Data and smarter working was a thread that ran throughout Cold Comfort this year; from the incab gritter technology from AEBI Schmidt, to the way Gaist supported flood-hit areas with network surveys, to Vaisala’s data management, to countless other products, services and concepts entering the sector.

The change is timely, as local authorities prepare to move towards a more risk-based approach under upcoming reforms to Well-maintained Highways.

An insightful presentation from Simon Pritchard, senior engineer at Rhondda Cynon Taf CBC, showed some of the surprises and protections that such an approach could throw up.

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