Stakeholder engagement

The Asphalt Industry Alliance organises a free, interactive, annual Sharing Best Practice event, aimed at local authority highway engineers. Its representatives also regularly attend and speak at a large range of industry conferences.

Sharing Best Practice - Thursday 21 October 2021

This year Sharing Best Practice was held, once again online. Over 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