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Anti-icing is a strategy (when done properly) keeps the bond between ice and the pavement surface from forming. It involves applying ice control chemicals before, or at the start of a snow event. Using this strategy often reduces total chemical use and allows a higher […]
Read MoreYou know that you can sprinkle salt on an icy road or sidewalk to help keep it from becoming icy, but do you know how salt melts ice? Well….actually – salt doesn’t “melt” anything. It lowers the freezing point of water. Take a look at […]
Read MoreNo production oriented sidewalk crew member should be utilizing any type of “shovel” when moving snow from a sidewalk. This can lead to numerous, unnecessary workman’s compensation claims due to the fact that most “shoveling” requires bending and improper use of back muscles. Supply these […]
Read MoreSMS kicked off their season the first week of October with employee training. The meetings were 4 days long, with different groupings to accommodate everyone. Employees were trained on all paperwork, site photos, and client expectations as well as how to operate all equipment safe and […]
Read MoreGroundMasters/SMS had their annual employee appreciation celebration on Friday August 18th. Celebrating their 22 years in business there was plenty of food, fun, BBQ as well as games. Prizes were raffled off, as well as taking time to recognize several long term employees. To see […]
Read MoreAdrian Cole, Business Development for SMS, in conjunction with other members from IREM (Institute of Real Estate Management) toured Brent’s Place’s, in Denver Colorado, existing facility as well as the newly built facility on March 14, 2017. Brent’s Place is the only Children’s Hospital that […]
Read MoreSMS donated and sponsored the 4th Annual “Touch of Football – Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation of America” for their Rocky Mountain Chapters funding raising event at Sports Authority Field. The local completion football tournament helps raise money to fund cures for Crohn’s disease and ulcerative […]
Read MoreThe most efficient crew size for performing sidewalk snow removal activities has been discussed, argued, and subjected to trial and error testing. Since sidewalk snow clearing emerged as a separate (or specialty) business, the issue became more important. By adding mobile crews, we discovered the […]
Read MoreWe have continued to build our army of snow and ice management equipment by purchasing more equipment for the 2016-2017. We just received a truckload of Arctic Sectional Pushers, of various sizes, which will be placed at client’s sites all over the Denver Metro Area. Now […]
Read MoreSMS’s Annual Training Programs Kick-Off For The Season We got a jump start in the beginning of October by holding our annual training programs. There are several days of training throughout the month both during the workweek and weekends. The groups are divided amongst their snow […]
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