Winter maintenance across County Tyrone
County Tyrone is Northern Ireland's largest county, taking in Omagh, Dungannon, Cookstown and Strabane, with the Sperrins across the north. Being inland, it sees more frost nights than almost anywhere else in Northern Ireland, which makes precautionary gritting essential for manufacturers, schools and healthcare sites here.
Gritting in Omagh
Omagh is Tyrone's county town, with hospital, college, council and retail sites on the A5 and A32 near the southern edge of the Sperrins. Its inland position means some of the most frequent frost nights in Northern Ireland.
Gritting in Dungannon
Dungannon, where the M1 ends, is home to some of Northern Ireland's biggest manufacturers and food processors. Round-the-clock production and HGV traffic need yards and car parks treated before every shift change in a cold spell.
Gritting in Cookstown
Cookstown sits on the A29 at the foot of the Sperrins, with manufacturing, quarrying, engineering and agri-food businesses across the surrounding countryside. Rural sites here often freeze hard and early in the evening.
Gritting in Strabane
Strabane sits on the border across the Foyle from Lifford, on the A5 between Derry and Omagh. Valley-floor sites collect cold air on still nights, giving frost and fog that can linger through the morning rush.