At the Furies we are constantly on the lookout for new products that may help us in our cleanings. Often times the we are testing products that we developed for a different industry. The latest item that we’ve picked up is extend-able painters pole that we find works extremely well for reaching cobwebs. It reaches higher than our standard extendable poles yet collapses down to the same size which is great because it means that we have to use our long poles which barely fit inside our vesicles a lot less. The painting pole is also a little faster for our crews to use because they are quicker to adjust and we hope that they end but being a little more durable as well. They will be perfect for all of our spring cleanings which are usually pretty cobwebby.
Well it seems like the weather on the Cape has switched over to springish weather which means its time to start thinking about spring cleaning. Honestly the winter has flown by, and with it the winter ice on the ponds which means no more skating except at the rink which is a totally different atmosphere. If you get a chance skating on a pond is a highly recommended activity.
Wellfleet like many towns on Cape Cod faces an acute labor shortage in the summer months and it would be impossible for local business to meet the demand for services without importing a fairly significant amount of help. Like many other businesses in the area we fill a large amount of this need through J1 exchange students. Every year we here a number of these students. The process itself requires a lot of work every year from us. We have to review a large amount of applications and try to assemble a group of people who we think will get along with each other well, keeping in mind historical amnesties while at the same time we try to assemble the most diverse group possible to hopefully provide a rewarding experience for everyone involved and that’s the easy part. Its necessary for us to have students with staggered arrival and departure dates so that we are able to acclimatize them with the area and to help them settle in. The number of students that we higher is based upon our ability to secure housing for everyone something that’s always a challenge considering the local housing market. This all has to happen in the winter months, honestly we would higher even more students but housing that we consider to be good is a major limiting factor. Basically we try to set everything up to try to make sure that everyone has a good experience.
2010 is knocking on the doorstep, it seems just like yesterday we were celebrating the start of the new millennium and here we are days away from being a decade in. Those ten years things have certainly changed for business and the cape is no exception. Truthfully all the technology has provided us with a wide array of solutions or aids to our business. We have real time GPS tracking devices installed in our vehicles which prove a great tool to keep track of our crews and are also utilized to verify time spent at a location. The vehicles are also equipped with a separate GPS system to aid our drivers in navigation, and are especially useful for our linen delivery operations. Our website has changed from being fairly basic to one that creates an alternative method of contacting us and allowing for linen orders to be placed online and soon will have a fully functioning shopping cart system to create a more flexible way for us to offer linens to our customers. The Internet has become increasingly important to our operations for everything from conversations with our clients, to payroll, to lead generation. Now we’re left to wonder what the next decade will bring.
