BARR builds the whole brine cycle.
Mixing, storing, and applying liquid brine at the right concentration, at the right time, is what keeps a road surface from icing over - long before the first flake falls. BARR-built systems handle the whole cycle, from tank to nozzle.
Brine Makers
Mix salt and water to a precise, consistent concentration
Brine Sprayers
Apply liquid brine ahead of a storm or straight to ice
Production & Storage
Bulk tanks sized to hold a full event's supply
One brine program, every surface that freezes first.
Brine doesn't care whether the surface is asphalt, concrete, or tarmac — the liquid management challenge is the same: mix it right, store enough of it, and put it down before ice can bond. That makes one system flexible across a wide network.
Highway & Interchange
- Highways
- Overpasses
- Highway ramps
- Interchanges
- Bridges
Municipal & Neighbourhood
- Municipal roads
- Intersections
- Turning lanes
- Hills & steep sections
- Curves
Priority & Sensitive Zones
- Shaded areas
- School zones
- Pedestrian crossings
- Bus routes
- Emergency-service routes
Aviation, Industrial & Service
- Airport runways
- Taxiways
- Service roads
- Parking lots
- Industrial yards
Brine has a lifecycle. Each stage needs the right vessel.
The liquid moves from a mixing container to bulk storage to a truck-mounted or trailer-mounted applicator. Get any one of those three wrong — wrong concentration, undersized storage, poor spray pattern — and the whole program underperforms.
Make it, and keep enough of it
Brine is mixed to a target concentration in a dedicated maker, then held in bulk storage until a system is called for. Undersized storage is the most common reason a program runs out mid-event.
Anti-ice before the storm arrives
Applied to a dry surface ahead of snowfall, brine prevents the initial ice-to-pavement bond from forming at all — the cheapest, most effective point in the entire cycle to intervene.
Break the bond, then hold the surface
Once snow or ice has formed, brine is reapplied — often pre-wetting granular material — to break the existing bond and keep it from reforming through freeze-thaw cycles.
BARR-built systems for mixing, storing, and applying brine.
StormStop system is shop-welded under controlled conditions — never on-site — and water-tested before it ships from Abbotsford.
Brine Maker & Applicator Combo
Mixes brine to a set concentration and applies it from the same skid — suited to municipal yards and contractors who need one unit that does both jobs without transferring liquid between vessels.
SALT BRINE MAKING SYSTEMS
Easy-to-operate brine making systems designed for fast, consistent production of 23% salt brine for effective snow and ice control.
Bulk Brine Storage
ON TAP™ Systems are all encompassing production facilities designed to expand as demand for brine increases. Compeltely modular, clients are able to choose which parts of the system they would like designed, with the option to upgrade their systems in the future as needed.
Brine Sprayer
For full time roadway maintenance contractors, save time and money by mounting our skids directly to the chassis of your vehicle. Our custom units come with a wide variety of options to fully fit your application.
Liquid vs. granular, side by side.
Granular salt still has a place, but liquid brine solves problems dry material can't — especially on the surfaces where bounce-off, timing, and low-temperature performance matter most.
| Factor | Liquid Brine | Dry Granular Salt |
|---|---|---|
| Placement | Stays where sprayed | Bounces and scatters off crowned roads |
| Timing | Can be applied before snowfall (anti-icing) | Effective mainly after snow is present |
| Low-temp performance | Effective to roughly -18°C to -21°C | Reliability drops sharply below about -9°C |
| Material use | Lower total salt applied per pass | Higher volumes needed for the same effect |
| Best for | Bridges, curves, hills, priority routes | General coverage, stockpiled reserve |
Get ahead of the first cold snap.
Tell us your route network and priority zones — we'll help size the mixing, storage, and application capacity to match.
