Posts tagged SIMA

  This information from the Snow & Ice Management Association (SIMA) appeared in a past year on TurfMagazine.com. The advice remains timely, especially as many …

Editor’s Letter: Winter Is Coming Right now there’s a squirrel causing a ruckus outside. Last night I could hear the crickets. It’s that lovely, fleeting …

COVID-19 vaccines are now being rolled out and areas are determining their timelines of priority for vaccination scheduling. Deeming it’s members as providing “essential critical …

Early this year, the Snow & Ice Management Association (SIMA) released SIMA-10-2020 Standard Practice for Procuring and Planning Snow & Ice Management Services—the American National …

By Phill Sexton Who in their right mind thinks of planning for winter in July? In my own career, I’ve learned by experience and from …

Courtesy of the Snow & Ice Management Association (SIMA) Winter can be vicious to snow and ice removal teams. Long hours, tough climate conditions and …

By Wilf Nixon Rock salt is everywhere in winter maintenance, which makes it important to understand how it works when we use it, and what …

By Erich Oelschlegel, ASM Our company, Suburban Snow Plow, has always been a snow-only family company. My father bought a used Jeep in 1973 that …

Not ready or can’t make a big investment in equipment that can help you reduce your company’s salt usage? It’s OK to start small and …

By Douglas Freer, CSP  Management consultant Peter Drucker once said, “If you can’t measure something, you can’t manage it.” This is relevant to managing your …

Courtesy of Buyers Products & SIMA Consider these points to help you decide where to upgrade your fleet. What’s your next step? Grow my commercial (lot) …

Courtesy of Buyers Products & SIMA Preventive maintenance keeps your equipment young and your expenses low. Routine Plow Maintenance Check the hoses in your plow routing …

By Phill Sexton From the October 2018 Issue of Facility Executive Sustainability and winter management (snow and ice management) are two terms that have more …

By Brian Birch Courtesy of Facility Executive The commercial snow and ice management industry is expanding in its application of innovative equipment and techniques. Industry …