Freshly gritted London street at pre-dawn, sodium lamp halos reflecting off wet asphalt with salt crystals catching light

London Doesn't
Stop for Snow.

Our gritters are rolling at 3 a.m. — before the first commuter, before the school gates open, before you need to worry. Named operators. GPS-tracked routes. £10M liability cover.

3 a.m.
First gritter departs
32
London boroughs covered
<45 min
Emergency response
£10M
Public liability cover

The operators behind
every safe morning.

Not a faceless fleet. Named drivers, assigned routes, and years of pre-dawn London knowledge on each call-out.

Danny Okafor, lead gritter operator in high-vis jacket, breath visible in cold air
11 yrs service

"By the time the first bus runs, I've done the whole borough twice."

Danny Okafor
Lead Operator
Southwark & Lambeth
SouthwarkLambethBermondsey
Priya Sharma, route supervisor in reflective high-vis vest, standing beside gritter vehicle
7 yrs service

"Schools are always my first call. They can't wait."

Priya Sharma
Route Supervisor
Islington & Camden
IslingtonCamdenHaringey
Marcus Webb, senior gritter driver in high-visibility jacket, arms crossed, confident posture
9 yrs service

"The distribution centres need us before the lorries arrive at five."

Marcus Webb
Senior Driver
Greenwich & Lewisham
GreenwichLewishamBexley
Fatima Al-Rashid, logistics coordinator in high-vis jacket reviewing route data on tablet
5 yrs service

"I track every vehicle from the depot. Nothing moves without my sign-off."

Fatima Al-Rashid
Logistics Coordinator
Croydon & Sutton
CroydonSuttonMerton

"Under the Occupiers' Liability Act 1957, waiting for ice to form is not a defence. Our operators are already there."

— Gritter Operations Manual, Section 4.2

Choose the cover
that fits your duty of care.

All tiers use BS 3247 certified rock salt. Response times measured from Met Office trigger-temperature alert.

Feature
Reactive Call-Out
When you need us now
From £180
per visit
Seasonal Contract
Fixed cost, full winter
From £1,840
Oct – Apr
24-Hour Retainer
Round-the-clock assurance
From £3,200
per month
Response Time
Within 4 hoursWithin 45 min
Salt Application Rate
20–40 g/m²20–40 g/m²
Site Visits (Season)
Pay per visitUnlimited
Met Office Trigger Temp
GPS Tracking & Audit Trail
Named Account Manager
Signed Risk Assessment
Public Liability Cover
£2M£10M + co-defence
Insurance Claim Co-Defence
Hoar Frost / Black Ice Protocol
Snow Clearance Included
Fixed-Cost Budgeting
Get a Seasonal QuoteGet a Seasonal Quote

How much site do you need covered?

2,000Medium site
200 m²20,000 m²
Seasonal Estimate
£90
Oct – Apr · indicative only
Get Exact Quote

The law requires
a proactive approach.

Business insurance may be invalidated if you cannot prove a consistent, compliant gritting process. Our documentation covers every visit, every vehicle, every gram of salt.

01

Occupiers' Liability Act 1957

The party in control of a publicly accessible space must take reasonable steps to ensure visitor safety. Waiting for ice to form is not a defence.

Your liability starts before the ice does.
02

Management of Health & Safety Regs 1999

Employers must assess slip and trip risks and take preventative action. Schools must provide signed risk assessments before gates open each morning.

Reg. 12 requires floors are not slippery.
03

BS 3247 Rock Salt Standard

All Gritter vehicles carry BS 3247 certified salt, applied at 20–40 g/m² depending on severity. Grading ensures consistent spread and faster activation.

The only salt standard that courts recognise.
04

7-Year Audit Trail

Every visit is logged via PDA, timestamped, GPS-verified, and stored for 7 years. In the event of a claim, your data is ready within 24 hours.

Insurance invalidated without proof of process.
GPS tracking dashboard showing gritter vehicle routes across London boroughs at pre-dawn
Live GPS tracking
Every vehicle. Every visit. Every gram.
7 yrs
Data retention
£10M
Public liability
GPS
Every vehicle tracked
24 hrs
Audit data turnaround
Who we cover
Retail Parks
Car parks & access roads
Distribution Centres
Loading bays & HGV routes
Schools
Risk assessments provided
Business Parks
Shared driveways & walkways
Estate Agents
Shared development liability
Healthcare
Hospitals & care homes

The Winter
Risk Guide.

36 pages. Written by our operations team with input from employment law specialists. Used by 400+ London facilities managers to satisfy audit requirements.

Employer ice liability under the Occupiers' Liability Act 1957
Met Office trigger-temperature thresholds and auto-deployment
Gritting frequency recommendations by site type
BS 3247 rock salt application rates and documentation
Workplace (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regs 1992 — Reg. 12 checklist
Insurance claim evidence: what survives scrutiny in court

"400+ facilities managers use this guide to satisfy audit requirements before every winter season."

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