Employee Spotlight: April Boykin

April is nine months in as an Account Manager at Keystone, working remotely from Mechanicsville, VA. With 20 years of experience in street sweeping, April brings a wealth of knowledge of broom products as well as the landscape and players in the industry as a whole. As Account Manager, April is able to assist customers with questions on products, quoting and order entry.  She enjoys following things through from start to finish and providing customer support with whatever is needed to ensure satisfaction from the start of their order to the delivery. Keep reading to learn more fun facts about April in this month’s employee spotlight!

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Keystone Plastics Partners with 1-800-SWEEPER to Supply Replacement Street Sweeping Brooms

Keystone Plastics, a leading manufacturer of street sweeping brooms and brushes, has partnered with 1-800-SWEEPER to supply their North American sweeping partners with replacement street sweeping brooms.

Keystone manufacturers OEM quality replacement brooms for all model street sweepers and will be the exclusive supplier of brooms to 1-800-SWEEPER.

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A Letter From Keystone Plastics, Inc

Dear Valued Customers and Partners,

We hope this letter finds you and your loved ones well during this time of uncertainty.

On Saturday, the Governor of NJ ordered all non-essential businesses in the state to close in an effort to slow the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus. Keystone Plastics is considered an Essential Business and will continue full operations for the foreseeable future.

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Keystone Gutter Brooms

Gutter Brooms – Everything You Need To Know

Welcome to Part 3, of our series Everything You Need To Know About Street Sweeping Brooms featuring Gutter Brooms.

Gutter brooms, or side brooms are the brooms on the side of street sweepers, usually pick-up sweepers or vacuum sweeper.  There are a few sweeper attachments that also have an option for a gutter brooms. Gutter brooms are round in shape and rotate to pull debris from the curb line into the center of the sweeper.

The most common bristle type used in a gutter broom is wire. The wire gives an aggressive sweep and cuts through the curbside debris. There is also a poly bristle option for a gutter broom. Poly is typically used for sweeping airport runways and other applications that require a less aggressive sweep.

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Keystone Tube Broom

Tube Brooms – Everything You Need To Know

Welcome to Part 2, of our series Everything You Need To Know About Street Sweeping Brooms featuring Tube Brooms.

Tube brooms have been around for a long time and have always been a standard in street sweeping. There are three different tube broom styles in order to accommodate the various types of sweepers and different applications within the industry.

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