SPREADING SALT CONTRACT - UPDATE FROM PEACOCK SALT (JANUARY 2010)

Peacock Salt, Scotland Excel’s contracted supplier of spreading salt (for playgrounds and pathways), have provided some useful information to assist Councils during the current cold spell.

All orders placed with Peacock Salt before 16th December have been delivered. Orders placed between the 16th and 24th December, when Peacock Salt closed for the festive period, will be delivered by the end of next week depending on customer location. Because of the demand for supplies, the lead time for orders stands at 7-10 working days from receipt.

Though obtaining supplies is not easy in this current climate, the company is working at full capacity to fulfil orders as quickly as possible. A further challenge is continuing distribution whilst being unable to deploy their articulated lorries on many occasions due to the hazardous condition of many minor roads.

The company has also indicated that the “Atlas 2” salt spreader, item 2i on the contract, has a delayed delivery date of March 2010. An alternative, non-core product, SP10, is available in the interim.

Note - this contract is restricted to the following Councils: Angus, Argyll & Bute, Comhairle nan Eilean, Dundee City, East Ayrshire, East Dunbartonshire, East Renfrewshire, Glasgow City, Inverclyde, North Ayrshire, North Lanarkshire, Perth & Kinross, Renfrewshire, South Ayrshire, South Lanarkshire, West Dunbartonshire; and Associate Member organisations that joined before 2007.

(Published 8 January 2010 - for further information please contact the Scotland Excel HelpLine on 0845 606 8726)