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North American Winters in Europe: Focus on High Performance!
Recently, Jos Wieringa, a consultant at Industry Match in Groningen, Netherlands, wrote an interesting article about Winter Maintenance practices throughout Europe and how the use of high performance liquids in anti-icing applications were proving to be not only more effective in all … Continue reading
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Using Smoke & Mirrors to create consumer confusion
Be wary of manufacturers who misrepresent products as something they are not By Bob Carter I recently traveled to the ISSA jan-san industry conference and trade show in Orlando, where ice melt products represented a sizable portion of the goods … Continue reading
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Keeping Liquids in the Mix
Keeping Liquids in the Mix Professional snow fighters must find ways to continue servicing their clients after the snow season ends. The same liquid and solid products in different concentrations can be applied with the vehicle equipment you already use … Continue reading
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Focus on Ice Melters
By Angela Steigerwald Focusing on the best products and services for today’s ice melting demands has been Innovative Surface Solutions expertise for over 15 years. “We spend most of our time on the problem, and once that is well understood … Continue reading
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Economics and the Environment
Sustainability is achievable, regardless of business size By Bob Carter In the August issue of Snow Business, I introduced the idea of achieving true economic and environmental sustainability by combining enhanced liquid application levels with either dry salt or pretreated … Continue reading
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Finding profit in dust
Keep liquids in the mix year-round with summer applications By Bob Carter Several years ago, I spent 10 years as a financial consultant with Merrill Lynch in downtown Toronto. Sitting in a room full of trainees my first year, we … Continue reading
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Rock salt makeover
Rock Salt Makeover By Bob Carter Matt Rogers from U.S.based Commodity Weather Group LLC recently said that winter 2009-10 would be the coldest on record in the U.S. Northeast since 1982. According to Rogers, extreme cold conditions will persist over … Continue reading
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Fuel for Thought
As prices continue to rise, efficiencies must become top of mind By Bob Carter It might not be Whistler, Vail or even the local bunny slope, but the fastest-growing sport in Dubai, United Arab Emirate’s searing 100° F heat is … Continue reading
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Economics & Environment: Can they work in snow?
By Bob Carter As snow fighting professionals, we have a responsibility to deliver the safest conditions possible for our clients. We have an even greater responsibility to operate using economically and environmentally sound products, practices and technologies. We have been … Continue reading
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