A profile of Joe Samuelian and how his sweeping company has grown since being founded in 1968. Includes input from Ani Samuelian, daughter of Joe and part of the second generation management team overseeing what is billed as the largest street sweeping company in America. Includes a Podcast interview with Ani Samuelian, which is embedded at the bottom of the article.
A tribute to Carl Austin, a man known as a “fixture” at Schwarze Industries for his class, professionalism, and guidance. Raymond Massey, Malcolm Cameron, and Mark Schwarze add their reflections of the late Carl Austin, as does the World Sweeping Association’s Executive Director, Ranger Kidwell-Ross.
An interview with Gene Terronez, founder of Sooner Sweepers. Included in this interview: how he used his skills as an automobile salesman to build his clientele, how he built the company to include more services than just commercial street sweeping, and the potential for using alternative energy sources, A podcast is included at the end of the article.
An APEX-Award winning feature story that focuses on the damages that have been done to the street sweeping industry by irresponsible third-party vendors. Included in this article is a strategy for contractors to avoid further damages as well as what a contractor can do in the short term while a long term strategy is agreed upon.
At the 2013 NPE Best Practices for Sweepers Seminar a number of good ideas surfaced in the various topic areas. The following information on hiring practices is provided from the notes taken during the session by WSA’s Executive Director, Ranger Kidwell-Ross.
