- Winter Services
Winter maintenance in Essex & East Anglia
When winter weather strikes, Anglian Land Services provides rapid-response winter maintenance to keep your property safe, accessible, and operational. Our comprehensive snow clearing services and gritting operations ensure that businesses, farms, and commercial premises across East Anglia can continue functioning even in the harshest conditions.
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- Winter Maintenance
Our winter services
We offer complete grounds maintenance services for all types of commercial properties throughout Essex, East Anglia & Hertfordshire:
Snow clearing services
Our professional snow removal team operates 24/7 throughout the winter months, ready to respond to snowfall of any severity. We deploy specialist snow ploughs, loading shovels, and mechanical sweepers to clear car parks, access roads, yards, and pathways quickly and efficiently. Whether you need a single clearance or ongoing snow management throughout a weather event, our experienced operators ensure safe access for vehicles, staff, and visitors.
Gritting and De-icing
Preventative gritting is the most effective way to maintain safety during freezing conditions. Our winter maintenance service includes pre-treatment of surfaces before forecast ice and snow, as well as reactive gritting following weather events. We use high-quality rock salt and specialist de-icing agents applied with calibrated spreading equipment to ensure optimal coverage and effective ice prevention.
Pathway and Pedestrian Area Clearance
Slips and falls on icy pathways pose significant risks to employees and visitors. Our snow clearing services include dedicated pedestrian route clearance, including footpaths, walkways, building entrances, and loading areas. We use appropriate equipment and techniques to clear snow and apply anti-slip treatments without damaging paving or landscaping.
Agricultural Site Winter Maintenance
Farms and agricultural businesses face unique winter challenges, from livestock access routes to grain store yards. Our rural winter maintenance expertise ensures that essential farm operations can continue safely. We clear feed roads, livestock handling areas, machinery yards, and access routes to livestock buildings, understanding the critical nature of animal welfare during severe weather.
- How it works
Our 3-step process
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Free site visit & assessment
We conduct a free site visit to create a tailored plan for your land.
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Expert implementation
Our land maintenance specialists deliver professional services according to your plan, adjusting seasonally for optimal results.
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Continuous communication
We maintain regular contact to ensure our grounds maintenance services meet your evolving needs.
- Complete gritting services
Professional gritting services to prevent ice and keep surfaces safe
Gritting is your first line of defence against winter weather. Our commercial gritting services provide preventative treatment before ice forms, keeping car parks, access roads, and pathways safe for vehicles and pedestrians. We use high-quality rock salt applied with calibrated spreading equipment to ensure even coverage and effective ice prevention. Our service includes weather monitoring, pre-treatment before forecast freezing conditions, and reactive gritting following snow or ice events. Priority contract customers benefit from automatic weather tracking, where we monitor forecasts and recommend treatment without you having to check conditions yourself.
Preventative gritting is far more effective than waiting until ice has already formed. When you treat surfaces before temperatures drop, the salt prevents ice bonding to the ground, making it easier to clear and keeping surfaces safe. Our experienced operators understand the right application rates for different surface types and weather conditions, ensuring you get maximum protection without wasting material. We serve commercial properties of all sizes, from small business car parks to large industrial estates, and can provide one-off treatments or ongoing winter contracts with guaranteed response times.
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Why choose us to help you this winter
Local knowledge and experience
Our local presence means we’re monitoring conditions in your area and can reach your property quickly when needed. We know which areas are most prone to ice and snow problems, and we understand the specific challenges that East Anglian weather presents.
Personal and professional service
Unlike large corporations with distant call centres, you can speak directly to the people managing your winter maintenance. This personal approach means better communication, more flexible service, and genuine care for your property and safety.
Modern equipment and techniques
We invest in quality winter maintenance equipment to ensure efficient, thorough service. Our fleet includes tractor-mounted snow ploughs for large area clearance, loading shovels for heavy snow accumulation, calibrated salt spreaders for accurate gritting, and specialised equipment for pedestrian areas.
Environmentally responsible
We use salt and de-icing materials responsibly to protect the environment while maintaining safety. Our calibrated spreading equipment applies the right amount of material for conditions, avoiding wasteful over-application that can damage plants and contaminate water courses.
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Emergency snow removal to restore access and maintain operations
Heavy snowfall can shut down your business within hours. Our commercial snow removal services provide rapid-response snow clearing to get your property operational again. We deploy specialist snow ploughs, loading shovels, and mechanical sweepers to clear car parks, access roads, yards, loading areas, and pathways quickly and safely. Our team operates 24/7 throughout the winter months, ready to respond to snowfall of any severity. Whether you need a single emergency clearance or ongoing snow management throughout a weather event, our experienced operators ensure safe access for vehicles, staff, and visitors.
Snow removal requires the right equipment and expertise to work efficiently without damaging surfaces or landscaping. Our modern fleet includes tractor-mounted snow ploughs for large areas, loading shovels for heavy accumulation, and specialised equipment for pedestrian routes and building entrances. We understand that different sites have different priorities. Retail centres need customer car parks cleared first, while farms need access to livestock buildings, and industrial sites need loading bays operational. We work with you to create a clearance plan that focuses on your critical areas first, then systematically clears the rest of your site.
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Salt and grit bins for immediate access to de-icing materials
Having your own supply of salt and grit on site gives you immediate protection when winter weather hits. Our salt and grit bin services provide convenient, weatherproof storage for de-icing materials right where you need them. We supply, install, and maintain grit bins for commercial properties throughout East Anglia, ensuring you always have treatment materials available for quick response to icy conditions. Grit bins are perfect for treating small areas like building entrances, pedestrian walkways, and loading bays between professional gritting visits, or for emergency use when weather conditions change suddenly.
Our grit bins come in various sizes to suit different properties and usage levels. We position them strategically around your site for easy access while keeping them secure from theft and weather damage. Each bin comes pre-filled with high-quality rock salt or salt/grit mix, and we offer refill services throughout the winter to ensure you never run out. For businesses with health and safety responsibilities, having properly maintained grit bins demonstrates your commitment to protecting staff and visitors. Combined with our professional gritting services, grit bins provide complete winter protection, giving your team the ability to treat problem areas quickly while we handle the larger-scale preventative maintenance.
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Frequently asked questions
Contact Anglian Land Services today to discuss your commercial grounds maintenance needs. We’re happy to offer free advice, site visits, and no-obligation quotes.
Ideally, winter service arrangements should be made in autumn before the winter season begins. Early booking ensures you're registered as a priority customer and allows time for site assessments and planning. However, we can arrange services at any time during winter, subject to availability during active weather events.
Response times depend on service agreements and weather severity. Priority contract customers typically receive response within 2-4 hours of snowfall. Non-contract emergency callouts are attended as quickly as possible, usually within 4-8 hours, though during widespread severe weather demand may affect availability.
We provide winter maintenance across East Anglia, including Norfolk, Suffolk, Cambridgeshire, and Essex. During severe widespread weather events, we prioritise existing contract customers but aim to assist all callers where possible.
Yes, proactive gritting before forecast freezing conditions is one of our core winter maintenance services. Contract customers can opt for weather-monitoring packages where we track forecasts and recommend pre-treatment automatically. This preventative approach is far more effective than reactive treatment after ice has formed.
Where space permits, snow is pushed to designated areas on your site away from access routes and drainage channels. For sites with limited space, we can remove snow off-site using our trucks, though this incurs additional charges due to transportation and disposal requirements.
- What we do
Services we offer
Ground Maintenance
Arboriculture
Site Clearance
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Address
Tolleshunt Major, Maldon, UK
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Hours
Mon-Fri: 07:30-17:00. Sat-Sun: Closed.
- Customer Reviews
What our customers say
Anglian Land Services provided a professional, polite and punctual team to complete my recent project. They were understanding in what I needed to achieve and suggested good ideas along the design process to help achieve this. When carrying out the work ALS worked safely and efficiently completing tasks. If changes had to be made, they were accommodating and worked with us to create the best outcome. I am very happy with their work and would highly recommend.
Ken Fry
Sudbourne, Suffolk
Anglian Land Services provide me with a friendly, approachable and reliable service for maintenance work at our stable yard. They’re always on time and easily contactable to discuss projects.
