Wildlife Watchers
Its been a cold weekend in some areas of the UK. We go through every report for every visit in detail and noticed this picture taken by our team at site in the city of Plymouth this weekend! What have you seen while at work?
Winter looks set to arrive early
Signals are increasingly showing that we could see an early start to our winter season and gritting contractors will be required UK wide. This is a forecast for October 23rd which shows clearly the potential for artic air to move across the UK. AccuGrit is a gritting contractor UK wide and is planning its operations […]
Are you protected from claims this coming Winter?
Is your Winter Maintenance Contractor or your onsite delivery teams protecting you from potential claims as documentation of visits is now more important than ever? Do they offer a full suite of reports that include;? · Comprehensive weather forecasts? · Site visits tracked either pedestrian or vehicle operatives? · Before and after photos of every site visit? · Automatic […]
Gaining the Carbon Charter Accreditation
We’ve been working towards gaining the Carbon Charter and yesterday we were awarded the accreditation. The Carbon Charter provides support and recognition to small and medium sized businesses that commit to and adopt carbon reduction measures and sustainable business practices. When we started the business we wanted to be as environmentally friendly as possible and […]
November Snow?
November Snow? One of the UK’s national weather providers published its seasonal forecast last week, its showing the potential for a cold and snowy start to our season in the UK due to La Niña. NOVEMBER: Our forecast view is particularly influenced by a consensus of statistical analogue forecasts, which imply a much more blocked […]
How much could a slip on ice cost your business?
This winter, the cost of a compensation claim after a slip on ice or snow – or the cost of closure should we see another Beast from the East – could devastate businesses, as AccuGrit’s Dean Harvey explains. Dean Harvey is the co-founder and Managing Director of AccuGrit, who pride themselves on providing the most […]
Bespoke Winter Solutions
We are busy creating bespoke winter solutions via our YETI software for the coming winter season for each and every site. We don’t get a great deal of snow in the UK, but when we do will the snow at your site be moved to a suitable area keeping your sites Open, Safe and Compliant? […]
Outsource your Risk to the Winter Services Specialist
Are you looking to outsource the headache you have every winter season when you need to keep your facility Safe, Open and Compliant? Some of the reasons why many businesses outsource and use AccuGrit as the Winter Service Specialist. Reduces Operating Costs. Improves Company Focus. Offers Resources Not Available Internally. Easier to Downsize. Manages Risk. […]
Impact from Beast from the East winter storm 2018 sounds very familiar…
We are all now used to big numbers regarding Covid-19 but the financial impact of “beast from the east” winter storm in 2018 also had an impact and could again this coming winter on top of the current fall out from Covid-19. It cost our economy up to £1bn a day and these are some […]
The Importance of Keeping the Supply Chain Moving
The UK big freeze during 2009/10 winter over a three week period cost insurers more than £14bn. For businesses in the FMCG sector, especially in perishables, the greatest impact was the distribution to transport between manufacturers, distribution centres and retailers which cost more than £400m per day! Our industry doesn’t have control of the Highways […]
