Sweepers that pick it up, not push it around
Dust is not just untidy. In a food plant it is a compliance problem, in a warehouse it is a forklift traction problem, and in a workshop it is a lung problem. A broom moves dust from the floor into the air. A Hako Sweepmaster lifts it, filters it and holds it.
Eight models, from a walk-behind you can push through a workshop door to a ride-on that clears a yard, all supported from Auckland with parts on the shelf and service that travels.
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Choose by surface, debris and area
Sweeper selection comes down to three questions: how big is the area, what are you picking up, and is it indoors, outdoors or both. Fine dust and heavy debris need different filtration and different hoppers. Sealed concrete and a gravel yard need different brushes.
Walk-behind — workshops, warehouses, small yards
Sweepmaster M600 · B650 · B800
For areas where a broom is currently doing the job badly. Workshops, loading bays, small warehouses, factory aisles, school corridors and covered carparks. Quiet enough to run during the working day and simple enough that any staff member can be trained on one in minutes.
The M600 is the entry point. The B800 gives you a wider sweeping path and a bigger hopper, so there are fewer stops to empty it — which is usually what makes the difference on a floor over about 2,000 m².
Ride-on — large warehouses, yards, transport depots
Sweepmaster B800 R · B900 R · B980 RH · B1200 RH · B1500 RH
Once you are covering serious ground — distribution centres, timber and steel yards, transport depots, port and industrial hardstanding, large manufacturing floors — a ride-on is the only sensible answer. Larger hoppers, wider paths, side brushes that reach into edges and around racking legs, and filtration that keeps the dust out of the air rather than recirculating it.
The RH models step up again for demanding outdoor and mixed-surface work where debris is heavier and less predictable.
The dust question nobody asks until it matters
Filtration is the specification most buyers skip and most regret. A sweeper with inadequate filtration will visibly clean a floor while quietly loading the air with respirable dust — which is a WorkSafe issue, a product contamination issue in food and pharma, and a maintenance issue for every other machine on site.
Ask about filter area, filter material and how the filter is shaken clean. We will tell you straight which model suits the dust you actually generate. If your site handles flour, cement, timber, grain or fine metal swarf, raise it early — it changes the recommendation.
Indoors, outdoors, or honestly both
Most New Zealand sites are both — a warehouse that opens onto a yard, a factory with a loading apron, a depot with sealed and unsealed ground. Machines that only work well on one surface get used on both anyway, and wear out early.
Tell us where the machine will really go, including the bits that are not on the plan. Sizing for the whole job is cheaper than replacing a machine in year two.
Buy, lease or hire
Sweepers are the class most often hired first, because seasonal peaks are real — harvest, pre-audit deep cleans, construction handovers, post-storm yard clearing. A short hire also settles the walk-behind-versus-ride-on argument faster than any spreadsheet.
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Working on New Zealand's hardest sites
Mainfreight. Golden Bay Cement. United Steel. Napier Port. Alliance Group. Downer. Ventia. Sites with dust, weather, heavy traffic and no tolerance for downtime.
Frequently asked questions
What is the difference between a sweeper and a scrubber? A sweeper picks up dry debris and dust with brushes into a hopper. A scrubber-drier applies water and detergent, scrubs the surface and vacuums the dirty water back up. Sweep first, scrub second — on most industrial sites you want both, and on a lot of sites a combined sweeper-scrubber is the right answer. We will tell you which.
Can I use an industrial sweeper outside? Yes, but specify it for outside. Outdoor sweeping means heavier debris, wet conditions, uneven and unsealed surfaces and more UV and corrosion exposure. Several Sweepmaster models are built for exactly this. A machine specified for a clean warehouse floor will struggle in a yard.
Petrol, LPG, diesel or battery? Battery for indoor work where fumes and noise matter — which is most food, retail and manufacturing environments. Combustion for large outdoor areas where run time and refuelling speed win. Battery technology has moved a long way; if you last looked five years ago, look again.
Do you sweep or do you sell sweepers? We sell, lease, hire and service the machines. If you want the cleaning done for you, we can point you toward contractors who run our machines.
How often does a sweeper need servicing? It depends on hours run and how dirty the environment is. A preventative maintenance agreement sets the interval based on your actual usage rather than a generic figure, and it is nearly always cheaper than the breakdown it prevents.
Let's match a machine to your site
We will walk your floor and your yard, look at what you are actually picking up, and recommend the machine that fits — including the honest answer if that is a smaller one.
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