New Year, New Location Coming
2018 will be a great new beginning for GCE. After years of searching, we have found a new, bigger location to move our office to in Norcross, GA. Do not fear we are not moving far. In fact not even a mile up the road. We will be moving from our present location at 1185…
Read MoreNational Business Plan Month is here again
It is that time of year again, the last month of the last quarter, and time to start thinking ahead to the new year. And as it so happens December is also National Business Plan Month. Here is a refresher on this for 2018. Business Plans for Small Businesses Every small business should have a…
Read MorePressure Washing Purchasing Guide
Pressure Washing Purchasing Guide in Atlanta If you’ve discovered this blog, you’re seriously considering making your cleaning jobs faster, easier, and more efficient. The following pressure washer purchasing guide will lay out the specs, versatility, and applications of the pressure washer, giving you the information you need to make your purchase decision. The following guide…
Read MoreCreating a Customer Packet
You can create several different customer document packets for customers; Intro packets, and Commercial job packets, but the one I feel is a must for the residential contractor is the “Thank you for scheduling” packet. So why make and send a “Thank you for scheduling” packet? Sounds strange but sending your first time or even…
Read MorePlan Now For Your Business’s Future After You Are Gone
Although when you first start a business this may be the furthest thing from your mind, but what would happen if you suddenly died? Or even if you were injured and you were no longer able to work your business? What would happen to your family and their source of income? Who would step in…
Read MoreCase Study Diamond Springs Water “Fingerprints on a Fleet”
A customer had contacted us looking for a cleaner/wax to clean their delivery trucks. Later, they were still having what they were calling an issue to remove greasy fingerprints on their delivery trucks. But after finally asking for photos the true issue became clear. Challenges Diamond Springs Water, a spring water company, was having cleaning…
Read MoreNew Products This Year
Here at GCE, we have several new products already here or that will be coming soon. First, by customer request, we added these first three products in January; “Neutral Disinfectant Cleaner”. So far we will have this in gallons only unless we get more requests for it in 5 gallons. The price per gallon is $20.00.…
Read MoreHow to Use a Spill Kit
This is the last of my series on Spill Kits. I have told you why you need one, and how to put together one yourself and now we get to the part of actually using them. Here are the steps you need to take when you see or are made aware of a chemical spill:…
Read MoreHow to Put Together a Chemical Spill Kit
Any contractor that works with and transports hazardous chemicals needs to also have with each vehicle that contains these hazardous chemicals a chemical spill kit to comply with OSHA standards. Most contractors are unaware that they need to have or how to use a spill kit. Just like many do not have or carry fire…
Read MoreWhat are Spill Kits?
For my next safety blog to start the new year I will talk about needing and then making a spill kit. I have been asked many times by contractors, “Do I really need a spill kit? I one word, Yes. OSHA requries you as a contractor working out in the public to be responsible for…
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