What Exactly is a Maintenance Company?

Before you entrust your property to a maintenance company, you will undoubtedly want to know what its role is, what its areas of responsibility are, and what to look for when choosing a maintenance company. A maintenance company is responsible for performing regular inspections, necessary work, and repairs on the building.

Its role is to ensure the integrity and preservation of the building's foundations, its infrastructure, and the systems operating within it.

As part of this role, a professional maintenance company will also take care of comprehensive cleaning of the building, its safety, elevator functionality, security, the fire extinguishing system, and more.

Cleaning

The maintenance company ensures the cleaning of the building from A to Z. Several things need to be considered:

• Common areas (corridors, passageways, reception area, entrance lobby, stairs, etc.) require frequent monitoring for cleanliness and safety due to the high traffic of people throughout the day.
• Restrooms – Cleaning restrooms in commercial buildings is more demanding compared to cleaning common areas, as it requires more frequent cleaning. Besides cleaning the floors, one must also ensure that the toilets, walls, and sanitary fixtures are clean. It is important to keep restroom floors dry at all times to maintain hygiene and prevent slipping. The use of strong cleaning agents to maintain hygiene is dangerous and requires experience and professional training in the field of cleaning.
• Window cleaning can be a complex task, especially in high commercial buildings, but it is essential and vital – clean windows allow sunlight to enter the building optimally, providing workers with a sense of cleanliness and a positive atmosphere.

Elevator safety and operation

Elevators are essential for the daily activities of building users. The maintenance company ensures the elevators' functionality and safety and performs periodic checks to maintain and extend their lifespan.

Security

The maintenance company takes care of the building's security. This includes visible and/or hidden security cameras, a control room, an entry and exit supervisor for the building (guard), smart control systems, including parking entrance and exit control, and more.

Fire extinguishing

The maintenance company ensures that the building complies with fire safety standards and maintains the fire extinguishing stations' functionality, smoke detectors, and water hoses.

Here are some tips to help you choose a maintenance company:

• Ask to see client recommendations for the maintenance company.
• Visit the buildings where the company manages maintenance and get an impression of the quality of their work.
• Check what services are included in the price quote, and make sure the services mentioned in this article are included.
• Compare the price quote of the maintenance company with those of other companies in the field.
• It is important to compare using the package method - a package of services compared to the same package of services.

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