It is with great sadness that we hear of the sad and untimely death of Andrew Lupton of Econ Engineering. Andrew was generous, not just in his contribution to the winter service industry generally, but to his team, colleagues and associates. He was a founding member of the NSSRG in 2000 and was very supportive of the NWSRG since the early days and we are indebted to Andrew for his passion in raising standards and supporting research. It is a very sad day for Andrew’s family, his friends, Econ colleagues and the whole of the winter service community.