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To celebrate the 50th anniversary of the SCRIM^® road survey vehicle, we shared a SCRIM® fact each week during 2017. Fact #1: W.D.M. Limited celebrate the 50th anniversary of SCRIM in 2017 – it was the machine that resulted in the company first becoming involved in the highway asset management sector.  ...

W.D.M. Limited has completed the manufacture of a new SCRIM^® road survey vehicle for one of Italy’s largest road services companies. The new SCRIM® is the second road survey vehicle that WDM® has built for SINECO Spa and was loaded on to a low-loader at WDM®&rsquo...

The SCRIM^® built for the FHWA in America by W.D.M. Limited, which is being evaluated by researchers at Virginia Tech Transportation Institute (VTTI), has successfully competed in a comparison trial with locked wheel friction testers in Texas. The Federal Highways Administration took delivery of the SCRIM® road survey vehicle more than 18 months ago...

Researchers at Virginia Tech Transportation Institute (VTTI) in America are evaluating the safety of highway surfaces in several US states using British technology. The Federal Highways Administration is funding a project to analyze continuous stretches of pavement in six US states to determine whether improving highway materials or design could reduce crashes and save lives. They’re using the...

W.D.M. Limited has been surveying the road network annually in New Zealand since 1995, helping deliver remarkable reductions in road casualty rates and resulting in further developments of its SCRIM^® vehicle through the addition of the latest ITS programming. Skid resistance of road surfaces is one of the primary factors that determine the safety of roads...

From its beginnings more than five decades ago W.D.M. Limited has focused on listening closely and responding to the needs of our customers. It’s a simple formula, but one that is all too often overlooked as companies evolve and expand.  Today, the business specializes in designing equipment to monitor roads, highways and pavements and...