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UK General Cleaning Forum => General Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: James Williams on July 22, 2014, 12:12:02 am

Title: Road sweeper
Post by: James Williams on July 22, 2014, 12:12:02 am

Hi,

I am thinking of buying a small road sweeper the ones you see the council use, I want to expand my cleaning business.I am looking for someone who has a business like this up and running for some advice.

Cheers

Title: Re: Road sweeper
Post by: BDCS on July 22, 2014, 06:59:59 am

Don't buy a shmidt - Johnsons are built here

Title: Re: Road sweeper
Post by: James Williams on July 22, 2014, 08:29:14 am

Hi, do you run this kind of business as I could do with some good info.

Cheers

Title: Re: Road sweeper
Post by: BDCS on July 22, 2014, 10:11:28 pm

No but I used to work on them

Title: Re: Road sweeper
Post by: Spursboy1972 on July 25, 2014, 11:46:52 am

I used to run my own depot of road sweepers for both pathway right up to truck mount ones... IMO there is little money in them. They used to go out for £17-£25ph with an operator..  There are also many parts that can go wrong and generally you will need an O license.

The only way you will make money is by large private jobs where you can charge a set price.

Its a complete ball ache but if I can help with info at anytime give me shout.. I did it for 10 years.