Arizona Gum Removal company looking to expand_Start a Gum Removal Business in your city

GumBlasters is the premier gum removal company in the western U.S. GumBlasters of Arizona has spent the last year sytematically building its brand in Phoenix, Arizona.

Voted "Best New Service" by Phoenix Magazine and featured in the February edition of the Phoenix Business Journal, GumBlasters has been widely accepted by local business and local government.

Although the industry really has been non-existent in the west until now, there is definitely a need out there for this very cost-effective method of gum removal. The western US is ideal for this type of business since weather rarely prevents us from working.

As GumBlasters continues to move forward here in Arizona, we are now beginning to see opportunities outside of our state in places like Nevada, California, New Mexico, Utah, Oregon, and Washinton.

The GumBlasters brand identity is colorful, fun, and can be easily reproduced in other markets. Right now, franchising is not how we are looking to expand our brand identity. Rather, we are beginning to look at licensing the rights to use the logo and all of the other systems we've created and perfected. These systems include back office systems and operational systems.

This is truely a ground floor opportunity for someone who is looking to start a business with minimal start-up costs and leverage the expertise of someone who has been there already.

If you are looking for a new business opportunity in your home city, please feel free to inquire about starting your own "gum removal business" with GumBlasters.

We are looking for professional minded people who present well, and are people of integrity. We would eventually like to see a network of independent operators across the west who work together in maximzing their businesses and providing the best possible solution to companies that desperately need our service.

Derek Mills

President

GumBlasters

dmills@gumblasters-az.com

http://www.gumblasters-az.com/

Voted BEST NEW SERVICE in the valley by Phoenix Magazine

Here is the feature that Phoenix Magazine ran in their "Best of the Valley" issue in August...

Best New Service

GumBlasters

Chew on this: All those black spots you see marring the surfaces of sidewalks, memorials and landmarks? It's all chewing gum, its flavor long gone. Until Gilbert resident Derek Mills sunk his teeth into the problem, the standard treatment for the gooey mess was power washing, which wastes dozens of gallons of water, can damage the surfaces and is innefective at gum removal.

Mills' company GumBlasters, uses a special environment-friendly steam-cleaning procedure to fully, quickly and economically remove gum from Arizona's public spaces. Since opening a year ago, GumbBlasters' client list has grown to include Chandler Center for the Arts, Maricopa County Community Colleges, Valley of the Sun YMCA's ans Wells Fargo Banks.

For more information, call 480-353-1401 or visit gumblasters-az.com

Phoenix Gum Removal_Typical Pressure washing results

Here is a perfect example that you would typically see after a pressure washer has been asked to remove gum from sidewalks or entryways.

The edges remain because they are hard and the middle has been eaten away. Where did it go? It most likely ended up in the parking lot, which means it can still find it's way back onto the sidewalk via a customers shoe.

You will also notice that permanent damage has been done to the concrete by high pressure held inches from the surface.

Tucson Water Restricts Pressure Washing_Is Phoenix Next or possibly the state of AZ?

Sec. 27-15. Waste or unreasonable use of water; violation declared a civil infraction.It is declared that, because safe, high quality potable water and reclaimed water are a precious resource, the general welfare requires that the water resources available to the city be put to maximum beneficial use, and that the waste or unreasonable use, or unreasonable method of use, of water be prevented

3) Washing driveways, sidewalks, parking areas, or other impervious surface areas with an open hose, or with a spray nozzle attached to an open hose, or under regular or system pressure, except when required to eliminate conditions that threaten the public health, safety, or welfare. This restriction does not apply to residential customers.

Any person who violates any portion of this section is guilty of a civil infraction, and shall be fined upon the first offense, a minimum of two hundred fifty dollars ($250.00); and upon the second offense within a period of three (3) years and upon each subsequent conviction within such period, a minimum of five hundred dollars ($500.00).

Ireland may impose a tax on chewing gum to cover the cost of clean up.

Ireland mulls chewing gum tax
AFP
Published:Jul 23, 2007
DUBLIN - Ireland may impose a clean-up tax on chewing gum if a voluntary agreement with manufacturers fails to show adequate results, the new Green Party environment minister John Gormley warned today.
Gormley, whose party entered government for the first time in Prime Minister Bertie Ahern’s new coalition following the May general election, said he would not hesitate to "implement a levy if necessary."
Last year, then environment minister Dick Roche of Prime Minister Ahern’s Fianna Fail party decided not to impose a clean-up tax on chewing gum, as recommended in a 2002 report on litter.
Instead, gum manufacturers agreed to contribute two million euros a year to help fund a public awareness campaign on the impact of gum litter and research on how to deal with the problem.
A 10 percent mandatory levy on packs of gum - which had been recommended by government-appointed consultants - would have raised over four million euros a year to help meet clean-up bills.
Chewing gum makes up over 25 percent of food-related litter, the single largest food-related item.
Gormley signalled today that he regarded enforcement as the key to tackling litter.
"I have an open mind in relation to the effectiveness of the negotiated agreement, which mainly seeks to reduce chewing gum litter through awareness raising and education which exists between my department and the chewing gum industry.
"But if I feel that the agreement is not having the desired effect then I will have no hesitation in reviewing it and seeking to implement a levy if necessary," he said.
A gum levy would operate in a similar fashion to Ireland’s landmark "Plastax", a successful plastic bag levy which removed an estimated one billion bags from circulation.
Cleaning the blackened remains of chewing gum from expensive cobbles and granite squares laid in showplace plazas and pedestrianised streets throughout Ireland is costing local councils millions of euros a year.
In one month alone the city council removed an estimated 180,000 pieces of embedded gum from Grafton Street, Dublin’s premier shopping thoroughfare.
With about 80 million packets of gum sold in Ireland every year, it is estimated that up to 500 tons ends up dumped on the streets.

2007 Best of the Valley

It's now official!!!

Thanks to Phoenix Magazine for their wisdom in selecting GumBlasters of Arizona!

Best Regards,

Derek Mills

Why not just Pressure Wash chewing gum? Arizona Gum Removal

If you're a manager of a large facility, you probably pressure wash on a regular basis. The logic behing this practice usually goes something like this...

1. Sidewalk is dirty, we have to keep it clean

2. Only option (BG-Before GumBlasters) is to pressure wash or scrape

3. Pressure washing does an "OK" job. It's best at moving dust and debris down the storm drain. Scraping never gets into the grain of the concrete, leaving what looks like pieces of gum everywhere. Both practices can and will cause permanent damage if "Gum Removal" is the desired result.

4. Pieces and parts of gum still cover the sidewalks. The sidewalk never really looks clean. It isn't! The main problem never gets removed. Gum really is the biggest issue for facilities when it comes to keeping entryways looking good.

5. If the sidewalk never really gets cleaned, sub-conciously the practice of pressure washing gets ingrained into the organization. It becomes a crutch. Organizations are sometimes built around the practice.

6. Some large property management companies wouldn't be in business if they couldn't justify the need for pressure washing. It's done so often and requires so many resources that the organization looks "busy" all the time.

In the picture here you can see what looks like streaks in the concrete. This is a perfect example of what happens when a pressure washer is asked to remove gum from a sidewalk. The nozzle is set to Zero Degree and then the stream of water is aimed between the gum and the surface to "pry" it from the ground. Once it's successfully pryed, you may find a pit or an etch taken out of the surface.