With weather patterns becoming more uncertain and new records being set at both ends of the scale, winter can become a dangerous place. We can never be sure in what areas the cold and frost will hit, often leaving us unprepared.

The most widely used product at the moment is rock salt and this has been used for many years, even though we know it is not ideal because of the damage it causes to the areas we use it on as well as the wider environment. Rock salt is not only very corrosive but is only effective to around -6C