TYMCO is the originator of the Number 1 Regenerative Air Sweeper in the world, with such long term customers as the U.S. Military; cities such as Atlanta, Austin, Las Vegas, Memphis, Portland, San Antonio, Toronto, Washington D.C., San Francisco and Tyler; international airports such as Atlanta, Dallas/ Fort Worth, Houston, Las Vegas, Orlando, Phoenix and practically every major sweeping contractor in the United States. TYMCO’s market share is protected by our total commitment to customer service and the most advanced quality control program in the industry, as well as a full-time research and development department.

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Today, more than 40 years after Mr. B. W. Young invented his revolutionary new air sweeper, the TYMCO Regenerative Air Sweeper stands alone as the industry standard.
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TYMCO has remained an industry leader in other areas as well. The company is the only one to offer over 30 scheduled two day comprehensive service and operator training schools each year for TYMCO Regenerative Air Sweepers in a modern, climate controlled, 3,500 square foot facility constructed solely for that purpose. The United States Air Force, state and city governments, as well as private contractors have sent more than 6,000 students to the full time, fully equipped school to better understand and operate their TYMCO sweepers.

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The positive environmental impact of clean streets continues to create interest in air sweeping. TYMCO, with its unique ability to pick up the fine dust particles and retain them in the hopper, is the air sweeper of choice. Our Research and Development department continues to explore new design features to make TYMCO the most productive sweeper built. The success of our airport, Alternative Fuel Powered and Dustless models, along with AQMD Rule 1186 PM10 certification and ETV Canada verification is proof positive that meeting our customer's needs is and always will be the backbone and success of TYMCO.

Roots and History: Over 40 Years of Sweeping Innovation
TYMCO®, a family owned and day-to-day managed company, dominates a market traditionally controlled by corporate conglomerates. TYMCO first introduced and perfected the Regenerative Air Sweeper that is the standard by which all air sweepers are measured today.

The first air sweeper was actually developed to meet a need in the road construction industry by the late Mr. B.W. Young of Young Brothers Construction Company of Waco, Texas. A self educated road contractor, Mr. Young developed numerous pieces of equipment for the road construction industry. His patented Regenerative Air Street Sweeper was developed in response to the demands of yet another of his inventions — a truck mounted process of resealing asphalt roads with a layer of emulsified asphalt and sand called "Slurry Seal". "Slurry Seal", which seals and repairs broken pavement and restores the appearance of old asphalt, requires a clean surface to effectively bond with the existing asphalt. Conventional broom sweepers, which swept the dirt and debris into cracks in the roadway thus preventing the sealing process were costly to maintain and not effective in totally cleaning the road surface.

Mr. Young's revolutionary concept started with the idea to use a large portable air compressor to blast the roadway surface clean. Since the surface had to remain clean after being blasted with air, Mr. Young developed the idea of a Regenerative Air System that captured the dirt and debris in a hopper and reused only centrifugally cleaned air to restart the closed loop Regenerative Air sweeping cycle.

Mr. Young's excitement grew with the success of his Regenerative Air System. Realizing the positive environmental effectof Regenerative Air Sweeping, Mr. Young envisioned multiple applications for improving the existing technology of cleaning streets and paved areas. His vision changed the sweeper market forever.

In the late 1960s, the three Young brothers split up to form three separate companies. Mr. F.M. Young retained the family construction business, Mr. R.T. Young formed Slurry Seal International and Mr. B.W. Young incorporated and federally registered TYMCO — The Young Manufacturing COmpany.

The TYMCO Regenerative Air Sweeper quickly set a new standard for sweepers in cleaning roads and runways. In the early years of market development, TYMCO sweepers were sold by salesmen who simply traveled around the country demonstrating them on city streets and on large parking lots for curious contractors and public officials looking for a sweeper with better environmental performance and less downtime.

When the need for a smaller sweeper became evident, Mr. Young developed the parking lot size TYMCO Model 300®. Within the first two years of its introduction, it became the most accepted parking lot sweeper on the market. Later, the Model 210® was developed and it was the first TYMCO to feature a hydraulically operated high dump with a 60 inch reach for dumping into garbage dumpsters, reducing dump time and increasing productivity.