22 years in cleaning parking structures begins

As our 22nd year in cleaning parking structures begins, we find ourselves facing a growth problem. We simply do not know whether to expand or start saying NO to new customers. So we have decided to step up to the plate and continue to build more custom Parking Garage Cleaning equipment so that we may reach our goal of handling up to 650,000 sq ft in a day with FULL reclamation to exceed California's strict discharge requirements.

To help us with this task, I call George Podell & Co Inc. from Hot and Mighty. You see, for our unique situation, we need large custom equipment that is currently not on the market.

George spent 2 hours on the phone with me discussing types of jobs that this unit will be ask to do. come to find out that George and I hit allot of the same INDUSTRIAL cleaning challenges in our lives. There are few in this industry that I can say " Knows their stuff". George Podell is one of them. He agrees that when it comes to oil removal, 300 degrees under full pressure of 4,000 psi is the way to go.

Though I may continue to design and build my own equipment, I am looking into the possibilities of George Podell & Co Inc. to custom build some equipment to our unique specs; with the possibly he could build them at a manufacture volume cost list which would be lower then my 6 machine price list. Don't get me wrong, I have no problem building the units myself and I may still build our own equipement... I am just seeing if George Podell & Co Inc can build them at a reduce cost and possibly a better design due to his volume of builds. This will be a price challenge for him. A challenge that he is well equipped to handle. I have no reservations on his quality or engineering design abilities.

As far as the Boilers, we are going to Coils R US. They will be making our 3/4 inch custom boiler units to meet our 1.35+ million BTU's per boiler. That's 250,000+ BTU's per boiler MORE then what we have currently. These boilers will be designed to safely meet our requirements; to hit 325 degrees at 7 GPM's at 4,500 PSI.

The chanlenge.... To build units that are extremely well made and over BUILT/ Designed to meet our unique requirements. Spec's to meet or exceed our standards of 78% to capacity limits. Able to run 24 hours NON stop without over heating or premature wear. To achieve this without the use of Hydraulics.

Trailer will be custom built By American Trailers here in California. This trailer will be able to fit INSIDE our 8.5 ft wide 27k triple axle, if needed. Main trailer is being designed to house two large Garage Cleaning machines plus this trailer. Eliminating two trucks needed for towing.

Trucks...2011 3500 Dually Dodge Cumins crew cabs 4x4 with 800 lbs of torque and 390 hp. These "NEW" trucks will be in addition to our current trucks on hand. We also will keep our 1999 3500 4x4 Dodge Cummins 6 speed with 480 HP Dyno tested. And our 1998 2500 4x4 (290 HP). All smog tested and passed to strict Calif. smog requirements. The benefit of these smaller trucks are the ability to fit inside lower parking structures of 6 foot 5 inches whereas our 2011's can only fit inside a 6'8 inch height clearance.

I want to thank Jim C and Nigel for their added support and knowledge in working out the possible issues of building these extreme machines.
 
Onward to victory Jim. Thank you for your insight and your help that has our revenue jump from high 5 figure a year to our fir 7 figure year.

Just ordered another brand new truck for our fleet and am looking for a utility truck for our full time mechanic. 2 more trailer build to complete this year, which will allow us to capture the entire parking garage market for Arizona, Nevada and help you our with southern California. Plus the requests are flowing in from as far as the east coast.

George and Tom have been great friends for many years. Both are way beyond the curve and am looking forward to our second trip to South Bend, IN here in about a month.

I'll be available from about 2 pm to 4 pm today Jim. Give me a call so we can discuss your conversation with George and with Melvin. And set a date in stone when we can all fly out together.
 

Mark

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Don't forget Easy Clean Systems when it comes to custom equipment!

With over 30 years in the industry, and our partnerships with many of the industry
leaders we provide cleaning equipment built to customers specifications.


Here are a couple of the numerous customs we have done:
 

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Don't forget Easy Clean Systems when it comes to custom equipment!

With over 30 years in the industry, and our partnerships with many of the industry
leaders we provide cleaning equipment built to customers specifications.


Here are a couple of the numerous customs we have done:

I've seen some of the "monster rigs" that you have put out Mark.....Top Notch stuff bro
 
Don't forget Easy Clean Systems when it comes to custom equipment!

With over 30 years in the industry, and our partnerships with many of the industry
leaders we provide cleaning equipment built to customers specifications.


Here are a couple of the numerous customs we have done:

Like your equipment Mark. Looks well built ! When I get a chance, I need to make it out your way to discuss the possibilities !
 
Don't forget Easy Clean Systems when it comes to custom equipment!

With over 30 years in the industry, and our partnerships with many of the industry
leaders we provide cleaning equipment built to customers specifications.

Here are a couple of the numerous customs we have done:


Mark....

Question if I may....

Where to you get your tanks from?

I say that big rectangular one supported by cage. How many gallons is that one?
 

Mark

Moderator / Sponsor
Jim,

I would need to check my notes, they were either twin 230 or 330 gallon

We had those tanks custom made, I would be happy to have some tanks made for you.
 
We'll be traveling to California in April. Hopefully Mark will be joining us and we can all talk building specs ? Join us Nigel. Haven't seen you in way too long. Great to see you on the PWN, and your are definitely appreciated and a very respected professional member.
 
We'll be traveling to California in April. Hopefully Mark will be joining us and we can all talk building specs ? Join us Nigel. Haven't seen you in way too long. Great to see you on the PWN, and your are definitely appreciated and a very respected professional member.

Nigel... I will make it a priority to go to Southern Calif. if you and Jim go. I don't need the certs, but I would appreciate the quality of professionals there.
 
Got to see you this year over the 2012 Parking Garage Cleaning Event earlier this year. You need to come to the 2013 event in March at Las Vegas. We will have Hot and Mighty, George Podell, Hydro Tek equipment which you can buy from Mark here, My rig which can filter at over 40+ GPM and Robert Hinderliter new filtration unit. All can view ask questions and meet the operators who run the equipment daily. We may even have some EPA Agencies there as well....( NOT CONFIRMED).

I will be helping those who want to learn on Parking Garage Cleaning. This is an invite only and space...well it's filling up. If you want to go to an event to get drunk or party, this is not the event you need to go to. This is an event to learn what filtration to buy for your needs. This is to learn how to put some real cash in your pockets.
 

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