Friday, December 17, 2010

Brizzy, The Commercial Rubbish Removals Dream Team!








You've probably seen a Brizzy Rubbish Removals truck hauling rubbish from a house near you – but because we're the masters of the tricky pick up, we're Brisbane's favourite commercial rubbish removal business too – and we love a good commercial pick up!


Over the years we've hauled away some of Brisbane's strangest rubbish – and we've had our share of funny looks! But it's not all bad, in fact, often we're the envy of men everywhere…don't believe us? Brizzy Rubbish Removals are living the dream….


Brizzy Rubbish Removals lives the "fashion model" dream….


2 Brizzy employees, 100 perfect fashion models, all naked…..what a dream it is too! We were called in to take the lovely ladies away, all shop mannequins (unfortunately!) from the 17th floor of an inner city building. We attracted more than a few strange looks as we carried the girls across a busy square and down to our trucks – and the looks didn't stop as a Brizzy Rubbish Removals truck made its way through the city, full to the brim with various lady limbs.


Brizzy lives the "beer" dream….


If every man's dream is a beer fridge in front of the telly, then Brizzy got to live that dream 400 times over! We were called in to a luxury inner city hotel to take away 400 televisions and 400 bar fridges – men lined the streets to solute us as we passed!


Brizzy Rubbish Removals lives the "end to red tape" dream…


For anyone who has ever been driven insane by a government department or a rude call centre operator, this one is for you! We cut through the red tape, the carpet, desks, computers – in fact we busted up and hauled away an entire government department! Four floors of bureaucracy smashed up and binned by Brizzy Rubbish Removals! In true bureaucratic style, they'd already cut the power off – so even while we were taking it down from the inside - the government still kept us in the dark!


Brizzy Rubbish Removals lives the "moonshine" dream….


Whether you dreamed of being the bad ass detective or the criminal mastermind moonshine bootlegger (or maybe you just dream of lazing on a beach with your own still) Brizzy Rubbish Removals learned a thing or two about liquor when we took away a giant still after a suburban moonshine bust. We're not talking a little still under the kitchen sink either – this baby filled up a whole truck and was pumping out enough moonshine to keep all of Logan happy!


Living the "Satellite TV" dream…


If you dream of sitting on your backside, flicking through 900 glorious channels, delivered through one little satellite dish, Brizzy is about to blow your couch potato mind! Not one satellite dish – two big Brizzy Rubbish Removals truckloads collected from an industrial park! Tens of thousands of potential channels! Imagine it. All you need now is one of those beer fridge and TV combos and you'd be set!


At Brizzy Rubbish Removals, we're living the commercial rubbish removal dream. We're the masters of the tricky pick up so no matter how tight your space, how difficult your access or how strange the load, Brizzy Rubbish Removals is the dream team for the job.


Monday, October 4, 2010

Beauty is in the Eye of the Lease Holder

Commercial Property Sales - Brizzy Rubbish Removals Helps You Package the Product

No matter how well located, no matter how spacious, your commercial property will always attract better rent when it has that “wow” appeal for potential lessees. You may be a great real estate agent or a savvy property owner but how are you at visual merchandising? Your retail tenants specialise in it….

Package up the property for maximum rental returns! With a little help from Brizzy Rubbish Removals, we’ll have tenants fighting for your commercial property in no time!

Lease at First Site – Giving that Wow Factor First Impression

The secret to retail success is creating that inviting atmosphere, inside and out, drawing them in to the store. Leasing Commercial Property is no different. Just as you make sure the listing photos look fabulous, make sure the actual product creates that wow factor.

The moment a potential tenants lays eyes on the property, their minds should whirl with the potential, not cringe with distaste. While the cleaners may be taking care of the inside, property owners may neglect that all important first impression.

* Fix any car park potholes, broken pavers or other trip hazards
* Remove all rubbish from under the building, in stairwells, car parks, loading docks or other often neglected spots
* Remember retail clients are obsessed with good visual appeal so stand in front of the property and see it through their eyes
* For shopping centre properties, ensure the staff entrance way is clear, tidy and inviting for potential clients
* Tidy gardens, mow lawns and replant any dead spots
* Wash windows and replace any cracked louvers
* Wash guttering and eaves
* Touch up any flaws in the paint work
* For dated buildings, consider a few modern touches or features such as concrete rendering or stone mosaic tiling


Call in Brizzy Rubbish Removals to remove old, broken pavers, glass and garden waste, and removal and to take away any outdoor or renovating rubbish. Whether you need a skip or a truck, Brizzy Rubbish Removals specialises in removing rubbish from tight spots and tricky places. Brizzy Rubbish Removals' years of commercial property work means we’ll get it done quickly and hassle free.

It’s what’s on the Inside that Counts (And Earns)

When the cleaners have left, you may still have items that need addressing and depending on the renovation budget of your property owner (they love spending money on their properties), you can go a long way to increasing that rental value.

* Try to see every part of the space through visual merchandisers’ eyes – that’s what your potential lessees will be doing, after all!
* Replace flickering lights
* Touch up paintwork
* Give the impression of as much light, “air” and space as possible
* For dated properties, consider renovation work to give a more modern look (such as removing a wall to create a large open plan or modernizing window dressings)
* Replace any stained or tatty carpet
* Ensure staff and hygiene facilities are clean and well lit
* Clean air-conditioning filters to stop dust accumulating while the property is on the market
* Air the property to remove any bad smells from cleaning or previous tenants. Consider room deodorisers to keep the property smelling fresh.
* Remove all trace of previous tenants including rubbish and abandoned materials or merchandising props.
* If there are shop fittings, ensure they are a “blank slate” for new tenants
* Remove any dramatic colours or old branding
* For light industrial or large showroom sites, ensure access is clear and easy. Turn small steps to ramps to minimize any potential “objections” from lessees.
* Using brighter, targeted lighting to draw attention to building features
* Target to the right audience – for example if your property caters to small food operations, use lighting and even furniture to highlight alfresco dining opportunities. For a potential fashion store, repaint in contemporary colours and install attractive lighting.
* Use pictorial signage in shop windows to highlight “what could be” not just “for lease”.


Call Brizzy Rubbish Removals in to remove any rubbish and renovating materials, from the tiniest retail back doorway to large industrial sites. We can help with quick, easy, hands on help to minimize your downtime and maximize your rental return.


Wednesday, August 25, 2010

The Brizzy Rubbish Removal’s Salute to Property Managers!

It’s the landlord charging for Champagne in a Passion Pop neighbourhood…
It’s the tenant who demands a rent reduction because the paint colour upsets her chakras….
It’s the accumulation of old couches….
And the mystery stain that is totally invisible to the ex-tenants
And it’s the smell of “the dog that never lived there’.

These are the battle grounds of the modern property manager, and they’re not pretty…

Brizzy Rubbish Removals wants Brisbane Property Managers to know, we’re on your side. So, here are a few pictures that have given us a giggle (and a grimace) over the years, and hopefully we can brighten your day. Oh, and if you’re not a Brisbane Property Manager, have a read, have a laugh and send it to your local real estate office!


We love landlords – and we know you do too – but there’s always one isn’t there? He’s a tad, well frugal, and his property descriptions show he is a truly creative man (or woman)!


How he described
the property...

How he estimated
the rent...

The actual
property...










And now it’s up to you to find a professional couple, who’ll pay top dollar rent, to live in his hovel….

But it’s not just the cheeky landlords, no matter how good they look on paper, no matter how glowing the reference check, there’s always one tenant that will drive you mad!

The piggy professionals…. They seemed like a good bet, young I.T. professionals…. might do a bit of cabling work at home….



The young working family…
Dad works, mum works, and kids have busy schedules – not much time for cooking (or cleaning)



The bunch of university students… you know it’s a risk but let’s face it, nobody else wants to live in the dump….



The non-smokers… who never smoked in the apartment. The walls are yellow and there’s a foul stench of nicotine…. Must have blown in off the street!



The Renovators… They can’t wait to get out of renting and into their own home. And they’re more than happy to do your landlord a favour and get a bit of renovating practice in.



The kind souls…. Who just thought the next tenants might need some furniture.



Whatever you face in the Property Manager Battleground, Brizzy Rubbish Removals are your brothers in arms, your wingmen, your back up – we’ll come in, clean it up and take it away, while you sit back and refuse to refund the bond! Give us a call or look around the site to see what we can do for you.

Recycle Your White Goods And Be Healthy, Wealthy And Wise!

When white goods turn to rusty goods, it can be more serious than you think. They’re not just bad for your wallet and the environment; they can be bad for your family’s health. But don’t do your back and waste a whole Saturday hauling them off to the dump… call in Brizzy Rubbish Removals to get rid of them hassle free.

Did you know…

Recycling aluminum saves 95%* of the energy it takes to convert it from bauxite, plastic saves 88%* and using recycled material in steel production saves 75%* of the energy needed to make new steel, reduces emissions by 90%* and water use by 40%* - so it’s lucky Brizzy Rubbish Removal is all about doing your recycling for you – so you can feel 100% good with 0% effort!

Running that old fridge as a drinks fridge might seem like a good idea in summer but old, near empty, inefficient fridges might be costing you more than you think. A five star, modern, energy efficient fridge uses HALF^ the power of a poorly rated, inefficient model (probably like the one in your garage, laundry or shed!)

Older CFC (Chlorofluorocarbon) refrigerant gasses are detrimental to the environment and frequently leak out as the fridge or freezer ages. It can be hard to know if there is a leak because they are completely odourless. Brizzy not only removes your old fridges and freezers but ensures (where possible) they are recycled responsibly.

Very old refrigerators and chest freezers may be a serious risk to your family’s health. These old fridges and freezers may look charming and antique but they can contain the deadly combination of Freon gas and copper parts. The amount of Freon that could leak from a refrigerator is harmless to people (but detrimental to the environment) in it’s natural form. However, when it meets with copper tubing that is exposed to the environment, or with extreme heat, it forms a chemical called Phosgene – a deadly chemical warfare agent. It’s extremely rare these days but if you are keeping an antique fridge in the garage, you might want to get it checked out before you do any welding near by!

Computer and electronics parts (including those found in some modern white goods) are made up of some highly toxic materials (such as Beryllium Oxide, a powerful carcinogen) and some highly recyclable ones (including many common metals) making it especially important to keep these items out of landfill and to put them through the proper recycling process. Don’t just dump your computer parts in the bin; let Brizzy Rubbish Removal collect them when we come for that old fridge!

Call Brizzy now to save energy, money and maybe even your health (oh, and of course, your precious Saturday!)


*Data provided the Washington State Department and City Of Melbourne Recycling
^Data provided by the Australian Department of Climate Change and Energy Efficiency

Monday, May 31, 2010

Brizzy Business Braces for tax time!

It’s that time of year again; time to gather the receipts, print the reports, and to stay in the accountants good books – yep, it’s tax time!

Right now, clever Brizzy businesses are using tax time to streamline the whole work environment for a more productive 2010-2011 financial year – and that’s where Brizzy Rubbish Removals can help – write off all those items taking up unnecessary space and we’ll come take them away for you – and we’re tax deductible too!

How? Well, tax time offers some great opportunities to be out with the old and in with the new!

Depreciation Appreciation. Your accountant will no doubt be updating you soon on the value of certain assets in your office. Some things, like computers depreciate quickly and become obsolete impossibly fast. When the depreciated value meets the resale value, it might be worth shipping them off for sale, allowing you to get brand spanking new, super efficient, staff pleasing machines for the new financial year.

The Boat Anchor. Every office has at least one of these…. These are old, obsolete items that take up double, triple, four times the space of their newer, more efficient cousins – whether it’s an old photocopier, a postal franking machine or that company director that just won’t retire (jokes), tax time is a great time to write these items off and get a great deduction for a brand new replacement. Speak to your accountant as soon as possible to ensure the maximum deduction.

The high value of low value pools. Replacing items that aren’t worth much can also make a dent in your tax bill. That printer that always jams and drives your PA crazy, that coffee machine that makes every coffee bitter… speak to your accountant to see if items like these should be replaced now to get you the biggest deductions and the happiest, most caffeinated staff.

The furniture grave yard. It’s where office furniture goes to die. It’s a store room that has no room to store things, a break room that has no room for employee breaks or a fire escape that…well, that could get you in deep trouble. Replace the wobbly desks and the broken office chairs with deductible new items, reclaim your space and call Brizzy Rubbish Removals to take the old stuff away.

The big clean. Cleaning, de-cluttering and getting rid of all your old furniture, boat anchors, depreciated obsolete electrical equipment and your out of touch company director (seriously, we know people ) can not only start the new year off on a positive note but your Brizzy Rubbish Removal service fee, is totally tax deductible too!


So, from all of us here at Brizzy Rubbish Removals, happy new financial year, and we remind you to stay safe this festive season - by staying out of the accounting team’s way!

Monday, May 17, 2010

6 Easy Steps To A Rubbish Free Office!

It’s time to organise the troops, organise the office and declare war on rubbish with a Brizzy Rubbish Removals Rubbishpolooza! We load, you relax - too easy!

Call in Brizzy Rubbish Removals to do the whole job – we can take all of your office clutter away from anywhere in Brisbane City and Greater Brisbane, and we’ll even clean up afterwards. All you have to do is point out what needs to be removed from where. Or, if you’d rather do it all yourself, we’ll just take it all away after you get it all ready for removal!

Clutter, old files, waste packaging, broken office chairs, and of course, that server from 1997 – it’s all just rubbish getting in the way of your staff doing great business. Organising an office de-cluttering can be easier than you think, with a little help from your staff, your cleaners and Brizzy Rubbish Removals.


1. Get organised. Make a list of all the areas that need attention and all the rubbish that needs to go. Allocate a staff member or team to be in charge of de-cluttering each area. Plan how you will move your rubbish out of the office and to a collection point (usually in your car park). Check with your building’s body corporate if you have any concerns. Consider if there is room for improvement on your current office lay out, this could be a good time to shuffle those desks around and use your space better. You may also wish to book a carpet cleaning service to really complete the clean up. Book a free consultation with a Brizzy Rubbish Removalist so you know roughly how much needs to go and all the ways we can help you!

2. Hold Rubbishpolooza 2010. Motivate your staff to do an excellent job by providing incentives and treats. Turn this usually dreaded task into a fun, friendly team building experience by offering prizes for a job well done. After the big de-clutter, offer refreshments and some social time, and use the whole event to improve the relationships in your team and the cleanliness of your workplace.

3. Give plenty of notice. Choose a quiet day and time and email all staff well in advance. This gives them time to plan for the disruption and to consider what should go from their own work stations. Allow plenty of time, better to have time left over than to be stuck with clutter!

4. Get ready to clean! Have plenty of cleaning products and rubbish bags on hand. If there are areas that your cleaners have not accessed in some time, ensure you have a vacuum and dusters on hand. If there are heavy items such as furniture and computers, Brizzy Rubbish Removals can help. The night before your Rubbishpolooza, have staff clear away items on their desks ready for a big dusting and spring cleaning in the morning. It’s also a good idea to ensure your first aid kit is fully stocked and to remind staff of correct lifting techniques just in case.

5. CLEAN! On the big day, get everybody motivated and excited about the big event (prizes and doughnuts work a treat). As staff members complete tasks, tick off your check list and have extra jobs ready for fast workers. Ensure there is plenty of water available. Leave instructions for cleaners to go over newly emptied areas to ensure there is no residual dust. Organise a pick up point with Brizzy Rubbish Removals and we’ll take it from there!

6. Plan for no next time! A clean, clutter free, well organised office might just bring renewed vigour and motivation to your staff. So, have a plan ready for using your new space more effectively so that it doesn’t become a rubbish pile again any time soon.

If it all sounds too hard, call in Brizzy Rubbish Removals for an obligation free quote to do the lot. We’ll take out your trash!

Tuesday, January 19, 2010

Office Rubbish Clearout & Removal

Whether you are moving office, have completed a new office fitout or have just had an office cleanup ready for the New Year, there's often an awful lot of junk left over that needs to be removed! We know because we've seen it all before! Most of our commercial rubbish removal clients are located in the Brisbane CBD where you don't really want to be using a skip bin and prefer to have all junk removed ASAP (without lifting a finger beyond making that initial enquiry!). Our professional removalists take away everything from old computers (which we recycle) to broken office furniture, carpet and LEFTOVER fitout garbage. The New Year is often the perfect time for an office clearout too. Many are still on holidays so it can be quiet whilst everyone is getting back into the swing of things after Christmas. We have more time to get organised than what's normally available during the busy times when day to day pressures of an inner city office take over. Our commercial rubbish removal clients are varied, from small businesses to large corporations plus we have a number of body corporate managers on our books for some well known Brisbane retail centres. Ask about these when you call to get your junk removed and get organised for 2010!