Navy Lodging Program Appreciation Day
Navy Lodging Program Appreciation Day
Navy Lodging Program Appreciation Day
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navy Gateway Inns and suItes<br />
Southwest Mobile<br />
Repair Teams Save Money and Time<br />
The <strong>Navy</strong> Region Southwest NGIS mobile repair team — (Pictured,<br />
left to right) Richard Fehling, Joseph Clay, Gary Christianson,<br />
Gabriel Olivas and Jeffrey Loveless — is ready to roll.<br />
(PHOTO BY KATHY HYNDMAN, FINANCIAL MANAGER, COMBINED<br />
BACHELOR HOUSING, NAVY REGION SOUTHWEST)<br />
In <strong>Navy</strong> Region Southwest (NRSW), having enough to do<br />
has not been a problem for <strong>Navy</strong> Gateway Inns and Suites<br />
(NGIS) mobile repair teams. Equipped to repair clothes<br />
washers, dryers and security cameras, the three teams stay on<br />
the road, and on the job.<br />
Starting in 2010 with one team, the San Diego NGIS implemented<br />
an in-house preventative maintenance and repair<br />
program for washer and dryer repairs, and security camera<br />
surveillance systems. This innovative approach started with<br />
one two-person team, a custom lift-gate truck and spare parts.<br />
The first team affected significant cost savings and reduced<br />
service response time for the five area NGIS facilities.<br />
The program was so successful, two additional teams were<br />
added. Today, three teams are in operation supporting NGIS<br />
at 10 installations. Mobile maintenance and repair trucks are<br />
fully equipped with tools and replacement parts, so the teams<br />
are able to perform repairs onsite with virtually no down time.<br />
The program not only provides excellent quality of service<br />
and response time, the increased preventative maintenance<br />
extends equipment life.<br />
Best of all, the NRSW NGIS experiences an annual savings<br />
of approximately $1 million over individual maintenance<br />
repair contract cost. These savings are passed on to the sites<br />
to improve the program. Site directors and installation staff<br />
constantly provide favorable feedback on the program, and it<br />
has truly been a huge win for all.<br />
Laundry Product<br />
Gear Dryers<br />
Continental Girbau ExpressDry Gear Dryers,<br />
distributed by excel laundry equipment, are engineered<br />
to safely and quickly dry personal protective<br />
equipment, including turnout gear, helmets, gloves,<br />
boots, face masks and self-contained breathing apparatuses<br />
(SCBA). The dryer works by blowing a<br />
large volume of air, at high pressure, safely through<br />
the garment, drying even hard-to-reach areas. It is<br />
NFPA compliant and accommodates up to six turnout<br />
suits simultaneously.<br />
1-800-334-1824<br />
MILITARY CLUB & HOSPITALITY | APRIL 2012
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