Some time ago we published an article that took a look at different approaches to maintaining your retail locations. At one stage we mentioned the idea of retaining existing valued contractors in an agreement. It’s a point that has sparked some enquiries and obviously rang bells with some of you. So, we thought we would look at this in more detail.

Specialised skills

We had looked at the main options you have when maintaining your retail estate. You might have a tradesman who can turn their hand to anything. Fine for run-of-the-mill stuff, but areas such as security or fire systems need for specialised skills.

Then there is creating your own roster of contractors who focus on one or two areas. That’s great when you need high standards of finish, but very time consuming to manage.

Finally, you can outsource your maintenance. That is traditionally provided by a business with their own directly employed trades. This doesn’t guarantee high standards of work as the staff need to be multi-skilled. If you already have some great contractors on your books, you won’t be able to continue to use them.

So how?

The perfect answer then is to outsource the management and delivery of your maintenance needs, but still have the work done by those excellent tradesmen you already know.

Which is where we come in.

With our service, you get highly skilled trades professionals handling any aspect of your retail estate. Plumbing, electrics, fire safety and many more, all vetted by us. That’s a network of many hundreds of people, all ready to sort out issues before they even become an issue. But we also take on the management of any contractors you wish to continue using too. If you have a great carpenter, flooring specialist or roofer, it’s no problem. We bring them into our network and look after them on your behalf.

The time savings this can give you are potentially huge. Reducing your paperwork to just dealing with Store Maintenance can save you hours. Simple billing and faster reporting to give you instant updates on what has been completed, is outstanding, and upcoming inspections. That’s a lot of time and stress taken away from you.

So, if you would like to make retail maintenance a lot simple, but also want to keep some of your existing contractors, it’s time to talk to us. With a combination of our network and your loyal tradesmen, your retail estate couldn’t be in better hands.