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Highways Presents: The National Winter Service Research Group

10/01/2025

Highways magazine editor Dominic Browne speaks to the chair of the National Winter Service Research Group (NWSRG) Carol Valentine about the organisation's work to support all those who keep our roads safe when ice forms.

Under new management: The NWSRG and its Practical Guide

05/03/2024

The National Winter Service Research Group (NWSRG) has been restructured and is starting a review process of its national guidance – the Practical Guide. With the support of Cold Comfort, which will host a gap analysis debate on the current chapters, the steering group and its associate members are setting a new course in climate resilience. Dominic Browne reports

NWSRG chair: Spreading the word on winter service

13/06/2022

The chair of the National Winter Service Research Group (NWSRG) has celebrated the new organisation's new model, which has boosted membership and opened up collaboration with other sectors.

NWSRG and Highways launch the National Winter Service Survey

17/05/2022

Please take just five minutes to fill out 10 multiple choice questions so we can understand what issues winter service professionals face and how NWSRG can support your work better.

NWSRG celebrates national guidance with a survey to start new chapter

30/06/2021

The National Winter Service Research Group has launched a sector feedback survey to help it develop in the future.

NWSRG releases planning chapter of winter guidance

21/05/2020

The National Winter Service Research Group (NWSRG) has announced a major milestone in the development of new national winter service guidance, with the publication of the planning section.

Hacked off by Appendix H? Help is coming

02/01/2019

Chris Cranston, chair of the National Winter Service Research Group (NWSRG) discusses the guidance we love to hate and where winter service is going next.

Winter is coming: The NWSRG spreads the word

20/09/2018

Highways reports from the National Winter Service Research Group’s workshop on forthcoming changes to its guidance.

Hot topics for the cold season

19/03/2018

Highways speaks to the chair of the National Winter Service Research Group (NWSRG), Chris Cranston, about what the key areas for debate will be at this year’s Cold Comfort and receives an exclusive briefing on the latest news and research.

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