Salt Lake City: Livability in the 21st Century

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Above: Royce Industries, L.C. construction and car wash crew working at a
new site in Nevada.
Right: Royce Industries, L.C. Parts and Service Manager, Cliff Rasmussen,
putting the final touches on a bus wash in Salt Lake County.
Below: Royce Industries, L.C. installing bus wash equipment in
Salt Lake County.
Royce Industries, L.C.
has always utilized a variety
of innovative strategies.
Its motivation and uncompromising
high standards
have transformed segments
of several industries to a
modern business model to
become more successful.
Long before environmentally friendly practices became
popular, Royce Industries, L.C. was using them.
Its computerized contact management and tracking
systems revolutionized the cleaning industry. Calvin
and company employees have taught at seminars and
conferences to help others automate and become more
profitable. The company is revered for its part in improving
distribution and service. It has also invested in training
the right people, resulting in better-trained employees
and higher wages than industry norms.
The company has undertaken a
number of “people initiatives,” participating
in its employees’ personal development
for success, creating an innovative,
progressive, clean, world-class
company in an industry known for dirt,
smells, uneducated employees, and low
tech operations. It also provides health
and retirement benefits to employees
and utilizes progressive incentive pay
to raise wages above the industry standard.
Recognized as an innovator in the
cleaning industry, Royce Industries, L.C.
has grown every year since inception,
and now serves over 7,600 customers
throughout its operations.
Royce has been granted patents for two of his inventions,
a portable equipment wash station in 1997 and a fluid
retention station in 1998. He has also received the 2005
Cleaning Equipment Trade Association (CETA) Lifetime
Achievement Award, and was a finalist for the Utah
Ernst and Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award in
2006. The company has also received a lengthy list
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