WDM are a well established asset management company that have unrivalled experience and technical expertise but here’s five things you didnt know about WDM.
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WDM® is the sole licensed manufacturer worldwide of SCRIM (Sideway-force Coefficient Routine Investigation Machine) which measures wet road skid resistance and has been manufacturing them on license to the Transport Research Laboratory (TRL) since the end of the 60s. In addition to 17 in the UK there are more than 30 WDM® SCRIM in countries around the world including Australia New Zealand Italy Spain Belgium France Portugal Slovenia China Argentina and Chile.
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WDM® was founded in 1945 by the late Mr. L.A.J. Gardiner MBE and has remained a family owned Company. The current chairman John Gardiner is the second generation but the fourth generation is already involved in the day to day operation. It gives WDM® an edge over its competitors because it is able to make immediate decisions.
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WDM® RAVs and SCRIM surveyed all the Olympic routes to be used by athletes to get to the stadiums in advance of London 2012 but the only time they could get clear access to the road network was between 1am and 4am in the morning. The Company also checked the skid resistance of Boris Johnsons cycle routes through the City.
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WDM® typically completes about 230000 lane kilometres of road condition surveys per annum in the UK plus a further 22000kms in New Zealand as part of their national skid policy.
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WDM® and the New Zealand Transport Agency have been the main sponsors and organisers of the International Safer Roads Conference which is held every three years alternating between the northern and southern hemispheres. The fourth conference took place in Cheltenham earlier this year the fifth will be in New Zealand in 2017.
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