Month: March 2018

BROC U #15 – Constructing Project Timelines Early Can Make or Break Your Gym Renovation By this time in the year we are having a significant amount of gymnasium builds and renovation where we constantly broach the subject of helping to optimize timelines regularly. Project management in every phase of the project can be the difference between a success and failure in projects. When looking at a typical gym build or renovation it is critical to plan with some key factors in mind. When we say gym build, that is for new construction and gym renovations tend toward existing structures requiring...

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BROC U #14|Telescoping Bleachers Are a Large Place for Contention for Annual Inspections It is hard to believe that we are at the end of another school year. Custodians and facilities crews are ramping up for cleaning schools and repairing and/or renovating building systems throughout the Summer. The structure of your school’s bleachers is often overlooked or placed low on the priority list for inspection, repair, renovation, or replacement. Bleacher inspection must me re-prioritized. There are three types of bleachers common to schools that should be inspected: portable, permanent, and telescopic.  Portable units are smaller and can be moved, for example, from...

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BROC U | Issue #13 Preventative Maintenance Compares to Knife Sharpening Summary We continue to face some of the same questions that come up time and time again in the athletic equipment arena and that is, “Why do I need to have a maintenance program and where is the benefit?” Without sounding like a broken record, we want to put this on another more digestible comparison. We strive to message to everyone the importance of preventative maintenance to safety and equipment integrity. We do not do this for our own benefit because ultimately our service department is predicated on those...

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