Northeast Sanitation Blog

Buying a Christmas Tree can be a very long process. If you own a Christmas tree farm you know the importance of having a portable toilet available where families are involved.  You should also know that when portable toilets are provided at outdoor venues, people stay longer, and spend more money.

Christmas tree shopping at a cut-your-own farm can be the ultimate holiday event for many families. Bonfires, apple cider, and holiday cheer.  Be sure the occasion is not spoiled by a lack of portable toilets. Portable toilets are a necessity when you have families visiting your farm in the woods to pick out a tree.

In many cases traditional porta potties are sufficient, but for added convenience, ADA compatible portable toilets are perfect for a family event. All the extra space is perfect for a parent and child, or two! You can supplement the ADA compliant with traditional portable toilets as well as  portable sinks, depending on your business, the expected crowds and how far away you are from civilization.

Christmas tree shopping is fun for all. Parents talk, so cast your business in the right light rent portable toilets. Be prepared for the season; contact NSC Restrooms for Portable toilet rentals.  

Portable toilets provide an important economic benefit to the construction industry and outdoor events. Portable toilets  save money on construction and other work sites because they save time and reduce labor costs.

Workers are more productive when they don’t have to leave the job site for restroom facilities.  The portable toilets can be easily relocated so they can be conveniently placed near the workers as the project progresses.
 
For outdoor events, portable toilets generate money for the event organizer because guests will stay longer and in turn, spend more money.

There are several models of portable toilets to choose from. We can supply you with a range from basic portable toilets to mid-priced models to flushing portable toilets as well as restroom trailers. We provide a full range of components for portable sanitation such as portable sinks and mobile showers. The difference is the quality. Contact NSC Restrooms today.

Keep in mind, for portable toilet rentals in particular, you do not want to shop based on price alone. While price should be a consideration, the lowest price is the lowest price for a reason. You get what you pay for, and with portable toilets you need comfort and cleanliness and customer service.

So ask some questions: How often are the portable toilets serviced? What are they supplied with? Does the company make emergency calls for mobile restroom company, and what is the procedure for an emergency? Does the company offer portable sinks as well or extra sanitizer? If you need a restroom trailer, can they supply a generator or a water source if needed? Will they help you determine how many restrooms you need, or will they just try to sell you more than you need?

When calling around, imagine that you and your family have to use this portable restroom all day, and then find the restroom company and the unit that can accommodate you.

Know your options as well. There are so many portable toilets available, you may not know about all the choices you have. There are models of portable toilets that can be used for anything from festivals and outdoor autumn weddings to kids sporting events and construction sites as well as scenarios where portable shower trailers are needed.

Whatever the application, needs can be met with the diverse portable toilet products available. Contact NSC Restrooms for the answer to all of your portable Toilet questions.

Outdoor fall fairs and festivals are right around the corner, and you need sanitation equipment. Portable toilets, hand sinks, hand sanitizing stations, and maybe showers.

There is no explanation needed for why you need to rent portable toilets for your outdoor festival. However, the right amount of toilets is necessary to make all your guests comfortable. But you need portable toilets for the festival workers and volunteers as well, so don’t forget to figure them into your needs. You may even require restroom facilities set up in a different area for the workers. NSC Restrooms can help you understand how many portable restrooms you need for your event, as well as where the most convenient yet out-of-the-way location may be.

Portable sinks can be rented for large events and can be portable toilets or they can be rented on their own. Complete with soap, hand sanitizers, separate water reservoirs, and a hands free pump, they can be placed next to the portable toilets to encourage hand washing. Additionally, they can be used at events or festivals where there are children’s activities such as arts and crafts or at petting zoos, or for food vendors where there is food preparation going on.

Contact NSC Restrooms for more information or a quote on how to meet your fall fair sanitation needs

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With Hurricane Irene fast approaching New England disaster relief agencies will be in need of portable sanitation supplies and equipment.
    
The staff at NSC Restrooms can assist with residential and commercial disaster relief and has experience in disaster relief management. We have provided 1000’s of portable toilets and portable sanitation services for Hurricanes Charlie, Jeanne, Dennis, Ivan, Ike and Katrina in Florida and along the Gulf Coast.

NSC is reaching out to the Red Cross, FEMA, YMCA’s, Hospitals, Power Companies, churches, shelters,  homeowners, and state and federal agencies to let them know that we can supply portable toilets, emergency water supplies, hand sanitizers and portable sinks, as well as portable shower trailers in areas of power loss and water loss.

Hopefully the hurricane that is approaching will be easy on New Englanders. However, in the event that homes or businesses are met with sanitation issues, keep in mind that NSC Restrooms can respond quickly to provide toilets to your family or facility. NSC Restrooms would also like to remind you of how important begin prepared for major storms can be.

With hundreds of portable toilets and mobile restrooms available, and a speedy response time, NSC can make even natural disasters less disastrous.

There are many facets involved in planning a successful outdoor special event, whether you have 10 or 10,000 guests. When people call for portable toilets, one of the first questions we hear is – how many portable toilets will I need for my event or for my job site? Well it’s not an exact science, but there are some things you need to consider. Here they are:

• How many guests (or workers) do you expect?
• How long will the event (or job) last?
• Will alcohol be served? Events where food and alcohol are served necessitate the need for added restroom facilities.  Also, facilities that include hand washing are important.   
• What is the weather likely to be?
• What level of physical activity is involved?
• Will there be guests with special needs or young children in attendance?  Guests with special needs may require a more accessible portable restroom.  Also, parents with young children may need a larger area within the restroom for easier navigation.

If you are holding a large outdoor event, restrooms should be clearly marked, easy to get to and there should be an adequate number for the amount of guests (or workers).

Here is a chart to help you begin your planning.

This chart is based on a 50/50 mix of men and women with no service for the restrooms during the event.

Finally, you will need to decide on what type of portable toilets you require. The least expensive are the basic models that provide a seated toilet area or a seat and a urinal. If you require an accessible toilet that meets ADA standards, these are also available and will aid in making the restrooms available  for all. ADA portable toilets are also great to use as family restrooms because they provide more space. You can also provide separate portable sinks for hand washing. The luxury option for weddings, charity, corporate, or higher end events are the mobile restrooms, which are air conditioned, have porcelain sinks, a music system and vanities. There are also ADA compliant luxury restroom trailers.

Choosing portable toilets means understanding how many and what type of restrooms you will need. This is determined by the number of people attending the event or working on the job site, as well as how long the units will be needed.

Construction season has begun; private residential construction, commercial construction and municipalities doing road construction. Whatever your construction site demands, you need portable toilets for your site workers.

It has been shown that having a portable toilet on-site increases worker productivity. Northeast Sanitation has the expertise required to accommodate your construction site, ensure a safe and sanitary work site, and increase worker productivity.  At NSC Restrooms we pride ourselves on our safety record.

Whether your construction site is a high-rise, a highway, or a residential job, we want you to get the portable toilet product that you need for your specific site. Regardless of the size of your job,  we can accommodate your needs for portable restrooms.

With everything else you are coordinating on your job site, no contractor wants the extra work of finding the right portable toilet.  NSC Restrooms also has a variety of porta potties and portable toilet products for construction job sites, including holding tanks for on-site office restroom trailersthat are designed to accommodate office trailers and/or campers that do not have sewerage or septic available, lift kits and portable sinks.

The town fields are beginning to open again. Pretty soon baseball, lacrosse and spring soccer will again be played outdoors and you need to find the mobile restrooms for the Park and Rec Department. NSC Restrooms is your answer for mobile restrooms for parks, open spaces, schools, festivals, and town and city events. We carry individual toilets, flushable portable units, ADA compliant and wheelchair accessible portable toilets. With all of these choices, we have the portable toilet for your town needs. We also provide separate hand wash stations for food handlers. Our mobile restrooms can either serve as the only source of sanitation facility or they could add supplemental support to permanent facilities.

No one wants to use a portable restroom. So why not provide the cleanest, most well maintained mobile restroom you can? We pride ourselves on an unsurpassed level of customer service. And with the multiple options, quality and quantity of mobile restrooms we have available, we can meet the needs of the Parks and Recreation Departments of towns throughout Massachusetts, Rhode Island and New Hampshire.
 
All of our portable toilets come with 2 rolls of quality toilet paper, antibacterial hand wash, locking doors, and are well-ventilated. We have the best customer service in the industry; ask anyone who has used us. Most likely we can deliver your mobile restroom next day and we have the facilities to accommodate long or short-term events. Our portable toilets are great for campsites, marathons, tailgates, parades, and other events. Call NSC Restrooms today for all of your sanitation needs.

There are many situations in which a portable toilet is absolutely essential. From events that take place outdoors and need access to toilets, to construction sites with work crews who need regular restroom facilities. For years portable toilets have been available but, but before NSC Restrooms, you often had to use large scale national chain providers. This would add on high costs due to the transportation required to move the toilets. Also, additional time was needed to transport the toilets which could translate into serious problems for customers who needed the portable restroom or whose transportation vehicles ran into engine trouble. As a result, NSC decided to be your local solution for portable toilet rentals.

NSC Restrooms offers luxury trailers for those outdoor events with style. Offering 15’ and 24’ luxury restroom trailers, as well as individual restrooms, NSC can cater to events with a really large base such as marathons and festivals as well as residential or commercial construction sites. The wide range of products offered by NSC Restrooms ensures that your every need will be met.

NSC owns 1,100 standard portable restrooms, 60 handicapped-accessible units; and two restroom trailers, a 15-footer and a 24-footer. The luxury trailers have four 18-inch, flat-screen televisions. Those holding charity events or weddings often burn their own DVDs with photo slide shows and play them continuously on the TVs. For all of your portable restroom or portable luxury trailer needs, NSC Restrooms can show you the advantages of using a local company.

WEBSITE BUILDS BONDS

At first, McNamara relied on established business contacts — the “golden Rolodex,” as he puts it — and word-of-mouth referrals. But three years ago, he realized the company also required an Internet presence. The current website was revised about a year ago, and he says it’s a continual work in progress.

“In today’s world, people want to know you have a website,” he adds. “Everyone should have one that shows their products and explains what they do. But you also have to deliver on what you say on the website.”

To keep the website interesting, McNamara posts a weekly blog that talks about a wide array of issues, from strategic placement of units on construction sites to how many restrooms a customer might need for a wedding or party.

“We aim for information people can use,” he says. “At the same time, we’re also always looking for creative ideas to have some fun with it, too.

We ask our drivers for ideas, and they’ve come up with topics like how to protect units on site, putting stone pads in front of units when it’s muddy, placement of hand sinks and so on. It’s all aimed at benefitting the end-user.”

IMAGE IS MARKETING, TOO

NSC also emphasizes less subtle forms of marketing, like new, clean and well-maintained trucks; uniformed, clean-cut drivers who are courteous and professional; and use of new technology, such as global positioning systems, which helps improve customer service.

“We purchase anything that makes us more competitive in the marketplace,” he says. “We try to stay ahead of the curve on that because it saves you money in the long run.”

The NCS fleet includes a 2006 Ford LCF with a 350-gallon waste/150-gallon steel tank, made by Best Enterprises Inc.; a 2007 International 4300 with a 1,500-waste/500-gallon freshwater aluminum Progress (Progress Tank LLC) tank; a 2008 Hino 268 with a 1,500-gallon waste/500-gallon freshwater aluminum Progress tank; a 2008 International 4300 with a 750-gallon waste/350-gallon freshwater flat steel tank from Crescent Tank Mfg.; two 2010 Hino 268s with Progress aluminum tanks (one 1,150-gallon waste/350-gallon freshwater and the other with a 1,500-gallon waste/500-gallon freshwater); and a 2007 Ford LCF flatbed truck for deliveries. All of the trucks use Masport Inc. pumps.

NSC also owns 1,100 standard portable restrooms, mostly Integra units from PolyPortables Inc.; 60 handicapped-accessible units (30 made by Satellite Industries Inc. and 30 made by PolyPortables); and two restroom trailers, a 15-footer made by JAG Mobile Solutions Inc. and a 24-footer manufactured by Comforts of Home Services Inc.

The upscale JAG trailer has four 18-inch, flat-screen televisions. Customers who run charity events or weddings often burn their own DVDs with photo slide shows and play them continuously on the TVs.

“We’ve gotten lots of positive feedback about the TVs. I’m not sure it makes us more money, but you know people talk about it,’’ McNamara says. “New equipment is a great marketing tool. We wash and clean trucks every day. We want to create the perception that we’re the best company out there … when people see our trucks, they remember us.”

GPS technology helps improve customer service. NCS uses a system made by Navtrak Inc. that provides detailed information, from how fast technicians drive to the duration of a service call to the exact time the vacuum power on trucks is turned on and off. If a customer questions whether a technician made a service call, NCS can e-mail them a GPS report that proves they did.

If there’s any question at all in a customer’s mind, though, McNamara follows the premise that the customer is always right, which means a technician will go back and re-service the units in question again. Most times, however, the report does the trick, and customers realize later on that, for example, a landscaping crew came on-site unbeknownst to them, which explains why units were full or dirty so soon after being serviced.