Far too many commercial companies and organizations don’t give enough thought, consideration, or credit to the maintenance department, but when your floors are getting old, worn out, dirty, and decrepit, it can have a negative impact on how customers, clients, and even employees view the company.
The maintenance department is the foundation of the company’s outer image. There may be an entire marketing division that is tasked with attracting new customers and clients from around the world, but that doesn’t make any difference to actual physical property.
If you have clients and customers who frequent your buildings and other facilities, it is absolutely essential that you have an experienced maintenance team making sure that these facilities are in top shape at all times.
This means that you have to rely on an experienced maintenance manager or supervisor, someone with many years of experience spotting, addressing, and repairing a variety of electrical, plumbing, interior, and exterior problems. They will also need to have experience keeping the floors clean, waxed, and looking great.
You will also need to provide the right level of support to the entire maintenance department. This would include giving them the proper equipment.
Cutting corners and trying to save money at the expense of the maintenance department might seem like a fiscally responsible act, but all you’re doing is tying the hands of your team. Consider this: if you were supporting a professional baseball team but decided to give them the cheapest bats, uniforms, and even a poorly maintained bus to get from one game to the next, would you expect to have a winning team?
Not likely. You need to invest in the fundamentals of any team if you want to encourage them to produce the best results. The same holds true when it comes to your maintenance department.
Invest in high quality equipment. By doing this, you create the strongest foundation upon which they will be able to keep the property looking its best for as long as possible. Commercial floor cleaning machines are an essential component of proper maintenance of any property. Having the right size, speed, and power, along with the most durable machines will improve the conditions of all of your commercial floors. Your maintenance team will appreciate it as well.