Update includes:
• a reminder that all sweepers (perhaps except in states where they are not licensed) need a DOT sticker if they are over 26,000#. Also that getting a sticker is free through the DOT office.
• a link to a document that explains what is currently occurring in terms of employee paid and unpaid sick leave laws.
• a request for WSA Members to submit their company Safety Manuals to the WSA office so we can compile a ‘best practices safety manual template.’
Hamel Parking Lot Service follows the fairly recent purchase of a large company by someone who did not have any previous experience in this particular area of business. Learn more about how sweeping is handled in the heartland of America, Iowa, and how empowerment of employees can play a role in having a smooth-running operation.
Sample Proposal and Sample Contract templates were added to the WSA site. John Meola’s Safety First! message covers how to handle flammable liquids. We reminded that we have a ‘WSA Member conduit’ to ServiceChannel and who to contact. A file for providing to your customers who are property managers was provided, which is entitled “The Art of Picking a Good Tenant vs. a Bad Tenant.”
SweepMasters’ market area extends from Waylon, Mississippi to Mobile, Alabama. Hurricane Katrina hit that area of Mississippi in August of 2005, changing the landscape — and the business landscape — ever since. Overnight, the company lost 75% of its customers. In addition, Monroe lost her home. With no work for their employees, the ownership duo took over all tasks in the company, a situation that continued for the next two years. Although faced with an uphill struggle, the SweepMasters organization shows that even after a disaster like Katrina competent members of the business community can persevere and come out the other side in growth mode.
Up until 1990, Bruce and Susan Rice owned and operated a western wear and horse equipment store in the North Denver, Colorado, area. However, in 1990 the western industry fell into a depression, which left them without a viable operation.
The new company, Painless Efforts, LLC, revolved around snow removal, which is a significant need in their Colorado location. At the same time, they also purchased a low profile Schwarze 343 in order to continue utilizing the five years of knowledge Bruce had gained from working with the sweeping company.
This article, provided by Scott Wolfe Jr. of zlien.com, provides a few examples of financial risks subcontractors often run into and mentions policies and laws that are built into America’s legal system to ensure contractors get paid for the work they do. Includes links at the bottom of the article.
