Insights & updates

Insights & Updates.

Expert knowledge, real-world experience, and the latest from C&R.

Stay informed with industry insights, safety guidance, and practical advice from the C&R team. From surface preparation to line marking innovation, our articles help facilities managers, contractors, and businesses make confident, compliant decisions.

C&R line painting lorry on a freshly marked station car park

How Do You Keep Line Marking Consistent Across a Multi-Site Estate?

Consistent marking across a multi-site estate comes from one written specification, one survey format and one planned programme, rather than from each site…

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Freshly resurfaced retail car park with new white bay lines and arrows, marked by C&R

What Happens to Your Markings When a Car Park Is Resurfaced?

When a car park is resurfaced, the markings go with the old surface. Planing removes them and the new tarmac covers whatever is left, so the whole layout has…

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Aerial view of a car park freshly marked by C&R, showing rows of bays, the central aisle and hatched family bays

What Size Should a Parking Bay Be, and How Many Will Fit?

A standard UK parking bay is 2.4 metres wide by 4.8 metres long, and that has been the working minimum for decades. Many new schemes now mark 2.5 by 5.0 metres…

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C&R operative jet washing the entrance area outside a supermarket, with the C&R van and pressure washer alongside

What Does Commercial Jet Washing Involve?

Commercial jet washing is not one setting pointed at everything until it looks better. It is a method chosen against a specific surface and a specific…

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Freshly refurbished tarmac car park with crisp white echelon bay markings, by C&R

What Does a Full Car Park Refurbishment Involve?

A full car park refurbishment is four jobs rather than one — cleaning, preparation, coating and marking — and the thing that decides whether the…

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Freshly painted zebra crossing on a supermarket car park, marked by C&R

Can You Put a Zebra Crossing in a Private Car Park?

You can put a zebra crossing in a private car park, and a great many sites do, but it will not be a legal zebra crossing in the way one on the public highway…

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Aerial view of a freshly marked road junction with lane arrows and destination markings by C&R

How Are Cycle Lanes Marked Out?

Marking out a cycle lane involves far more than a white line, because the type of line, the cycle symbols, the width of the lane and the use of colour are all…

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Freshly marked outdoor sports court with white court lines and yellow netball markings on tarmac by C&R

How Do You Mark a Multi-Use Games Area?

A multi-use games area, or MUGA, is designed to host several different sports on one surface, from netball and basketball to tennis and five-a-side football.…

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Fresh car park bay markings with yellow accessible bays and wheelchair symbols by C&R

How Do You Mark a Car Park for a Hospital or Healthcare Site?

Hospital car parks are some of the most demanding environments for line marking. They're busy, they're emotional, and they never close.

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