Why A Winter Cold Snap Breaks Your Tarmac
What exactly causes potholes to form, and how does the current icy weather play a role? The freeze-thaw cycle is a natural process that occurs when temperatures fluctuate between freezing and thawing. This cycle is especially active during the winter and spring seasons, when temperatures frequently dip below freezing and then rise again
How tech is being used to keep the UK moving during winter
“How tech is being used to keep the UK moving during winter” – published in FMOnline November 2023. Although the automation of winter maintenance doesn’t require clients to even request a gritting service, digitisation is allowing customers to immediately view in real-time when and where that service is delivered
Heroes of the Night: How Technology Shines a Light on Night-time Workers
Heroes of the Night: How Technology Shines a Light on Night-time Workers
OUTCO Shortlisted for UK PropTech Awards for Environmental Impact
OUTCO are delighted to be shortlisted in the UK PropTech Awards for Environmental Impact 2023
OUTCO Honoured with Gold at Yorkshire in Bloom
As the main ground maintenance provider for the University of Leeds, OUTCO is delighted to announce that the University has retained its Gold Award and achieved Category Winner in the Universities & Colleges of Further Education Category at the Yorkshire in Bloom Awards 2023.
Why Our Teams Have Just Completed An Advanced Winter Weather Forecasting Course
Our teams have just completed an advanced weather forecasting course. This is designed for experienced winter maintenance teams to better understand and be able to interpret our ever-changing weather patterns and complex forecasts, improving their winter gritting forecasting skills.
What makes a great application, OUTCO Pulse shortlisted for APP of the year 2023
We are absolutely thrilled that our market leading service and telematics app, ‘Pulse’ has been shortlisted for ‘App of the Year 2023’ in this year’s UK Business Tech Awards
Don’t forget the clocks changing and Winter Gritting go hand in hand
The end of DST, which occurs on the last Sunday in October, is traditionally seen as the start of the gritting season in the UK. This is because the clocks go back one hour, which means that there is less daylight during the evening and morning commute, which in turn makes the temperature lower, the roads more slippery and increases the risk of accidents