Our Advice for Choosing a Winter Maintenance Contractor.

As the worse of the winter weather subsides (although never say never), many facility managers and business owners are taking the opportunity to review their winter gritting and snow removal contracts. Therefore, we’ve compiled this helpful comprehensive guide of the critical aspects you should look for when reviewing tender responses from a winter maintenance contractor […]

How We Ensure Our Clients Are Protected Over the Winter Months

As working with a winter maintenance contractor is critical for the operational continuality of businesses during the winter months, it is essential to understand how you will be supported and that customer satisfaction is met when snow and ice events occur.   Therefore, as we end another successful main winter gritting and snow clearance season, […]

Meet the Team: Mike Watts – Business Development Manager

Mike Watts Business Development Manager

We are delighted to announce the appointment of Mike Watts to the newly established role of Business Development Manager. Based at the AccuGrit HQ in Suffolk, the position within the business will help support Dean and Richard in their drive to promote and grow the company across the UK. AccuGrit has been through a process […]

Creating an Effective Winter Maintenance Plan for Gritting and Snow Clearance.

Snowy Covered Car Park

It’s about that time of year when facilities managers and business owners across the UK conduct multiple conversations about seeking a new winter maintenance contractor.  Then as the warmer weather arrives, the discussion becomes a distant memory and before you know it… winter has come around again, and you’re stuck with either a substandard winter […]

The UK Big Freeze of 2010 and the Lesson Every Business Can Learn from It!  

The Background: It wouldn’t be shocking to hear that every office, every day across the UK, has a weather-related conversation; however, as you can imagine, in the AccuGrit office, our weather-related chats are probably more frequent and get very technical with stats and operational related stories of ice and snow clearing. Recently, the hot topic […]

The bad weather wasn’t all bad news, as we acquired 90 new sites!

It would be easy to forget the blast of severe wintery weather we experienced in mid-December since we’ve all enjoyed the Christmas holidays, and most of the country is comfortably reaching double figures in temperatures. However, for the team at AccuGrit, we are still processing the few weeks of the deep freeze as we faced […]

2022 in Review and Wrapped Up for Christmas….

As temperatures notably drop, our team are occupied with keeping premises safe across the UK from wintery weather. Usually, this time of year is referred to as our ‘busy’ period, but the truth is, this is the tail-end of what has been a significantly exciting year for AccuGrit. It’s been 12 months packed with hugely […]

Remember the Five P’s When It Comes to Winter Maintenance Preparation!

Proper Preparation Prevents Poor Performance is a quote often used in our HQ when we encounter a situation that could have easily been avoided. But if you’re a business owner, there is a lot to be prepared for this winter, with the cost of living impacting commercial and domestic finances and talks of energy blackouts. […]

Announcement: AccuGrit Completes the Acquisition of Thames Valley Gritting Services.

Dean Harvey

On 24th October 2022, AccuGrit agreed to acquire Thames Valley Gritting Services, a family-run business in the heart of the Chilterns. This purchase further cements our growth plans as the depot in the northwest of London is a crucial location to continue AccuGrit’s expansion into London and the South of UK territories. Thames Valley Gritting […]