According to Michael Smyth from Irish Grass Machinery they are selling a lot of salt spreaders at present, mostly SnowEx, with a mix of walk behinds and mounted models.

The sales have definitely started earlier this season and are ahead of this time last year, says Michael.

Customers are a good mix of county councils who have to prepare for a cold winter and landscape contractors who see spreading salt as a good way to supplement their summer work.

The late snow in March it would seem is still fresh in peoples' minds.