Commercial gritting in Charlwood

Hotel entrances, unit car parks, school gates and church paths across Charlwood and Hookwood.

We provide commercial gritting in Charlwood and Hookwood for every kind of working site in the parish. That means the car park and unit doors at Betchworth Works, the entrances and guest walkways at the parish’s two hotels and its bed and breakfasts, the gates of the village primary, the paths at St Nicholas and Providence Chapel, and the communal paths at blocks of flats.

We’re in Horley, a few minutes round the other side of Gatwick. Our gritting services start before winter, with a walk round each site and a written list of routes. After that we watch the forecast, come out on foot when frost or snow is due, and send a note saying what was treated and when.

Commercial gritting in Charlwood on clay and high ground

Most of the parish is Wealden clay, and after rain it leaves water standing on yards and walkways. On a clear night that water freezes into a flat, hard glaze, which is the usual winter problem at Betchworth Works and around Hookwood. To the west the land climbs onto a limestone ridge that the old county history puts at 385 feet, and hotel entrances up there catch frost earlier and keep it longer on shaded slopes. On both kinds of ground, car park gritting follows the lines people walk, from parking bay to door.

Church paths, listed stone and the school run

St Nicholas is Grade I listed, and the causeway through its churchyard is listed too: wide slabs of local stone put down centuries ago so worshippers could cross without wading through mud. Natural stone like that is marked by heavy salting, so on old flags we clear snow thoroughly while it’s loose and keep salt to a light line. At the primary school the job is the gate and the path in, salted the evening before so it’s working by drop-off.

Commercial gritting in Charlwood: your questions

Anything else, just ring. You’ll speak to the people who do the work.

Can our church book gritting just for services and funerals?

Yes. Send us the pattern of services and we’ll salt the path, porch and steps ahead of any that fall in a frost. For a funeral, call when the date is set and we’ll plan around it.

Does a unit at Betchworth Works suit pay per visit?

Often, because the bill then follows the weather. A seasonal arrangement suits a unit that’s open every day all winter. Either way it’s agreed in writing before November.

Our hotel guests leave before dawn. When do you grit?

The evening before a frost, so the entrance and the walkway to the car park are treated before the first guest steps out. On a dry night that salt keeps working into the early hours.

Is your gritting company insured?

Yes, fully insured, and certificates are available on request for your landlord, governors or parochial church council.