Reduce risk and maintain compliance with our specialist risk management services.
We’re proud to be a leading provider of complete life cycle risk management solutions. From ensuring asset safety and legal compliance with our thorough engineering inspections to driving operational efficiency with our specialist non-destructive testing services, (and much more in between), we’re proud of the long-lasting partnerships we have formed with our customers over the last 160 years, based on the value of our solutions.
Highways
The highways industry plays a crucial role in our nation’s infrastructure, connecting communities and enabling the smooth flow of goods and services. At BES Group, we are committed to supporting this essential sector by enhancing the safety, reliability, and efficiency of highways infrastructure.
Our team of experienced engineers and technicians meticulously monitor the condition of bridges, roads, and other structures, employing advanced technologies and methodologies to identify and address potential issues before they escalate into costly breakdowns and, most importantly, to ensure people are kept safe.
Explore our specialist services
As a trusted advisor in the highways sector, our team at BES Group are dedicated to delivering innovative and comprehensive monitoring solutions that safeguard the integrity of your infrastructure, ensuring its long-term viability and supporting the sustainable development of transportation systems. Explore how our services can transform your maintenance programmes.
Asset Reliability
Bridges and Structures
Infrastructure Monitoring
Geotechnical and Construction
Maintenance and Repair Services
Structural Inspections and Surveys
Load Testing
Structural Investigations, Testing and NDT
Electrical Solutions
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Industry-leading highway management solutions
We'll provide detailed inspection and asset management services to keep your structures safe, efficient, and compliant.
Just some of the services we can provide include:
- Structural Inspections to identify defects and maintain your structures as fit for purpose and safe to use.
- Structural testing and monitoring to provide detailed data to complement the inspections and inform efficient asset management and effective intervention.
- Associated highway structures asset management services, such as asbestos management, to ensure legal compliance and the safety of all stakeholders.
- Tailored asset management strategies, to align with your individual asset management needs, ensuring you can derive ultimate efficiency from your assets. Our services range from post-tensioned risk assessments and testing to component asset management plans and prioritization strategies.
- Component failure investigations, including failure mode and effect analysis, feeding into improved testing regimes and maintenance strategies.
Specialist monitoring capabilities
Bridge Monitoring
Our team of specialists at BES Group can deliver comprehensive monitoring solutions to safeguard your critical infrastructure in the highways sector.
Our expertise extends across a range of services, including bridge monitoring, load detection systems, and geotechnical monitoring to ensure the ongoing structural integrity of your critical infrastructure.
Our monitoring capabilities includes:
- Short-term monitoring: We use displacement sensors, digital image correlation (DIC), and other techniques to monitor the movement of bridges under load. This helps us to identify and assess potential defects before they cause damage.
- Long-term monitoring: We can install permanent monitoring systems on bridges as they’re being built to track their condition over time. This data helps us to develop predictive maintenance plans and optimise the lifespan of our bridges.
- BridgeStrike system: With our innovative BridgeStrike system, we can link our monitoring systems to ANPR number plate recognition systems to capture the moment and location of a bridge strike. This data can then be used to identify vehicles that are causing damage to bridges.
Overheight and Imbedded Detection Systems
Our monitoring solutions can help to minimise the risk of collisions and wear for our customers’ bridges, with just some of our key systems including:
- Imbedded monitoring: We can install sensors in the road surface to detect the weight of vehicles passing over bridges, helping to ensure that bridges are not overloaded and that they are safe for all users.
- Overheight alert systems: We can install sensors on overhead electric lines to detect vehicles that are too high to pass safely to help prevent collisions and power outages.
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Geotechnical Monitoring
Monitoring the surrounding environment for bridges is key to ensuring their ongoing efficiency, and just some of our core systems we can provide to support you with this includes:
- Monitoring ground conditions: We can use inclinometers, piezometers, and other sensors to monitor the movement and water levels in the ground around bridges, embankments, and other structures. This helps us to identify and assess potential hazards, such as landslides and scour.
- Monitoring netting on the sides of highways: We can use our sensors to monitor the tension and condition of netting on the sides of highways to prevent rocks and other debris from falling onto the road.
The benefits of our services for the Highways sector
Elevated infrastructure safety and reliability
Our comprehensive monitoring solutions provide early detection of potential issues, enabling proactive maintenance and preventing costly breakdowns while safeguarding the integrity of highways infrastructure.
Improved efficiency and cost savings
By optimising resource allocation and minimising unnecessary maintenance interventions, BES Group's monitoring services help to reduce operating costs and maximise asset lifespan. This data-driven approach ensures efficient management of resources, leading to significant cost savings for our customers.
Enhanced risk mitigation and regulatory compliance
Our proactive monitoring approach helps to mitigate risks associated with aging infrastructure and potential hazards. By ensuring early detection and prompt remediation of issues, we help our customers comply with safety regulations and minimise the risk of accidents.
Elevated infrastructure safety and reliability
Our comprehensive monitoring solutions provide early detection of potential issues, enabling proactive maintenance and preventing costly breakdowns while safeguarding the integrity of highways infrastructure.
Improved efficiency and cost savings
By optimising resource allocation and minimising unnecessary maintenance interventions, BES Group's monitoring services help to reduce operating costs and maximise asset lifespan. This data-driven approach ensures efficient management of resources, leading to significant cost savings for our customers.
Enhanced risk mitigation and regulatory compliance
Our proactive monitoring approach helps to mitigate risks associated with aging infrastructure and potential hazards. By ensuring early detection and prompt remediation of issues, we help our customers comply with safety regulations and minimise the risk of accidents.
Did you know...
40%
reduction in bridge maintenance costs can be achieved with structural monitoring, according to a study by the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE).
4.3%
or 1 in every 24 bridges is still unable to carry the heaviest vehicles on our roads, including lorries of up to 44 tonnes, according to the RAC Foundation.
145
accidents took place on the UKs highways in 2021 that were caused by defective bridges, according to the Department of Transport.
Why choose us
End-to-end risk management
We can save you the trouble of having multiple contracts for your essential inspection and servicing schedules with our complete end-to-end risk management service.
35,000 satisfied customers
We've built a strong reputation for providing exceptional service to over 35,000 satisfied customers from diverse industries. Our unwavering commitment to customer satisfaction has resulted in long-standing partnerships and unwavering trust.
800+ expert engineers
Our team of over 800 skilled engineers possesses a wealth of knowledge and expertise in a range of disciplines. Their deep understanding of your equipment and operating conditions ensures that they deliver proactive solutions that optimise asset performance and minimise downtime
A legacy of 160+ years of experience
With over 160 years of experience in the industry, we've witnessed the evolution of industry practices and have adapted our approach to meet the ever-changing needs of our customers. Our deep understanding of asset management, compliance and predictive technologies enables us to deliver cutting-edge solutions that drive operational excellence.
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