Winter Archives

Meet the husband and wife team keeping Britain’s motorways moving this winter

Posted by Anthony Davis
|Date: February 08, 2019

Meet the husband and wife team keeping Britain’s motorways moving this winter

Meet the husband and wife team keeping Britain's motorways moving this winter When it comes to keeping mo ...

Meet the husband and wife team keeping Britain's motorways moving this winter When it comes to keeping motorways moving this winter, look no further than the Smith-Storer family. Karen Smith-Storer an ...

February 08, 2019
| by Anthony Davis

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Grit Expectations as Councils and Road Authorities get set for ice and snow

Posted by Anthony Davis
|Date: January 16, 2019

Grit Expectations as Councils and Road Authorities get set for ice and snow

Grit Expectations as Councils and Road Authorities get set for ice and snow With icy weather set to hit t ...

Grit Expectations as Councils and Road Authorities get set for ice and snow With icy weather set to hit the UK later this week and into next week, and temperatures forecast to be well below zero, Tran ...

January 16, 2019
| by Anthony Davis

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Snow and ice treatment trains all set to keep Network Rail on track this winter

Posted by Anthony Davis
|Date: January 15, 2019

Snow and ice treatment trains all set to keep Network Rail on track this winter

Snow and ice treatment trains all set to keep Network Rail on track this winter Network Rail’s fleet of s ...

Snow and ice treatment trains all set to keep Network Rail on track this winter Network Rail’s fleet of snow and ice treatment trains are ready to keep passengers moving this winter and minimise disru ...

January 15, 2019
| by Anthony Davis

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Boschung fixed automated ice spray technology upgraded on the A4 in France

Posted by Anthony Davis
|Date: January 11, 2019

Boschung fixed automated ice spray technology upgraded on the A4 in France

Boschung fixed automated ice spray technology upgraded on the A4 in France In 2002, the first BOSCHUNG fi ...

Boschung fixed automated ice spray technology upgraded on the A4 in France In 2002, the first BOSCHUNG fixed automated spray technology (FAST) system was installed on some sections of the A4 in France ...

January 11, 2019
| by Anthony Davis

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Salt might be bad for your health, but it keeps you safe in winter

Posted by Anthony Davis
|Date: January 11, 2019

Salt might be bad for your health, but it keeps you safe in winter

Salt might be bad for your health, but it keeps you safe in winter Salt is more than something to sprinkl ...

Salt might be bad for your health, but it keeps you safe in winter Salt is more than something to sprinkle on to your fish and chips, this common household ingredient helps Highways England keep your ...

January 11, 2019
| by Anthony Davis

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Boschung delivers 12 winter maintenance vehicles to Dalian Zhoushuizi Airport in China

Posted by Anthony Davis
|Date: December 11, 2018

Boschung delivers 12 winter maintenance vehicles to Dalian Zhoushuizi Airport in China

Boschung delivers 12 winter maintenance vehicles to Dalian Zhoushuizi Airport in China The Boschung Group ...

Boschung delivers 12 winter maintenance vehicles to Dalian Zhoushuizi Airport in China The Boschung Group in Payerne, Switzerland, a worldwide leading provider of surface condition management, today a ...

December 11, 2018
| by Anthony Davis

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Predictions of cold winter are bad news for Britain’s local roads

Posted by Anthony Davis
|Date: December 05, 2018

Predictions of cold winter are bad news for Britain’s local roads

Predictions of cold winter are bad news for Britain's local roads Despite the current above average tempe ...

Predictions of cold winter are bad news for Britain's local roads Despite the current above average temperatures, weather forecasters are predicting the coldest winter for eight years. This could prov ...

December 05, 2018
| by Anthony Davis

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Tending the St Moritz slopes with Aebi’s VT450 Vario

Posted by Anthony Davis
|Date: November 23, 2018

Tending the St Moritz slopes with Aebi’s VT450 Vario

Tending the St Moritz slopes with Aebi's VT450 Vario At the start of every December, the world-famous win ...

Tending the St Moritz slopes with Aebi's VT450 Vario At the start of every December, the world-famous winter sports paradise of St Moritz rings in its winter season. It goes without saying that all th ...

November 23, 2018
| by Anthony Davis

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Highways England warns drivers to give gritters space to work

Posted by Anthony Davis
|Date: November 13, 2018

Highways England warns drivers to give gritters space to work

Highways England warns drivers to give gritters space to work They have attention grabbing flashing amber ...

Highways England warns drivers to give gritters space to work They have attention grabbing flashing amber beacons, are 2.5 metres wide and are painted bright orange, but last year 36 Highways England ...

November 13, 2018
| by Anthony Davis

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Fifteen-foot icicles block UK Railway Line

Posted by Anthony Davis
|Date: March 19, 2018

Fifteen-foot icicles block UK Railway Line

Fifteen-foot icicles block UK Railway Line Network Rail engineers are working to remove 15ft-long icicles ...

Fifteen-foot icicles block UK Railway Line Network Rail engineers are working to remove 15ft-long icicles which have formed in a railway tunnel between Manchester and Buxton. The icicles, in Eaves Tun ...

March 19, 2018
| by Anthony Davis

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Scottish Highlands Council relies on Schmidt Gritters for winter maintenance

Posted by Anthony Davis
|Date: February 05, 2018

Scottish Highlands Council relies on Schmidt Gritters for winter maintenance

Scottish Highlands Council relies on Schmidt Gritters for winter maintenance With an area covering 4,200 ...

Scottish Highlands Council relies on Schmidt Gritters for winter maintenance With an area covering 4,200 square miles, the largest municipal area managed by any council in Europe and including all dif ...

February 05, 2018
| by Anthony Davis

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Santa backs Highways England call for motorists to check their vehicles this Christmas

Posted by Anthony Davis
|Date: December 12, 2017

Santa backs Highways England call for motorists to check their vehicles this Christmas

Santa backs Highways England call for motorists to check their vehicles this Christmas With just 13 days ...

Santa backs Highways England call for motorists to check their vehicles this Christmas With just 13 days to go before Christmas, Highways England has called on the main man to help remind drivers to c ...

December 12, 2017
| by Anthony Davis

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New £1.5 million salt barn to help keep Britain’s roads moving this winter

Posted by Anthony Davis
|Date: November 23, 2017

New £1.5 million salt barn to help keep Britain’s roads moving this winter

New £1.5 million salt barn to help keep Britain's roads moving this winter A new £1.5 million salt barn i ...

New £1.5 million salt barn to help keep Britain's roads moving this winter A new £1.5 million salt barn in Knutsford, Cheshire, will help to keep the region’s motorways and major A roads moving this w ...

November 23, 2017
| by Anthony Davis

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Severe UK winter predictions spell bad news for potholed roads

Posted by Anthony Davis
|Date: November 10, 2017

Severe UK winter predictions spell bad news for potholed roads

Severe UK winter predictions spell bad news for potholed roads Predictions of the worse winter for possib ...

Severe UK winter predictions spell bad news for potholed roads Predictions of the worse winter for possibly ten years is bad news for those highway authorities who have failed to carry out the necessa ...

November 10, 2017
| by Anthony Davis

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Deep snow road clearing

Posted by Anthony Davis
|Date: August 01, 2016

Deep snow road clearing

Deep snow road clearing Every April Norway's Trollstigen Road which forms part of the National Tourist Ro ...

Deep snow road clearing Every April Norway's Trollstigen Road which forms part of the National Tourist Route from Geiranger to Trollstigen is cleared of deep snow by this giant snow blowing snow plow. ...

August 01, 2016
| by Anthony Davis

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