KAIVAC OPENS NEW
CORPORATE CAMPUS Kaivac, developers of the No-Touch Cleaning and OmniFlex cleaning systems, is moving to a new, multi- building corporate campus, marking a milestone in its corporate history.
According to Bob Robinson Sr., founder and president of Kaivac Cleaning Systems, the new campus was needed because of significant business growth in the past few years in the US, Canada, and overseas.
Walmart, one of the largest retailers in the world, recently selected Kaivac equipment to help standardise its restroom cleaning programs throughout its more than 3,500 US SuperCenters. Additionally, in the past two years, Kaivac formed a joint venture allowing the company to market its products in Europe, the Middle East, Africa and the Pacific Rim.
RISING CLEAN-UP COSTS FOR TEXAS
AND FLORIDA Weeks after the devastating impacts of hurricanes Harvey in Texas and Irma in Florida, the swamped communities are having to rewrite debris removal contracts and pay millions of dollars more to cover rising clean up costs.
Subcontractors say costs have jumped in the wake of the back- to-back hurricanes, highlighting the limits of pre-planning for such unpredictable events. In Texas, Houston is contemplating a 50% increase in pay for haulers while Harris County, which encompasses the city, has been offering incentives to recruit more trucks. The City of Miami raised its rates for debris removal, sometimes as much as doubling it, city documents show.
The removal business relies on networks of subcontracted trucks when disasters like Irma and Harvey strike. Local officials are rewriting contracts in order to attract subcontractors from different regions
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The new corporate campus, nicknamed the ‘Kaivac Kampus’, has been in the planning stages for a few years and includes four buildings, totaling more than 230,000sq ft. The site will house the company’s business offices as well as research and development departments, and manufacturing and production operations.
Unlike other leading jansan manufacturers, Kaivac is a relatively new player.
It was started in 1998,
operating out of unused warehouse space. Until recently, the company grew in modest increments.
Bob said: “We are more than doubling our facility size and tripling the number of people working for Kaivac.”
He adds that the company is now in the process of hiring 30 to 40 people in its manufacturing department.
He continued: “I am a strong believer in manufacturing in the US as much
possible. I think it is not only good for Kaivac, but good for our community, and the country.”
Kaivac will also be adding several sales positions in the coming months. Robinson says the company is looking for new sales people throughout North America.
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and even businesses such as dirt- hauling and logging, as a shortage of debris removal trucks has stretched fleets across the two states.
According to state estimates, across the Texas Gulf Coast hurricane Harvey left as much as 153 million m³ of trash that much be removed, with much of that still lining local streets.
However, the high fees may not be covered by the Federal Emergency
Management Agency (FEMA), despite the pressure from the public to clear millions of cubic yards of rubbish from the streets, and damaged furnishings from flooded businesses and homes. FEMA reimburses 90% of debris expenses, and covers pay above contracted rates only if municipalities can show it is justified. Rates raised to attract trucks risks FEMA not reimbursing the extra cost.
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