Although we often focus on the equipment and technology that forms the backbone of our fleets, at the end of the day, the sweeping business is a service oriented endeavor, and the most important part of our businesses is our staff.  Without the right people in place, even the most modern and up-to-date equipment is of little use.   And while we all have numerous talented and gifted employees on our payrolls, there is one special group of employees that deserve extra thanks:  our veterans.  To this end, the board of 1-800-SWEEPER has adopted a new initiative to recognize the service of our veteran employees. …

Pete Phillips of Clean Sweep, in Chattanooga, TN is the latest of our partners to be profiled in this month’s edition of North American Sweeper Magazine.  Like many sweeper companies, Clean Sweep is a second generation, family owned and operated business.  Pete’s mom was a property manager who found reliable sweeping service companies were hard to come by, so his father decided to take the plunge and get into the business in the 1980’s.  Clean Sweep did the initial construction clean up sweeping for local area retailers such as Target and Best Buy, and his company never parted ways with these and other big stores. …

We hope everyone enjoyed this year’s NPE show in Nashville!   1-800-SWEEPER displayed a 40 ft banner in the convention center parking area, projected the 1-800-SWEEPER logo on the lobby floor of the Renaissance Hotel, and co-sponsored the Sweepers Night Out at the Wildhorse Saloon.  We gave away a RedMax blower by registering NAPSA members at the NAPSA booth and at the Sweepers Night Out. The winner was Latasha Crenshaw of AC Sweepers in Atlanta, GA.  A cocktail reception was also held for partners and invited guests. A great time was had by all.   In case you are interested in some of the pictures, we have gathered a small collection for you to enjoy! …