Northeast Sanitation Blog

Driving in and around Boston this time of year, you see all of the road construction projects. Driving on routes 128 and 95 are perfect examples. Have you seen all of the portable toilets?

Not only do portable toilets increase the productivity of your workers on site, they also ensure the safety of your workers. Road construction has its own inherent dangers. Reduce those risks with portable toilets. Conveniently placed on both sides of the road where your crews are working, they provide easy access to your men and women on the job.
 
No more down time while workers leave the site to find a restroom. Porta Potties should be included in every proposal to ensure the safety of your workers and the timely completion of jobs.

At NSC Restrooms, all of our portable toilets come with 2 rolls of quality toilet paper, antibacterial hand wash, locking doors, and are well-ventilated.  Holding tanks are also available to accommodate office trailers and/or campers that do not have sewerage or septic systems available.

Contact NSC Restrooms for information on porta potties rentals for you road construction workers.

Do you currently or plan to have a portable office trailer on a construction site and need a portable toilet? What if there were a way to achieve this without the traditional high costs of running water lines and a septic tank? NSC Restrooms has exactly what you need.

We can install our Fresh Water Flushing Mobile Office Trailer in just a few hours. We provide the water supply, the RV toilet, and the waste tank. Once it is installed we service the system once a week from the outside.

• Eliminate the expense of digging and running a temporary water service to the office trailer. No need for the temporary water line and that large concrete waste tank only to abandon the equipment when the job is done. Say goodbye to the days of wasted materials, wasted manpower, associated costs, and the knowledge it would all be left behind when the job is finished.
• Once NSC Restrooms installs a portable office trailer we are able to service the portable toilet from the outside so office functions are never interrupted. During installation we install feed lines to the water supply and waste line to the waste holding tank. As with the supply tank we service the waste holding tank from the outside as well.

If you have a construction site in Boston or surrounds, please contact us today for detailed information on our portable office trailers for rent.

by Ken Wysocky

Prompt service, sharp-dressed technicians and keeping promises to customers is the success formula for upstart Massachusetts company Northeast Sanitation Corp.

Back in February 2006, a semi-retired Brian McNamara heard opportunity knocking and wasted no time answering the door — and stepping smack dab into another full-time career. Within five months, Northeast Sanitation Corp. in Sudbury, Mass., morphed from nothing more than an idea into a full-service portable restroom outfit.

Since then, NSC has enjoyed considerable growth, aided by the acquisition of two more portable sanitation businesses. And the decisive McNamara says he expects further expansion and revenue growth.

The key to the company’s quick success? Great employees and a simple but effective business philosophy: Do what you say you’re going to do.

“We don’t mess around,” McNamara says when asked how he took a company from concept to corporation in just five months. “I thought I saw a good opportunity in the marketplace, and so far, it’s proven to be just that.

“Our motto is, ‘The difference is in the details,’ ” he continues. “Whether it’s delivery, service or professionalism, it’s all about how you treat people … that’s what forges relationships. If you say you’re going to do something, do it. If you can’t, don’t be in business.”

MAN WITH A PLAN

McNamara spent most of his career in heavy civil construction and residential development. Working in New England, where the construction season is short and lousy weather is a fact of life, taught him how to make things happen fast. He eventually went into semi-retirement as a real estate developer. But while building a home in early 2006, a brush with unresponsive portable restroom service spurred his second career.

“They never came when they said they would,” McNamara recalls. “I’d have to call them three or four times to get service. So I started thinking that if they have this much market share and provide this level of service, there’s definitely a niche to be exploited.”

McNamara started by doing research on the Internet to determine the level of competition. Then he learned about the Pumper & Cleaner Environmental Expo International —which by chance was being held the following weekend.

“I went to the show, which was a great experience,” he says. “I found out about all the players in the industry, and ended up ordering 120 restrooms.”

By March, NSC was incorporated. And by July, the company was up and running. Growth occurred quickly, thanks to McNamara’s widespread network of construction industry contacts.

Revenues quickly grew. “We’re probably four times bigger now than the year we started,” he says. McNamara says a fundamentally sound business plan was critical to the company’s fast growth. That included forecasting sales revenue and net-profit goals, and asking friends and business associates to “shoot holes” in his business premises.

“I’d recommend that anyone start with a sound business plan,” he notes. “You can’t run blind. You’ve got to have forecasts, then be sure you hit the numbers. It’s not easy, but if you stay focused on your plan — which is your road map to success — you’ll succeed.”

Currently, construction-related rentals generate about 75 percent of the company’s sales revenue; the remaining 25 percent comes from special events. McNamara says his business plan calls for a 70/30 split after five years, so the business is on track. “We have to rely mostly on construction because in this area, there are only so many special events,” he says.

NSC Restrooms will be participating in the 12th Annual Baystate Bridal Show Expo which will be held at the Hynes Convention Center this weekend, January 22-23. At booth 702 we will be showing our Restroom Trailer which is perfect for any outside event. The 15’ and 24’ portable restroom trailers are complete with vanities, wood floors, flushing toilets, ceramic sinks with running water, music, lights, high definition televisions, HVAC systems, and vanities. Every bride looking at outdoor venues should see these trailers.

The Baystate Bridal Show is becoming a tradition in the Boston area for Brides-To-Be. The Bridal Show will be combining fashion shows with a huge vendor presence, providing a unique opportunity to shop for every aspect of your wedding needs in one location.

You can get to the Hynes Convention Center from all major highways and Boston's mass transit system. Come see us at booth 702.

NSC would like to invite everyone to our booth #702 at The 12th Annual Baystate Bridal Expo on January 22-23, 2011 at the Hynes Convention Center in Boston to see our new Restroom Trailer complete with HD Media Center. Allowing our customers to run slide show, PowerPoint presentations or simple music videos in each private restroom stall.

We also giving away Free Passes to the show for the first 6 people who contact us at 978-579-0015.

We look forwarding to seeing you at the show!

Black Friday is the traditional “kick off” for the holiday shopping season. Not only is the holiday season fast approaching so is winter and the inclement weather. Snow, sleet, and icy conditions will add to an already hectic time of year for many. Combine long work hours, fewer daylight hours, add a snow storm, and you have the ingredients for increased stress and poor judgment in some cases when driving.
Please, remember to drive safely and consider the following when out and about this shopping season.

• Never tailgate a commercial vehicle. You must be able to see both side mirrors of all commercial vehicles, this ensure that the driver can see you.
• In stop and go traffic, commercial vehicles leave space between the vehicles in front of them. This space helps to compensate for the added weight with which these vehicles operate. Compared to the average automobile, large commercial vehicles require a significant amount of distance to stop. Resist the urge to cut in front of these rigs and especially in poor road conditions.
• And lastly, please obey the reduced speed limits in road construction zones. Remember all these road and bridge workers have families who want them home for the holidays.