North American Sweeper Magazine

Alamo Group Inc. announced that effective Tuesday, October 18 it has acquired substantially all of the assets and business of Tenco Group Inc. and its subsidiaries. Tenco, a Canadian based manufacturer and distributor of snow and ice removal equipment, for approximately CDN $6 million in cash, plus the assumption of certain specified liabilities and subject [...]

1-800-SWEEPER, a new service network of independently owned power sweeping companies across the United States, has been launched. The organization brings sweeping companies from coast to coast under a unified marketing and service structure. Offering parking lot sweeping, street sweeping and a variety of construction-related sweeping services under a common brand, 1-800-SWEEPER benefits nationwide and [...]

Gerry Kesselring, president and CEO of Contract Sweepers & Equipment in Ohio, does not mince words when he says, “Graffiti is bad for business from any and all vantage points. No one wants to work or shop in buildings or neighborhoods where this loosely termed art form or ‘tag,’ as it is called on the [...]

Stormwater runoff is the biggest environmental issue plaguing the street sweeper industry. In an urban environment, roughly 55% of rainfall leaves impervious surface in the form of runoff. Due to the design of most stormwater collection systems, this runoff is flushed into our watersheds. Street cleaning has the greatest potential for reducing storm water pollution [...]

Many people are trying to find innovative and creative ways to cut costs these days. One less obvious yet viable solution is to go green with your business. Going green is not a bad bandwagon to hitch a ride on, and greening up your workplace can actually help you make more money, through cost savings, [...]

First it was LinkedIn. Then it was Facebook. Now it’s Twitter. While the idea of signing up for and utilizing yet another social media tool may seem daunting, Twitter is one social media tool that business professionals utilize to promote their business in a way that is very much short and…tweet. What is This Twitter [...]

The North American Power Sweeping Association Certification Committee is pleased to share that Maintenance Systems of Northern Ohio in Elyria, Ohio, as well as Griffin Parking Area Maintenance in Tampa, Florida, have passed the requirements necessary to be recognized as a Certified Sweeping Company (CSC). The certification process normally takes a few months and all [...]

The C & L Sweeper Service motto, “service may be our last name, but it’s our first priority,” appears not only in their general marketing vehicles, but also on their website, Facebook and Twitter pages. And, with forty successful years in business, it is apparent that the Vitale family has been traveling the high road [...]

For street sweeping applications, debris mostly collects within three feet of a curb line, and the need for a vacuum sweeper came about as a result of that fact, as they are specifically designed to collect debris within that area. As time goes on, though, and innovations in the sweeper market hit the street year [...]

Schwarze Industries, one of the world’s largest street and parking area sweeper manufacturers, announced in early September that they have opened a service department to help customers refurbish their existing machines back to OEM factory standards. “Our new service department enables you to get the most out of your sweeper and keep the total cost [...]