Private Gritting Coventry / Warwickshire – contact us now for a free quotation
The importance of keeping roads and car parks in the Coventry area safe and operational during icy weather is illustrated simply by looking at Coventry's geographical position within the national road network.
While the City of Coventry is now part of the modern West Midlands county, it is bounded on three sides by Warwickshire. So in terms of local business and travel, Coventry is therefore highly interconnected to the county of Warwickshire, as well of course to its immediate neighbour Birmingham. Coventry lies just off the M6 motorway, which gives access to the M1 just to the East, and the M42 to the west which connects Coventry to the M5. In addition, the M69 runs directly north from Coventry to Leicester. It's no surprise to find that many businesses have chosen to locate in or close to Coventry as it is a natural hub for any logistics or distribution based business wishing to serve the UK.
There are numerous industrial estates, business parks and trading estates on the outer edges of the city, attracting both workers and freight, all requiring road access and parking all year round. With this level of interconnection is it easy to see that any disruption to business in the area due to icy conditions is likely to have an impact on the entire surrounding area, if not nationally. And while local authorities may be organising the gritting of the public road network, a business located on a trading estate or business park is likely to be responsible for any private roads immediately adjacent to their premises, and certainly for their own car parks. It is therefore vital for businesses in the Coventry and Warwickshire area to protect their own business, as well as preventing accident and injury, by seeking out private gritting companies in Coventry.
But when choosing between private gritting companies in Coventry it is important to ensure they can provide the following:
Full Risk Assessment: Effective gritting involves properly assessing a site's requirements in advance and knowing exactly how much salt or grit will be required, and where. Ice Watch will conduct a full risk assessment of your site (which is valuable in itself in terms of potential future claims) and present you with a proposal for future gritting strategy. This enables you to understand your own requirements better, as well as to come to an informed decision regarding the cost-effectiveness of private gritting versus managing it yourself.
Proactive Monitoring: Preventing the formation or build up of ice is far more effective than waiting until ice and snow have fallen. Ice Watch will monitor weather forecasts daily during cold weather, assess temperatures at your site and, when necessary, carry out preventative gritting.
On Site Inspection: When gritting seems indicated we will contact you and tell you that we are going to grit your site. But if conditions are borderline we will visit your site in person to assess the exact conditions before making a recommendation. These on site inspections mean we minimise the chance of gritting unnecessarily, or of failing to grit when necessary.
Recording and Reporting: When it comes to defending a claim for injury it is essential to be able to demonstrate that you have taken reasonable care to maintain safety at your site. Properly documented records regarding your gritting strategy and actual action taken is essential for this. Ice Watch's gritting service includes all necessary record keeping as standard.
Ice Watch is a private gritting company which operates throughout the UK including the City of Coventry and the immediate surrounding counties of West Midlands and Warwickshire. To find out more about how we can take the worry out of next winter, call us today on 01728 633900.
Private Gritting Coventry / Warwickshire – contact us now for a free quotation |
