Alternative Fuel Powered Sweepers

As we embark on the 21st century, we are faced with many new opportunities and challenges providing the necessary cleaning and maintenance services to our cities, airports and industries in an environmentally friendly manner. With clean air and clean water at the forefront of today's concerns - now is the time to think about how the environmental risks will affect communities, business and government worldwide.

To meet these challenges, Federal Signal Corporation has created the Environmental Solutions Group. This group includes industry leading solutions from Elgin Sweeper Company which currently provides a large, innovative and productive line of environmental cleaning products. Our mission is to enhance the safety, security and well-being of communities and workplaces around the world.

Elgin Sweeper Company has been cleaning roadways since 1914 – picking up and disposing harmful debris before it contaminates surface runoff and accumulates into roadside pollution. Today Elgin is the leading manufacturer of sweepers for municipal, contractor, airport, and industrial sweeping needs. Elgin Sweeper offers the world's broadest selection of street sweepers and includes all variations of today’s sweeping technology – mechanical, vacuum, and regenerative air, and now waterless dust control, PM10-compliance, and alternatively fueled sweepers. Elgin Sweeper is leading the way for testing sweeper effectiveness and for BMP qualification. From general street maintenance to special industrial and airport applications, Elgin puts it's customers in the sweeper that best meets their needs.

Alternative Fuel options are broad including Compressed Natural Gas models available for the Pelican, Eagle, Broom Bear and Crosswind. The widely popular Pelican is also available in LNG. Compressed natural gas products have low emissions, are highly economical and extremely quiet. Elgin works closely with engine manufacturers such as Cummins N-Power determine the best alternatively fueled engine for the application. For detailed specifications select any of the individual product pages for more or call Elgin Sweeper Company at 847-741-5370.