Court column
In large farms, a court column is an association of workers that occurs in a community and ensures that the outdoor facilities and farm buildings of a larger farm are kept clean. Courtyard columns often consist of a higher-ranking worker (foreman) with authority to issue instructions and lower-ranking executive workers. In contrast to cleaning crews, courtyard crews do not carry out any cleaning activities such as vacuuming, sweeping or mopping. Courtyard columns are responsible for removing and properly disposing of any type of overburden from utility rooms, corridors and outside areas (supplying the recycling chain). The objects removed mostly include electrical and metal scrap, cardboard boxes and pallets, building rubble, tree and green cuttings and industrial waste. As these goods are heavy and bulky, as a rule, use Hofkolonnen often material handling equipment such as hand trucks and trucks and commercial vehicles such as flatbed .
The term court column is out of date and no longer used in modern companies. The classic activities of a courtyard column are subdivided into facility management or internal site logistics. The term is still often used today in the official language and in connection with public institutions or state institutions. Prison establishments usually form court columns made up of prison officers who are authorized to issue instructions and, with the help of suitable prisoners, are executing workers. The German Aerospace Research and Research Institute (DFVLR), now known as the German Aerospace Center (DLR), as well as numerous other institutions, operate courtyard columns to maintain outdoor facilities and farm buildings, which are still under this name become.