Ricky Beecroft
Innovations Project Manager, Colas
Ricky is an Innovations Project Manager at Colas Ltd, working across techincal, R&D and operational improvement within the highways sector. He specialises in turning complex operational challenges into practical, scalable solutions, bridging the gap between strategy, delivery teams and emerging technology.
Ricky has led and supported innovation initiatives across National Highways programmes, including the launch of the Highways Doughnut Toolkit as part of the Wessex Live Labs 2 project. His work focuses on improving decision‑making, productivity and value through better processes, data and collaboration.
Known for his pragmatic approach and sense of humour, Ricky is passionate about making innovation useful, usable and embedded in day‑to‑day operations.
