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Clients and salt supply shortage
Ice Management
Manage customer communication and expectations during a salt supply shortage
Clearing parking garages
Operations
Every parking structure brings its own set of headaches for snow removal companies.
Strategies for stretching your salt supply
Ice Management
Salt availability is scarce and prices are through the roof—what’s your contingency plan?
Driver and vehicle safety tips
Operations
Review how to prepare your vehicle and drive safely in adverse weather
Minimize incidents with solid reporting policies
Risk Management
Proactive planning and solid policies can help minimize incidents
SIMA Member Update: January 2026
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TruArc Partners Acquires Schill Grounds Management
Private equity firm TruArc Partners has acquired Schill Grounds Management
Member Spotlight: Kyle Gravel, CSP - Evergreen Yard Care
Meet Kyle Gravel, CSP of Evergreen Yard Care in South Portland, ME
SIMA membership year-end to-do list
Maximize SIMA membership with this checklist
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Yard safety matters for snow management crews
Operations
The company marshalling yard is a high-traffic area with unique hazards
Tips for selecting the right walkway clearing tools
Operations
Review operations to guide your walkway equipment selection
Rethinking trigger depths in snow contracts
Ice Management
Why accumulation thresholds should be removed from snow management contracts
Keep sales, operations, and contracts in sync
Operations
Aligning sales, operations, and admin is mission critical.
Effective in-season documentation
Risk Management
In-season documentation is an important legal shield
Recovering payment for snow work
Business
Take action to recover payment for completed snow work
Build a future you can execute
Business
Create conditions so your team knows where you're going and why
SIMA looks onward and upward in 2026
Business
Take an active role in in helping bring SIMA strategic initiatives to life
Keeping your seasonal snow staff engaged
Engaging your seasonal staff is possible takes intentional effort.
5 Tips for Cutting Ties with a Snow Removal Client
Business
Handle situations with transparency, fairness and respect
Reparaciones de Equipo Sobre la Marcha
Operations
Un botiquín de primeros auxilios de mantenimiento bien surtido puede minimizar el tiempo de inactividad durante las tormentas.
Check out the 2025 State of SIMA Report
State of SIMA Report reviews 2025 successes and looks ahead to the future
Proactive prep for winter operations
Operations
Four tips for smoother winter operations
Snow storms got you panicked? Set customer expectations!
Business
Billing and overdue payment issues for snow removal contractors
Business
Snow removal PPE for sidewalk shovelers
Operations
Managing cold stress & hypothermia for snow and ice management
Operations
Site-specific sidewalk safety concerns
Snow removal parking lot planning with drones
Risk Management
Safety tips for snow blowing for commercial-grade operations
Safe use of push and wheeled snow shovels
Granular salt usage for sidewalk snow melting
Ice Management
Chemical deicer safety for snow professionals
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Liquid deicing for sidewalk snow management
Yard safety for snow removal contractors
Risk Management
Snow shoveling with scoop and spade
Commercial-grade shoveling safety
Operations
UTV and ATV sidewalk snow removal
Mini-loader sidewalk snow removal equipment operations
Operations
Team member check-ins midseason
Business
Ongoing services and additional insured liability in snow removal
Business
Salt reduction strategies for snow removal
Annual employee compensation summaries
Allison McDowell discusses this Human Resources tool in this video.