WEEKLY EDITION SEPTEMBER 18, 2019
It' s Y our Turn: Serve on t he PSA I Boa rd of
Di rectors and Ma k e Your Ma rk
Matt Sola, Past President and Chair of the 2019-2020 Nominating Committee
It was the family business. Portable sanitation runs in my family. I
grew up helping my parents run their company in Iowa, and later
in Aurora, Colorado. I did lots of normal "kid things," but like
many of you I also learned to clean a unit and fix a pump at an
early age.
During those growing up years, I watched my father Lee Sola
serve on the PSAI Board of Directors. He and the leaders of his
time profoundly made their mark on the organization. In fact, Lee
is still chairing the PSAI's Scholarship Committee; they have
awarded nearly $360,000 to deserving students whose families
are involved in portable sanitation.
So You' re i n a Pr ice Wa r:
Now Wha t? (Part II of a series)
By Karleen Kos, PSAI Executive Director
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You have a competitor and you're worried that firm is
going to have a negative impact on prices in your market.
Maybe the competitor is someone new to the industry who
is running a few portables on the weekends. While they are
out lowballing prices, you think the owners are really not
aware of the whole cost structure involved in this business.
Maybe the competitor is a large national company with the
volume and infrastructure to absorb losses. You are
worried they hope to force everyone else out of business.
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