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Facilities management can be highly varied in terms of what it can offer a business. From grounds maintenance to stewarding, from deep cleaning to office maintenance- your commercial building can truly benefit from effective facilities management. One of the best ways to ensure your property is being properly maintained is to hire one FM company which can provide most, if not all, of your maintenance needs rather than hiring multiple companies. In this blog, we outline 5 reasons to hire a singular FM company, read on to find out more!

Pest prevention is vital for your business. Pests such as bugs or rodents have the potential to destroy your property, make it unsanitary or even unsafe. Situations such as these have the ability to cost hundreds or even thousands in repair costs, make your employees unproductive or even get your business shut down. A professional service can conduct a site survey to see if your residential home or commercial property is infected with pests or they can supply prevention methods to stop them from entering. Here are 6 reasons why you need pest control this summer!

Your security strategy should be at the top of your business’ list of priorities. The achievement of your business objectives is important, but you will never reach these if you cannot properly protect your property and its employees. You can either have mobile patrols on foot or by vehicle, making them ideal for situations where a quick response is necessary. Because of this, we have made this blog post to educate you on the benefits of having mobile patrols and how it could prevent your property from being a target of theft, damage or injury.

Did you know your vacuum can affect the environment? Most people don’t, hence why regulations have recently been introduced in order to tackle unnecessary energy use which has a direct impact on the environment. The regulations mean that there will be a reduction in the vacuum cleaners input power, design and testing. However, the new rules only apply to dry corded vacuum cleaners. Wet, wet & dry and battery operated vacuum cleaners are not included.

Your office bin is constantly in use from your staff and visitors, especially in the lunchtime rush and tea breaks. Although you are encouraging employees to use them, which is great! You will need to remember to clean them to keep them safe and useful. If you rarely or even never clean them you may be going against everything you are trying to achieve with an intense cleaning schedule.

We have previously discussed what the SIA accreditation is, and why the SIA ACS accreditation is more important than you may think. If you have not read them, check out them out by clicking the links! Now you have all the necessary information about them, we can get stuck into this blog.