North American Sweeper Magazine

So what is the price of gas in your area? Here, in Ohio, the average price per gallon is hovering around $4 for the cheap stuff, and that’s not so cheap! How would you like to save yourself $4 per gallon plus vehicle maintenance costs on every bid you do? NAPSA is pleased to share [...]

Reducing any cost of business is a challenge. Fixed or variable, companies in today’s market are taking a long and hard look at where costs can be trimmed in order to balance budgets. Sometimes it takes spending a little time and effort, and maybe money, to make money. Here are some areas of improvement that [...]

Sweepers working in California deal with legislative and environmental issues daily. This atmosphere continues to roll out across the United States. NAPSA has formed three committees to specifically monitor and maintain the ever changing requirements. One of these committees, the California committee, has taken a proactive stance on clarifying requirements for sweepers. The California Committee [...]

Have you ever heard the old expression, “You can whisper into a well or shout from a mountain?” This expression can relate to the marketing of your organization. Companies who ‘whisper into the well’ have less success with selling service than those who ‘shout from the mountain.’ Position your company to be found by shouting [...]

Why Get Certified? The North American Power Sweeping Association (NAPSA) has set the bar for professionalism within the power sweeping industry. Those who have stepped up to the challenge of certification are designated as Certified Sweeping Companies (CSC). The certification formally recognizes those firms who operate in a professional manner and contribute to the overall [...]

As we welcome the new year, we at NAPSA headquarters are preparing for 2011. One of the things we evaluate regularly is the benefits we offer our members. NAPSA members have a variety of benefits to take advantage of from supplier discounts to a free employee law hotline. We have previously asked our membership what [...]

There’s a lot going on in the next couple of months that you will not want to miss! The National Pavement Expo (NPE) West will be held in Las Vegas, NV from December 9–11 and NAPSA will be there. Stop by and say hello at booth #619. There will be information on membership, benefits and [...]

NAPSA has been extremely busy lately bringing quality education to the desktops of our members, as well as nonmembers. On September 1st, NAPSA President, Carl Barton, presented “Tips and Tools for Estimating a Profitable Parking Lot Contract” via webinar. The webinar was a hit! One participant stated, “The information was so good I wanted even [...]

The North American Power Sweeping Association (NAPSA) recently held a webinar entitled “Tips and Tools for Estimating a Profitable Parking Lot Contract” on September 1. During this webinar, the speaker, Carl Barton, announced another upcoming NAPSA webinar entitled “What Does it Really Cost to Run Your Sweeping Operation”. This online educational event will be held [...]

As a business owner, have you ever wished for an opportunity to talk to someone who’s been there and done that? Do you have questions regarding the dos and don’ts of making a profit with your sweeping company? Do some of your other questions include? What should I look for in estimating a sweeper contract? [...]