Portable Restroom Operator, Serving Portable Sanitation Rental Professionals http://www.promonthly.com/ 2007 PRO Magazine - All Rights Reserved From the Editor - It’s time to sift through the e-mail and start discussions on bathroom tissue, a new restroom concept and squat toilets.As restroom contractors gear up for the busy season, I offer a springtime grab bag of news and views in the portable sanitation industry: Too many rolls? Fri, 02 May 2008 00:00:00 CDT http://www.promonthly.com/editorial/848/2008/05 http://www.promonthly.com/editorial/848/2008/05 Back at the Office - Send workers into the field with their complete medical and health insurance records dangling from their key chain.In the three years I’ve been writing this monthly column, I’ve never recommended a product or technology, but that is about to change, because I believe a gadget I’ve recently become aware of could be beneficial to many small businesses. Fri, 02 May 2008 00:00:00 CDT http://www.promonthly.com/editorial/849/2008/05 http://www.promonthly.com/editorial/849/2008/05 Cover Story - Wedding service in tony Cape Cod provides a profitable niche for former special event planner.Planning a wedding can be stressful for everyone involved. But Eliza Kendall aims to alleviate some of the worry. And she often does just that by offering a “difference in presence,” with high-end amenity-filled portable restrooms. Fri, 02 May 2008 00:00:00 CDT http://www.promonthly.com/editorial/850/2008/05 http://www.promonthly.com/editorial/850/2008/05 Special Feature - Manufacturers showcase upscale special events restrooms at the Pumper & Cleaner Expo in Louisville.Some areas of portable restroom service are less prone to be impacted by an economic slowdown. While sanitation contractors in some locations are reporting lagging unit rentals for residential construction, strong markets remain to help take up the slack at the traditional beginning of the busy season in 2008. Fri, 02 May 2008 00:00:00 CDT http://www.promonthly.com/editorial/851/2008/05 http://www.promonthly.com/editorial/851/2008/05 Take 5 - Teeming with well-heeled celebrity clientele, Colorado’s trendy skiing villages provide lucrative, although elusive, high-end special event work.Ray Savage’s company, Going in Style, has a small inventory - one unit, to be exact. But it’s a big one. Four years ago, Savage bought a 45-foot 1993 Great Dane extra-wide insulated semi-truck trailer, built two restrooms inside of it, attached it to his 1987 R Model Mack tractor and started renting it out for black-tie affairs in Aspen, Telluride and other elite Colorado mountain towns. Savage was 69 and retirement didn’t suit him. Fri, 02 May 2008 00:00:00 CDT http://www.promonthly.com/editorial/852/2008/05 http://www.promonthly.com/editorial/852/2008/05 PRO Forum - There’s no quick and easy answer for properly rinsing out a dirty unit if you don’t have a system to contain spillage.Question: The landlord at my warehouse doesn't want me doing a hose-down on dirty restrooms in his yard. What can I do? Is it illegal to do cleanouts onto the ground? This is just for when a unit gets pushed over and it’s full of waste on the walls. Do I need to set up a reclaim basin and pump it out? What is standard? What about when a unit gets pushed over onsite and there is waste on the ground? Fri, 02 May 2008 00:00:00 CDT http://www.promonthly.com/editorial/853/2008/05 http://www.promonthly.com/editorial/853/2008/05 Think Tank - PROs dress up special events units to ensure all users have a positive experience.The old saying goes that men fall in love with their eyes and women with their ears. Though it may not be about love, when it comes to feeling good about using a portable restroom, everyone’s comfort level is affected by all their senses. And all those senses must be saying the same thing: clean, neat and safe. Fri, 02 May 2008 00:00:00 CDT http://www.promonthly.com/editorial/854/2008/05 http://www.promonthly.com/editorial/854/2008/05 Industry News - PolyPortables to Host November Motorcycle Ride.PolyPortables to Host November Motorcycle Ride The 2008 Dahlonega, Ga., to Daytona Beach, Fla., motorcycle ride will depart from PolyPortables Inc. company’s Georgia headquarters on Nov. 4, arrive in Daytona Beach on Nov. 5 and return to Dahlonega on Nov. 12. The 500-mile ride will coincide with the 2008 Portable Sanitation Association International Convention & Trade Show. For more information, contact Graham Edwards, PolyPortables northeast region manager, at 800/241-7951, or e-mail gedwards@polyportables.com. Fri, 02 May 2008 00:00:00 CDT http://www.promonthly.com/editorial/855/2008/05 http://www.promonthly.com/editorial/855/2008/05 Truck Corner - In uncertain economic times, you have the option to buy a new vacuum truck, refurbish your existing truck or limp along and risk business peril.Question: I have been planning, or at least hoping, to get a new pump truck this year. With the economy somewhat stalled and somewhat scary - at least to me - I’m wondering if a new truck is such a good idea. Is there a formula or rule of thumb that helps in deciding these things? Should I wait another year and hope my truck survives or make the move and go into debt? What do you guys think? Fri, 02 May 2008 00:00:00 CDT http://www.promonthly.com/editorial/856/2008/05 http://www.promonthly.com/editorial/856/2008/05 Designed for the upscale client, the 22-foot (266 inches tongue to tail) CE18 Comfort Elite Platinum Edition restroom trailer from Wells Cargo features Corian countertops, floating cabinets, vessel sinks, in-counter soap dispensers, back-lit shatterproof mirrors, decorative lighting, auto-flush china toilets and urinals, designer toilet paper holders, two 19-inch LCD TVs, multi-disk CD/DVD player with AM/FM radio and custom wood trim. Seventy-two inches wide, the unit has a 10-foot women's module with two toilets and sinks and 4-foot men's module with toilet and sink. A service closet separates the two. The trailer has a 465-gallon waste tank with LED sensor and 110-gallon freshwater tank. Other features include a 9,000-Btu air conditioner with 5,600-Btu heat strip and wall thermostat. 888/574-4222; www.wellscargo.com. http://www.promonthly.com/product_news/295/2008/05 http://www.promonthly.com/product_news/295/2008/05