About Us

TOPAS is a not for profit Limited Company which is managed by a Management Board under its Terms of Reference.

The TOPAS Management Board comprises representatives from Department for Transport, Transport Scotland, Welsh Government, Transport N.I., Association for Road Traffic Safety and Management (ARTSM), and the Association of Directors of Environment, Economy, Planning and Transport (ADEPT) Traffic Systems Group (TSG).

2026 Company Directors recorded at Companies House – Peter Routledge & Mark Pleydell

Board Members currently:

ARTSM

ARTSM – Chris Kettell (TRL)
ARTSM – David Cousins (Swarco)
ARTSM – Mark Pleydell (PTC)
ARTSM – Martin Andrews (Yunex) (Vice Chair)

Government Representation

England – Department for Transport nominated representative
Scotland – Transport Scotland nominated representative
Northern Ireland – Transport NI nominated representative
Wales – Welsh Government nominated representative

TSG

TSG -Stewart Maxwell – Leicester City Council
TSG – Andy Brellisford National Highways – TOPAS Chair 2025/26
TSG – Kornelis Vantuyl – Transport for London
TSG – Richard Ling – Cambridgeshire County Council

Appointment of Chair/Vice Chair annually on rolling programme of nomination from each sector – ARTSM TSG Gvt Rep. Appointments taken from August each year.

TOPAS Accounts

TOPAS Annual Accounts are lodged with Companies House

TOPAS AGM

The 2026 AGM will take place on 20th August via TEAMS. If you wish to attend please notify [email protected] no later than 1st August.

The TOPAS AGM takes place annually in August. If you wish to attend please notify [email protected] to receive an invitation. If you have a question you wish to put, please also provide this in advance to assist the Board in preparation of a considered response. Thank you

Agendas and Minutes of the AGM can be requested from [email protected]

Policies

Click here for a link to our policies