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RoadWatch Summer 2012 Issue
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Innovative hosts an inaugural education day with their long-time partners
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Treated salt is changing winter strategies?
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How to stay cool this summer.
ARTICLES:
North American Winters in Europe: Focus on High Performance!
Posted by Angela Steigerwald 2011-03-29
Europe is facing increasingly severe weather systems which is making them look at their liquid ice melt techniques closely with an eye to improve performance, reduce salt usage and overall costs. The application of premium deicing chemicals is gaining ground and Jos Wieringa, a consultant at Industry Match in Groningen – The Netherlands, brilliantly summarizes European practices in the attached article and the conclusion is High Performance. Read more….Europe Winters Article
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Using Smoke & Mirrors to Create Consumer Confusion
Posted by Bob Carter in RoadWatch 2011-01-17
Be wary of manufacturers who misrepresent products as something they’re not. 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 promoted on the trade show floor. Full Article
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Economics and the Environment
Posted Bob Carter in RoadWatch 2010-11-10
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 salts. The examples trended toward use by municipalities and bigger contractors with larger equipment. This month, I’d like to make the point for universal inclusion of enhanced liquid use for contractors of all sizes. Full Article
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Keeping Liquids in the Mix
Posted by Angela Steigerwald 2010-11-10
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 for winter snow & ice management. Full Article
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Focus on Ice Melters
Posted by Angela Steigerwald in RoadWatch 2010-11-11
Focusing on the best products and services for today’s ice melting demands has been Innovative Surface Solutions expertise for over 15 years. Full Article
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Economics & Environment: Can they work together in snow?
Posted by Bob Carter in RoadWatch 2010-11-04
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 getting better in managing our use of salt, but there is still room for improvement. Full Article
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Finding Profit in Dust
Posted by Bob Carter in RoadWatch 2010-11-10
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 were instructed in the art of “tied selling” —finding as many different ways to “tie” our clients to the firm. This usually meant by selling a variety of products (bonds, mutual funds, insurance, etc.) to create a more complete relationship, thus making it harder for them to break their relationship and take their business elsewhere. Full Article
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Rock Salt Makeover
Posted by Bob Carter in RoadWatch 2010-11-10
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 North America through the end of March. The culprit is the actual positioning of El Nino, which set up camp further to the West than expected and near the International Date Line. Prevailing wind patterns mean … we shiver. Full Article
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Fuel for Thought
Posted by Bob Carter 2010-11-09
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 indoor skiing. A towering, state-of-the-art facility stands approximately 25 stories high with runs of more than 1,300 ft. and a vertical height of almost 200 ft. Full Article
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