Pictured: Colin Loseby receives the bagged rock salt from
Lafarge Aggregates rep Jamie Skipper
Families, staff and residents at nursing homes in Quorn and
Mountsorrel will be safer from icy slips thanks to donations of
rock salt from Lafarge.
Two residential homes, Quorn Orchards and The Poplars have
received bags of white rock salt to use when wintry weather
arrives.
Jamie Skipper, aggregates rep for Lafarge Aggregates &
Concrete UK, organised the donations from stocks which have just
come in to Mountsorrel Quarry.
Jamie said:
"While winter hasn't really hit us hard yet it's best to plan
ahead for when it does.
"Lafarge is keen on supporting neighbouring communities whenever
we can and one of our biggest priorities is health and safety.
"So now we have rock salt available at Mountsorrel Quarry we
thought why not support some local concerns.
"This salt will really come in useful for Quorn Orchards and The
Poplars and help ensure pathways are safer for visits and
staff."
At Quorn Orchards, which has 30 residents all with varying
degrees of dementia, maintenance manager, Colin Loseby, accepted
the salt.
He said:
"During bad weather I do what I can to clear the snow and ice
but this rock salt will make a real difference.
"As it is the white salt it also means it won't stain the floors
or carpets in the home if it gets trod in underfoot."
Egerton Lodge Residential Care Home in Melton Mowbray also
received donations.
This is the first year Mountsorrel has stocked rock salt and is
part of a company wide plan to offer more products to help
customers cope with winter.
At Brooksby Quarry customers are being offered sand to blend in
with rock salt - this combination works better than rock salt alone
when temperatures plummet.
Rock salt can be purchased in 25kg bags and collected from
Mountsorrel Quarry. For prices and more information on rock salt
and sand products please call the Lafarge Aggregates & Concrete
UK customer service centre on 0844 561 7751.