| Having been in the pressure washing business for | | | | in strategic locations and cement cutters installed, |
| some time know; a few decades. I have come to | | | | they'll smile, take a cup of coffee and leave you |
| the realization that most pressure washing | | | | alone. Then they will take your business card and |
| companies are missing many lucrative markets; | | | | pass it around the public agencies for more work. |
| market segments, which are uncommon but not | | | | Government work although it is riddled with paper |
| unprofitable. Here are some ideas, which can help | | | | work and regulation and they are extremely slow |
| you in your pressure washer business if you wish | | | | to pay their bills can in fact be good for fill in busy |
| to increase sales and expand your | | | | work on long-term contracts.Dairy Industry |
| business.Lumber Industry & ServicesSome | | | | CleaningIn your pressure washing business you |
| pressure washing companies wash heavy | | | | might find you can help dairies and independent |
| equipment for many U.S. and Canadian timber | | | | distributors with all their cleaning needs. You can |
| companies, lumber mills, and logging trucking | | | | steam clean costly pasteurization equipment using |
| companies. We recommend that you paint your | | | | corrosion resistant soaps on a routine |
| equipment a bright and safe color; our equipment | | | | preventative wash maintenance schedule. Make |
| is painted safety yellow and our crews have | | | | sure all of your products meet USDA inspector |
| worked in and around the timber industry, so we | | | | codes and are FDA approved. The easiest way |
| realize the importance to stay "heads-up" in work | | | | for the Dairy Industry to keep from being milked |
| zone, as well as out of the way of the massive | | | | by the FDA, USDA, EPA, OSHA, and animal rights |
| equipment we are cleaning while they are in | | | | groups is to run a tight ship. You will also find lots |
| operation. You should take a similar approach and | | | | of work cleaning facility forklifts, delivery trucks, |
| mindset to safety when working pressure | | | | buildings, and equipment. Make this one of your |
| washing in the lumber or timber industry.Many | | | | market niche specialties. Here is a link to a reclaim |
| times you will need to work weekends cleaning | | | | system called a vacu-boom, which we use. You |
| equipment so that you are undisturbed. This is | | | | might use something similar in your pressure |
| also good for the timber or lumber company | | | | washing company. With livestock all around it is |
| since they you don't have to worry about | | | | imperative that your reclaim your water for the |
| another crew in the yard. You may be asked to | | | | health of the animals and our food supply. may |
| clean and work on cranes loading rail cars, barges | | | | also find the dairy companies asking you to wash |
| moving timber down the river and steam cleaning | | | | down bars, fences, covered awnings, troughs, |
| mills. There are many lare companies in this | | | | barns, storage tanks, fittings, concrete pads, etc.. |
| industry such as Boise-Cascade, Potlatch and | | | | These are important items to take care of as |
| Mead Paper. Logging trucks are also good | | | | well. Make sure you have convenient monthly |
| accounts, some are owned by fleet companies | | | | billing, workers compensation, SB198 safety plan |
| and others by independent operators.Drainage | | | | (if in California), OSHA approved safety ware, |
| Ditches | | | | EPA approved soaps, NPDES recognized Best |
| As you know, the county flood control, districts, | | | | Management Practices (BMPs), MSDS for all |
| EPA and State's NPDES permits require that you | | | | products and fully comply with all government |
| meet all required code; otherwise you can't work. | | | | regulations. There are always lots of visits from |
| Once the authorities know you can clean without | | | | government inspectors to such facilities and you |
| polluting you will find they also have lots of work | | | | need to run things right.Think on these additional |
| to be done. Debris and dirt in cement ditches | | | | industries when determining your focus in the |
| must be removed and the organic material | | | | pressure washing industry, sometimes the most |
| flushed out to keep the drainage clean and clear. | | | | lucrative accounts have little if any competition |
| When inspectors show up and find a dust free | | | | involved.Lance Winslow - Online Think Tank forum |
| excavated field, clear drainage ditches, hay bales | | | | board. |