John and Valerie Dewitz, owners of Above & Beyond Hydroseed found themselves needing to buy a street sweeper after a bad subcontractor experience. John started the company with his wife, Valerie. They specialize in erosion control and hydroseed out of Ridgefield, Washington, and been in business since 2002. John, Val, and the Above & Beyond …
“If a man is called to be a street sweeper, he should sweep streets even as Michelangelo painted, or Beethoven composed music, or Shakespeare wrote poetry. He should sweep streets so well that all the hosts of heaven and earth will pause to say, here lived a great street sweeper who did his job well. …
Our job as street sweeping and paving contractors is vital to the environmental health and aesthetic quality of our society. As such, we have to be devoted to ensuring that we deliver excellent service to the constituencies that we serve. In order to do this, we need to maintain our equipment effectively. Proper maintenance of …
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Your small commercial sweeping business has withstood the test of the early 2020s, a stellar achievement. Your company survived the extreme impacts of COVID, the resulting economic crisis, and here you are, still afloat after these years of stubbornly resistant national recovery. Maybe you’re seeing some promising hints of a better 2024 but are still …
After 50 years, the consistently extraordinary quality of Schwarze products and service has made the manufacturer an American business institution. The brand is renowned in the commercial pavement sweeping industry. The organization has cultivated an internal culture of deep team commitment to its mission and an utterly customer-centric environment. Schwarze’s continuous innovation to solve problems …
Many surprising effects from AI can be expected for competitors in commercial pavement sweeping as in most other industries over the next few years. Integration of, or declining to implement, artificial intelligence (AI) will impact your business. Its overall efficiency, speed of operations, product and service quality, reliability of processes, and changes in profit margins …
Paving and sweeping companies offer a valuable service to communities across our country. By paving damaged roads and parking lots and sweeping to maintain their cleanliness and curb appeal, your company ensures our streets, shopping areas and other places of business are clean, safe and attractive. As you are aware, the possibility of safety risks …
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EP Milling & Sweeping is a 17-year-old pavement maintenance business located in Farmingdale, New York on southern central Long Island above Fire Island, near Massapequa. Philip LaManna, EP founder and owner of EP, launched the startup in 2006. Since that time, he has achieved impressive growth of the company, which has become an integral service …
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The International Sweeper Summit and Equipment Expo was held at the JW Marriott Resort & Spa, October 24th– 26th in Las Vegas, and was another sweeping success! A big thank you to Schwarze Industries our Title Sponsor for the third consecutive year. Their support of the Sweeper Summit over the years has been greatly appreciated. …
There are natural advantages for business competitors who prioritize increasing employee engagement and tracking the progress of their efforts. But, “employee engagement” is often misunderstood, improperly defined, and ineffectively pursued. Some leaders may also be uncertain about the skills they need to sustain the engagement of their team members. Let’s look at some ways to …
