Sytner Group is helping a hospital trust prepare for potential winter snow flurries with the loan of a blizzard-beating Land Rover Discovery.

The AM100’s number one retail group is helping to step up the snow defences of the Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust with the loan of the 4x4 off-road vehicle from its nearby Guy Salmon Land Rover franchise in Sheffield.

It is the eighth consecutive year that a loan has been made to the Trust and will help its Estates Team to keep the Moorgate Road hospital’s grounds free from snow and ice during bad weather, ensuring that patients can still access services.

Chris Tobin, head of estates services at the Trust, said: “We’re extremely grateful to Guy Salmon for providing us with a Land Rover for the eighth year.

“It really is a valuable asset during the winter months and helps us keep our services running and ensure our hospital grounds are safe for patients, visitors and colleagues.”

He added: “Having the Land Rover available during the winter months is also reassuring because it means we have a reliable, alternative way of getting key colleagues into work if no other methods of transport are available.”