Is something brewing at Schwarze?

In 1896 Charles Brooks of Newark, NJ invented remarkable enhancements to the street sweeper. His version of the sweeper truck had revolving brushes attached to the front fender, an improved refuse receptacle for storing the collected garbage and litter and … Continued

Not enough hours in a day.

In order to better serve our customers, Schwarze has extended its hours from 7am to 6pm CST. Especially this additional hour in the evening will help to better meet the requirements of our customers in the western time zones. As … Continued

What’s the alternative?

Following the lead of the transit departments around the country, Compressed Natural Gas has become the main choice for alternative fuel sweepers at Schwarze Industries. The cost of CNG is around 20% less than Diesel and various funding is available … Continued

Use it or lose it!

Schwarze Industries offers several sweeper models specifically tailored for today’s complex airport infrastructure. Whether your facility needs a dedicated high speed runway sweeper, a general all-purpose airport sweeper, a parking area sweeper, or a garage sweeper, you can count on … Continued

Tailgate Party Anyone?

Country singer Kenny Chesney‘s concert at Heinz Field in Pittsburgh on Saturday June 22 ended with a massive effort to clean up all the debris left behind by thousands of fans. Kenny Chesney has come to Heinz field 5 of … Continued

There’s a NAPSA for that.

North American Power Sweeping Association (NAPSA) members can receive hundreds of dollars in discounted registration fees at National Pavement Expo and other networking and trade show opportunities. Registering for the NPE as a NAPSA member could pay for your NAPSA … Continued

Look at your pavement!

Your parking lot is essentially the front face of your business. Keeping it in good shape is important to maintain a professional exterior and key to attracting customers. Warmer weather means more pedestrian and vehicular traffic on your parking lot … Continued

New Modesto Sweepers Keeping Streets Clean

We just read that the city of Modesto’s officials are proud of their newest vehicle to keep the streets clean: The Schwarze® A8 Twister™ regenerative air sweeper. The Schwarze® A8 Twister™ is a heavy-duty, chassis mounted, regenerative air street sweeper … Continued

Cleaning Up Across Australia

With an ever-increasing number of councils, contractors and public and private sector organizations turning to Schwarze Australia to meet their needs, Schwarze has continued to go from strength to strength. We owe councils and contractors a great deal. Their willingness … Continued

Patching Potholes

Potholes are holes in the roadway that vary in size and shape. They are caused by the expansion and contraction of ground water after water has entered the ground under the pavement. When the water freezes, it expands and will … Continued

We Move Forward.

Come visit the official Schwarze® YouTube Channel and don’t forget to subscribe to be the first to receive the latest Schwarze® videos! If you have any questions or would like to know about our Schwarze® products. Please contact us here. … Continued

High Tech Sweeping

I have been a satisfied customer of Schwarze Industries LLC for close to eighteen years. I purchased my first used Schwarze truck in 1995 and my first new Schwarze 348 truck in 1996. My salesman at the time was Don … Continued

Name the Street Sweeper Contest Winners

Lake Oswegans got very creative in submitting names for their new A7 Tornado™ sweeper, people voted for their favorites, and the winners are…(drum roll please)… Oscar the “Oswego Sweeper Car.”, Roovis the “Rapid Oscillating Oswego Vehicle of Intense Sanitation” and … Continued

In the gutter

As the name implies, gutter brooms are used to sweep gutters (and curbs) and are subject to a lot of wear because to do an effective job they must forcefully scour the surfaces they are cleaning. Schwarze Regenerative Air Sweepers … Continued

How often do you change yours?

With the cost of fuel rising, diesel engines are a good alternative to gasoline engines. They have a fuel efficiency of roughly 40% more than gas engines and as such, a good source of reliable power. However, the engine is … Continued

Winning the race

Southern Companies (Southco) Sweeping provides services throughout the Carolinas and is the official sweeping company for Darlington International Raceway. Southco had the opportunity to expand their services and keep the track safe and clean at the Rockingham Speedway in Rockingham, … Continued

Keeping it level

Mechanical broom sweepers pick up debris not normally accepted by conventional regenerative air sweepers; this can include debris of varies sizes consequent to asphalt milling operations, rocks, stones, construction debris and broken masonry. The main broom is rotated against the … Continued

And they would know.

You might already know that all Schwarze® Regenerative Air; street, airport and parking lot sweepers are equipped with the industry leading Schwarze® Whisperwheel™. But did you know that this blower fan system utilizes a backwards inclined closed-face radial type blower … Continued

Porous Pavement

Cleaning porous pavement is becoming more and more a best management practice to control storm water runoff. The most effective way to clean this type of pavement is still with a Schwarze® Regenerative Air Sweeper. • Pure vacuum sweepers – … Continued

Envirosweep

Dear Howard May, This letter is written to express my complete satisfaction with the services provided by Schwarze Industries in providing us with new trucks as well as reconditioned trucks. Over the years I have bought numerous Schwarze trucks from … Continued

Clean Sweep Maintenance

Our company has been purchasing sweeper trucks from Schwarze Industries for over 30 years, and has purchased over 20 vehicles from Don Harvey. Schwarze has provided quality trucks at competitive prices, and their customer service has been outstanding. Schwarze has … Continued

Tim’s Water Service Limited

I started in the sweeping business in the late 1990s with a mechanical sweeper but did not like the performance of that machine, so in 2001 I purchased a vacuum sweeper and a Schwarze S348-I. I liked the performance of … Continued