana y Caribeña de Pavimentos Aeroportuarios ALACPA International) seminar in Argentina....

We help contractors and racetrack owners to be more efficient and effective.Recently, R3 Ltd was asked by MotorSport Vision Ltd to provide our specialist testing for a resurfacing project at the world-famous Brans Hatch racing circuit.The track is in use for around...

We don't just work with asphalt, we work on concrete roads too.Recently, R3 Ltd was commissioned by National Highways and Roadgrip Ltd to undertake friction and sand patch testing as part of the trial for longitudinal grooving of concrete roads.Our micro GripTester...

As we enter a new era of growth and development, we are delighted to announce the appointment of Steven Cobb as our new Head of Sales & Marketing. He joins us with over 10 years of experience in the highways sector where he has held roles in sales and business...

Wow, what a response to the new race track at Donington Park after the World Super Bikes this weekend. Riders were breaking record speeds and described the track as 'amazing' with excellent grip. R3 Ltd worked with Aggregate Industries UK, Driven International Ltd,...

We are on our way to Reading for this week's Road Surface Treatments Association Asset Management Technical Training Day on the 12th September.Our Senior Scientific Officer, Dr David Woodward, who is also a Reader in Infrastructure Engineering at Ulster University,...