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Holiday Parking Lot Checklist
In November's Otto's newsletter we briefly discussed four ways to prepare your parking lot for the holiday season. Review them here, and use them as a checklist to make sure your parking lot is well maintained for the upcoming busy season. 1. Are there cracks that...
Game Courts at New Elementary School in Northwest Indiana
Pothole Repairs in Winter
Winter weather in Indiana is like a roller coaster. It can be below freezing one day and then sunny and warm the next. Not only are the up and downs annoying for residents, but they also do a lot of damage to our asphalt roads and parking lots. When water penetrates...
Project Spotlight: Striping and Sign Project at Government Facility in Indianapolis, IN
Project Location: Military/Government Facility in Indianapolis, IN Project Background: This is a site upgrade project that includes re-grading, resurfacing and reconfiguring the parking lots at the facility, as well as a few other site improvements. The project was...
Parking Lot Maintenance Questionnaire
Below is a short questionnaire to help you evaluate the conditions of your parking lot this spring. Grab a notebook and take a walk around your parking lot. Using the following 10 questions as a guide, make note of any areas of concern. You may want to print an...
Why We Call Before We Dig
If Otto’s Parking Marking is installing a sign or bollard at your place of business, rest assured that we are taking the required precautionary measures before our work begins. When a sign or bollard installation project is approved, Otto’s immediately makes a phone...
Project Spotlight: Shopping Center Sign Upgrade, Carmel, IN
Project Location: A shopping center in Carmel, IN Project Background: A longtime property management client contacted us to make some changes and enhancements to the parking lot at one of their shopping centers in Carmel, IN. Due to the major upgrades being done to...
Tidy Up Your Parking Lot before the Championship Basketball Games
College basketball fever has swept the nation, but even more so here in Indiana. Not only are five teams representing our state in the tournament, but Indianapolis will be hosting the men's college basketball championship this year. The championship games will be held...
The Faces of Otto’s Parking Marking: Tyler Auble
For this installment of "The Faces of Otto's Parking Marking", we'd like to introduce you Tyler Auble, an essential member of our sales team. 1. Title: Estimator / Account Manager 2. How long have you been with Otto's Parking Marking? I've been with Otto's for 4...
Project Spotlight: Warehouse Striping for Beck’s Hybrids, Waveland, IN
Project Location: Beck's Hybrids new warehouse in Waveland, IN Project Background: Last December, Beck's Hybrids reached out to us to get pricing for some warehouse striping work at their new facility in Waveland, IN. They have been a customer of ours since 2010 and...
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