Cambridgeshire prepares for winter to keep roads safe
06/10/2025 Cambridgeshire County Council is taking proactive measures to ensure residents stay safe and mobile during the upcoming winter months. |
Hertfordshire gearing up for winter road safety
06/10/2025 Hertfordshire County Council has launched its 2025 winter service, ready to keep the county’s roads safe as temperatures drop. |
Snowy Ball has her 15-minutes of fame
15/12/2023 Hertfordshire County Council’s gritters have found fame with a guest spot on BBC Radio 2. |
Hertfordshire County Council trials cycle path gritter
10/02/2023 A new gritter, specially designed for cycle paths, is being trialled by Hertfordshire County Council. |
Councils stockpile salt as temperature plummets
06/12/2022 Local authorities have nearly 1.5 million tonnes of salt stockpiled across the country ready to treat icy roads and pavements this winter, a new survey has revealed. |
North Yorkshire welcomes electric-bodied gritters
10/10/2022 North Yorkshire County Council has added two electric-bodied gritters to their fleet in preparation for winter. |
Council introduces digital map to track Snovid-19 and Gritter Thunberg
07/12/2021 South Lanarkshire Council has started to use a dedicated gritter tracking map so that residents can follow the progress of Snovid-19, Gritter Thunberg and the council’s other gritters. |
Council chiefs warn HGV driver shortage could hit gritting services
23/11/2021 Local authority leaders have warned that the HGV driver shortage might hit gritting services this winter. |
Worcestershire council braces for winter with six new Mercedes-Benz Arocs gritters from Rygor
08/10/2020 Worcestershire County Council is gearing up for winter with six new Mercedes-Benz Arocs gritters from Rygor. |
Spreader manufacturer invest £1.3 million in Scottish venture
23/10/2019 Econ Engineering has launched a new Scottish company called Econ Scotland. The new company will be servicing spreaders and other vehicles for customers across many of Scotland’s 32 local authorities and private sector highways contractors. |
Ringway Jacobs gears up for winter with eight new spreaders
18/10/2019 Ringway Jacobs has taken on a new fleet of new spreaders to keep the roads of Cheshire East clear of ice and snow this winter. The highways service provider turned to Roanza Truck & Van for the eight new vehicles, all of which are based on heavy-duty Arocs chassis with ClassicSpace S-cabs and have Econ Engineering bodywork. |
