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2026-08-18 · Jane Smith

The 'Cheap' Floor Sweeper That Cost Us 18% More

A procurement manager shares how buying an $8,200 floor sweeper instead of a $13,500 dealer-quoted combo unit led to a $15,900 total cost over eight months. The story covers Factory Cat combo floor sweeper-scrubbers, dealer support out of Greenfield WI, the Aztec floor scrubber line, and a TCO framework that changed how one Indiana plant evaluates equipment.

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