Winter Management with Jewel

Keeping streets safe and accessible during the winter months requires effective winter management. Ice and snow can pose risks for both traffic and pedestrians, while also affecting access to essential services. Jewel’s smart software solutions help councils and contractors to fully digitise and optimise the winter management process. From planning to execution — Jewel provides support every step of the way.

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Why Choose For Jewel Software?

As dedicated Winter Management software provider, Jewel offers a digital platform that gives councils and contractors real-time insights — for example into maintenance tasks or budgets. The system’s integrations and dashboards are intuitive and easy to use. As a result, management becomes not only more efficient, but also more transparent for residents as well as for drivers and contractors. What we offer? 

Efficient and digital processes

Efficient and digital processes

Less paperwork and administrative burden

Less paperwork and administrative burden

Access to data anytime, anywhere

Access to data anytime, anywhere

Smart route planning and optimization

Smart route planning and optimization

Sustainable and cost-saving solutions

Sustainable and cost-saving solutions

Better collaboration between teams

Better collaboration between teams

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Optimising Winter Operations —
From Digital Route Planning to Real-time Monitoring and Reporting

Solutions for Winter Road Maintenance

Optimising gritting routes, monitoring execution and keeping the entire process transparent can be a real challenge for local authorities. Jewel Software provides the answer. With Jewel, councils and contractors gain full visibility of the complete winter maintenance process. Our software supports, among other things:

  • Digital planning of gritting routes and allocation of equipment.

  • Smart route optimisation for efficient use of time and resources.

  • Real time monitoring of progress and completed actions.

  • Automatic registration and reporting to support accountability and evaluation.

  • Collaboration tools for smooth coordination between councils, contractors and field teams.

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Winter Road Maintenance with Jewel

Using Jewel Software for digital winter maintenance ultimately leads to satisfied contractors and residents alike. The following benefits come with Jewel:

  • More efficient use of staff and equipment, reducing overall costs.

  • Faster response times when weather conditions change unexpectedly.

  • Clear insight into the costs, deployment and results of winter maintenance.

  • A fully digital workflow, eliminating the need for paper administration.

  • Improved collaboration between all parties involved.

From Challenges to Solutions

Key Challenges

- Inefficient route planning relying on manual schedules and static maps.

- Lack of real-time visibility on which streets have already been treated.

- Limited optimisation of salt spreading and vehicle deployment, leading to wasted resources.

- Poor communication between municipalities, contractors and drivers slows response times.

- Manual reporting makes accountability and post-event evaluation difficult.

- Difficulty with vehicle and staff reallocation during changing weather conditions.

- Insufficient data insight to learn from past winter operations.

How Jewel helps?

+ Digital planning provides clear and flexible salt spreading routes and resource allocation.

+ Smart route optimisation ensures efficient use of time, fuel and materials.

+ Real time monitoring shows progress, completed areas and vehicle locations instantly.

+ Automated registration and reporting simplify accountability and support accurate evaluation.

+ Collaboration tools enable smooth coordination between municipalities, contractors and field teams.

+ Flexible resource deployment allows quick adjustments when weather conditions or priorities change.

+ Data-driven insights make it possible to analyse past performance and continuously improve.

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Ready to Streamline Winter Management?

Discover how councils and contractors are already transforming their winter operations with Jewel. Read our customer case to see how smarter planning, real time monitoring and seamless collaboration make winter road maintenance more effective and future-proof.

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FAQ - Winter Management

Find the answer to frequently asked questions about Jewel Software Winter Management
What is winter road maintenance?

Winter road maintenance covers all measures taken to keep roads, cycle paths and pavements safe and accessible during the winter season. A winter maintenance plan may include a variety of actions, ranging from preventive measures to gritting and snow clearance. The goal is clear: ensuring safety, guaranteeing accessibility and maintaining reliable public services. Increasingly, winter maintenance plans are being designed and executed with the support of digital winter management tools.

Who is responsible for winter road maintenance?

In the United Kingdom and across Europe, the primary responsibility for winter road maintenance lies with local authorities. Working together with contractors and service providers, they ensure that public spaces remain safe and accessible. Councils may also deploy their own equipment and crews to carry out gritting and snow clearance. To plan, communicate and execute effectively, the right software is essential. Jewel provides this software, making winter management more efficient, transparent and data-driven.

What does Jewel offer for winter management?

Jewel provides a dedicated module for winter road management, including route planning for gritting and snow clearing, real-time driver navigation, and progress tracking.

How does Jewel support reporting and compliance?

Every action is logged automatically. This makes it easy to demonstrate compliance with service-level agreements or legal requirements, and to answer citizen inquiries.

How does Jewel help drivers in the field?

Drivers follow clear, step-by-step instructions on their tablet, showing exactly where to go and what to do. This avoids confusion, even when a different driver covers the route.

How does Jewel improve road safety in winter?

By ensuring that gritting and plowing are done precisely where needed, Jewel reduces the risk of untreated roads. Updated routes and live data help drivers respond quickly to changing conditions.

How fast can we start using Jewel for winter operations?

The winter management module can be implemented quickly, often within a week, and adapted to existing routes and vehicles.

What about training for seasonal drivers?

Training is quick and simple. Even seasonal staff with little digital experience can follow the system after a short introduction.

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