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Suburban Chicago Conservation Group Gets Tips on Keeping Surface Water Clean

Tue, 27 Jul 2010 16:54:33 -0700

. That's the message Brian Giles, sweeper product manager for Elgin Sweeper, shared with Chicago-area municipal officials and consulting engineers.

Schwarze Industries Appoints New Product Manager

Fri, 23 Jul 2010 10:22:23 -0700

Schwarze Industries announced that Joe Hendrickson will now take on the role of Product Manager for the A & M and S-Series sales team.

Distracted Driving: Risk with a Capital R: On-Demand Webcast

Fri, 23 Jul 2010 10:20:54 -0700

Truckload Carriers Association and Fleet Owner produced "Distracted Driving," a two-part Webcast series designed to help improve fleet safety and manage risk while still taking full advantage of all the benefits in-cab communications. While designed for over-the-road drivers, much of the information is helpful to anyone operating a fleet.

Explore Hiring Online for Lower Costs, Better Results

Thu, 22 Jul 2010 10:17:55 -0700

Sweeping contractors and municipalities need to realize that many younger workers frequent the Internet. Advertising for employees online offers a number of benefits in addition to lower costs.

Street Cleaning Practice in Berkeley, California 1941

Fri, 23 Jul 2010 10:17:07 -0700

The routine? Hand sweeping, a collection truck and dealing with deep gutters... This article was originally published in The American City, April, 1941, and was written by Hary Goodridge, then Berkeley's City Engineer and Superintendent of Streets.

One.7, Inc. Donating Elgin Crosswind to Promote Breast Cancer Cure

Thu, 22 Jul 2010 10:16:21 -0700

The management of One.7, Inc., one of America's largest sellers of pre-owned sweeping and catchbasin cleaning equipment, is donating 50% of an Elgin Crosswind's selling price to benefit breast cancer awareness. If you could use a fine pre-owned street sweeper, this is the one you should buy!

WorldSweeper's Editor Provides Case Study on Customer Service and Support

Thu, 22 Jul 2010 10:15:17 -0700

In these trying times a greater emphasis than ever needs to be placed on providing outstanding sales and service support to customers. My following true story shows that everyone doesn't get this message, including even a large national firm like Best Buy.

Schwarze Announces Load Leveler Option on M6000

Thu, 08 Jul 2010 16:59:10 -0700

Schwarze Industries has announced a load-leveler option for all of its M6000 model mechanical street sweepers.

Jacketta Sweeping Featured in PAVEMENT

Tue, 06 Jul 2010 16:58:01 -0700

Debbie Jacketta, president of Utah-based Jacketta Sweeping Service, was featured in the latest PAVEMENT magazine.

West Michigan Sweeper Featured for July

Thu, 01 Jul 2010 16:56:24 -0700

WorldSweeper.com's Featured Contractor for July is Grand Rapids, Michigan area-based West Michigan Sweeper, Inc. Although a small company only five years old, you'll find the owner has some good advice that any in the industry can take to heart.

WorldSweeper.com Wins 2010 APEX Award of Publication Excellence

Fri, 25 Jun 2010 16:54:40 -0700

The WorldSweeper.com website garnered a 2010 APEX Award of Excellence, making it a winner for the fourth year in a row!

In addition, we won for our April Fool's Day spoof news alert announcing that NASA was sending a street sweeper into space. These awards mark an unprecedented 15 years in a row that one or more of our editor's projects have received recognition via a national APEX Award.

Diversification: Developing Multiple Baskets for Your Eggs

Tue, 22 Jun 2010 11:48:34 -0700

The last 12 – 18 months have marked the last for some sweeping contractors. Even the most experienced are being tried to the limit of their creativity and endurance. However, because of their willingness to make creative and substantial changes in their business models, some contractors are carving a new pathway through the recession.

If there is one overall key word to describe this phenomenon, it's 'diversification.' Although many times one thinks first of new products and services, there can be more elements to becoming increasingly diversified. In addition to an expansion of products and services, you might also expand your thinking to include your company's business approach and partnerships.

This article challenges every contractor to investigate how they might change their current operations to become more competitive, even if your profit margin is currently still good. These are changing times we find ourselves in and they're not likely to change anytime soon.

Questions to Ask When Looking for a Credit Card Processing Company

Tue, 22 Jun 2010 11:47:35 -0700

We cover the questions that are most important to find out prior to signing up for a credit card processing account, from types of cards accepted to discount rate to how web processing and transactions are handled. The information is also of value to use in rating your current card processing account.

Basic Website Site Finding and Search Engine Optimization Techniques

Tue, 22 Jun 2010 11:46:58 -0700

In this article, our editor provides an overview of the basic Search Engine Optimization (SEO; think "promotion") tips that anyone with a website should be employing.

Keeping Abu Dhabi's Pavement Clean

Tue, 22 Jun 2010 11:46:08 -0700

Abu Dhabi, in the United Arab Emirates, has an image of being extremely clean, a reputation that includes its roadway system. This is somewhat surprising, given that most countries and their cities in that part of the world have massive sweeping difficulties since they are sited on sand and are surrounded by sand. Add to that scorching temperatures, high winds and the dust they create, and the result is all the right ingredients to make a sweeping program into a difficult task. In Abu Dhabi, as you will read, the sweeping program is up to the monumental effort it requires.

Maximizing Your Company's Value to Customers

Tue, 22 Jun 2010 11:45:17 -0700

Your customers' perceptions of how important your services are to them are based upon a variety of factors. Although these vary from customer-to-customer, there are some factors that tend to remain the same throughout most customer interactions.

Schwarze Sweeps into Mexico City

Mon, 21 Jun 2010 11:44:30 -0700

Schwarze Industries, one of the world's largest street sweeper manufacturers, announced today that they have secured a sizeable sweeper purchase order from Mexico City.

Stewart-Amos Sweeper Co. and Victory Sweepers, Inc. Announce Strategic Partnership

Wed, 02 Jun 2010 11:43:48 -0700

Frank Chulick and Mark Schwarze, presidents of Stewart-Amos Sweeper Co. and Victory Sweepers, Inc., respectively, have entered into a strategic partnership agreement. Under the joint agreement, Victory Sweepers will produce regenerative air street sweepers that will be marketed by Stewart-Amos and its growing dealer network.

McDonough and Sons Stress Environmentalism in Full Slate of Services

Tue, 01 Jun 2010 11:50:26 -0700

Thirty some years ago, when Pat McDonough started his own sweeping company, he was already a somewhat experienced hand at the job. That's because as a newly-married nineteen-year-old he'd joined the father he'd never really known in a sweeping company in Minnesota.

Even though that didn't last long, when McDonough started a business of his own over 10 years later, it was to found a parking lot sweeping company. Now, almost three decades later, McDonough and Sons has become one of the largest sweeping contractors in the Pacific NW, serving what he terms 'The Puget Sound Corridor.'

Although his two sons grew up in the business, they have now spun off companies of their own, both in related fields. Cory, his eldest, is known to many in the sweeping industry as the owner, with wife Tina, of used equipment dealer, 1Point7 Inc. This feature article includes a 23-minute audio interview with Pat McDonough.

Compact Schwarze A4000 Sweeper Gets Some Big Upgrades

Fri, 21 May 2010 11:43:13 -0700

Schwarze Industries, one of the world's largest street sweeper manufacturers, introduced updates to its model A4000 street sweeper.

New Schwarze GS6 Sweeper Designed to Reduce Cost, Increase Profit for End User

Fri, 21 May 2010 11:42:36 -0700

Schwarze Industries, one of the world's largest street sweeper manufacturers, today introduced the new GS6 regenerative air street sweeper to the North and South American markets.

New Health Insurance Incentives Designed to Help Small Businesses

Sat, 15 May 2010 11:41:54 -0700

The Internal Revenue Service has mailed postcards to more than four million small businesses and tax-exempt organizations to make them aware of the benefits of the recently-enacted small business health care tax credit.

Victory Sweepers' R4 Road Sweeper Prototype Spotted at Darlington Raceways

Thu, 13 May 2010 11:41:14 -0700

An alert contractor spotted a never-before-seen sweeper model from Victory Sweepers, Inc. at the Showtime Southern 500 at Darlington last weekend. Our investigation reveals it was a prototype for Victory's first road sweeper model, called the 'R4.'

Redesigned Road Wizard From Elgin Sweeper Offers Many New Features

Mon, 10 May 2010 11:40:37 -0700

Intent of Elgin Sweeper's makeover of the original Wittke-designed Road Wizard it to position the machine as leader among heavy-duty construction cleanup broom sweepers.

Elgin engineers have come up with a re-design that addresses a few issues with the original Wittke design. After 6 months in the testing process, Elgin is now ready to offer the newly updated Road Wizard as a standard production unit. Link includes more details and an audio interview on the topic with Elgin's sweeper products manager, Brian Giles.

Tax Reduction Incentives Key Around New Employees, Equipment Purchases

Mon, 03 May 2010 11:39:38 -0700

The President signed into law HR 2847, the Hiring Incentives to Restore Employment (HIRE) Act on March 18, 2010. The primary focus of this new law is to provide a tax incentive to employers hiring certain new employees.