Ice, Ice, Maybe: Smarter Snow Management for Your Budget
You don’t have to be Vanilla Ice to notice that Central Ohio saw quite a bit of ice (ice, baby…okay, I’ll stop) this winter! While snowfall totals remained below our annual average—consistent with the past three or four low-snowfall winters—we did encounter a significant number of ice and freezing rain events. For many, the icy weather may have felt relentless this season.
At ProScape, our Snow Warriors kept a constant eye on advanced weather reports, ensuring that we could tackle every storm and maintain the safety of our hundreds of clients’ sites. The result? No slip-and-fall incidents on the properties we service. However, for our clients on per-occurrence billing, the frequent ice and freezing rain storms—with multiple visits required on consecutive days—did lead to higher-than-usual invoices. These larger bills can often come as a surprise for clients. That’s why we aim to minimize the unexpected by taking a proactive and thoughtful approach to winter weather services.
Here’s how we help reduce costs and improve results:
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Thoughtful Pretreatment: We only pretreat when it’s truly necessary. Pretreatment prevents ice from bonding to blacktop surfaces, creating safer conditions with less effort and fewer salting visits afterward. We balance safety and cost as if we were spending our own money.
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Proactive Communication: For clients who don’t include pretreatment or ice control in their service scope, we communicate before events hit so we can coordinate a plan together. Particularly during severe ice storms, traffic gridlock can delay responses, and having a plan ensures better outcomes.
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Seasonal Agreements for Budget Certainty: Our happiest clients every snow season are those who choose a seasonal agreement. With a fixed annual fee, they’re protected from surprise invoices, regardless of how unpredictable the Central Ohio winters might be.
Are you interested in a more predictable and cost-effective snow management approach for next winter? Let’s talk about how a seasonal agreement can keep your budget—and your property—safe!