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Velocity UK Ltd

4.4(27 reviews)See reviews ↓·Sunderland

About the company

Velocity UK Ltd is a tarmac and asphalt surfacing company based in Sunderland. The company pioneered spray-injection patching over 25 years ago and repairs over 500,000 potholes per year in the UK. Velocity Preservation is a treatment that locks in the condition of roads, extending lifespan to 25+ years. Velocity designs and builds spray-injection patching machines at its manufacturing facility in Sunderland, and exports equipment and know-how to the Middle East, Africa, North and South America. All operators are permanent employees who follow an intensive training programme leading to an NVQ in Velocity Patching.

Velocity participated in the development of NHSS 13, the sector scheme for surface treatments, and contributed to the development of BS10949:2019 Spray Injection Patching. The company is certified to ISO 9001:2015, ISO 14001:2015, and OHSAS 18001:2018, and is a member of RSTA. Velocity is a signatory of the Armed Forces Covenant, and one-in-six of its colleagues served in the Armed Forces. Its main services are reactive and preventative road maintenance using Velocity Patching and Velocity Preservation.

What customers say

Based on genuine customer reviews

Velocity UK Ltd is described by reviewers in Sunderland in connection with road surface work and employment. Several accounts highlight the volume of work available through the company, with one reviewer noting that it keeps people busy and another describing it as a good agency to work for. Friendliness and professionalism recur, and fairness is mentioned alongside the steady flow of assignments. The company's specialist activity in spray injection patching for road surface repairs is singled out as a notable strength, with one reviewer praising it as a market leader in that method.

Another review points to the business as a venue for driver CPC training, indicating that it also provides training facilities. A further account simply mentions collecting a partner from the workplace, which suggests a functioning base with staff on site. Taken as a whole, the feedback focuses on consistent work, approachable and professional dealings, and expertise in a particular road repair technique. The recurring themes are the reliability of the work offered and the courteous manner of those running the operation, with spray injection patching standing out as the service most often associated with the company's name.

Reviews

Reviews are taken from publicly available sources.

BW
Brian Waites11 August 2024
MM
Martha M29 March 2024
MG
Mark Gaffin4 March 2024

Great service

MG
Mark Gaffin26 February 2024
BO
Bernard Ocallaghan19 October 2023

Excellent

KL
Karen Lee29 November 2022

I pick my partner up from work here

IC
Iain Crookes19 February 2022

Very profesional

Tarmac & asphalt surfacing in Sunderland compared

Ordered by rating, weighted by the number of reviews — businesses with only a handful of reviews do not jump to the top automatically. 5 businesses in this category in Sunderland are compared.

RankProviderRatingReviewsOpen Sat.
1A1 Asphalt & Tarmacadam Surfacing Ltd★ 5,04No
2Tarmacadams Surfacing Ltd★ 4,517Yes
3AAA Surfacing Ltd★ 4,517Yes
4Velocity UK Ltd (this page)★ 4,427No
5Terra Firma Surfacing Contractors Ltd★ 3,73No
Contact
+441915654400www.velocityroads.co.ukWoodbine Street, Hendon, Sunderland SR1 2NL
Working hours
Monday08:00–16:30
Tuesday08:00–16:30
Wednesday08:00–16:30
Thursday08:00–16:30
Friday08:00–16:30
SaturdayClosed
SundayClosed