North American Sweeper Magazine

A lot of sweeping companies begin their existence with basic equipment, but it would be hard to top Fred Cupp.  "When I started out, I swept parking lots with a broom and a dust pan," said Cupp, now the owner of Artscape Land Maintenance in Jarrettsville, MD. "We’re talking shopping centers; [...]

As part of its efforts to help provide simple answers to questions about air and water pollution and clear up certain misconceptions in the marketplace about pollution control, Elgin Sweeper recently unveiled a dynamic Internet portal to serve as an information resource for the industry. Launched at the 2009 APWA [...]

At a recent NAPSA Board of Directors Meeting on January 19, 2010, the savings for NAPSA members was assessed. The calculations were based on a 4 sweeper fleet for one year and is based only on some of the discounts members receive. The findings showed the following:

Average Manufacturer/Parts Discount
$1,250

Insurance Discount
$1,000

National Pavement Expo [...]

Change a light bulb. Install a sign. Patch a pothole. The days of simply sweeping parking lots are long gone for many contractors. Instead, most shopping center and apartment managers are looking for “one-stop” maintenance.
That means that sweeping contractors, long at the forefront of parking lot work, are [...]