Professional Lawn Care Services in Upminster

Prior to any forecasted major snow event, Nurture will be in contact with all clients that could be affected. This is usually a few days in advance and becomes more geographically specific as the snow event gets closer. This gives clients the ability to proactively plan what they would like to do with their own staff and business. When snow does arrive, then a quick phone call or email requesting snow clearance can be made and we will deploy snow clearance vehicles directly to the site.

Nurture Gritting is one the few major gritting companies that will allow sites that have been activated through the weather forecast to be cancelled. However, it must be pointed out that by doing so can reduce or nullify any liability protection afforded to the site. Service can only be cancelled through the portal or via an email request before 2pm.

The standard procedure for service activations is when the forecasted Road Surface Temperature (not air temperature) of a site is predicted to be below 0 degrees Celsius. At this point the system will automatically activate the site for service and email the client for notification.

Nurture work in partnership with the Met Office to provide all the daily forecasts for every site within our portfolio. The forecast is sent directly to our Ice Master system and provides the forecast for Road Surface Temperatures (RST) on an hourly basis from 12pm that day to 11am the following day. All sites are allocated a specific forecast point and if the RST is breached, service will be activated.

One of the major differences between the forecast we purchase and the forecasts available online, is where the temperatures are forecast from. Nurture only use Road Surface Temperature (RST) forecasts to activate sites as they are specific to ice formation on the ground and are susceptible to other factors (sun intensity, ground warmth etc). Air Temperatures are recorded at around 6 feet from the ground and may not reflect the actual conditions on the hard landscaped areas of the site. RST forecasts are very specific to our industry and are purchased directly for use within our industry, whereas the forecasts available through various media are Air Temps only.