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FOLLOW USThe date has been set for our annual Sharing Best Practice event, aimed at local authority highway engineers. The agenda includes speakers covering a range of pertinent topics highlighting sector innovation, local authority case studies and updates on materials development.
To register your interest in our free online event, email your name and contact details to: info@asphaltuk.org and use ‘Sharing Best Practice 2023’ as the subject heading.
Sharing Best Practice – Thursday 24 November 2022
Over 220 delegates from more than 100 local authorities across England, Wales and Scotland registered in advance to attend the virtual event – highlighting the importance that our sector places on working together and the benefits of sharing knowledge so progress can be made when dealing with present and future industry challenges.
The programme, which focussed on decarbonisation and network resilience, was split into four sessions: The Route to Net Zero Strategies, Approaches to Measurement, Warm Mix Asphalts Panel Discussion and Defining Resilience. As AIA Chair, Rick Green, set out in his welcome, these subjects are all pertinent in supporting local authorities to achieve their sustainability goals and increased collaboration, especially during these financially pressurised times, will be key to achieving this.
Our speakers provided valuable insight during their sessions and have kindly made their presentations, slides or discussions available to view:
From The Outside Looking in
Ben Clatworthy, Transport Correspondent, The Times
A Change Theory To Reduce The Carbon Footprint Of Highways Maintenance For Wales
Ed Evans, Director and Secretary, CECA Wales/Cyfarwyddwr ac Ysgrifennydd CECA Cymru
Decarbonising Highways Maintenance: Developing A Decarbonisation Strategy For Lancashire
Paul Binks, Highways Asset Manager, Lancashire County Council
Slides available here
National Highways Net Zero Plan – An Update
Matt Wayman, Senior Pavements Advisor National Highways
Devon County Council’s Carbon Reduction Model For Highway Construction Works
Victoria Walsh, Highway Systems Manager, Devon County Council
Slides available here
Warm Mix Asphalts Panel Discussion
Diane Ware, Highways Asset Planning Manager, North Somerset Council; Brian Kent, Chair, MPA Asphalt Committee and Rick Ashton, Market Development Manager, TotalEnergies
Defining Resilience In The Asphalt Sector
Dr. Breixo Gómez Meijide, Technical Director, European Asphalt Pavement Association (EAPA)
Slides available here
Sharing Best Practice – 2021
More than 180 delegates from over 90 local authorities registered in advance to attend the virtual event – highlighting the value that our sector places on collaboration and the benefits associated with finding out how industry colleagues are dealing with the challenges we all face.
The programme was split into two sessions: Build Back Better and The route to net zero asphalt. As AIA Chair, Rick Green, set out in in his opening remarks, these two issues will become increasingly intertwined in the years to come, with the rate of change only set to accelerate as recovery from the pandemic gathers pace and the Government gives more detail on its route to achieving net zero networks.
Our speakers have kindly made their presentations, interviews or discussions available and these can be viewed by clicking below:
- Highways Sector Council: how they are working with local authorities
Leon Daniels and Anna Delvecchio
- Leading innovation and driving change within the highway service
Scott McDonald, Highway Operations Manager, Derby City Council
Presentation slides available here
- Leading innovation and driving improvements: an alternative view
James Harper, Team Manager, City of Stoke-on-Trent Council
- Surrey’s long-term plans for the maintenance of key highway assets – five years on
Amanda Richards, Group Manager, Network and Asset Management.
Presentation slides available here
- National Highways’ 2040 net zero ambitions: the pavement’s perspective
Matthew Wayman, Senior Pavements Advisor, National Highways
Presentation slides available here
- Net zero asphalt policy, drivers and practice: European experience
Carsten Karcher, EAPA and Geir Lange, Veidekke
- Towards net zero carbon: Westminster City Council
Dan Perks, Operations Manager – City Highways, Westminster City Council and Ivan Farrell, Performance Manager, FM Conway
- Adopting warm mix asphalt as standard
Steve Isaacs, Specialist Consultant
Sharing Best practice 2020
Part of the recording from sharing best practice 2020 is available on our YouTube channel:
Collaborative research project – HE, MPA and Eurobitume: Filtering protocol for innovative paving materials, including waste derived materials
Malcolm Simms, Director MPA Asphalt, Mineral Products Association and Director, Asphalt Industry Alliance (AIA) and Helena Lacelle, Principal Engineer, Pavement Design and Asset management, Transportation AECOM