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Concord, Ontario, Canada
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DID YOU KNOW?
1 Tonne Of Salt Can Service 10KM Of A Single-Lane Road!
(depending on conditions)
#DraglamSalt
While both are sodium chloride, they aren't meant for the same plate! Table salt is purified and often fortified with iodine for safe consumption. Road salt is unrefined with larger crystals, mixed with additives, and intended strictly for de-icing highways - not for eating!
Thanks to your support, Draglam Salt officially took home 1st place in the #Snowposium VIP Pass Contest! We loved getting to connect with so many snow and ice management professionals at this year’s trade show.
Thank you to to the @green_for_life for hosting a fantastic event!
Why do those giant snow piles hang around for weeks after a warm spell?This is the "Latent Heat of Fusion" in action. It takes a massive amount of energy to actually turn solid ice into liquid water.
#ScienceOfIce #Winter
True or False: Standard bulk rock salt should never be applied to multi-level concrete parking structures or corporate parking decks?
Answer: TRUE.
Applying standard rock salt to an concrete parking parkade is an incredibly expensive property management mistake.
True or False: Once a commercial property reaches 100% ice coverage, dumping double the standard amount of bulk salt is the fastest way to burn through the ice sheet?
Answer: FALSE.
True or False: Applying a heavy layer of rock salt directly onto fresh snow accumulation is the most efficient way for crews to clear a parking lot?
FALSE.
Spreading high-volume rock salt on top of several inches of snow is an expensive, counterproductive waste of material.
The world's largest salt mine sits beneath Lake Huron in Goderich, Ontario. It was found by accident. In 1866, Sam Platt was drilling for oil. Instead, he hit the first salt bed ever discoverd in North America. The mine is as deep as the CN Tower is tall.
True or False: Once snow has been driven over and packed down into a solid, hard ice layer, standard rock salt will cut through it just as fast as loose snow?
Answer: FALSE.
Traffic on a commercial site rolls over fresh accumulation, it rapidly compresses the snow.
Most rock salt stops working around -15°C. Draglam Treated keeps melting all the way down to -45°C. That's colder than Antarctica's average winter temperature.
#DraglamTreated #ExtremeDeicing #SustainableWinte
Peek behind the curtain. This is how Draglam Treated Salt is made. We start with premium rock salt. Then we add a performance enhancing liquid coating that encapsulates every single grain.
#TreatedSALT #WinterScience #DeicingTechnology
Safety is at the heart of everything we do at Juel Group💎
Mirella shares what safety means to her and how she helps reinforce it across the company. From setting clear standards to supporting teams in their day-to-day work, it’s part of our culture.
#MeetTheGems
Urban winter conditions pushed innovation forward in the 1960s. In Montreal, municipal engineers working alongside Canadian researchers, These early trials showed that organic additives helped salt adhere better to surfaces and remain effective longer under traffic. (See Below)
A landmark winter safety study from the Uni of Waterloo examined six winter seasons of crash data across Ontario.
Improving road surface condition with deicing salt reduced collisions by up to 93 percent on roads and boosted surface friction in ways that lowered crash risk.
Salt has been more than a winter tool. Researchers have treated ice and cold weather conditions like a laboratory, experiments on how salt melts ice at different temperatures, how brine spreads, and how combinations like salt and sand improve traction in real conditions.
Salt isn’t just for roads, it’s also used to create high-quality ice for hockey. When Zambonis resurface arenas, small amounts of salt are sometimes added to the water. Salt lowers the freezing point, helping new ice layers freeze evenly and adhere smoothly to the rink surface.
Beneath every stable foundation and durable roadway lies a precise science. In this video, we are pulling back the curtain to showcase exactly how we create our high-quality treated sand, a critical component for construction projects that demand longevity and performance.
#Salt
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What makes Juel Group special for Francesca? 📷💎
In this final clip, she shares her favourite part about being part of the team. From the people to the culture, her answer reflects the supportive and dynamic environment that makes our team feel like a family.
#MeetTheGems