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SCM 400 Self Propel Sweeeper
Kyle and Loni Smith at the Lakeland , FL facility
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High-Quality Sweepers
S mith Challenger Manufacturing & Services , Inc . ( SCM ), which is headquartered in Lakeland Florida SCM designs and manufactures industrial sweepers for the construction and paving industries .
Founded in 2009 by inventor , entrepreneur Keith Smith and Betty Smith , the married couple brought decades of valuable experience in the industrial sweeping industry . “ Our goal from the start was to build the best sweeping machines possible ,” stated Keith Smith , SCM Head of Equipment
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Development . “ Innovation along with experience and common-sense heavy-duty construction is what gives us the edge over our competition .” Smith Challenger Manufacturing & Services utilizes the hydraulic quickchange brush system that Keith Smith engineered and patented in 1990 . “ I ’ ve been involved in the sweeper industry from a very young age , so I ’ ve made sure that all the sweepers SCM builds take into account the cost of maintenance on the sweeper and the time it takes to change the brush . The quick-change brush system allows a brush to be changed in five minutes or less on site , saving significant cost over the life of the machine and also money and time saved on jobs that that would otherwise be delayed or shut down just to simply change the brush .”
SCM offers a complete product range that includes :
• SCM 100 Tractor Front Mount Sweeper , which has been used in the construction industry for over 30 years on construction sites , asphalt plants , runways , raceways , warehouses , parking lots .
• SCM 200 Skid Steer Mount Sweeper , www . callape . com [ 6 ] 1.800.210.5923