Tarmac Aggregates for use as rock salt or winter grit
Aggregates for reducing ice on roads
Tarmac can provide you with various options for managing snow and ice on roads. We draw from our experience of creating and maintaining the UK's roads to help you become better equipped for winter seasons as well as deal with any rock salt shortage. Working to your individual requirements, we can advise on the right kind and quantities of aggregate to use as a blend with your rock salt stocks.
Our service aims to help you plan and manage winter road maintenance more effectively, preserve salt stocks for longer, make cost-savings, and minimise disruption caused by rock salt shortages.
Advice on using aggregates, salt and grit for snow and ice reduction on roads
County Surveyors' Society's guidelines say that minor roads should be spread with grit, rather than salt, to provide traction and help to break up frozen surfaces in areas where snow and ice has compacted. To help local authorities cope with shortages of salt, the guidelines recommend that grit, such as abrasive aggregate or sharp sand, should be used instead of salt in certain circumstances. They add that grit can be mixed with salt to a ratio of up to 50:50 to treat snow that has already settled on a carriageway.
See more advice on:
Environmental Agency website: "Advice for business and consumers on risks during thaw"
AggNet: "UK quarry industry keeping the gritters running"
Contact us
Bulk loads
To find out about more about bulk loads of Tarmac aggregates to combat snow and icy road conditions, please contact your nearest Tarmac regional office:
Scotland (Bellshill)
01698 575 500
North England and Northern Wales (Birtley)
08456 033 240
Midlands (Central)
08457 821 821
South East (inlcuding London, Norfolk and Suffolk)
08456 044 449
West (Mid and South Wales, West Midlands, South West, Devon and Cornwall)
08456 011 011
Alternatively To find your nearest Tarmac plant enter your postcode on our LocationFinder tool and select "Aggregates".
Small loads and bagged products
For small-load, bagged products please contact:
Tarmac Building products
01302 718400
