The Problem With Deferred Maintenance
Deferred Maintenance refers to the practice of postponing necessary maintenance, repairs, upgrades & replacements until some future date. Maintenance and repairs can be deferred for any number of reasons, but the most common causes are the lack of budgeted funds or manpower to cover the project. The brutal irony of deferred maintenance is that while […]
Warehouse Sweeping & Scrubbing
Clean Floors Have Multiple Benefits Periodic, scheduled floor sweeping and scrubbing is an integral part of preventative maintenance and maintaining positive employee morale. Employees’ personal pride in the workplace and care for the facility is often tied to how well maintained you keep the workplace – including the floors. Regularly scheduled sweeping and scrubbing of […]
Why Sweeping Regularly?
Have you traveled to an area that had dirty, debris covered roads? Have you ever pulled into a parking lot that was strewn with trash? Regardless of any visible natural beauty in the same area, you were no doubt fixated on the unsightly trash covering the pavement around you. Sadly, there are municipalities and businesses […]
Sweeper Rental Considerations
Sweeper Bare Rental Renting a power sweeper, or requesting a bare rental, without an operator might sound like a good idea and may be the right choice for you based on your unique circumstances. However, there are numerous reasons to consider why not to rent a sweeper and to instead hire a professional sweeping company […]
For The Sweeping Industry, Earth Day Is Every Day
April is a month of transition, with warmer weather and flowers blooming in the landscape replacing the drab winter landscape. April has many important observances including Earth Day on April 22nd. Earth Day has special resonance to those of us employed in the power pavement sweeping industry. This is because we are aware of the […]
What Are Porter Services?
As a business owner with a business frequented by customers, you may find yourself in need of Porter Services. If you are unfamiliar with commercial services, you might find yourself asking questions like, “What are porter services, What will they do for my business, and do I really need these services?” A good day porter […]
Specialized Equipment Plus Well Trained Operators Equals Better Sweeping Results
Street sweepers and their operators have reached a new level of sophistication and efficiency. This is primarily due to more advanced technologies and a focus on training. At Smith Property Services, we have been hard at work continually updating our trucks and ensuring our drivers are well trained. It is our goal to have up […]
Welcome Our Newest Smith Property Services Family Member!
It is with great pleasure that Smith Property Services would like to introduce the latest addition to our SPS family! Meet Rita! Rita is a nine week old AKC chocolate lab puppy born on Halloween. She comes to us from Holleigh Brook Labradors in Westport, Massachusetts. Her proud new dog father is William M Smith, […]
North American Sweeper Magazine
William Smith, Owner of Smith Property Services (SPS) has built an impressive commercial power sweeping business in just five short years and has continued to realize growth even during this past year of the global economic shutdown (2020). Smith’s company provides a wide range of essential commercial property maintenance and sweeping services. He attributes his […]
Regular Sweeping Is The Best Practice For Retail Lots, Project Sites & Neighborhoods
The signs of mid-autumn are all around us. Colder weather, morning frost, pumpkin spice flavored coffees, and leaves covering absolutely everything. As the fall season continues, these fallen leaves collect on roads, in gutters, and in storm drains. Leaves, litter, and debris can clog storm drains and potentially make flooding from fall precipitation much worse. […]