One way to increase your business’s profits is to oversee timely HVAC maintenance.
Business owners and property managers typically concern themselves with making sure that their commercial buildings are operating as smoothly and securely as possible. Additionally, they must keep costs down while striving to maximize potential profits. One way to increase your business’s profits is to oversee timely HVAC maintenance. When done well, this support ensures your heating and cooling systems will remain operational no matter what time of year it is.
Soft Costs To Avoid
You will want to start by avoiding the so-called soft costs that are associated with neglected HVAC maintenance. What could these losses be? A simple thought experiment should help explain the nature of soft costs:
- How many potential customers and clients are you willing to lose because the building temperature is making them uncomfortable?
- How much will it cost you to avoid HVAC maintenance? Employee productivity is another factor to consider when you have issues with your building’s HVAC.
- What about downtime? How long could you be closed due to a catastrophic failure?
- Are your utility bills rapidly rising every month?
The reason these concerns are known as soft costs is that they are usually not accounted for in a budget proposal. However, if these expenses skyrocket, it could signal the end for your business.
How HVAC Maintenance Benefits You
Preventing Problems Before They Appear: Preventative maintenance can help you avoid shutdown and downtimes due to any problems that you might not notice. The contract for HVAC maintenance that you arrange should call for professionals to visit your business to inspect the system and conduct any necessary repairs, which saves money and improves your profits in the long run.
Budgeting for the Future: These regularly-scheduled inspections alert you to anything that may arise as a concern later on, but isn’t immediately pressing. However, you can still set aside money for future upgrades and components that you might need, such as new refrigerant.
Emergency Services: When an emergency happens, having an HVAC maintenance contract established puts you at the front of the service queue. What this means is that your company can recover more quickly and return to serving your customers and clients again in next to no time – while your business may have absorbed some steep costs, a faster recovery can restore customer confidence and stimulate your profit streams.
Reducing Operating Costs: When an HVAC system is running at peak efficiency, it contributes to reducing your building’s overall operating costs. Since these systems are more energy-efficient than they would be otherwise, you can take the cash you’ve saved due to proper HVAC maintenance and invest it towards boosting your company’s profits.
Crockett Facilities Can Help!
Crockett Facilities Services, Inc. (CFSI) is committed to helping building owners, property managers, engineers, and facility professionals lower their operating expenses through HVAC preventive maintenance. We can develop a cost-effective, customized preventive maintenance plan for your commercial building that will provide you with peace of mind, improved comfort, and energy savings.
To learn more about the importance of HVAC Preventive Maintenance, please contact us at 202.600.2787 or sales@crockett-facilities.com. Our PM contract customers receive priority service with 24/7 emergency service in Maryland, Virginia and Washington, DC.