Econ Engineering spreads joy with giant gritter jumper
Econ Engineering, the UK’s leading manufacturer of winter maintenance and highways vehicles, has partnered with a famous local knitting group to create a giant Christmas jumper and hat for one of its iconic gritters. The Christmas jumper, thought to be one of the biggest ever created, has been handcrafted by volunteers from the Ripon Community […]
Oxfordshire gets set for winter with new salt barn and fleet of gritters
With a new fleet of gritting vehicles, a freshly built salt barn, 60 specialist drivers and over 10,000tonnes of road salt, Oxfordshire is ready for winter. Oxfordshire County Council and its highways maintenance contractor, Milestone Infrastructure, have worked hard to ensure that the county’s roads keep moving and stay safe when the colder weather hits […]
Scotland announces winter service plans
Transport Scotland has set out its plans to cope with any extreme weather this winter, explaining that, as well as a fleet of emergency response vehicles, there will be more 230 gritters undertaking enhanced patrols of the trunk road network from over 40 depots across Scotland Its gritter tracker is once again up and running, […]
Gearing up to tackle the winter season ahead
Aberdeenshire Council is once again ready to respond to the challenges of the coming winter season in order to keep its pedestrians and traffic safe and moving, it has said. Council services have been getting a fleet of gritters and support vehicles ready for action and stocking up on salt and grit, while councillors last […]
Warwickshire County Council prepares to keep roads safe this winter
As temperatures begin to dip, Warwickshire County Council’s Highways Team is ramping up efforts to ensure roads remain safe and accessible this winter, with a well-prepared strategy that includes ensuring over 14,000 tonnes of salt are stocked in depots across the county. From five strategically located sites, Warwickshire’s gritting teams are ready to treat more […]
Vaisala enhances intelligent winter road maintenance with innovative hybrid road network solution
Winter service specialist, Vaisala, has launched a modular winter road maintenance solution which is set to reduce cost, minimise environmental impact and increase safety. Vaisala’s hybrid road network solution harnesses the power of accurate observations fueled by Vaisala’s road weather stations, IoT, and mobile sensors. This approach combines local sensor data with unmatched forecasting intelligence models and […]
Essex Highways wraps up winter service
Essex Highways is wrapping up its winter service following the wettest recorded winter in 130 years. High levels of rainfall brought challenges such as frozen conditions and icy roads. This winter crews have: The county’s gritters will return for the 2024/25 winter season later this year. This starts in late October when temperatures begin to […]
Over 80,000 miles of Staffordshire’s roads gritted this winter
Highways crews have worked around the clock throughout the winter period to keep Staffordshire’s roads safe, gritting the equivalent of 80,000 miles. From October, 64 drivers rolled out in their gritters to treat the county’s road network when temperatures plunged and snowy spells hit. Amongst those drivers were the Moorlands’ hill contractors, who were on […]
West Berkshire Council invests £225,000 in thermal sensors to help inform its gritting policy
West Berkshire Council said it has installed “state-of-the-art” sensors on street lighting and on gritting vehicles. By collecting data on which roads need gritting and when, the council says it hopes to reduce the number of road treatments by 40%, reports the BBC. Jon Winstanley from West Berkshire Council said it was an “exciting” scheme […]
Econ Engineering announces ‘landmark deal’ for world’s first ever fully electric gritter
Econ Engineering’s fully electric-powered gritter has secured a landmark contract with UK highways specialist Ringway signing up to take delivery of the revolutionary E-QCB (Electric Quick Change Body). The first ever completely electric vehicle of its kind on the market utilises the very latest in sustainable technology without diminishing performance, helping customers cut their emissions […]
