4th Annual Winter Maintenance Conference and Exhibition Cold Comfort Scotland 2017 27th April 2017 Airth Castle www.coldcomfortscotland.surveyorevents.com Register Today Key topics for 2017 will include: Improving resilience in cities and towns Liquids and other things: implementing current and future innovation and technology The latest thinking from Transport Scotland and SCOTS Scottish local authority case studies: driving efficiencies and raising standards Keeping it legal: a presentation of real court cases and why they were won or lost The future for UK winter service: an NWSRG perspective Modelling winter: predicting extreme weather and measuring performance Speaker organisations include representatives from: The Scottish Government The city of Edinburgh Council Transport Scotland ScotlandTranServ Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council Vaisala Amey Kent County Council Derby City Council and more. Sponsor Supported by Media Partners Register today at www.coldcomfortscotland.surveyorevents.com
Cold Comfort Scotland 2017 4th Annual Winter Maintenance Conference and Exhibition Cold Comfort Scotland is the country s only conference and exhibition dedicated to the winter service sector. The conference aims to increase the knowledge and improve the effectiveness of winter service operatives in Scotland. Using best practice case studies, technical sessions and debate and discussion, Cold Comfort Scotland considers every aspect of the winter service delivery sector as well as some of the new products, concepts and innovations being used on the road network. Combining research from both local and European winter operations, the fourth annual event will detail how to successfully plan and execute your winter service strategies. Featuring a keynote address from Humza Yousaf MSP, Minister for Transport and the Islands, the conference will showcase over 15 key speaker presentations. Who should attend: The annual Scottish Cold Comfort conference and exhibition would be of benefit to: What you will learn: Hear from industry experts delivering up-to-date best practice from the sector Senior local authority representatives Private sector contractors Winter maintenance managers Highway engineers Resiliance/civil contingency managers Highway managers Contract managers Fleet managers Operations managers Network managers Share insight and opinion on the latest developments and shape the way the industry operates in the future Learn from other authorities from around the UK on their approaches to winter service delivery Participate in the most up-to-date technical sessions featuring the latest research and developments Follow Cold Comfort Scotland on Twitter @transport_net #coldcomfortscot
CONFERENCE PROGRAMME 09:25 Welcome and Introduction from the Chair 09:30 Keynote Address: Improving national and local winter service delivery Humza Yousaf MSP, Minister for Transport and the Islands, The Scottish Government 09:45 Creating more resilient cities and towns: an Edinburgh perspective The importance of creating a more resilient network Plans and best practice for implementing resilient winter service plans Delivering the right strategies Gavin Sharp, Resilience Specialist, The city of Edinburgh Council 10:10 Liquids and other things: implementing current and future innovation and technology Three years on in-depth research into use of liquids on the network What next for liquids and alternative de-icers Use of other technology and innovation Further research and measuring performance Martin Thomson, Network Impacts Manager, Transport Scotland 10:35 Using winter service technology to drive efficiencies and raise standards Implementing new systems such as automated gritting How they help drive efficiencies and what can be developed in the future Planning for an efficient future Andy Fraser, Operating Company Representative, ScotlandTranServ 11:10 Morning Coffee Break 11:40 Effective use of statistical weather data to more effectively and accurately predict freezing conditions Managing data in relation to the new Highways Code of Best Practice Creating a risk based framework for winter maintenance Using historical weather station and climatic data combined with statistical analysis to examine how you can take a risk based approach to help rationalised the prioritisation and decision making process Peter Turland, Senior Engineer, Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council Nick Johnson, Global Training Manager, Vaisala 12:05 Delivering winter service on the M8 DBFO Project M8 DBFO Project overview to date in relation to winter maintenance Dealing with services with extensive traffic management Effective communication and liaison M8 Where we are going, new works completion and full operations and maintenance Stewart Allan, Performance Analyst - Highways, Amey 12:25 Lunch Register today at www.coldcomfortscotland.surveyorevents.com
CONFERENCE PROGRAMME 13:30 Afternoon Welcome from the Chair Adrian Tatum, Events Producer, Highways magazine & Transport Network 13:35 Keeping it legal: a presentation of real court cases and why they were won and lost Keeping yourself out of court Preparing for court Recording, measuring and implementing decisions from data A legal minefield? What to consider, what to implement and what not to implement Adrian Runacres, Independent Consultant and legal expert 14:00 The future of winter service delivery in the UK The future-a NWSRG perspective Why we need more research in the winter service sector A collaborative approach across the UK Carol Valentine, Highway Manager - West Kent, Kent County Council 14:25 Best practice and a front line perspective: A Derby County Council view Delivering change and efficiencies The importance of a front-line review of the season Measuring performance and revising your strategy David Kinsey, Area Manager, Highways Derby City Council 14:50 Afternoon Coffee Break 15:20 Implementing Scotland s Flood Risk Management Plans A guide to the process and principles Funding & programmes Challenges and opportunities Dave Gowans, Technical Manager, Sweco 15:45 Local Authority Case Study 16:10 Closing Remarks and Close of Conference Follow Cold Comfort Scotland on Twitter @transport_net #coldcomfortscot
SPEAKER PROFILES Stewart Allan Winter Service Manager / Performance Analyst Amey David Kinsey Highway Manager Derby City Council Stewart is an experienced winter maintenance professional working for Amey on the M8, M73, M74 Motorway Improvements contract on behalf Scottish Roads Partnership and Transport Scotland. He has experience in delivering winter services both on the Trunk Road and local authority network. He has worked on the M8 contract since its commencement as a Performance Analyst, responsible for coordination of traffic management and Transport Scotlands IRIS system. Between 2014 and 2016 Stewart was a named Winter Service Duty Officer, before being nominated as Winter Service Manager in 2016, responsible for the delivery of all winter services within the M8 contract. David has worked in Highway Maintenance for the last 15 years, prior to this he worked for a number of civil engineering contractors. He is responsible for managing all aspects of Highway Maintenance, the service is delivered by an in-house team and has been since 2013 when the operational side of Highway Maintenance was brought back in house, and this process was suggested and then subsequently managed by David. David is the current chair of the Midland Service Improvement Group (MSIG) Winter Service Group as well as sitting on the NWSRG Steering Group and Technical Advisory Group. Outside work David is a keen, but long suffering, Derby County supporter so to take his mind off this he enjoys landscape photography as well. Andy Fraser Operating Company Representative Scotland TranServ Andy Fraser is currently Operating Company Representative for Scotland TranServ, overseeing the management and maintenance of the South West Scotland trunk road network. Andy has been involved in the management of winter service delivery for 25 years, covering large areas of Scotland for both Local Authorities and private contractors. Always keen to investigate innovative solutions, Andy has promoted increased coverage of monitoring of the road network, been heavily involved in trialling alternative de-icing materials and increasing winter resilience, and is currently implementing the sue of technology to provide a more targeted and sustainable approach to winter service delivery. Adrian Runacres Independent Consultant Technical Advisor and Secretary of the NWSRG Adrian is the Secretary and Technical Advisor of the National Winter Service Research Group (NWSRG). He has a wealth of experience in highway winter service matters and runs his own independent consultancy business, as well as undertaking collision investigations. He has strong links with TRL and is their Principal Consultant in his professional fields. Prior to setting up his own business in 2005, Adrian headed TRL s Investigations and Risk Management Department and was a member of their Executive Management Committee. Nick Johnson Lead Consultant, Transportation Weather Consulting Vaisala Ltd I have worked for Vaisala for over 20 years now, mostly in various training roles. I ve trained extensively throughout the UK and Ireland and also overseas in North America and Europe. My main focus has been the Roads market but I also am involved in training and consultancy for our Airports customers. Recently I developed and also now deliver the Monitoring and Decision Making modules for the IHE qualification for winter service decision makers. Gavin Sharp Resilience Specialist The City of Edinburgh Council Gavin Sharp is a Resilience Specialist for the City of Edinburgh Council. He has been working within Resilience for the past 6 years and is the lead officer for the Council Severe Weather Response Plan, as well as being the Resilience Business Partner for services including Transport, Planning, Environment, FM, Housing, Customer, Regulatory Services, ICT and HR. Out of work I am chair of a school governing board, ferry my daughter around and walk our dog. And with any spare time left over after that I play badminton and golf badly. Register today at www.coldcomfortscotland.surveyorevents.com
SPEAKER PROFILES Martin Thomson Network Impacts Manager Transport Scotland Carol Valentine Highway Manager Kent County Council Martin is currently Network Impacts Manager within Transport Scotland and is responsible for delivering and developing a number of outward facing services; including the winter service. Martin is an active member of the National Winter Service Research Group (NWSRG) and strives to improve the winter service through innovations and research. Over the past three winter season s this has included live brine v pre-wetted salt trials on the Scottish trunk roads. In 2016, Martin joined the World Roads Association (WRA) Winter Technical Committee on behalf of Transport Scotland to share best practice in Scotland, the UK and Internationally. Peter Turland Senior Engineer, Highway Asset Maintenance Doncaster MBC Carol is an experienced local government manager who is currently a Highway Manager working for Kent County Council. Her remit includes managing reactive highway maintenance, enforcement, street works, vehicle crossings and customer services in west Kent. Additionally she has been the Winter Service Manager for the county for the last 9 years. Carol takes a proactive approach to winter service and has made a number of improvements and refinements to the service in Kent over the years. She has recently been elected to the post of Deputy Chair of the NWSRG and within that group is currently chairing a sub-group focusing on the planning and spread rate sections of the Best Practice guidance replacing Appendix H to Well Maintained Highways. 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. Peter started his career at Nottinghamshire County Council from school as a trainee technician, gaining experience in many aspects of highway engineering from design and maintenance to new construction sites. After a short spell at Barnsley Council in highway maintenance and some aspects of winter, Peter joined Doncaster MBC in 1991. As an engineer working in highway maintenance, winter service was part of the job and he became involved with thermal maps, weather stations, forecasts and subsequently winter service planning and decision making. Moving into highway asset maintenance as senior engineer, dealing with asset management and programmed maintenance works, Peter also had to deal with the winter service policy, planning and overseeing the provision of winter services. Currently secretary to the Vaisala User Group, a member of the NWSRG and has completed the IHE Professional Certificate in Winter Services - Decision Makers and Managers. Humza Yousaf Minister for Transport and the Islands Humza Yousaf is the MSP for Glasgow Pollok and Minister for Transport and the Islands in the Scottish Government. Born in Glasgow on 7th April 1985, he graduated from the University of Glasgow with a degree in Politics and is an alumnus of the US State Department s prestigious International Visitor Learning Programme. He went on to work in the Scottish Parliament as an aide to the late Bashir Ahmad MSP being elected as an MSP in May 2011. He was a Parliamentary Liaison Officer to the former First Minister Alex Salmond and was appointed Minister for External Affairs and International Development in September 2012, before taking up his current ministerial role in May 2016. Follow Cold Comfort Scotland on Twitter @transport_net #coldcomfortscot
Cold Comfort Scotland 2017 4th Annual Winter Maintenance Conference and Exhibition Confirmed attendees include representatives from: Aberdeen CC Amey Angus CC Argyll and Bute Council Autolink M6 Ayrshire Roads Alliance Balfour Beatty BAM PPP UK Ltd BEAR Scotland Edinburgh Council Dundee CC East Dunbartonshire Council East Lothian Council East Renfrewshire Council Econ Engineering Falkirk Council Fife Council Highways England Inex Works Group Midlothian Council North Ayreshire Council Scotland Transerv Scottish Borders Council Scottish Gritting Sir Robert MacAlpine South Lanarkshire Council Stirling Council Tayside Contracts Transport Scotland West Lothian Council and many more. 3 easy ways to register Register online at www.coldcomfortscotland.surveyorevents.com E: conferences@hgluk.com T: +44 (0) 20 7973 4603 Surveyor Subscriber Rate 119 + VAT** Standard Delegate Rate 199 + VAT ** ** Must hold a valid subscription to Surveyor magazines Why not bring your colleagues to the event? For group rates contact us today conferences@hgluk.com Sponsor Supported by Media Partners Exhibiting and Sponsorship Opportunities Please contact Steve Cobb today T: + 44 (0) 20 7973 4683 E: s.cobb@hgluk.com www.coldcomfortscotland.surveyorevents.com