News and Updates

Following our recent blogs on circularity and electrification, this post revisits a wider piece of work delivered with colleagues from ITEN and RDS....

That UK productivity is lower than that of similar developed countries is not news. That the construction industry has lagged behind and shown lower...

The EU and individual European states have set ambitious sustainability targets for transport, including decarbonisation targets, sustainable...

In the last blog, we discussed how electrification of vehicle fleets and the use of alternative fuels will go some way to achieving net zero in the...

According to the UK Local Government Association, over 300 local authorities have declared a climate emergency. Whilst local authorities don’t have...

In 2023, the UK experienced its warmest June on record, yet the following month, Northern Ireland and northwest England experienced the wettest July...

As Maple Consulting celebrates its 9th anniversary, 2024 has yet again been full of interesting projects and events. From consulting activities on...

What is the Marchetti Constant and why does it matter? In 1994, an Italian physicist, Cesare Marchetti, described what is now known as the Marchetti...

There is robust evidence that walking and cycling are good for you. It is common sense that physical activity is better for us than sitting in a...

Over the past few months, Martin Lamb, Director of Maple Consulting, has been preparing the 8th iteration of the Forum of European Highway Research...

The Labour Party was elected as the new Government in the least surprising General Election result imaginable. Here, Martin Lamb looks at what was...

With the election in full swing, Martin Lamb takes a look at the seven main parties’ manifesto commitments on transport. Spoiler alert, sometimes...