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Snow removal, salt & ice melt

Plowing, salting and the bagged de-icer you keep by the door — the winter contract that decides whether your entrance is safe at 6am.

Ohio’s natural accumulation rule means a business generally is not liable for injuries caused by snow and ice that nature put there — but clearing it badly can create a hazard that would not otherwise have existed, and that one you own. That is the opposite of most people’s intuition, and it makes the quality and consistency of the work matter more than the fact of doing it. Salt supply and plowing are also two different purchases: many operators contract the plow and buy their own bagged de-icer for the door, the ramp and the dumpster pad.

What to ask before you sign

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  1. What is the trigger depth, and who decides it has been met? A contract that plows at two inches does nothing for the freezing drizzle that actually puts someone on the ground.
  2. What is the service window before opening? An entrance cleared at 10am is not cleared for a 6am delivery or a 7am opening shift.
  3. Is salting included, or billed per application? This is the single most common surprise on a winter invoice.
  4. Are walkways, the ramp, the dumpster pad and the grease bin included, or only the parking lot? The places your staff and haulers walk are frequently outside the contract.
  5. Where does the pushed snow go, and will the pile block parking, sightlines, or the dumpster enclosure when it melts and refreezes?
  6. Do you document each visit with a time stamp? If a slip-and-fall claim ever comes, the service log is the evidence — ask for it in writing, monthly.
  7. Are you insured, and can you send a certificate naming my business?
  8. For de-icer: what is the product and what is its effective temperature? Rock salt stops working well before Cleveland stops freezing, which is what calcium chloride and magnesium chloride blends are for.
  9. Is the product safe for my concrete and my floors? Aggressive de-icers damage new concrete, and whatever is on the lot gets tracked onto your floor, into your grout, and onto your mats.
  10. Can I get it delivered by the pallet before the first storm? Buying bagged de-icer in January means buying it at January prices, if it is available.

Listings

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  • Dean Supply Company

    Publisher of this site Also listed under Restaurant supply & equipment dealers

    Family-owned restaurant supply house on Woodland Avenue since 1950, with a large Cleveland showroom carrying smallwares, disposables, cleaning supplies, and commercial equipment. Will-call pickup at the showroom, including Saturday hours.

    Services: Smallwares · Disposables and takeout packaging · Commercial equipment · Furniture and seating · Cleaning and janitorial · Will-call / showroom pickup · Ice melt and de-icers · Odor control

    Serves: Cuyahoga, Lake, Lorain, Medina, Summit, Portage counties

    Open to the public as well as trade. Showroom hours run Monday to Friday and Saturday, with will-call pickup.

    3500 Woodland Ave, Cleveland, OH 44115
    216-325-0994

    Verified Aug 9, 2026 · number checked against 1 source

  • Distillata

    Cleveland delivery company supplying businesses with water and coffee service, and delivering ice melt and rock salt by the bag or the pallet across Northeast Ohio.

    Services: Bagged ice melt · Rock salt · Pallet delivery · Water and coffee service

    Serves: Cuyahoga, Lake, Lorain, Medina, Summit, Portage, Geauga counties

    Useful if you already take a delivery from them, since the salt rides along on a route you are on rather than needing its own order. Delivery is published to Cleveland, Akron, Youngstown, Lorain and surrounding suburbs.

    216-771-2900

    Verified Aug 10, 2026 · number checked against 1 source

  • Kurtz Bros.

    Long-established Cleveland landscape and hardscape supplier whose winter line includes bulk rock salt treated to keep working at lower temperatures.

    Services: Bulk rock salt · Treated salt · Landscape supply

    Serves: Cuyahoga, Lake, Lorain, Medina, Summit, Portage, Geauga counties

    A yard rather than a delivery-only distributor, so pickup is an option if you have the vehicle for it. Ask about the treatment additive and its rated temperature — untreated rock salt gives up well above a Cleveland January low.

    216-230-5553

    Verified Aug 10, 2026 · number checked against 1 source

  • Same Day Salt

    Northeast Ohio bulk and bagged de-icing distributor from Macedonia, carrying rock salt, treated salt and bagged de-icers in 25 and 50 pound bags, plus Arctic snow removal equipment.

    Services: Bulk rock salt · Treated salt · Bagged de-icers · Plows and pushers

    Serves: Summit, Cuyahoga, Portage, Medina, Geauga counties

    Publishes same-day delivery within 50 miles of Macedonia, which is the part that matters when a storm lands earlier than forecast. Carries both bulk and bagged, so a single supplier can cover the lot and the doorway.

    8854 Valley View Rd, Macedonia, OH 44056
    330-908-7258

    Verified Aug 10, 2026 · number checked against 1 source

  • The M. Conley Company

    Also listed under Restaurant supply & equipment dealers

    Canton-based full-service wholesale distributor of janitorial and sanitation supplies, industrial packaging, foodservice products and safety equipment, serving Northeast Ohio.

    Services: Janitorial and sanitation chemicals · Odor control · Foodservice disposables · Industrial packaging · Ice melt · Equipment service

    Serves: Cuyahoga, Lake, Lorain, Medina, Summit, Portage, Geauga, Stark counties

    Carries the janitorial side and the foodservice side from one account, including odor control chemistry and ice melt — which is worth knowing when the alternative is three suppliers and three minimums. Equipment service centre on 330-904-8834.

    1312 Fourth St SE, Canton, OH 44707
    800-686-6001

    Verified Aug 10, 2026 · number checked against 1 source

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