As you will doubtless know, Planned Preventive Maintenance is a highly cost-effective approach to keeping your retail property safe for staff and customers. Regular visits to check and maintain the premises can mitigate against annoying or dangerous issues.
But what can be forgotten is how PPM helps you to stay compliant with UK legislation too. And this is arguably the most important benefit to adopting PPM.
Gary Van Blerk, Managing Director, Store Maintenance, tells us more.
Fundamentally, if you have a retail premises you are required to have a schedule to maintain a safe place for your customers and staff. This helps you to satisfy the requirements laid down by the Health and Safety at Work Act. But within the detail here is how you can use PPM to handle inspections and certifications.
The daily chaos of life means that at times very important tasks get forgotten. When these include items such as electrical testing or an emergency lighting check, it can put your business at risk of being fined or even closed. The resulting loss of trade can be a real headache – and so can any embarrassing bad news reports in the local press. In today’s tough trading conditions, you need to avoid anything which can impact your revenues.
This is where PPM comes into its own. By bringing in our tailored PPM plan, all your mandatory inspections and certifications are automatically scheduled. Fire inspections. HVAC, PAT, emergency lighting, and much more, are slotted in where they need to be. And more importantly, they are completed on time and your records updated too. Combined with our network of highly experienced trades, you get professional support when you need it. Meaning your retail property stays as a safe, inviting place to work and visit.
Of course, even the best preventative maintenance plan can’t eliminate every fault. That’s why reliable reactive support is just as important. When something unexpected happens – a broken window, a leaking pipe, or a faulty fire alarm – having a team on standby means issues are resolved quickly and safely.
While PPM is brilliant at keeping your fixtures and fittings in proper working order, don’t forget it is also there for taking a major source of stress and worry away too. Which is why many of the most iconic retail names on the High Street choose Store Maintenance to put their compliance needs at the heart of their PPM plan. If you want to join them, get in touch now for a chat about your current maintenance plan. And we’ll be happy to show how you can enjoy a more cost-effective approach to keeping your retail estate compliant and looking great for your customers.
