Winter Equipment

The Multihog concept is proven to be very simple, hugely effective and cost-efficient, with over 100 units in operation and over 200,000 hours’ worth of experience in the UK alone.

An area the size of Belgium, criss-crossed with some of the highest roads in Britain, was the daunting winter maintenance task that faced BEAR Scotland when the company won the contract to maintain and manage the 1,400 km of trunk roads in north west Scotland in April 2013. Even when other parts of Britain are undergoing relatively mild winters, Scotland's North West often faces seasonal onslaughts of blizzards, ice and snowdrifts that can make roads impassable and life difficult for its inhabitants.

On the 1st November 2013 legislation changed which now permits Agricultural Vehicles to spread salt on the public highway using red diesel, when previously they could snowplough only. Two councils who are pleased to see the change in this legislation are North Yorkshire County Council and Bradford Metropolitan District Council who recognised the usefulness of Tractors and Agricultural Vehicles as winter maintenance tools a number of years ago.

The simplest solution is, more often than not, the best answer to a problem. What if your problem during this long winter period is salt storage?

Winter is a dangerous time to be on the roads even for the most experienced drivers. However, TTC, part of the Unipart Group have a competitive offering on essential winter products to help you stay safe.

A campaign to keep commercial drivers safe on the road during winter has been launched by Burnt Tree Vehicle Hire, the UK's largest independent car, van and specialist vehicle rental, leasing & contract hire company.