Fall is here and we are already in full preparation for winter weather. You all remember last Winter with 6 storms and over 10 days of snow and ice. What will the coming winter be like? At this point, forecasts vary but most talk of cold and snow:
It is unlikely that it will be as bad as last year but we always have some form of snow or ice so we all need to prepare for all eventualities. As you know, we are well equipped to serve our customers and are taking orders now. We sent out Winter Storm Service Sign-up Forms to our maintenance customers over the past several weeks, so now is time now to sign up for winter storm services to ensure your property is served when winter weather arrives. We ask that customers sign up by November 1st to help us plan and prepare.
We believe we provide the best winter weather service in the Portland/Vancouver Metro area out of our 3 offices: Hillsboro, Sherwood, and Parkrose. We provide sidewalk shoveling and deicing, parking lot plowing and sanding, as well as parking lot deicer pre-treating. You can sign up for any or all of these services and can designate whether you want them provided on weekdays or all days including weekends. We monitor weather throughout the winter and recommend you allow us to make the determination on when to deploy but leave you the option of making the call.
We do however give priority to those who designate us to make the call. If plowing is desired, we will charge for mobilization when plowable snow is predicted as getting equipment to site must be done prior to the storm. We also have begun to provide deicer pre-treating but do only if plowing and sanding is also ordered. Pre-treating with deicer only prevents black ice or heavy frost and is ineffective if snow falls. Remember, we offer preferential pricing and priority service for maintenance customers who order service before November 1st. If you have questions please call your Area Manager to discuss.
