Mitigation efforts, such as building code adoption and enforcement, are the strongest strategies jurisdictions can take to protect a community against the effects of natural disasters. Learn how building codes can save billions of dollars when faced with natural disasters
Continue reading →Milwaukee, Wis., has found big upsides — and very little downsides — to using American Highway Products’ pivoted turnbuckle manhole risers. After a pilot project, the city found that the risers could handle heavy loads without experiencing failures or slips. Learn more about Milwaukee’s and Jefferson County, Ala.’s, experiences with the pivoted turnbuckle manhole risers here.
Continue reading →As technology continues to evolve, Magellan and MiTAC Digital Corp. President Pierre Parent spoke with The Municipal on the subject of standouts and how these technologies are making the lives of fleet managers and administrators easier while also encouraging fiscal … Continue reading →
By Paul Iorio: StormTree provides sustainable stormwater management systems that integrate trees with stormwater runoff collection and pollutant removal. Our open design systems allow for unrestricted tree root growth, promoting healthy tree growth and development. In green infrastructure applications, when … Continue reading →
Dedicated to building affordable, reliable and innovative sweepers, Global Environment Products has created equipment that not only cleans streets, but aids the environment, too. Its latest sweeper, the M4 ZE-Series, is North America’s first hydrogen fuel cell street sweeper, and its only by-product is pure H2O.
Continue reading →Fecon’s Stumpex removes stumps faster and more safely than traditional rotary stump grinders, and it can be mounted to a variety of equipment from traditional skid-steer loaders to hydraulic track and wheel excavators thanks to the new Stumpex EXC 20-ton model.
Continue reading →The city of Stamford, Conn., has saved $560,000 in two years by automating fleet management and sharing vehicles. Read how Stamford achieved its goals in a one-on-one interview with Fleet Manager Mike Scacco.
Continue reading →The Alliance for National & Community Resilience’s Community Resilience Benchmarks system will provide communities a transparent, practical and commonsense self-assessment tool to quickly and easily gauge their cross-sector resilience efforts.
Continue reading →City of Norton, Ohio, firefighters designed a form in their Aladtec database that allows them to send changes like owner contact information or building changes right from the field, saving time and process steps. Tracking schedules, swapping shifts and supervisor-staff communication is made easy with the Aladtec workforce management system. Some customers say they pay for the annual subscription in just weeks with time saved by using scheduling function alone. Visit www.aladtec.com to learn more.
Continue reading →Municipalities can now avail themselves of cost-saving alternatives to conventional snow and ice removal equipment. Arctic Snow and Ice Products Inc., the nation’s largest self-operating snow removal company and privately owned fleet of snow removal equipment, offers several models of sectional snow plows and pushers and a specially designed salt distribution system, all equipped with Arctic’s patented universal hitch, to enhance efficiency and operator safety.
Continue reading →With a variety of cooperative purchasing contracts available, cities can save time and money during the purchasing process. Land Pride offers contracts with several cooperative buying groups — including NJPA and BuyBoard — and is always willing to help cities through the cooperative process while also providing guidance when selecting grounds maintenance equipment.
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