Highways UK 2026 took place last month at the NEC in Birmingham, which gave the team at Re-flow Field Management the opportunity to demonstrate some new additions to its field management software
These useful new tools help the day-to-day running of infrastructure businesses managing field and site teams, including Defra-compliant waste tracking, DVLA vehicle data integration, and PAS 2080 carbon reporting.
The Re-flow team also held support sessions for current clients and featured on the show agenda with the talk, ‘Carbon compliance by design: Embedding data into operational workflows’.
Defra-compliant waste tracking moves up the agenda
Several contractors spoke to the Re-flow team about the amount of manual work involved in gathering information and submitting records to meet Defra waste tracking requirements.
Because businesses across the sector are still relying on a mixture of paper records, spreadsheets, and separate systems to manage the process, Re-flow were happy to demonstrate a new addition to their software aiming to make that process easier.
Information captured through Re-flow’s site forms can now be automatically transferred directly into Defra processes through its new Defra waste tracking connector, helping contractors remove manual handovers and reduce duplicate data entry.
An extra stage can route the forms for approval first, cutting out wasted time while also keeping standards as they should be.
The new DVLA connector: a simple feature solving a common problem
Keeping vehicle records up to date is another area that commonly involves regular manual checks and updates that can be a drain on administrative time. At the show, the Re-flow team presented their new DVLA integration, which automatically retrieves information including MOT and tax details directly from the DVLA when a vehicle registration is entered on the system.
Better information from the people doing the work
Longer-term clients will already be familiar, but visitors to Re-flow’s show stand also responded positively to the software’s form builder and configurable forms.
When data capture is so critical for compliance, safety, quality control, avoiding disputes, and long-term planning, ideally site information would come back to the office complete the first time – and without chasing. Demonstrations included how Re-flow forms guide operatives through the exact questions, photos, and records required for a task while also being more intuitive and quicker to complete – and how they upload to the office once they’re submitted, raising standards and putting an end to manual chasing.
Elsewhere, qualifications and asset management were more common discussion points, with many contractors interested to hear how Re-flow can create a single, centralised record for all their assets – drawing on qualifications and asset status during scheduling, and automating tasks to quickly organise compliant sites that run as they should.
Preparing for PAS 2080
Beyond operational processes, PAS 2080 was one of the most discussed topics across the event.
Many visitors were interested in understanding how they can prepare for future carbon management requirements and what practical steps they can take now. Re-flow’s PAS 2080 module was another focus – as it lets infrastructure businesses estimate carbon from quotes, track emissions as work progresses, and report on individual jobs or defined periods of longer contracts.
This Re-flow paid add-on incorporates carbon data capture and reporting into existing operational workflows, making it just another part of day-to-day work.
At the show, carbon reporting interest continued during the talk ‘Carbon compliance by design: embedding data into operational workflows’, a session delivered by Hannah Bradley, Re-flow product manager/carbon lead, and Richard Smith, carbon measurement and reduction specialist at Auditel. They shared updates on PAS 2080 and examples of how businesses are adapting, in line with Re-flow’s webinar on the topic earlier in the year (which is still available to watch by clicking on the link).
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