Online Rock Salt’s Small Part in Oscar Nomination for ‘War Horse’

24th January 2012

Downtime on the bagging plant at Online Rock Salt led to a very different sort of contract bagging order – to make all the sandbags for Oscar-nominated film War Horse... click here to read full article.

Online Rock Salt January Sale

28th December 2011

January can often be the coldest month of winter. Which is why we're launching a January sale with our biggest ever price drop to give our customers their best ever savings!.... click here to read full article.

Online Rock Salt helps Santa with elf and safety

23rd December 2011

This is the busiest time of the year for many sectors. Retail, food and drink and rock salt providers are some of the busiest traders at Christmas time..... click here to read full article.

Working Towards a Safer Winter - a Response to a Recent Guardian Article

16th December 2011 - Colleen Cheetham

Online Rock Salt responds to a recent article by Helen Carter in The Guardian, claiming that gritting lorries do not spread salt.... click here to read full article.

Which salt is best for my organisation?

5th December 2011

Confusion over different types of salt on the market leads to wrong salt being bought by purchasing departments.... click here to read full article.

New de-icing salt arrives at Ellesmere Port for Online Rock Salt

2nd December 2011

Online Rock Salt has announced its latest shipment of white de-icing salt into Ellesmere Port, continuing a successful year... click here to read full article.

Rock salt stocks remain in plentiful supply

14th November 2011

Rock salt stocks remain in plentiful supply and after a busy October we are going into winter well stocked... click here to read full article.

Mild autumn so far in 2011

10th November 2011

With the nights quickly drawing in and Halloween and Bonfire night behind us we thought it was about time to give an update on what we've been busy doing and the current salt supply situation... click here to read full article.

Another Prediction of a Cold Winter Ahead

5th September 2011

Early demand for rock salt and white salt is looking increasingly likely to be strong this year with pessimistic long term weather forecast for the winter being issued... click here to read full article.

Our Latest Shipment of White Salt Arrived Today

2nd September 2011

Our latest shipment has arrived today from Egypt of white marine salt. We are packing this into 10kg bags along with large packs and bulk bags ready for the winter... click here to read full article.

Long Term Weather Forecast

2nd September 2011

Long term weather forecasting is still something of a dark art; with so many variables it is incredibly difficult to predict the weather further than about five days ahead... click here to read full article.

Online Rock Salt wins contract with Devon and Cornwall County Council

18th August 2011

After months of steady preparation for the upcoming winter, Online Rock Salt is pleased to announce a new contract to supply Devon and Cornwall County Council with salt. The contract will run until 2014 at the earliest... click here to read full article.

10kg White Salt Packs and POS material

12th August 2011

For the coming winter Online Rock Salt has introduced a new line of de-icing products. Our 10kg pack is aimed at the domestic market, filled with high quality, white marine salt it is ideal if you're simply keeping a small area clear from snow and ice... click here to read full article.

Form, fill and seal rock salt bagging line

22nd July 2011

Whilst the British summer marches on Online Rock Salt is working hard procuring and bagging as much white and rock salt as possible. This month we've added a third bagging line... click here to read full article.

Our latest rock salt bagging line

9th February 2011

After the unprecedented demand for salt this winter we've added another bagging line to our operation!... click here to read full article.

Rock Salt Sale

3rd February 2011

For a very limited time only we are offering all of our bagged product at sale prices... click here to read full article.

Salt Supply Update

28th January 2011

This week we have had a further shipment of salt into ourselves and the bagging operation is going well. If any more bad weather comes we will have plenty of bagged salt in stock ready for immediate dispatch... click here to read full article.

Children in Need Appeal 2010

20th January 2011

For last years Children in Need appeal on November the 19th we made a donation for every pallet of salt sold. In total we raised £260!... click here to read full article.

Salt supply update

4th January 2011

The latest shipment of Egyptian salt has arrived and we are working hard to bag it as quickly as possible. Additionally we now have brown rock salt in stock as well... click here to read full article.

New Year salt supplies

22nd December 2010

Although the office is currently closed for the Christmas break our buyer has been working hard to secure further supplies of salt... click here to read full article.

Further salt shipments due this month

6th December 2010

A shipment of white salt is due on the 8th of December and a further shipment is due on the 20th. We are working hard to ensure that we are able to keep up demand despite the early cold snap... click here to read full article.

Another shipment reaches Ellesmere Port

25th November 2010

A shipment of white salt has just arrived from Egypt (25th November) and a further shipment is due in from Eastern Europe in the next couple of weeks. We will post further updates as the next shipment of salt nears... click here to read full article.

Second shipment nears Ellesmere Port

8th October 2010

Our second shipment of white salt should be with us later on today. It would have been with us yesterday but the ship suffered technical problems (fuel and water do not mix well!)... click here to read full article.

Our second shipment of white salt is now on the water!

28th September 2010

After a phenomenally successful week we have sold or committed to sell all of the salt brought in from Egypt. The demand for salt this year is staggering so we've taken the plunge and a second shipment is on its way, this time from Sardinia... click here to read full article.

Our first shipment of white salt arrives at Ellesmere Port

20th September 2010

After an anxious couple of weeks watching the marine traffic website, our first shipment of white salt has arrived in Ellesmere Port, Cheshire. This is the first load of salt we have actually imported directly into the country ourselves and it has been a bit of a learning curve for us... click here to read full article.

You can now track the ship as it makes its way to us from Egypt

13th September 2010

The ship delivery our salt to us from Egypt is now well on the way. If you would like to track exactly where it is or find out a little more about the vessel itself... click here to read full article.

Online Rock Salt secures delivery of granulated white salt from Egypt

8th September 2010

Earlier this year we secured 12,000 tonnes of rock salt from the mine in Winsford, Cheshire... click here to read full article.