[Terry D]

After many years of installs, we branched into landscape maintenance, first residential and then commercial.

Then something happened, a property manager asked if we could replace this huge company at a huge shopping center ... we did and this lead to our current situation to have diversified our services over the years to include l/s Maint., parking lot sweeping, pressure washing sidewalks, and day porter services.


There is a huge demand for these shopping center services in CA ... people (store owners & their clients) strive to have a clean and inviting place to conduct retail business, we have found that all of these tasks can be accomplished within our existing crew. No need to bring in hired specialists ... we're already there, on site.

We get a steady check, it's year - 'round work. Even the hours are set well in advanced. This is recurring work so even setting budgets gets easier.

Anybody think they'd might want to dabble in this just give me a call.

It's different, I'm different!

[Chuck Sinclair]

Terry,

Getting into it here is like pulling teeth!!

[Terry D]

Hey don't yell at me, I'm just getting my feet wet here myself!!!

How are things in Sac.?

Our comp rates are supposed to make a big drop here anyday now.

I'm sick of 22%.

[BJR]

Are you guys paying 22% compensation insurance on your workers?

I thought 8.5% was bad.

[Chuck Sinclair]

Originally posted by Terry D
Hey don't yell at me, I'm just getting my feet wet here myself!!!

How are things in Sac.?

Our comp rates are supposed to make a big drop here anyday now.

I'm sick of 22%.

Terry,

Busy as always getting ready to go to Tahoe next week.

[John T]

Hey Big T,

I'll bite. What's involved in some of thoe services? Parking lot sweeping involve night work? How did you learn to price the new services when you were asked to do them?

[Terry D]

Hi John; what's involved with sweeping? You'd be shocked, on 60% of our jobs, the guys go through with those long handled paper tweezer dilly-bobs.

On a few other jobs the gardners use their back pack blowers on a daily basis 30 minutes per site.

The bigger 15 acre centers I use my 'big guns' sweeper truck, and also sub a few out to others in that locality.

My monthly take on sweeping is $14,000. My expenses are $9,000 and 90% of the work is done early 5-7 a.m.

Rick Carver used to do sweeping too at one time, and of course he never lost a nickel.

This is good steady work and beyond simple, i bet you could really do well in your area, and especially when they (PM) see how immaculate your operation is.

[John T]

How often do you sweep each property?

[jason gehart]

I live in michigan and i am having a real hard time getting of the ground. I need some advice I am not set up to cut lawns yeyt so all i do is landscaping and gardening . I need help struggiling in michigan

[Stonehenge]

Hi Jason - toward the top right and bottom right of this thread you'll find the "New Thread" button - click that and start a topic yourself - tell us about the things you've tried, what's worked and what hasn't. Where you are and where you want to go (in service offerings, business volume, etc).

There are lots of smart, successful people here, so I'm sure the knowledge is there for you to take. Just gotta figure out which knowledge that is.

Jeff

[waterfall larry]

YOU MIGHT SHOOT ME IF I SUGGESTED THAT YOU .....

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