Over the years, outsourcing facility
management/maintenance works to a third party continues to provide
clear benefits to many companies across different industries. In
particular, it effectively helps in reducing a company's total
operational costs and workloads while keeping the quality of work
intact.
Today, more and more companies are
choosing outsourcing as an alternative to delegating specific tasks
to in-house staff. And, though every business model has its own
limitations, several studies (such as this Global Real Estate andFacilities Management Outsourcing Pulse Survey conducted by KPMG)
suggest that building maintenance / facility management outsourcing continues to show strong performance when it
comes to fulfilling a company's works for its successful day today operation. This is a trend that
is considered one of the reasons why facility management
outsourcing business continues to thrive.
If your company is yet to decide
whether to finally outsource or not some of your company tasks, the following ideas on what particular tasks you can outsource might help you make a wise
decision:
Custodial services - these include
works floor and carpet care, power washing, window washing, waste and
management recycling, graffiti abatement, as well as pre-occupancy
cleaning and related cleaning tasks.
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| Commercial window cleaning is one of the most outsourced tasks in the US. Photo credit: Capital Janitorial and Building Services |
HVAC services - proper heating,
ventilation, and air conditioning tasks management will result
efficient, comfortable, and cost-efficient solution as your company
continues to operate. Facility management / building maintenance companies usually employs
computerized system as well as skilled technicians to manage all of
the HVAC tasks.
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| Photo credit: Johnson Group, Hongkong |
Building maintenance services - these
include tasks like plumbing, electrical, cabinetry, architectural,
painting services, as well as tenant improvement. Outsourcing
companies usually employ custom-designed system to fit on a company's
building maintenance needs.
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| Photo credit: West State Mechanical, Incorporated |
Workspace management - to use your
facility's workspace to its optimum potential, you can outsource
workspace planning and implementation works. Some specific examples
of workspace management solution include custom furniture design,
high-density storage systems, movable wall systems, as well as
whiteboard management solutions.
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| Workspace Platform Management. Photo credit: Dexigner |
