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Red tape hampers winter maintenance efforts 14/07/2011 Red tape seriously hampered the efforts of Lincolnshire council's highways department to deal with the last blast of winter weather, according to a damning report.
New ice breakers for Scottish roads 28/09/2012 New ice breakers that will be used to keep Scotland's roads clear this winter have been unveiled.
Surrey County Council prepares for winter 09/09/2013 Surrey County Council is investing £5 million in winter road repairs as it plans ahead for the cold weather.
Review of winter service programme in Northern Ireland published 03/10/2013 An independent review into the delivery of the winter service programme by Roads Service in Northern Ireland has been published.
Argyll and Bute Council ready for winter 06/11/2013 A Scottish council is all set for winter – with 33 front line gritters which can also be used as snowploughs, a stock of 11,000 tonnes of rock salt and a trained team ready to treat the roads in Argyll and Bute.
Councils stockpiling salt in preparation for winter 11/11/2013 Councils are stockpiling more salt in preparation for this year’s winter, according to the latest figures from highways bosses.
Winter service programme launched in Northern Ireland 11/11/2013 Danny Kennedy has launched the Roads Service winter service programme in Northern Ireland.
Gritters out in force as temperatures drop 20/11/2013 Thousands of council gritters have been out on main roads across the country this week as temperatures continue to drop below freezing.
Aggregates used to treat iced roads and pavements 17/12/2013 Quarries across the UK are once again supplying fine aggregates to local authorities to treat iced roads and pavements.
Councils ready for winter 06/01/2014 The Local Government Association (LGA) has published the results of its annual winter readiness survey which show that councils had stockpiled 1.4 million tonnes of gritting salt at the end of October – up from 1.3 million tonnes in 2012.
Durham makes preparations for winter 24/09/2014 Durham County Council is preparing for winter by stockpiling up to 12,500 tonnes of salt at two new barns.
Cornwall invests in weather station 05/11/2014 Vaisala has completed the first full-scale installation of 12 next generation RWS200 Road Weather Stations in the United Kingdom.
FM Conway invests in new gritters for Lewisham 21/01/2015 FM Conway has invested £350,000 in four brand new gritters to service the London Borough of Lewisham.
East Sussex gears up for winter 07/10/2015 East Sussex’s fleet of gritters has been hitting the county’s roads as it gears up for the onset of winter.
Road safety campaign targets gritter undertakers 27/10/2015 Drivers are being warned that they could be putting their lives at risk if they use the hard shoulder to undertake gritters.
Winter Maintenance Handbook launched 23/05/2016 The Institute of Highway Engineers (IHE) Winter Maintenance Handbook has been launched.
Reduced salt prices offered through new ESPO framework 05/07/2016 A new framework that allows highway departments to replenish their stocks of de-icing salt at discounted summer prices has been launched by ESPO.
Velocity helps get Buckinghamshire’s roads ready for winter 23/01/2017 Road repairs specialist Velocity has helped repair thousands of potholes and defects in Buckinghamshire over a six-week period.
Pilot project launched to help gritting teams 26/01/2017 Highway maintenance teams will be able to make better gritting decisions based on local weather conditions thanks to the launch of a pilot project in Hampshire.
‘Pothole Busters’ take to the roads as councils count the cost of the cold 09/03/2018 Gangs of 'Pothole Busters' will be out on the roads of Hampshire 'in a matter of days' as the sector expressed dismay over the potential for the Beast from the East to have done serious damage to the local road network.
Drivers stranded again as new snowfall hits 19/03/2018 A 64-mile stretch of the A30 in Devon and Cornwall was closed for several hours by further bad weather overnight, stranding scores of drivers.
Latest Cold Comfort programme now available 05/04/2018 An updated programme has been announced for the 27th annual Cold Comfort winter maintenance conference and exhibition next month.
Read all about it - Cold Comfort preview now online 10/05/2018 With the programme finalised for Cold Comfort 2018, which takes place next week, a preview of the show has been published in the latest Highways magazine, now online.
Cold Comfort day one podcast online now 16/05/2018 Cold Comfort is the annual winter maintenance conference and exhibition, now in its 27th year, taking place at the Ricoh Arena in Coventry. And the
Econ hiring 20 new staff after boost in orders 29/05/2018 Leading manufacturer of winter service fleet, Econ Engineering,has announced it will be hiring 20 new staff after seeing a boost in orders for its vehicles following the Beast from the East.