What is Gritting?

Gritting involves spreading grit or salt on outdoor surfaces such as roads, pavements, and car parks to prevent ice formation. This procedure lowers the freezing point of water, ensuring safer, ice-free conditions that significantly reduce the risks posed by snow and frost. Doing so also helps to prevent future ice formation and melts any existing ice or snow on the ground.

We carefully select our equipment and gritting tools with the environment in mind, ensuring that walkways, paths, and roads remain safe without grassed areas, flowers, or foliage being harmed by the process.

Ensuring the safety of colleagues and visitors is crucial for any business, especially in snowy and icy conditions. With over 15 years of experience, Ambius offers reliable snow-clearing and gritting services and grit bins, salt, and shovels for added convenience.

Gritting is highly effective in combating icy conditions, providing essential protection against winter weather hazards. By creating a textured surface that offers better grip, gritting minimises the risks of slips, falls, and vehicle accidents. The benefits of this crucial service include:

1. Minimising Accidents and Injuries: Gritting dramatically increases the safety of outdoor areas by reducing slipperiness. Walkways, entrances, and car parks become far less hazardous, significantly lowering the risk of accidents and protecting the public and your workforce.
2. Ensuring Continued Accessibility: Ice can disrupt access to your premises, but effective gritting keeps your key areas, such as entrances, pathways, and car parks, open and functional. This ensures that your business remains operational, even during extreme weather.
3. Preserving Property Infrastructure: Ice can cause long-term damage to surfaces such as pavements and roads. Regular gritting prevents ice formation, safeguarding the exterior of your premises from costly wear and tear.
4. Maintaining Legal Compliance: As a property owner or manager, you have a legal duty to keep your premises safe. Regular gritting during periods of low temperatures helps you meet health and safety standards, reducing the risk of legal action if someone is injured due to icy conditions.
5. Projecting a Positive Image: Gritting not only makes your premises safer, but it also enhances your business's overall appearance and reputation. A well-maintained, ice-free environment shows that you prioritise safety and professionalism, leaving a positive impression on visitors and customers.

At Ambius, we provide expert gritting services tailored to your business. Our experienced team ensures your premises are safe, clear, and fully operational each morning, no matter the weather.

• We use Met Office data to monitor weather conditions and attend your site when temperatures are forecast to drop below 2-3°C.
• Our team grits your site overnight, ensuring it's ready for the start of the working day.
• We prioritise keeping key access routes clear for uninterrupted business operations.
• National coverage means we can service multiple sites across the country.
• We offer snow clearing in addition to gritting services.
• You’ll receive a tailored quote, detailed weather reports, a record of site visits, and access to a 24-hour hotline.
• Pay-per-visit pricing ensures you only pay for services when they are required.