The Latest From the Sweeping Industry

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Vactor Celebrates 101 Years in Business;
Looks Ahead to Next 100 Years of Growth and Innovation

January 31, 2012 – This year, Vactor Manufacturing proudly celebrates 101 years of providing customers around the world with a wide range of material handling equipment. Read about the company's growth and see photos of old equipment.

Click here to check out the details.

Want Free Sweeper Parts?
Enter the Schwarze Parts Giveaway Sweepstakes!

January 23, 2012 – Through March 31, 2012, participants can enter on Schwarze's Facebook page to win one of up to 18 prizes for their designated Schwarze sweeper.

Click here to check out the details.

Feature-Rich Website for the Street Sweeping Industry Offers Resources for Brooms and Brushes

January 20, 2012 – Keystone Plastics, a leading manufacturer of street sweeping brooms and brushes, has launched a new redesigned website, www.KPBrush.com.

Click here to check out the details.

Hand-held Cell Phones Banned for Commercial Drivers

January 3, 2012 – Nationwide, beginning January 3, 2012, all commercial drivers, including truck and bus drivers are banned from using hand-held cell phones.

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Brad Humphrey, Cygnus, Start "The Contractors Best Friend" Weekly Newsletter

December 14, 2011 – Longtime presenter at National Pavement Expo starts a subscription-only weekly newsletter for pavement contractors.

Click here to check out the first newsletter.

Sweeper Regulatory Update: How to Comply with California's Recently Amended On-Road Regs

December 9, 2011 – California Air Resources Board offers information link to those affected by its rulings. Deadlines are coming up fast.

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Dale McCaskill of Southco Sweeping Passes Away 11.19.2011

November 19, 2011 – On November 19th long-time sweeping contractor, Dale McCaskill, Sr. tragically lost his life in an automobile accident. Dale was a past president and founding member of the North American Power Sweeping Association (NAPSA). In addition, McCaskill was the recipient of WorldSweeper.com's Award of Excellence in Power Sweeping for 2009.

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Affiliated Grounds Maintenance Group Receives Award

November, 2011 – The international Professional Landcare Network Association (known as PLANET) recently recognized Affiliated Grounds Maintenance Group, Inc., (AGMG), a national exterior maintenance service company, for their consistent demonstration and commitment to safety from January 1, 2010 through December 31, 2010.

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Nationwide Contract Sweeping Service Organization Launched

October 10, 2011 – 1-800-SWEEPER, a new service network of independently owned power sweeping companies across the United States has been launched. The organization brings companies from coast-to-coast under a unified marketing and service structure.

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Adfinity^TM X20R REV^TM Automatic Floor Scrubber Announced as ISSA Innovation Award Recipient

October 7, 2011 – The Advance Adfinity^TM X20R REV^TM has been named the winner of the 2011 ISSA Innovation Awards in the Equipment Category.

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Sweepster VS Features Vacuum Dust Abatement System For Cleaner Sweeping

October 7, 2011 – The high-volume fan on the Sweepster VS pulls air from the sweeping chamber, filtering dust as small as 10 micron with a PTFE impregnated washable filter.

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Sweepster's CS High Dump Collector Sweeper Reduces Dust While Sweeping with Efficient Vacuum Action

September 22, 2011 – The CS model sweepers utilize existing equipment at the jobsite or in the city garage. 7- and 8-foot wide sweepers with 26" diameter brushes are designed to operate with TLBs, Telehandlers and Compact Wheel Loaders up to 1.5 cubic yard capacity.

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Autocar and Elgin Sweeper Company Announce Partnership

September 2, 2011 – Elgin partnership leads Autocar to develop industry's first Class 7 cabover chassis specifically designed for the street sweeper application.

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Global Environmental Products Awarded Sale of Allianz 3000 and 4000 Mechanical Sweeper Line

August 25, 2011 – Global Environmental Products announced today that it has purchased the inventory and the rights to the Mechanical 3000 and 4000 Allianz Sweeper Product Lines.

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Richard Arlington Awarded Snow Industry Commitment Award

August 2011 – Businessperson and national speaker, Richard Arlington, Certified Landscape Professional 'CLP' and Certified Snow Professional 'CSP,' and PLANET Trailblazer was recently honored with the Snow Industry Commitment Award by the international Snow and Ice Management Association known as 'SIMA' during their 14th Annual Symposium in Schaumburg, IL.

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WalMart Now Requires Exterior Maintenance Contractors to Use Service Channel

August 4, 2011 – We received an email from a sweeping contractor located in the southern part of the U.S. about WalMart's new requirement to use Service Channel. We offer a copy of the notification document.

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Exprolink Partners With Global Sweeping Solutions on Sale of MS/MT350 Spare Parts

July 27, 2011 – Exprolink Inc, a Viconnex Company is pleased to announce a newly formed partnership with Global Sweeping Solutions to provide OEM spare parts for the Allianz MS/MT350 Truck-Mounted Mechanical Sweeper to the US and Canadian markets.

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Global Environmental Products, Inc. Now Represents Johnston North America in New York City

July 25, 2011 – Johnston North America and Global Environmental Products, Inc. announced today an exciting partnership to continue offering Johnston's reputable products to the Boroughs of New York City.

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Exprolink Acquires All Madvac and Certain Allianz Product Line Assets

July 8, 2011 – Madvac Products has become Exprolink Inc., a Viconnex company and its partners. The company announced that it has acquired certain assets of the Allianz Madvac sweeper and vacuum collector product lines, in addition to, the entire existing spare parts inventory pertaining to those assets.

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Wells Sweeping Installs First-ever DPF System on Mobil Sweeper

June 13, 2011 – When the California Air Resources Board (C.A.R.B.) enacted its regulations for On-Road Diesel trucks, the Mobil immediately came into question. The conversion pioneered by Wells Sweeping is a feasible solution to continued Mobil operation where C.A.R.B. rules must be followed.

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Emcor Group, Inc. Announces Agreement to Acquire USM Services Holdings, Inc.

May 18, 2011 – EMCOR Group, Inc. (NYSE: EME) today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire USM Services Holdings, Inc.

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Industry's First Hybrid Drive Combination Sweeper-Scrubbers Slash Fuel Costs, Emissions and Hydraulic System Maintenance

May 10, 2011 – Energy-efficient Advance CS7000 doubles operating run time while virtually eliminating 98 percent of high-maintenance hydraulic systems.

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TYMCO Announces COMDEX: Streamlined Sweeper Packaging for Conventional Truck Chassis

May 5, 2011 – New COMDEX (Compact Design Extra Water) package allows TYMCO owners to have all the extra water and storage capacity of having their Model 600 mounted on a cabover truck without giving up the advantages of a conventional truck.

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Global Sweeping Solutions Represents Python Manufacturing in North American Partnership

May 3, 2011 – Python Manufacturing Inc. and Global Sweeping Solutions today announced an historic partnership to dramatically expand Python Manufacturing's presence in the North American road maintenance equipment market.

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Victory Sweepers' President, Mark Schwarze, Reports on Tornado in Alabama

May 2, 2011 – Mark Schwarze provides a 17-minute, first-person audio account of the devastation in and around Madison County, Alabama, home to Victory Sweepers, Inc. as well as his former company, Schwarze Industries, Inc.

Click here to listen to the first-person audio conversation with Mark Schwarze.

Info Pages re: USM's Ongoing Contract (or not) with WalMart and with Best Buy

April 27, 2011 – Many questions surround whether or not WalMart and/or Best Buy continue to utilize US Maintenance (USM) as a service provider. Since none of the media departments of those entities will respond to WorldSweeper, we have set up information files on both topics.

Click here to read about USM and WalMart.

Click here to read about USM and Best Buy.

Nilfisk-Advance: Tennant ec-H2O^TM Claims Cannot Be Verified

March 15, 2011 – Nilfisk-Advance claims it has conducted three sets of independent tests, all of which the company says confirm that ec-H2O performs no better than tap water. Read about it.

LET THEM EAT CAKE – Allianz Madvac President/CEO Does Not Pay US Workers; He Does Pay His Canadian Workers

April 12, 2011 – In what may be an unauthorized posting onto the Allianz Sweepers website, a linked article we have duplicated at WorldSweeper.com details alleged non-payment of wages to US workers upon closing. Read about it.

Sweeper Parts Sales Inc. is a "One-Stop Shop" Carrying Replacement Parts for Johnston and, Now, Madvac & Allianz

April 11, 2011 – Since 2009, Sweeper Parts Sales, Inc. has been a supplier of Johnston Brand Vacuum Sweeper replacements parts. The company has announced they now carry an inventory of OEM and aftermarket replacement parts for the Madvac Vacuum Litter collection and Allianz's Mechanical Sweeper line. Read about it.

New Advance Website Features Improved Design to Facilitate Easy Product Selection By Product Type or Vertical Market

April 6, 2011 – Advance announces its new website with an enhanced structural design and efficient navigation tools for improved product selection and comprehensive service information. Providing a clean layout, the new website allows users to quickly access product information–including service manuals and parts list–by browsing various product categories or searching within multiple vertical markets. Read about it.

Allianz Sweeper Parts Needs Being Supported by Nixon-Egli

April 6, 2011 – Nixon-Egli Equipment Co. has considerable experience in supplying parts support when a manufacturer is no longer in business, being the industry's leading supplier of Athey/Mobil parts. With the un-timely demise of Allianz Sweeper Co, many sweeper owners are scrambling to find parts sources. Ontario, California-based Nixon-Egli has been an Allianz dealer for over 10 years and stocks a full selection of parts for those sweeper models. Read about it.

WalMart Dissolves Relationship With USM in at Least 14 States

April 1, 2011 – This is no joke: Fax sent to WalMart stores references cessation of USM service in CO, IL, IN, OH, IA, MA, ME, MI, MN, NE, NM, NY, VT & WI. Our ongoing coverage includes comments and related info being sent by contractors around the U.S. Read about it.

Former Allianz Sweeping Management Filling OEM Parts Void

March 21, 2011 – Global Sweeping Solutions, Inc. will specialize in offering both Genuine OEM Allianz/Johnston sweeper spare parts, as well as after-market parts and components for all other makes and models of street sweepers. Read about it.

Coal Tar-Based Pavement Sealcoat, Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs), and Environmental Health

March 16, 2011 – Several PAHs are suspected human carcinogens and are toxic to aquatic life. Read about it.

Elgin Sweeper Announces Sale of Pelican Sweeper to Japan

March 2, 2011 – Street sweeper manufacturer Elgin Sweeper completed a Pelican three-wheel broom sweeper sale to Keiyo-Kogyo, based in Tokyo, Japan. Read about it.

TYMCO Introduces New Model 210h with hDrive and BlueLogic

February 2, 2011 – TYMCO® has introduced the Model 210h,^TM a single-engine Model 210® parking lot sweeper powered by the TYMCO hDrive^TM Power System. Read about it.

Schwarze Industries Set to Offer New Line of Hydraulic Road Brooms

January 25, 2011 – Schwarze Industries announced that the company will be showing a new range of trailer and road brooms at the upcoming National Pavement Expo in Nashville, Tennessee, February 3-5, 2011. Read about it.

Stewart-Amos Sweeper Company Welcomes New VP of Sales & Marketing

January 24, 2011 – Stewart-Amos' new VP, John Paraschack, brings three decades of related industry experience to his new post. Read about it.

Schwarze Industries to Unveil New S-Series Machines

January 18, 2011 – Schwarze Industries announced they will be unveiling their all-new lineup of S-Series machines at the National Pavement Expo in Nashville, Tennessee on February 3, 2011 at 11:30 AM. Read about it.

Schwarze Industries Appoints Chris Crews New S-Series National Sales Manager

January 17, 2011 – Schwarze Industries announced the promotion of Chris Crews to National Sales Manager for the S-Series sales team. Read about it.

NAPSA Announces Move to New Association Management Company

January 7, 2011 – NAPSA's Board of Directors has decided to move from its previous management company, Association Headquarters, and as of January 1st transferred management to Dayton, Ohio-based Advanced Management Concepts, Inc. Read about it.

Pacific Water Resources Merges With AMEC

January 2, 2011 – Noted sweeper tester and stormwater researcher, Roger Sutherland, announced the merger of his firm, Pacific Water Resources, with global powerhouse, AMEC Earth & Environmental, Inc. Read about it.

NAPSA Announces Board Members for 2011

December 22, 2010 – The current Board of the North American Power Sweeping Association has announced that at the last board meeting on December 15, 2010 it approved the listed slate of nominees for member review. Read about it.

Schwarze Industries and Enova Systems Set to Develop Fully Electric Green Sweeper for U.S. Air Force

November 19, 2010 – Schwarze Industries has partnered with Enova Systems, a leading innovator of electric vehicle and hybrid electric vehicle solutions for medium and heavy-duty trucks and buses, to develop a fully electric green sweeper for the United States Air Force (USAF). Read about it.

Schwarze Industries Provides Unique and Competitive Finance Program for Customers

November 12, 2010 – Schwarze Industries and Wells Fargo Equipment Finance, Inc. (WFEFI) have teamed up to offer a new financing program for Schwarze sweeping and road maintenance equipment. Read about it.

Wayne Sweepers Unveils New Truck at International Trade Show

September 27, 2010 – Wayne Sweepers Unveils New Truck at International Trade Show. Read about it.

Allianz Introduces World's First Purpose-Built Electric Hybrid Sweeper: The Allianz 4000 Electric Hybrid

August 27, 2010 – Allianz Sweeper Company introduces the world's first purpose-built electric hybrid street sweeper – the Allianz 4000 Electric Hybrid. Read about it.

Analyzing the Alliance Between Stewart-Amos and Victory Sweepers

August 24, 2010 – This past June, Frank Chulick and Mark Schwarze, presidents of Stewart-Amos Sweeper Co. and Victory Sweepers, Inc., respectively, announced a strategic partnership agreement. Under the joint agreement, Victory Sweepers will be designing and building regenerative air street sweepers that will be marketed by the Stewart-Amos Sweeper Co. This article, written by WorldSweeper.com editor, Ranger Kidwell-Ross, discusses the likely impact on other sweeping manufacturers and the sweeping industry at large.Read about it.

Elgin Sweeper Introduces Crosswind Specialty Sweeper For Racetrack Sweeping And Maintenance Applications

August 20, 2010 – The new Crosswind Specialty Track Sweeper from Elgin Sweeper is making its debut at NASCAR racetracks around the country this racing season. The new sweeper ideal for vacuuming water off track surface and picking up debris and oil-dry. Read about it.

Schwarze Teams Up with Lafayette, Indiana to Help Clean More than Streets

July 28, 2010 – Schwarze Industries announced today that, with the help of the Water Pollution Control Department, the city of Lafayette, Indiana's Street Department has purchased two Schwarze model DXR street sweepers. Read about it.

Suburban Chicago Conservation Group Gets Tips on Keeping Surface Water Clean

July 27, 2010 – If you want clean streams, you need clean streets. That's the message Brian Giles, sweeper product manager for Elgin Sweeper, shared with Chicago-area municipal officials and consulting engineers. Read about it.

One.7, Inc. Donating Elgin Crosswind to Promote Breast Cancer Cure

July 2010 – Management of One.7, Inc., donating 50% of sweeper's selling price to benefit breast cancer awareness. Get the details and buy it!

Schwarze Industries Appoints New Product Manager

July 23, 2010 – Schwarze Industries announced that Joe Hendrickson will now take on the role of Product Manager for the A & M and S-Series sales team. Get the details.

Schwarze M6000 Broom Sweeper Gets Load Leveler Option

July 7, 2010 – Schwarze Industries announced a Load Leveler option available for all M6000 mechanical street sweepers. Get the details.

Schwarze Sweeps into Mexico City

June 21, 2010 – Schwarze Industries, one of the world's largest street sweeper manufacturers, announced today that they have secured a sizeable sweeper purchase order from Mexico City. Get the details.

Stewart-Amos Sweeper Co. and Victory Sweepers, Inc. Announce Strategic Partnership

June 2, 2010 – Frank Chulick and Mark Schwarze, presidents of Stewart-Amos Sweeper Co. and Victory Sweepers, Inc., respectively, have entered into a strategic partnership agreement. Under the joint agreement, Victory Sweepers will produce regenerative air street sweepers that will be marketed by Stewart-Amos and its growing dealer network. Get the details.

Compact Schwarze A4000 Sweeper Gets Some Big Upgrades

May 21, 2010 – Schwarze Industries, one of the world's largest street sweeper manufacturers, introduced updates to its model A4000 street sweeper. Get the details.

New Schwarze GS6 Sweeper Designed to Reduce Cost, Increase Profit for End User

May 21, 2010 – Schwarze Industries, one of the world's largest street sweeper manufacturers, today introduced the new GS6 regenerative air street sweeper to the North and South American markets.

The Schwarze model GS6 is a heavy duty, chassis-mounted, regenerative air sweeper. Engineered with a completely new approach to sweeper frame design, the GS6 can be manufactured without the need for a chassis on site. It can then be shipped in a container to the mounting location for final installation on the chassis. This approach drastically reduces freight costs worldwide making the GS6 more competitive in a global market. Read more.

New Health Insurance Incentives Designed to Help Small Businesses

May 15, 2010 – The Internal Revenue Service has mailed postcards to more than four million small businesses and tax-exempt organizations to make them aware of the benefits of the recently-enacted small business health care tax credit. Read about it.

Victory Sweepers' R4 Road Sweeper Prototype Spotted at Darlington Raceways

May 13, 2010 – An alert contractor spotted a never-before-seen sweeper model from Victory Sweepers, Inc. at the Showtime Southern 500 at Darlington last weekend. Our investigation reveals it was a prototype for Victory's first road sweeper model, called the 'R4.'

Mark Schwarze, President of Victory Sweepers, Inc., says the 4-yard road sweeper will be formally introduced in the coming weeks, along with a new 6-yard road sweeper the company has kept under wraps to date. Until then, here is what we know so far.

Redesigned Road Wizard From Elgin Sweeper Offers Many New Features

May 10, 2010 – Intent of Elgin Sweeper's makeover of the original Wittke-designed Road Wizard it to position the machine as leader among heavy-duty construction cleanup broom sweepers.

Federal Signal, parent company of Elgin Sweeper, purchased Wittke Waste about five years ago. The acquisition included Wittke's Road Wizard mechanical sweeper. Although the rest of Wittke was subsequently re-sold, the Road Wizard was retained and included in the Elgin Sweeper model lineup.

Elgin engineers have come up with a re-design that addresses a few issues with the original Wittke design. After 6 months in the testing process, Elgin is now ready to offer the newly updated Road Wizard as a standard production unit. Link includes more details and an audio interview on the topic with Elgin's sweeper products manager, Brian Giles. Read about it.

Tax Reduction Incentives Key Around New Employees, Equipment Purchases

May 3, 2010 – The President signed into law HR 2847, the Hiring Incentives to Restore Employment (HIRE) Act on March 18, 2010. The primary focus of this new law is to provide a tax incentive to employers hiring certain new employees.

The legislation signed into law also includes depreciation incentives for small businesses purchasing equipment and puts an additional $20 billion into highway spending. Read about it.

Update on Raw Materials Pricing for Brooms and Brushes

April, 2010 – The raw material for sweeper brooms and brushes is now exceeding its all-time wholesale pricing high. Read about it.

Keystone Introduces New Poly/Wire Combo Strip Broom

March, 2010 – Keystone's new poly and wire, All-Pro Strip Broom is designed for heavy duty construction and milling applications. Read about it.

National Pavement Expo Returns to Nashville

January, 2010 – The National Pavement Expo (NPE) is pleased to return to the Nashville Convention Center this January 20-23. Because of its nationally recognized conference, a packed exhibit hall and unprecedented networking opportunities, thousands of paving and pavement maintenance professionals rely on NPE as an annual educational and purchasing resource. Read about it.

Introducing the 'Green Sweeper:' the First Electrical Sweeping System for Chassis-Mounted Sweepers

January, 2010 – Long-time Tennessee-based sweeping contractor, Scott Graby, announced his new Green Sweeper electrical changeover kit designed to fit many popular makes and models of parking area sweepers. The innovative, environmentally-friendly design uses a chassis-mounted alternator that develops 6,000 volts of three-phase electric current. This powers a three-phase motor that replaces current pony engines or hydraulic (single-engine) hookups. Read about it.

Elgin Sweeper Introduces Crosswind NX Regenerative Sweeper

December, 2009 – Patented filtration system ideal for efficient removal of fine dust particles. Read about it.

Electric Sweeper Option Introduced for Parking Area Sweeping

December, 2009 – Mark Schwarze, president of Victory Sweepers, Inc., has announced that his company now offers a battery-powered version of Victory's T500, tow-behind sweeper. Called the E500, the new unit uses technology similar to that of golf carts to get silent operation and nine hours of sweeping per five-hour charge. Read about it.

Elgin Sweeper Launches Web Portal to Raise Awareness of Air, Water Pollution Issues

December, 2009 – As part of its efforts to help provide simple answers to questions about air and water pollution and clear up certain misconceptions in the marketplace about pollution control, Elgin Sweeper recently unveiled a dynamic Internet portal to serve as an information resource for the industry. Read about it.

Wayne Sweepers, LLC Awarded Chicago Bid

October, 2009 – Wayne Sweepers, LLC was awarded a contract to provide up to 20 street sweepers to the City of Chicago. The award, which was issued for Wayne's Gladiator mechanical street sweeper, will be carried out over the next three years. Read about it.

Parker West Wins Patent Infringement Case Against Clean Up America, Inc.

October, 2009 – Parker West International, LLC is pleased to announce that their patented technology for transportable pressure washing, steam cleaning, wastewater recovery and treatment systems has been successfully defended in recent litigation. Read about it.

Elgin Sweeper Gives New Life to Used Sweepers With Rebuild Program

September, 2009 – Elgin Sweeper has introduced a factory authorized sweeper rebuild program for customers unable to purchase new sweepers due to budget constraints in the current economy. Available to municipal and contractor customers until Dec. 29, 2009, and established in conjunction with Elgin SweeperÕs North American dealer network. Read about it.

New German-Made Multifunction Machine Now Available

September, 2009 – German-based GmbH and Co. Announces New Compact Multifunction Machine Combining Sweeping With Many Other Uses. Read about it.

Victory Sweepers Introduces Gas/Gas Parking Area Sweeper, The Liberty GX

August, 2009 – In August of 2009, Victory Sweepers, Inc. announced a new gas/gas model in its line of parking area sweepers, the 4.35 cubic yard capacity Liberty GX. Read about it.

Elgin Sweeper Test Results Highlight Impact of Sweeping on Dust Control and Air Quality

May 14, 2009 – Elgin Sweeper, a provider of environmentally efficient street sweepers, announced that Canada's Environmental Technology Verification (ETV) Program has verified the data from air quality performance tests conducted by the Prairie Agricultural Machinery Institute (PAMI) on two Elgin Sweeper models - a Crosswind NX regenerative air street sweeper and a mechanical Waterless Eagle FW mechanical street sweeper. Read about it.

Elgin Sweeper Announces Pelican Now Waterless

April 3, 2009 – New waterless Pelican version offers year-round sweeping that has proven to significantly increase pick-up of fine particles over traditional, wet-dust control sweepers. Read about it.

New Centurion Showing at National Pavement Expo 2009

January 26, 2009 – Wayne Sweepers, LLCÊis showing the new Centurion full-size, highly automated street sweeper for the first time at the National Pavement Expo. Read about it.

Victory Sweepers, Inc. Launches Liberty and Liberator Models

January 19, 2009 – New Liberty model and Liberator refurbishment sweeper seek to respond to contractors needs. Read about it.

Wayne Sweepers Completes Move with Plant Expansion

December 4, 2008 – Wayne Sweepers moves to Cedar Falls to join sister company Wayne Engineering. Expanded sales and manufacturing stimulates plant expansion. Read about it.

Elgin Sweeper Equipment Featured in 36th Anniversary Celebration of Clean Water Act

November 6, 2008 – Officials from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the District of Columbia, the D.C. Water and Sewer Authority (DC WASA), the National Association of Clean Water Agencies (NACWA), and the Chesapeake Bay Foundation recently met along the banks of the Anacostia River in Washington, D.C., for a news conference to celebrate the 36th anniversary of the U.S. Clean Water Act. Read about it.

Victory Sweepers' Mark I Now Has An Aluminum Hopper

October 30, 2008 – A heavy-duty aluminum hopper is now standard on all Victory Sweepers' Mark I, single-engine sweepers. Read about it.

Wayne Sweepers' President Discusses Company's Entry to Sweeping and Purchase of Tennant Centurion

October 22, 2008 – An interview with Kevin Watje, president of Wayne Engineering, on Wayne's purchase of the Tennant Centurion and what is planned for the company's future in the sweeping industry. Read about it.

Elgin Sweeper Announces New Chassis Configuration for Eagle Sweeper

October 21, 2008 – New M2 Freightliner chassis optimized to reduce wheelbase and enhance maneuverability. Read about it.

NAPSA to be Aligned with Trade Association Management Company

October 17, 2008 – The North American Power Sweeping Association has aligned itself with Association Headquarters, Inc., a 30-year-old professional association management company headquartered in Mt. Laurel, New Jersey. Read about it.

Allianz Sweepers introduces the Allianz Johnston RT655 Regenerative Air Sweeper

September 2008 – The new Allianz Johnston RT655 boasts the largest hopper in its class. Read about it.

Madvac Introduces New LR50 All Wheel Drive Outdoor Vacuum Sweeper

August 2008 – The Madvac LR50 is a high profile, cost-efficient cleaning machine that safely and effectively cleans city sidewalks and parks. Read about it.

FS Depot Introduces Line of Carbide Drag Shoes for Most Sweeper Makes and Models

August 2008 – FS Depot, the official parts distribution network for Federal Signal Corporation, has introduced the WearMaxTM line of carbide drag shoes available for Elgin Sweeper machines as well as most other sweeper makes and models. Read about it.

July 2008 – Wayne Sweepers, LLC to acquire Centurion® Street Sweeper Assets

Wayne Sweepers, LLC today announced that it has acquired the assets for the Centurion street sweeper product line from Tennant Company. Read about it.

June 2008 – Broom Bear Being Donated to Promote Breast Cancer Cure

Noted NW used sweeper dealer, One.Seven, Inc., is auctioning off a 2001 Broom Bear sweeper as a benefit project. Proceeds go to the Susan G. Komen Foundation to increase breast cancer awareness and effect a cure. A brief audio explanation by Tina McDonough, president, is included. Read and hear about it.

Manufacturer and Other Info From NPE 2008

Audio and video information, primarily from manufacturers, from interviews conducted at the 2008 National Pavement Exposition. All of the audio and video interviews are on host servers, so no files will download to your computer.See the products and other info.

Latest California Emissions Standards Hit Sweepers Hard

In this audio interview with Mark Carter, principal in Orange County, California-based Bill's Sweeping, he provides information about the engine restrictions now occurring in his area.Listen to the story.

Using 1-800-SWEEPING Can Bring New Business

In this audio interview with 1-800-SWEEPING owner and entrepreneur, Mike Musto, which was taped at the National Pavement Exposition, Musto discusses his concept and what it can mean for the contractors who sign up with his program. Read/listen to the story.

Wayne Engineering Announces Intent to Build Street Sweeper

Wayne Industrial Holdings has a new street sweeper division, Wayne Sweeper, which will be located in Traer, Iowa. This has been the announced location of an assembly plant for the company. Read the story.

New Mystic Washer Offers Promise of Better, More Cost-Effective Pressure Cleaning, With Water Reclamation Option

Product allows faster washing of flat or vertical surfaces and allows used water to be reclaimed in environmentally-sensitive areas and situations. Read the story.

Jack Rodgers, Inventor of Hydraulic Sweeping, Passes Away.

Jack, 'the Old Bear,' one of the pioneers of the parking lot sweeping industry, passed away on December 9, 2006. Read the story.

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