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WELCOME TO ABRAXUS SNOW.

Learning how to successfully battle winter storms in Northeast Ohio cannot be taught in a classroom or read in a book. The only lesson comes from experience, specifically 40+ years of experience. Storms such as the Blizzard of '78 and the Christmas Eve storm of '04 can paralyze entire areas bringing travel and business to an abrupt halt.

As a result choosing the proper partner is a critical decision for commercial and industrial complexes, hospital networks, medical facilities, retail establishments, shopping malls and other companies that can’t afford to have weather related business interruptions or have their employees or customers experience unsafe conditions. That’s why Abraxus Snow, LLC is the solution.

Abraxus Snow, LLC is serious about managing the business of snow-so that snow doesn’t manage your business.

13
JAN
 

ABRAXUS OWNER FRANK DEDON: “HOW I DID IT”

 
 

I opened Abraxus Salt in 2001-02 and I became a distributor for Cargill.

I put all of my eggs into one basket with the snow removal business. I put everything but my first born on the line. I put $1.5 million into the salt storage dome, I got the contract and did a marketing campaign for the salt and snow removal combined. I wanted to get the attention of the snow removal contractors in the area and I wanted to get some more snow removal business going. I designed Abraxus Salt so that as Abraxus Snow, I would want to do business with them.

The first year I built the dome I went from doing $770,000 in snow and we jumped to $1.7 million. The salt did $500,000 in its first year, and that was a mild winter.

What did it was putting all my efforts into the business and diversifying the business into something that has to do with snow removal, which is the salt. And then the advertising campaign helped bring everything together.

I honestly had no idea that I gave birth to a giant because, together, the business has grown by leaps and bounds. I did nearly $5 million in snow removal and salt last year.

When you have growth that fast you’ll have problems. The controls are much tighter now and the people I have in place are much better. I didn’t realize how many hangers-on I had at the company until we made that growth and then I could finally see it.

The growth, at first, was overwhelming. You have to adjust your thinking. Reaching seven digits is an amazing accomplishment but you have to adjust how you approach the business after your reach that point. When you do that, you have to sit back and take a look at everything and relearn how you manage something like this because it comes with its own problems.

13
JAN
 

EXPERIENCE AND EXPERTISE

 
 

Longevity, experience, reliability, trust and ethics combined with an understanding of customer needs in conjunction with industry expertise is what has made Abraxus Snow Removal, Inc and Abraxus Salt, LLC one of the largest Snow and Ice Management contractors and de-icing suppliers in Ohio.

A family owned business with over 37 years invested in the trade, Abraxus provides complete snow and ice management services to Industrial and Commercial accounts in Cuyahoga, Lorain, Medina, Lake, Ashtabula, Summit and Geauga counties in Northeast Ohio. The key to the company’s longevity is consistent performance, fair pricing and loyal customer service.

In other words, failure to perform is not an option…a commitment Abraxus fully understands and executes!

Abraxus is serious about managing the business of snow-so that snow doesn’t manage your business.

24
NOV
 

INDIVIDUALIZED SERVICE

 
 

When you do business with Abraxus, you have access to daily reports of communications with your service staff and the precipitation on your property. Because proactivity is a staple of Abraxus Snow Removal, Inc and its sister organization, Abraxus Salt, LLC they are on staff 24 hours a day to provide salt and de-icing products to local and regional contractors and maintenance departments prior to the weather event. Abraxus deals with each customer individually and is committed to providing outstanding, quality service at a fair price.