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Coordinating everything a building needs.

WHAT IT COVERS

Cleaning

Maintenance: building fabric, plumbing, electrical

Systems: power, water, air conditioning, lifts

Security coordination Waste Grounds Pest control

Compliance: fire safety, inspections

WHY IT IS A DIFFERENT BUSINESS

You coordinate suppliers rather than perform the work.

WHAT THE CLIENT BUYS

A single point of responsibility for the building.

WHY THAT IS VALUABLE

Managing many suppliers is exactly what the client wants to avoid.

WHAT IT REQUIRES

Knowledge of what a building needs Reliable suppliers Systems for tracking and scheduling Responsiveness

WHAT TO ESTABLISH AT THE START

An inventory of the building: systems, equipment, ages, service histories

WHY

You cannot manage what has not been recorded.

WHAT TO BUILD

A planned maintenance schedule.

WHAT IT SHOULD COVER

Every system requiring periodic attention When each is due Who performs it

WHY PLANNED RATHER THAN REACTIVE

Reactive maintenance costs more and produces failures at the worst times.

WHAT TO TRACK

Reactive requests and their causes.

WHAT PATTERNS REVEAL

Systems requiring replacement rather than repeated repair.

WHAT TO REPORT TO THE CLIENT

What was done What is due What requires investment

WHY THAT LAST POINT

It is the advice clients value most.


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