This article is designed to help property managers assess the value received from a sweeping contractor, with the goals of maximizing property cosmetics while minimizing liability exposure and overall CAM costs.
HR Sweeping was originally founded in the 1970s by a former airplane designer. The business was started with a Bel-Aire sweeper with the somewhat new business model of getting parking lots clear of debris. The company’s use of technology has changed somewhat since its inception, as has their service area, and the firm’s legacy is now carried on by the founder’s daughter, Sharon. What hasn’t changed is HR Sweeping’s commitment to keeping their customers satisfied no matter what — even if it comes to using a broom, dustpan and wheelbarrow.
Our Executive Director, Ranger Kidwell-Ross, assisted a WSA Member with evaluating options in how to sell his single night route and sweeper, so that he could concentrate on his daytime construction sweeping. The night route is profitable but he finds it time-consuming and he’s having a difficult time retaining an operator for more than a few months at a time.
Various options were discussed on a recorded phone call and this is being provided to Members as a podcast on the topic. Since the contractor is not leaving the area and the route is profitable, the most time is spent on the idea of leasing the sweeper and route to someone who wants to develop a business of their own.
