Top tips for preparing for a big chill and staying safe at home
Posted Jan 27, 2012
When it comes to forecasting the weather, most professional forecasters will not provide a long range view, but everyone can resonate with the uncertainty of the UK’s winter climate.
As temperatures plummeted during the past two winters the UK literally froze to a halt, and the ‘Big Freeze’ of 2010-11 was responsible for 25 deaths.
Jason Petsch, commercial director of GRITIT, the UK’s leading provider of winter gritting and maintenance services, comments: “There is no reason for a repeat of these events; many of the solutions are in our own hands. As a nation, we need to toughen up and take more responsibility – common sense can make rough winters easier.
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