Cleaner Times — June 2024

Did you know that the slogan “Don’t Mess with Texas!” came from a 1985 statewide campaign in Texas to encourage Texas residents to clean up highway litter? That’s one of the nuggets found on page six of Terri Perrin’s article “Cleaning Coast to Coast: Pressure Washing in Texas.”

Some of the advantages of pressure washing in the majority of the state is that you can pressure wash almost every day of the year if you want, and you don’t have to have seasonal shutdowns. According to Perrin Texas is “a business-friendly state.” She reports, “Relaxed construction regulations, lower labor costs, and lower property taxes all contribute to making housing and the overall cost of living more affordable….”

In terms of environmental challenges in the Lone Star state, drought is common, so water usage is a challenge and has led to an increase in steam cleaning. Water reclamation is growing and has led to increased need to educate customers on proper wastewater capture. All in all there are a variety of opportunities for selling pressure washing equipment and services in Texas.

On page 26 Joseph Daniel with ITD Chemical shares about opportunities for chemical sales in concrete and asphalt plants. Daniel shares, “The simplest way to think about what chemical products are used is either for (i) removing material or (ii) preventing material from sticking in the first place.” He provides recommendations for concrete removers and concrete releases to be used at concrete plants as well as asphalt removers and asphalt releases to be used at asphalt plants.

Other articles in this issue deal with safely cleaning solar panels, training and retaining quality employees, and determining what the wisest manner of compensation is for the company’s boss, using time well, and developing successful traits as a contractor.

Stay hydrated and work safe in the hot, summer sun!

Michael Hamline mhamline@cleanertimes.com 800-525-7038

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