Dust accumulates rather quickly in municipal, construction and industrial sites, creating environmental, operational and air-quality concerns. One of the primary benefits of street sweeping in these environments is reducing pollution. Effective sweeping removes debris, trash and pollutants from road surfaces before they can enter storm drains and contaminate waterways. Street sweepers also catch particulate matter that …
In the Decembe 2025 issue of North American Sweeper magazine, we examined key points from the Sweeper Summit’s NAPSA roundtable session: “Transforming Your Sweeping Business.” In this article we will take a closer look at some of the prescribed methods explored during the event and piece together the short list of primary action items to …
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Street sweeping involves more than aesthetics. For contractors, spring is a busy start time for many big projects, but salt, debris, and dust are stirred up from construction work. That makes street sweeping critical for maintaining a safe job site, and it also helps prevent tracking any debris out from work zones. With an extensive …
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Being top of mind with your customers means your business is the first one they think of when they need or want the kind of service(s) you provide. So, of all your priorities that do not directly involve wheels on pavement, keeping your service top of mind for your customers is high on the list. …
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Street sweeping involves more than aesthetics. For contractors, spring is a busy start time for many big projects, but salt, debris, and dust are stirred up from construction work. That makes street sweeping critical for maintaining a safe job site, and it also helps prevent tracking any debris out from work zones. With an extensive …
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There are huge and well-known benefits of having your own full-time mechanic onsite to maintain and repair your powersweeping trucks and other fleet vehicles as needed. There are also some serious costs and risks that come along with the advantages. Here, we’ll look at the pros and cons of hiring a mechanic for your company, …
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The success or failure of powersweeping naturally hinges on the quality of the brooms and brushes used. A manufacturer’s product design, engineering logic, production principles, material choices, and rigorousness of product testing together dictate sweeping performance levels and long-term durability. Therefore, it’s very telling that Old Dominion Brush Company (ODB) holds numerous product patents and …
Perhaps the most fundamental factor in the positive environmental impact of powersweeping is how much sweeping you’re doing daily, weekly, monthly, yearly. To increase your degree of effectiveness, and your revenues, the question to ask is, “Should I, and how can I, increase the amount of sweeping I do in a given period?” Mike Nelson, …
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Of the multitudes of reports on Sweeper Summit & Equipment Expo 2025 highlights NAS receives each year from attendees, the thoughts of the industry’s manufacturing leaders on the event are among the most compelling. The comments below on the 2025 Sweeper Summit in Las Vegas are from the major manufacturers’ points of view, as they …
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Oakmont Capital Services (OCS) has been helping small businesses grow for over 25 years, since the lender opened its doors in 1997. The company has expanded to 93 employees across two locations—Pennsylvania and Minnesota—and has completed over 25,000 loans. The team works with established powersweeping businesses, and serves as the direct lender for many throughout …
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