Why Visit Cold Comfort 2027
Two Days to Find What Works When the Weather Turns
Delivering: Winter. Resilience. Results.
Cold Comfort brings the winter service supply chain, practitioner-led sessions and your peers from other authorities into one hall. You'll leave with ideas you can use before next winter, not a pile of brochures.
19 to 20 May 2027, CBS Arena, Coventry. Free to attend.
What You'll Get From the Day
In our 2026 visitor survey, 82% came to keep up with the market, 82% to network with peers and 74% to see new products. Cold Comfort is built around all three.
Compare Suppliers Side by Side
Forecasting, salt, gritters, fleet tracking and depot kit, all in one hall, so you can compare before your next procurement.
See the 2026 exhibitorsSessions Led by Practitioners
The Resilience Theatre runs across both days, with authorities and contractors sharing what worked, what didn't and what they'd do differently.
See the 2026 programmeLearn From Other Authorities
Hear how councils with the same duty, budget pressure and weather are making decisions, then carry on the conversation afterwards.
Meet the Suppliers You Already Use
76% of 2026 survey respondents came to meet existing suppliers. It's the easiest place to catch up on what's new and raise what isn't working.
Earn CPD While You're There
The conference programme is CPD accredited by the Institute of Highway Engineers. Visit the IHE stand at the show to register your CPD points.
Three Shows, One Visit
Your badge also opens Traffex and Parkex, so you can go from the Resilience Theatre to sessions on asset management, procurement and local roads delivery.
Visit TraffexWho's there
You'll Be in Good Company
57% of 2026 Cold Comfort visitors came from government and the public sector, and 59% work in highways maintenance or winter service. You'll meet winter service engineers, network resilience leads, term maintenance contractors and national road authorities.
What Visitors Said About 2026
Engaging and thought-provoking presentations and conversations and great opportunities to meet with new and existing peers.
Network Response & Winter Service Engineer, Devon County Council
Recommend attending the event if you haven't been before. You can simply just attend the morning or afternoon and take in some panels/presentations or cover the two days if you can to see and hear more.
Head of Operations, Welsh Government
Excellent conference, well worth going as it gave fantastic opportunities to network and also to find out about latest initiatives, procedures, legislation and how others are implementing these into their winter plans.
Assistant Network Manager, Hertfordshire County Council
Plan Your Visit
When
Wednesday 19 May, 09:30 to 17:00
Thursday 20 May, 09:30 to 16:30
Where
CBS Arena, Coventry CV6 6AQ, just off Junction 3 of the M6
What's On
Cold Comfort, Traffex and Parkex, with free entry to all three
See You in Coventry
Attendance is free. Visitor registration opens on 1 February 2027, so register your interest now and we'll let you know as soon as it's live.