Subcontracting Sweeping Services

A general overview on the concept of subcontracting of sweeper routes to independent contractors.

The Added Value of Sweeping Contractors That Provide Extra Services

Massachusetts-based Laura Schmitt has been involved with property management for over 20 years, and currently manages a slate of properties for Equity One, Inc. You’ll want to hear what Schmitt has to say about the added value she places on a parking lot sweeping company that provides many other, related, services.

Questions to Ask When Looking for a Credit Card Processing Company

There are a host of credit card processing companies to choose from. Here are the questions you want to ask before choosing one for your business.

Tax Payment Organizational Ideas You Can Bank On

For many power sweeping contractors the most difficult part of the business is not performing the necessary work. Rather, it is dealing with the regulatory and accounting aspects of running the company. Keeping track of tax liability can be especially difficult for the small contractor who does not have an in-house financial manager.

The Movement Toward Verification of Stormwater Runoff Pollutant Removal by Parking Area Sweepers

In recent years, municipal and other authorities in many areas have begun collecting a stormwater fee from the business community. This is usually based on the amount of impervious surface area of a given property. The more pavement and roof areas, the higher the fee. And, in some of the larger complexes, the cost per month can run to a significant figure. As a result, property managers are trying to find ways to reduce or eliminate their liability through showing they are handling their stormwater runoff such that pollution from their property is not ending up in the runoff stream.

Pre-Employment Testing: The Key to Employee Turnover and Accident Reduction?

Pre-employment testing can provide a significant boost in employee longevity and safety. Turnover is expensive. Some contractors cite the cost of hiring and training a new employee to be well over $1,000. Even then, hiring good employees is often a considerable challenge, since interviews and reference checks often do not accurately detect all the good and bad qualities of an applicant. And, although a variety of generalized employment tests are available, these can be challenging to understand, administer, score and interpret.

Bidding as a Cost Per Gross Leaseable Area

Bidding sweeping jobs is one of the toughest, most time-consuming aspects of the parking lot sweeping business. For that reason, there are a number of techniques people use to determine their bid pricing. This article discusses use of GLA (Gross Leaseable Area) and CAM (Common Area Maintenance) to determine bidding.

Employee Retention Best Practices

One of the most important factors is to hire the right person to start with. Because of the pressures of time, one of the tendencies is to hire anyone with a clean driver’s license. The fact is, there are some other important determiners of how well an operator or other employee will do.

Parking Area Storage and Maintenance Fact Sheet

The California Stormwater Quality Association (CASQA) offers a fact sheet on how parking areas should be maintained in order to minimize pollutant runoff and maximize surrounding water quality. Although somewhat dated, this is the latest bulletin on this topic by CASQA.

Envirosweep Takes the High Road in Servicing Customers

Title:Envirosweep Takes the High Road in Servicing Customers In 1981 Robert Pitman started a commercial lawn care company known as Pitman Mowing Service. As time went on some customers requested parking lot sweeping services. Twenty years later, in 2001. Robert purchased his first parking lot sweeper, a slide-in AATACH. With that sweeper he started a parking lot sweeping company he named “Envirosweep.” When he first started, Robert had just one sweeping account, which he personally handled every morning before going to work running his lawn care company. Now, in 2010, Envirosweep has over 300 customers, 22 sweepers and support vehicles, and 23 full time employees.