Proactive, forecast-led gritting for businesses across the North East & Yorkshire, helping keep car parks, paths, private roads and access areas safer throughout winter.
North East Gritters has built strong partnerships with local businesses, healthcare providers, property management companies, and industrial and retail parks.
Our winter gritting service can be tailored around your site layout, opening hours and risk areas. We agree the areas to be treated in advance, then attend when winter conditions meet the agreed trigger for service.
Daily monitoring of weather conditions and forecast Road Surface Temperature to identify the risk of frost, ice and snow.
A proactive gritting approach helps reduce risk of slips, trips and falls before staff, visitors or customers arrive on site the next morning.
When heavy snowfall occurs, our local snow clearance team responds promptly to clear snow and ensure safe access and keep your site operational.
Receive a gritting report after each visit via our winter portal, documenting the areas treated with GPS vehicle tracking and photos to help your duty of care, adhering to Preventing Slips & Trips at Work.
We work with businesses and property managers who need a dependable winter service without having to monitor the forecast themselves every day.
Every business has different operational requirements and budgets, so we offer two main approaches to winter gritting.
Best for businesses wanting a fully managed service.
Best for businesses wanting greater control over individual visits.
We provide gritting for high-risk areas such as car parks, building entrances, walkways, loading bays and access roads.
We deliver a safe environment for customers and staff to help reduce the risk of slips and vehicle collisions before customers arrive.
Our road gritting and snow removal services ensure clear routes for fleets and safe loading areas to keep supply chains moving providing access for staff, HGVs, deliveries and early shift changes.
Keep key communal access routes, various building entrances and car parking areas gritted and safe for employees and visitors.
Safe schools and universities are essential. We provide safe and accessible pathways, playgrounds and parking areas to ensure the safety of children, staff, and visitors before they arrive on site.
Keeping healthcare facilities operational 24/7 is vital therefore we prioritise safety with fast-response snow services and preventative gritting services to ensure safe access to hospitals and emergency services.
Effective and proactive gritting is crucial for facilities and property management, ensuring a safe environment for your clients or residents.
Every site is different, so we assess the key risk areas before providing a quote. This allows us to recommend a practical gritting plan based on your site layout, surface area and winter risk.
Our 4 step process for servicing your site, based on a weather forecast to help keep your site safe during winter:
We assess your premises, identify priority areas and digitally map the surfaces to be treated.
We monitor site-specific winter conditions, with particular attention to forecast Road Surface Temperature and the risk of frost, ice or snow.
When your agreed service trigger is reached, our gritting team attends and spreads salt across the mapped treatment areas.
After attendance, your visit is documented through the Winter Portal with timestamps, photographs, GPS information and service details.
We’ve been really impressed with the service from North East Gritters. Their team monitors the weather closely and attends when required, giving us confidence that our car parks, access roads and pedestrian areas are being looked after throughout the winter. The visit reports and photographic evidence also give us a clear record of every attendance, which is a big help from a facilities management point of view.
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Commercial sites should ideally be gritted before ice has a chance to form. We monitor site-specific weather forecasts and Road Surface Temperature (RST) so treatment can be scheduled in advance of freezing conditions, helping reduce the risk of ice on car parks, access roads, footpaths and other high-risk areas.
Our Automatic Service is typically triggered when the forecast Road Surface Temperature is expected to reach 0°C or below, subject to the agreed service level for your site. We also consider factors such as precipitation, frost risk and local conditions before scheduling treatment.
With our Automatic Service, we monitor the forecast and schedule gritting automatically when your agreed trigger is reached, so no daily action is required from you.
With our Permission Service, we monitor the forecast and notify your nominated contacts when treatment may be required. You then decide whether you would like us to attend, giving you greater control over individual visits and expenditure.
Before the winter season, we agree the areas that require treatment and create a site-specific gritting plan. This can include car parks, private access roads, loading bays, service yards, pedestrian routes, entrances, ramps, steps and other agreed high-risk areas.
Yes. Our teams can treat both vehicle and pedestrian areas, including footpaths, walkways, entrances, steps and ramps. Areas that cannot be safely reached by vehicle are treated manually where included within your agreed service plan.
We primarily use high-quality white rock salt for our commercial gritting services. White salt provides effective winter treatment while offering a cleaner appearance and helping reduce the dirt and staining that can be associated with traditional brown rock salt.
Yes. Completed visits are recorded through our Winter Portal, providing a clear audit trail of each attendance. Reports can include arrival and completion times, GPS information, photographs and details of the service carried out.
Yes but optional. We provide commercial snow clearance alongside our gritting services. Where heavier snowfall settles, our teams can use snow ploughs and manual clearance methods to help keep car parks, private roads, entrances and pedestrian routes accessible before re-gritting where required.
The cost of commercial gritting depends on factors such as the size of the treatment area, the amount of hand gritting required, site layout, location, salt usage and your chosen service level. We assess each site individually and provide a tailored quotation based on your requirements.
We provide commercial gritting and snow clearance across the North East and Yorkshire in locations including Newcastle upon Tyne, Gateshead, Sunderland, Durham, Darlington, Hartlepool, Middlesbrough, Stockton-on-Tees, Northallerton, York, Thirsk, Harrogate, Ripon, Redcar, Newton Aycliffe, Chester-le-Street, Consett, Stanley, North Shields, South Shields and Stokesley.
Our gritting teams are available 24/7 to respond to any emergency gritting service needs, ensuring your premises are always safe and accessible throughout the winter.
As a local business, we offer competitive pricing for our gritting services without compromising on quality, regardless of the size of your site.
We provide peace of mind by fully documenting all visits. We handle everything to keep your site safe in winter, so you can focus on your core business.
