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Check out our latest exclusive advance preview of the next issue of SweeperMarket, posted on June 11th. Our online preview provides our readers with at least a full week's headstart on those who won't see the ads until the magazine arrives by mail.

We've posted our Featured Contractor for June, which is Baja California-based, Cabo Pebble Pools, aka 'Larry the Pool Guy.' See why what Larry had to say about running a contracting business is so important that he's our first-ever Featured Contractor that is not a sweeping contractor!

Have you heard about the World Sweeping Association's benefit auction of a donated Victory T600 sweeper yet? All proceeds benefit the WSA Scholarship Fund, so let's get the bidding going sky high!

Being on Chesapeake Bay, the City of Norfolk is under stringent NPDES requirements. Our recent article with the City's sweeping management team offers some interesting insights.

Our May e-newsletter has been sent. If you didn't get a copy in your inbox, sign up at our Guestbook. This month it includes the link to our third party vendor companies' survey.

TYMCO has announced that its new 210h parking area sweeper may be now specified mounted onto a Ford Super Duty F-450 or F-350 chassis.

We've posted our Featured Contractor for May, which is California-based, Nationwide Environmental Services. The interview is with Ani Samuelian, the company's second generation vice-president.

It is with a heavy heart that we report the passing of Carl Austin, early sweeping contractor and long-time manager at Schwarze Industries, Inc. We will have coverage and a link to the obituary information when it becomes available.

Elgin has unveiled a new Crosswind Specialty Track Sweeper. The machine will debut at NASCAR's Daytona 500 race on the 24th of February.

Advance has introduced a new industrial-sized rider sweeper, the model SW8000^TM.

We are pleased to announce the WorldSweeper Award of Excellence in Power Sweeping winner for 2013, Karl Stauty, president of Virginia-based Commercial Power Sweeping and Service. We also welcome Keystone Plastics as a WorldSweeper home page advertiser. You will see their ad at the top right of this page.

We are proud to announce formation of the WorldSweeper-affiliated World Sweeping Association, which began operations on January 1st.

Did you spot the square, black-and-white QR Code toward the top of the website? If you have a smartphone you may want to scan it – and then read our article about how QR Codes are taking the U.S. internet by storm!

Are you a Facebook Fan of WorldSweeper.com yet? Our Fans often receive advance notice of our newsletter, as well as a variety of industry tidbits not meriting an actual article.

If you're buying a sweeper or other capital equipment, be sure to use WorldSweeper.com's 'One Click' Finance Program. It's the easiest way we know of to get quotes from a number of lenders by filling out just one form. When vendors compete -- you win!

Finally, if you are a vendor to the sweeping industry and don't yet advertise here, please consider doing so with either a banner ad or a Sweeping Products listing.

As you can see from the logos above the headline, we have an RSS feed on the website, as well as links to our Twitter and Facebook accounts. These are easy ways to keep up with news at WorldSweeper.com. We also offer a web page that contains the latest articles we've added to the site.

Good Sweeping,

-- Ranger Kidwell-Ross, editor
First time here? Please read my introductory welcome message.

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GUESTBOOK If you haven't filled out our Guestbook, we can't send you late-breaking industry information. If you're involved with sweeping, please take time to provide us with your contact information. PARKING AREA SWEEPERS Here is our area dedicated to the needs of the parking area sweeping community. Check it out. You'll find a wide selection of news you can use in your business, right now, today. DISCUSSION FORUM Discuss industry topics with others in sweeping. Our discussion forums offer a variety of topics, or make up your own. Plus, we have buy/sell classifieds for sweeping and sweeping-related equipment. (opens in new window) SWEEPER POSTCARDS What better way to show you're part of the industry than by including a sweeper photo, drawing or cartoon in your email? Our online postcards are great to use as industry-related thank you notes, all occasion greeting cards and to show others what a sweeper looks like now or in the past. Choose from sweeper-related cartoons, drawings, photos and toys. CONTRACTOR LOCATOR Do you offer sweeping or related services, or would you like to hire a sweeping contractor? If so, you'll want to check out our contractor locator section. (opens in new window)

WHAT'S NEW Here is where you'll find the latest stories we've posted online. You'll want to check often to find out the latest in industry news. STREET SWEEPING You'll find everything to do with street sweeping here. If that is the segment of the sweeping industry you are involved with, you'll want to check it out. SWEEPER SLIDESHOWS Want to see what sweepers used to be like? If so, you'll definitely want to check out our collection of old sweeper pictures. Some of the photos are even for sale, and what would look better on your office wall?! SWEEPING PRODUCTS Need to fix your sweeper, buy a new one or find the best deals and suppliers for sweeping-related products? As a way to show them you appreciate their support for this site, please do your shopping from manufacturers who support WorldSweeper.com. If you sell to the sweeping industry, be sure to sign up for your free or enhanced product listing! (opens in new window) SWEEPING AROUND THE WORLD Sweeping is a worldwide industry, but the techniques vary enormously depending upon where it's being done. We have a number of stories about how sweeping is done in various locations of the world, many from the award-winning online travelogues penned by our editor while traveling in Asia, Australia and Europe. You'll want to take a look.

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FEATURED CONTRACTOR We're proud to feature this professional sweeping contractor on our home page. Cabo Pebble Pools (aka 'Larry the Pool Guy') This month's Featured Contractor offers one element shared by none of the others: It's not a sweeping company. However, the information provided to the author on how this now-retired contractor was able to become supersuccessful – becoming a legend in his market area, in fact – holds a vital message for today's American sweeping contractor community. Beset by high equipment costs and downward price per sweep pressure by third party vendors, a growing number of sweeping contractors are being tempted to cut corners in how they do business, sacrificing their reputation and ethics in order to get contracts that are barely sustainable, with little-to-no margin and even less margin for error. The following story of 'Larry the Pool Guy' is presented in hopes it will inspire better business methods and understanding of the power of building a company on the cornerstones of professionalism, quality work product and ethics. Check it out. We will be changing our featured contractor about once per month. If you'd like your company to be considered for this honor, please let us know.