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28th Annual Winter Maintenance Conference and Exhibition
Cold Comfort 2019
15th - 16th May 2019 | Harrogate Convention Centre, UK
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Speakers include:
• Roger Williams, Gatwick Airport Limited • Matthew Morreim, City of St. Paul Public
Works, Minnesota • David Batchelor, Highways England • Carol Valentine, Kent County
Council • Toni Korjus, City of Espoo, Finland • Jane Wilkins, Highways England
• Steve Mason, Highways England • Richard Hayes, IHE • Anthony Veal, Met Office
• Richard Marr, North Yorkshire County Council • Rini Donker, Rijkswaterstaat • Chris
Cranston, NWSRG • Chris Riley, Gloucestershire County Council (NWSRG Member)
• Peter Turland, Doncaster Council (NWSRG Steering Group) • Theresa Mackin, Ayrshire
Roads Alliance • Jim Jamieson, Ayrshire Roads Alliance • Philip Burgess, Salt Association
• Debbie Taylor-Bond, Kier & Northamptonshire County Council
Sponsors Supported by Organised by
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A platform for driving technology and
change in the winter sector
It may have been a milder winter than in recent years but local authority winter service operatives cannot afford
to be complacent and development both in terms of implementing new technology and best practice is as vital
now as it has ever been.
Once again, Cold Comfort-which has been at the heart of the UK winter service sector for over 25 years, still
remains the only conference in the UK focused on delivering insight and best practice in the winter service
sector. Don’t miss out on your place this year……
Programme Highlights:
Local authority case studies-how are local authority changing and adapting their winter plans and
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strategies
• A winter 2018/19 review-featuring Highways England, local authorities and Transport Scotland
How technology is driving change in the winter sector featuring Highways England and local
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authorities
A view from abroad-hear from Toni Korjus, Head of Infrastructural Services at the City of Espoo in
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Finland talk about how best practice and innovation using RWS and thermal mapping is driving
efficiencies and improvements in the city
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Understanding what makes a good winter service plan as part of plans to get people and goods
moving on the UK network.
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CONFERENCE PROGRAMME - DAY ONE: 15th MAY 2019
09:30 Registration and exhibition viewing
10:50 - 11:00 Introduction and welcome
Roger Williams, Head of Surface Access Strategy, Gatwick Airport Limited
11:00 - 11:35
Dealing with the big freeze - the extreme cold of winter 2018/19 in the US
• How extreme cold weather affected the US in winter 2018/19
• Dealing with the conditions and managing the transport and highway networks
• Lessons learnt and planning for the future
Matthew Morreim, Division Manager, Street Maintenance, City of St. Paul Public Works,
Minnesota
11:35 - 12:10
A Winter 2018/19 review - live panel discussion
• A review of the 2018/19 season - lessons learnt
• Main challenges and opportunities in the sector
• Implementing new technology and innovation
• How is technology driving change on the network?
• How can we make the UK network more resilient?
David Batchelor, Project Manager - Severe Weather Plan, Severe Weather Research &
Development, Highways England
Carol Valentine, Highway Manager, Kent County Council
12:10 - 12:40
Espoo Smart City - changing the game of street maintenance in Espoo
• RWS project where Espoo invested in two weather stations to gain better knowledge of local
weather and forecast. Also this allows us to use thermal mapping in near future to optimise
de-icing treatments
• Snow melting, this winter we have been using a portable snow melter to reduce truck traffic as
traditional snow removal operations require massive truck traffic. We believe that treating snow
problems locally is the key to success in future in tightening city structure
• Customer orientated and transparent communications of condition of street maintenance. Our
citizens can follow on a map how our winter maintenance is proceeding in Espoo, which streets
are ploughed and treated with de-icing material
Toni Korjus, Head of Infrastructural Services, Public Works Department, City of Espoo, Finland
12:40 - 13:00
Planning and implementing for a new fleet
• Highways England’s new winter fleet
• Planning and implementation them on the network
• The challenges and opportunities of a new fleet
Jane Wilkins, Winter Fleet, National Depot Project Sponsor, Highways England
13:00 - 14:15 Lunch and exhibition viewing
14:15 - 14:40
A66 Winterpave trials
• Report on the progress of the trial so far
• Expected benefits
• Future trials and development
Steve Mason, Senior Project Manager – Cumbria & North Lancashire, Highways England
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CONFERENCE PROGRAMME - DAY ONE: 15th MAY 2019
14:40 - 15:10 Managing winter at Gatwick
• How the world’s busiest single runway airport manages winter maintenance
• The unique challenges of winter maintenance on a runway and the de-icing materials used and
the machinery
• How we keep our runway open throughout all weather conditions
Roger Williams, Head of Surface Access Strategy, Gatwick Airport Limited
15:10 - 15:30
Applying the risk - based approach - how are we doing?
• How have local authorities implemented the risk-based approach
• How has this stood up against challenge?
• What is left to achieve and how can training help?
Richard Hayes, Chief Executive, IHE
15:30 - 15:50 Risk-based approach - local authority presentation
15:50 - 16:10 Coffee & exhibition viewing
16:10 - 16:30
Roadside Weather Stations: their value now and in the future for road weather forecasting
• Overview of how observations are used in the weather forecasting process
• Demonstrate how observations improve road weather forecasts by: analysing the effect of
observation data loss on forecast quality (data denial), and assessing the relative importance of
each observing site and its contribution to road weather forecast skill (network sensitivity)
• To understand the types of location where observation sites provide optimal benefit to road
forecast accuracy, and how this can be used to define recommendations for future observation
network design
• Offer thoughts on whether Connected and Autonomous Vehicles might replace the need for
roadside weather stations
Anthony Veal, Senior Scientific Consultant, Met Office
16:30 - 16:50 Delivering a proactive approach to winter service in North Yorkshire
• The North Yorkshire approach to winter service delivery
• Making winter more efficient and the region more resilient
• What can be achieved in the future?
Richard Marr, Highways & Transportation Area Manager, North Yorkshire County Council
17.00 - 19.00 Close of day one and evening drinks reception
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CONFERENCE PROGRAMME - DAY TWO: 16th MAY 2019
08:30 - 10:25 Visit to Econ Engineering factory and offices (optional)
For more information, please ask at The Cold Comfort registration desk.
09:00 Registration and exhibition viewing
10:30 - 11:00
Delivering innovation and new technology in winter service plans
• The challenges and opportunities of managing severe weather in The Netherlands
• Incorporating change and new technology
• Benefits and efficiencies and making winter service delivery plans effective
Rini Donker, Senior Advisor Winter Maintenance, Rijkswaterstaat
11:00 - 11:50 Introduction to the new NWSRG guidance, key changes and explanation regarding spread rates
Chris Cranston, Chair, NWSRG
Salt Storage – the Gloucestershire Experience
Chris Riley, Area-Highway Manager - Northern, Gloucestershire County Council (NWSRG Member)
Spreader Management – how to apply the new guidance in practice
Peter Turland, Senior Engineer Highway Asset Maintenance, Doncaster Council (NWSRG Steering
Group)
11:50 - 12:10 Coffee & exhibition viewing
12:10 - 12:35 Local authority case study: Delivering innovation and community partnership working as part of
an effective winter service plan
• Part one: Winter Resilience community partnership working arrangements
• Part two: Delivering innovative new customer-focussed services through web and voice
activation, to provide 24/7 on-demand access to winter maintenance information
Theresa Mackin, Business Support Manager, Ayrshire Roads Alliance
Jim Jamieson, Health and Safety, Environmental and Quality Assurance Co-Ordinator, Ayrshire
Roads Alliance
12:35 - 12:55 Salt production meeting the challenges of today and in the future
• How the UK’s rock salt producers are ensuring consistency of supply
• Investing in the future to meet the challenges faced
• Demonstrating improvements and efficiencies made in production and supply over recent years
Philip Burgess, Executive Director, Salt Association
12:55 - 13:15 Local authority Case study: Northamptonshire County Council approach to winter service delivery
Debbie Taylor-Bond, General Manager, Kier & Northamptonshire County Council
13:15 - 13:35 TBC
13:35 - 14:45 Lunch & exhibition viewing
Close of conference – Thank you for attending
Disclaimer - The conference programme was correct at time of print, changes may occur on the day of conference due to unforeseen circumstances.
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SPEAKER PROFILES
David Batchelor
Project Manager - Severe Weather
Plan, Severe Weather Research & Rini Donker
Development Senior Advisor Winter Maintenance
Highways England Rijkswaterstaat
David Batchelor currently holds the role of project manager for Rini Donker is a senior advisor on winter maintenance and responsible
Highways England leading on severe weather planning, as well as for the winter maintenance at Rijkswaterstaat (highway agency of the
severe weather research and development. Netherlands). Rijkswaterstaat is part of the ministry of waterworks and
infrastructure. Within Rijkswaterstaat Rini works at the department
For more than 30 years David has been at the very forefront of winter of traffic and water management. At this department all winter
service delivery, management and innovation. He is recognised as maintenance is organised for our highways and secondary roads
an expert in this field, and through his passion and commitment and also some bicycle roads. They also provide winter maintenance
continues to innovate and foster collaboration to deliver excellence in as a service to some other road authorities such as for example the
winter service. harbour Main Port Rotterdam.
Starting his career at Surrey County Council, David rose to become Rini studied civil engineering in ‘s-Hertogenbosch and has been
the Winter Service Manager and led the implementation of a UK working at Rijkswaterstaat since 1992.
leading ice prediction and weather forecast system into the County.
During the late 90’s David orchestrated the trial and introduction of
pre-wetted salting and brine application in Surrey. This system of salt
application was a first for the UK and built on the strong European
and Scandinavian exchange of expert winter practice that David was
able to develop.
Moving into the private sector in 2000 David was a founding member
Richard Hayes
of the National Salt Spreading Research Group (NSSRG), later to Chief Executive
become the NWSRG. This group of experts is now recognised as one IHE
of the leading research bodies for winter service. David was later to
become the first Technical Consultant to the NSSRG as he formed his
own winter consultancy company in 2001. He now sits on the Steering Richard Hayes was appointed Chief Executive of IHE in June 2016
and TAG Groups of NWSRG as the Highways England representative. and had previously been elected as President at the Institute from
June 2012 to June 2014.
David also has extensive experience in the commercial sector of winter
service, having worked with several leading companies in the fields of ice Richard was previously a freelance Consultant practising in
prediction and RWIS, weather forecasting, winter research and innovative Highway and asset management. He also is a Trainer in these and
salt application solutions. other subjects. Up to 2012 he was the Western Area Manager for
Northumberland County Council’s Local Service Department and was
responsible for an area of 2468 square kms based around the town of
Hexham. He is also responsible for the County's Construction Division
which delivers capital works on highways structure and street lighting.
He has been with the County Council since 2003 and before moving
Chris Cranston to Northumberland, he worked for Stockton on Tees Borough Council
Operations & for 25 years in highways maintenance.
Communications Manager Richard represents the Institute on several external bodies and is
Devon County Council the media spokesperson for IHE. He is currently leading on the IHE’s
National Highway Engineering Academy.
Chris Cranston has led Devon County Council’s successful highways
response to the two recent snow events, one of which included the
South West’s first red weather warning for snow and freezing rain,
and saw snow drifts of over 5 metres in depth. His responsibilities
included regular warning and informing on local and national Jim Jamieson
television and radio. Health and Safety, Environmental
Chris leads on the development and delivery of Devon County and Quality Assurance Co-Ordinator
Council’s winter service, training Members and has been active Ayrshire Roads Alliance
in applying the principles of NWSRG guidance and a risk-based
approach to improve resilience and reduce unnecessary treatments.
He is also responsible for delivery of the Highways Inspections Jim Jamieson (CMIOSH) is the Health and Safety, Environmental and
and Reactive Service, Highway Coordination, Street Lighting and Quality Assurance Co-Ordinator at Ayrshire Roads Alliance a shared
Intelligent Traffic Systems. service between East Ayrshire Council and South Ayrshire Council.
Chris was recently elected as Chair of the National Winter Service Jim is a former depots operations manager and has over 30 years
Research Group (NWSRG), where he has been developing new experience in the highways maintenance industry.
alliances with the Met Office and IHE, and represents the NWSRG
on the UK Roads Board. He has been involved with winter service Jim also takes the lead role in recruiting and supporting local
for over 20 years. He also founded and chairs the Southwest Winter community winter resilience volunteer groups throughout the East
Service Group and has previously chaired the Vaisala User Group. and South Ayrshire Council areas. He is a graduate of Glasgow
Caledonian University.
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SPEAKER PROFILES
Matthew Morreim
Toni Korjus Division Manager, Street
Head of Infrastructural Services, Maintenance Manager
M.Sc (eng.), City of Espoo City of St Paul's public works
Public Works Department Minnesota
Toni Korjus is Head of Infrastructural Services in city of Espoo. Matthew Morreim is the Street Maintenance Division Manager for the
Infrastructural Services consists of four units; Street Maintenance, City of St. Paul, MN. Matt is a registered professional engineer with
Green Area Maintenance, Traffic Control and Administration of Land 15 years of experience in Public Works and has been with the City for
Use. Toni studied infrastructural engineering and expertized in jet over 8 years. Matt manages winter and summer street maintenance
grouting during my trainee periods in a Finnish private construction operations along with a 24/7/365 call center and an asphalt plant.
company. Toni never worked a day in jet grouting site after Matt is a member of APWA's Winter Maintenance Subcommittee and
graduating, and he ended up working as maintenance engineer AASHTO's SICOP committee.
for the City of Espoo. Toni has been involved in street maintenance
since 2010.
Chris Riley
Area-Highway Manager - Northern
Theresa Mackin Gloucestershire County Council
Business Support Manager (NWSRG Member)
Ayrshire Roads Alliance
Chris Riley has worked for Gloucestershire County Council since 2003
Theresa Mackin is the Business Support Manager at Ayrshire Roads and has a background in highway design and maintenance as well
Alliance, a shared service between East Ayrshire Council and South as project management of major infrastructure schemes. Chris has
Ayrshire Council. been involved in the management of winter maintenance operations
for the past 10 years during which time he helped to develop policies
Theresa has over 16 years experience in the private sector and 9 years and procedures to ensure compliance with the code of practice and
in local government in the field of financial management, Human associated guidance.
Resources and IT.
Theresa has worked in North, South and East Ayrshire Councils
primarily in Roads and also a period of time in Social Work and
has led on many initiatives. She is a graduate of the University of
Peter Thurland
Strathclyde.
Senior Engineer Highway Asset
Maintenance
Doncaster Council
Steve Mason
Senior Project Manager – Cumbria Peter Turland started his career at Nottinghamshire County Council
& North Lancashire from school as a trainee technician, gaining experience in many
Highways England aspects of highway engineering from design and maintenance to new
construction sites. After a short spell at Barnsley Council in highway
maintenance and getting involved in surface dressing and some
Steve Mason is a an experienced highway manager with over 30 years’ aspects of winter service, Peter joined Doncaster MBC in 1991.
experience in highways. Steve has operated in a range of highway
niches gaining experience in reactive works, road renewal projects, As an engineer working in highway maintenance, winter service
asset management, traffic schemes and development control. Steve was part of Peters job and he became involved with thermal maps,
has managed winter maintenance activities at varying levels, through weather stations, forecasts and subsequently winter service planning
direct labour operations, service providers and other delivery models. and decision making.
Steve’s career has largely been aligned to highway maintenance activities
gaining experience at Essex County Council, Cheshire East Council, Moving on, into highway asset maintenance as senior engineer,
Northumberland County Council and North Yorkshire County Council. In dealing with asset management and programmed maintenance
his current role Steve is a Senior Project manager at Highways England works, Peter also dealt with the winter service policy, planning and
based in Penrith Area 13, Leading on a range of Improvement and overseeing the provision of winter services.
renewal projects.
Peter is currently the chairman of the Vaisala User Group, a steering
group member of the NWSRG. Peter also holds the IHE Professional
Certificate for “Winter Services - Decision Makers and Managers” and
the IHE “Asset Management Professional Certificate”.
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Jane Wilkins
Carol Valentine Winter Fleet, National Depot
Highway Manager Project Sponsor
Kent County Council Highways England
Carol Valentine is an experienced local government manager who is Jane Wilkins is a Project Manager within the National Winter and Severe
currently a Highway Manager working for Kent County Council. Her Weather Team in Highways England. Jane became involved in the winter
remit includes managing reactive highway maintenance, enforcement, maintenance service when she worked in the Midlands operational team
street works, vehicle crossings and customer services in west Kent. 12 years ago as a winter and depot Manager. She moved to the winter
Additionally, she is the Winter Service Manager for the county. Carol team and has spent much of her time working with stakeholders and
takes a proactive approach to winter service and has made several vehicles users to develop the justification and technical specification for
improvements and refinements to the service in Kent over the years replacement of the company’s 437 winter vehicles as well as supporting
including recently running a brine trial on selected routes in Kent and other winter related activities and policies.
engaging in an innovative Smart Winter project.
Carol is the Deputy Chair of the NWSRG and within that group as well
as leading on communications, she is currently chairing a sub-group
focusing on the planning and spread rate sections of the Best Practice
guidance. Carol is keen to see the continued development of winter
service across the UK and will continue to work with the NWSRG and
partners to ensure that research beneficial to the industry is pursued.
Roger Williams
Head of Surface Access Strategy
Gatwick Airport Limited
Anthony Veal Roger has over 30 years’ experience in Highway Maintenance and
Transport Strategy and is employed by Gatwick Airport as Head of
Senior Scientific Consultant Surface Access Strategy, enabling 48 million passengers and 30,000
Met Office staff to tael to the airport using sustainable modes. He has a wealth of
knowledge and experience in all aspects of Transport strategy, Roger
was a founding member and Chairman of the National Salt Spreading
Anthony Veal completed an MSc and PhD in Applied Meteorology at Research Group working with TRL and has worked with DfT on a
the University of Birmingham. Anthony joined the Met Office in 2001 number of legislation working parties. Roger also created the first
as a research scientist modelling ice accretion on overhead lines and partnership between a local authority and a utility company and
winter hospital admissions for the NHS. published a book on partnership, which was endorsed by DfT.
Combining a sound academic background in meteorology, • L ed a highways transformational change programme that
climatology and statistics with skills in GIS he’s developed a number modernised the service and saved 20% of the revenue budget with
of innovative solutions and offered specialist technical input to increased public satisfaction.
challenging projects in the transport sector over the past 15 years. •W orked with Members using asset management modelling to gain
He’s modelled lightning risk and poor rail adhesion, redesigned four years capital funding.
observing networks and conducted much of the underpinning •P rocured and managed contracts in Highways, Parking, Bus Services
research and development for route based forecasting. He and Home to School transport.
successfully implemented a combined operational and climatological • Introduced a transport hub working with other authorities and
gritting route optimisation capability and can accurately predict likely patient transport to make efficient use of vehicles
savings prior to a full analysis. He’s developed a GIS-based approach • L ed a zero based passenger services review with members and
to define spread widths more consistently and accurately across delivered 10% savings whilst maintaining services
extensive treatment networks. •D eveloped sustainable community transport services with grants to
reduce the overhead for the authority
•D eveloped the first partnership between a utility company and
a highway authority and co-wrote a book sponsored by the
Department for Transport.
Roger believes in “growing your own talent” and has invested in
apprentice schemes for many years, as well as seeing staff rise up
through the ranks to senior roles.
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FLOORPLAN
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A01 A03 A05 A08 A11 A17 A19 A22
V1 V2
B09
B01 B03 B06 B17
Entrance CATERING
&
B11 B14 CATERING
& B19 B22 V3
C01 C03 C06 C07
SEATING C09 C11 SEATING
C25
C14
V4 V5 V5A
D01 D06 D09 D11 D13 D15 V6/V7
V2 &
AEBI Schmidt Holder Equipment D01 Rud Chains C09
B17
Archway Products A08 ICL UK B19 Safecote B09
Campbell Scientific A01 IHE C06 Stabilised Pavements C11
Compass Minerals B14 Integrity Enterprise A17 Transport Network B22
V1 &
Econ Engineering John Jordan D06 Vaisala C14
B01
C25,
Eurodome A05 Johnston Sweepers
V6/V7
Webaspx D09
Exactrak A03 MetDesk A19 Winter Service Solutions D13
Findlay Irvine A22 Peacock Salt V5 & Wintertech Systems D11
B06
HARSH Ltd/South Cave
Tractors
V5A Rennicks C07
HCTA D15 Romaquip B11
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Aebi Schmidt
STAND V2 & B17 Compass Minerals Exactrak
STAND B14
Aebi Schmidt UK supplies, maintains and STAND A03
Our rock salt, extracted from our mine in
provides training on equipment dedicated Exactrak design vehicle tracking and
Cheshire, is used across the UK in the pursuit
to all-year-round surface clearing, including monitoring systems, optimised for the winter
of safe, ice-free highways. By providing our
winter snow and ice clearance, sweeping and service industry which can be accessed 24/7
salt to local councils, highways authorities
vegetation control. We operate a nationwide via a dedicated web portal. With over 16
and private contractors from all corners of
service and maintenance operation, including years’ experience, Exactrak have developed
the country, we are ensuring safe winter
fast response field service engineers, in- systems geared towards helping with the
conditions on everything from large trunk
house and on-site product training and a practical guidance for winter service. Our
networks down to private company car parks.
centrally controlled parts service. systems help users achieve cost savings but
With a vast wealth of mining knowledge, we
www.aebi-schmidt.co.uk also provide in-cab route navigation through
are leaders in winter highway maintenance.
to automated salting systems, route based
www.compassminerals.com forecasting and live exception reporting.
www.exactrak.co.uk
Archway Products Econ Engineering
STAND A08 STAND V1 & B01
Archway Roadmaster are the manufacturer Econ is proud, on the eve of it’s 50th
of the Roadmaster spray injection patching birthday to welcome Cold Comfort to it’s Findlay Irvine
STAND A22
equipment range and currently work with local borough, Harrogate. As a Yorkshire
over 50 local authorities in the UK and family business that is firmly rooted nearby Findlay Irvine is an innovative manufacturing
Ireland. The company has developed in the neighbouring city of Ripon, Econ company developing specialised safety
innovative solutions for the highways Engineering is delighted to be a sponsor systems for the transportation industry,
maintenance industry for nearly two decades of this year’s show, which promises to be providing customised systems and products
and provides Roadmaster technology to local bigger and more successful than ever. We for over 50 years. Findlay Irvine pioneered
authorities and contractors through machine are extremely proud to be able to share with and were instrumental in developing systems
sales and as a maintenance contractor. you our success story of how the Econ has to help roads authorities manage winter
weathered the storms, adapting to become conditions on the highways and initiate
www.archwayproducts.com
the UK’s largest winter maintenance vehicle correct safe action. These systems have
manufacturer. been refined and developed over the years
www.econ.uk.com and now provide state of the art winter
monitoring.
www.findlayirvine.com
Campbell Scientific
STAND A01
Campbell Scientific equipment is the trusted
heart of critical systems globally, transforming Eurodome
STAND A05
accurate and reliable measurement data HARSH Ltd/South Cave Tractors
into actionable insight. This data provides Eurodome Ltd are the leading salt storage STAND V5A
a platform for decision makers to make provider of sustainable timber salt barns
HARSH are the proud UK & Ireland
fully informed, safety critical decisions from in the UK to local authorities and highway
distributors for RASCO snow plough
positions of confidence across applications contractors. We offer a range of fully
and spreader equipment. Within our
including road weather monitoring systems engineered timber Eurodomes designed
range we offer 16 models of plough for
and meteorological centres globally. to suit all sites and budgets and to last for
truck and tractor, spanning from 1.6m
Our non-invasive RWIS solutions are low over 30 years with minimal maintenance.
to 5m blades. Our spreader range is
maintenance, easy to install and cost- Eurodome are also able to offer the full
as equally comprehensive, with solid,
effective. Losberger range of fabric barns and sliding
liquid & pre-wetting systems available
www.campbellsci.com roof solutions from Blommaert.
to suit all applications. By utilising the
www.eurodome.com
latest technology in our control systems
and product development, total cost of
ownership on all RASCO products is minimal.
www.harsh.com/www.southcavetractors.
com
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HCTA IHE
STAND D15
STAND C06
Johnston Sweepers
HCTA was formed to promote and support STAND C25, V6 & V7
The IHE is run by, and for, engineers,
the delivery of a high quality, training and Johnston Sweepers – Bucher Municipal
technicians and allied professionals in
assessment service across the construction provide a comprehensive, innovative winter
highways and transportation. IHE provides
industry. Members range from multi- maintenance range of equipment tailored
professional leadership and support for
disciplined training centres with purpose to the UK market. All winter products
highway engineers working to improve the
built facilities to individual specialist are supported by Johnston’s nationwide
transport environment. The Institute has
trainers working within public or private customer support network of bricks and
been registering engineers and technicians
sector organisations or as sole traders. mortar service centres supplying service
with the Engineering Council since 1972 and
The Association is represented on national back-up throughout the country. Johnston
accrediting academic courses since 1989.
bodies formulating policy and developing Sweepers has been manufacturing road
www.theihe.org sweepers for more than 75 years; Bucher
training schemes and competence based
assessment programmes. Municipal has been producing winter
www.hcta.co.uk equipment for over 60 years.
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Integrity Enterprise
STAND A17
The Western range of hopper spreaders,
Holder Equipment MetDesk
tailgate spreaders and pedestrian units,
STAND D01 STAND A19
ideal for your off route spreading needs.
Holder Equipment UK are the distributer From reactive spot treatments, servicing MetDesk provides fully supported quality-
for Max-Holder GmbH, responsible for the community facilities, car parks and pedestrian led forecasting services to weather
UK and Ireland. Max Holder GmbH is a areas to community snow warden equipment critical businesses worldwide. In the UK,
renowned manufacturer of multifunctional and topping up salt bins the easy way, MetDesk has approximately 50% of the
vehicles for municipal applications. The Western have a product to supplant your available highways market and has enjoyed
Holder range of tractors are compact and winter service operations. continuous, sustainable growth since its
robust with models from 45hp to over 120hp, formation. Acknowledged as the agile
winterserviceoperations.co.uk
With articulated steering for manouverability forecast provider where quality comes first,
with hydrostatic 4 wheel drive, and 3 forecasting services are fully supported
mounting points to accept a range of by a team of experienced transportation
attachments. meteorologists who pride themselves
www.holderequipment.co.uk on assisting clients arrive at the most
appropriate decision.
John Jordan Ltd – AutoSock and www.metdesk.com
snow chains
STAND D06
AutoSock are reusable tyre socks which are
ICL UK pulled over the driving wheels of vehicles
STAND B19
which need extra grip. Vehicles which use
ICL UK Sales Ltd is a mining company based AutoSock should never get stuck in snow or Peacock Salt
on the Cleveland/North Yorkshire border on ice. There are sizes for HGVs, vans, and STAND V5 & B06
rock-salt produced is higher in Sodium cars. Many of our emergency services are
Chloride than any other indigenously Formed in 1874, Peacock Salt is the UK’s
using AutoSock – not only to do their job,
produced salt in the UK, which is beneficial largest importer and distributor of de-icing
but also to get their key people to work, and
to our customers and the road user. As an salt and winter equipment. With a customer
safely home again. We will also be showing
environmentally friendly company, our salt base of over 12,000, annual salt supply has
Polaire’s ‘Steel Truck’ snow chains for twin-
is delivered via our shipping terminal to exceeded 680,000 tonnes delivering daily
wheeled trucks at the event.
coastal ports around the UK. Where this is across the UK. We continue to innovate,
www.autosock.co.uk developing new products and to service the
not feasible we offer a first class road delivery
service. needs of our customers. From large scale salt
saturators to grit bins and spreaders, from
www.icl-uk.uk
non-corrosive, low temperature de-icers to
liquid brine, Peacock Salt can help you fulfil
and exceed your winter treatment plan.
www.peacocksalt.co.uk
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Rennicks (UK) Ltd Stabilised Pavements STAND D09
STAND C07 STAND C11
Webaspx is the UK’s leading optimisation
Rennicks UK is at the forefront of traffic Stabilised Pavements Limited is a specialist company for municipal services such
signs innovation; developing and supplying in-situ road recycling company based in The as highway winter maintenance, waste
the latest road traffic signs and technology. Midlands, working with highways clients collection and street cleansing. Our award-
A well known and trusted supply chain throughout the UK. Operating independently winning software and services have been
partner in the highways industry, we work the business prides itself on delivering great used by over 200 local authorities and
with a variety of sectors ranging from local customer service built on decades of highway environmental service companies to design
authorities and maintenance contractors experience, technical expertise and a highly and run better routes and services. Using our
through to Highways England, Transport trained workforce operating state of the art winter maintenance solution, planners and
Scotland and Welsh Government agencies. plant and equipment. managers can make existing routes more
www.rennicksuk.com www.stabilisedpavements.co.uk efficient by maximising treatment time and
reducing travel, or quickly evaluating service
options.
www.webaspx.com
Romaquip Transport Network
STAND B11 STAND B22
Romaquip was founded over 30 years ago The Transport Network is the UK’s only free at
and are manufacturers of the renowned the point of use website dedicated to serving
news to the highways and transportation
ULTIMA range of products. We have an
industry. Launched by the former Surveyor
Winter Service Solutions
unrivalled reputation for build quality, design STAND D13
and innovation which makes us the number magazine in 2013, the site aims to provide
breaking, exclusive news, case-study We are excited to launch our gritter
one go-to people in the market place. We
features, analysis, data, commentary and live mounted, dynamic salt salinity sensor.
offer products with the longest total life span
seminars, blogs and conferences to industry Measuring the salinity on the road surface in
and the lowest total life costs which mean
professionals involved in the sector at a local real time allowing winter service practitioners
that we make quality affordable when you
and national level, whether in the public or to decide if more de-icing salt is needed
invest in any of our winter range. We look
private sector. Highways magazine forms part to be applied. We are the leading salt
forward to seeing you at Cold Comfort.
of the Transport Network brand. pile sheeting provider in the UK to local
www.romaquip.com authorities and highway contractors. Offering
www.transport-network.co.uk
engineered options from SaltSaver sheeting
to the SuperSheet system for strategic stock
piles, designed to suit all sites and budgets.
www.winterservicesolutions.com
RUD Chains Ltd
STAND C09 Vaisala
STAND C14
RUD Chains manufacture and supply a range
of snow chains and automatic snow chains Vaisala, your partner in solving road weather
for a wide range of vehicles for passenger challenges, all year-round. Beginning with
cars, 4x4’s, SUV’s, vans, trucks, buses, working expert consultation, through accurate Wintertech Systems
machines, commercial and emergency roadside and mobile monitoring equipment, STAND D11
services vehicles. to cloud based software, Vaisala will keep WinterTech Systems design, develop
you moving now and in the future. Vaisala’s and manufacture Brine Manufacturing
www.rud.co.uk/rud-automatic-snow-chains/
dedicated Transportation Weather Services Infrastructure. By being the intelligent
team uniquely provides a consultative choice of road operators in England, Ireland,
approach to solving your weather-related Scotland & Sweden, we are established as
challenges. the premium supplier of the next generation
www.vaisala.com/roads of technology in this area. WinterTech
Sacfecote Ltd Systems, at last, give the UK with the
STAND B09 necessary 100% brine production resilience
that has not until now existed.
Safecote Ltd supplies a number of innovative
winter service products that help the www.wintertechsystems.com
practitioner to improve snow and ice removal.
Being founder members of the NWSRG we
fully understand the challenges that decision-
makers face and are able to offer a wide
range of solutions to help you achieve the
improvements highlighted in Appendix H.
www.safecote.com
www.coldcomfort.tn-events.co.ukA platform for driving technology and change in the winter sector
Alongside a significant delegation from Highways England, public sector attendees this year include representatives from:
Aecom | Aebi Schmidt | Aone+ | Archway Road Master (UK) | Atkins | Bedford Borough Council | Biral | Birmingham CC | Bolton Council | Bradford MDC |
Caerphilly CBC | Calderdale MBC | Campbell Scientific Ltd | Central Bedfordshire Council | City of Espoo, Finland | City of St Pauls Public Works (Minnesota)
| Colas | Compass Minerals | CORSERV Ltd | Costain | Cumbria County Council | Department for Infrastructure | Derbyshire County Council | Doncaster
MBC | Dundee City Council | Durham County Council | Econ | Essex Highways | Eurodome | Exactrak | Findlay Irvine | Gloucestershire County Council |
Halton BC | HCTA | Hertfordshire County Council | Highways England | Holder | Hull City Council | ICL UK | Integrity Enterprises | John Jordan Limited |
Johnston Sweepers Ltd | Kent County Council | Kier Highways Ltd | Lancashire County Council | Lantra | Leeds City Council | Lincolnshire County Council |
M50 Concession Limited | Manchester City Council | Masternaut | Metdesk | Met Office | Milton Keynes Council | Neath Port Talbot Council | Norfolk
County Council | Oxfordshire County Council | Peacock Salt | Public works department of Espoo, Finland | Redcar & Cleveland Borough Council | Rennicks
(UK) | Ringway Infrastructure Services | Ringway Jacobs | Road Link (A69) Ltd | Roadbridge | Romaquip | Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council | RUD
Chains Ltd | Safecote Ltd | Scottish Borders Council | Skanska | Somerset County Council | South Tyneside Council | Stabilised Pavements | Stockton-on-
Tess Borough Council | Tameside MBC | Tarmac | TII | TMU | Transport for West Midlands | Vaisala | Warwickshire County council | Webaspx | West Sussex
County Council | Winter Service | WinterTech Systems | WSP | & more!
3 easy ways to register
Register online at
www.coldcomfort.tn-events.co.uk
E: conferences@hgluk.com
T: +44 (0) 20 7973 4603
Public Sector Delegate Rate £329+ VAT
Private Sector Delegate Rate £395 + VAT
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