1 Stop Maintenance

Faulty Doors An Easy Fix

Running a business can be rewarding, but it can also open you up to liability from your customers and clients if you don’t provide a safe and secure premises.

That’s why fixing faulty doors should be done as soon as possible. Not only can they lead to theft, they can also lead to lawsuits. And the larger your business or corporation is, the more lawsuits you’ll attract.

Don’t let a bad situation get worse. If the locks are shoddy, contact a facility maintenance firm to fix them.  Faulty doors can also lead to possible injuries by tenants or customers. One loose screw or door hinge and a door can swing open faster than expected. Add in a strong gust of wind and things can get ugly.

If your business is open to the general public, the law places you in a special position to provide a safe premises. Don’t expose yourself to lawsuits while fixing your faulty doors is a simple solution.

Corporations or large businesses have a duty to provide a safe and secure premises to your customers and tenants. If you knew about a faulty door or lock, a judge is likely to find you liable because an injury was reasonably foreseeable.

Avoid the liability and contact a facility maintenance company today. Not only will you provide a safer experience for your customers, you’ll be making a smart business decision to reduce corporate liability.

Close the Door on Nature’s Pesky Unwanted Neighbors

Imagine working at a shoe store when all along and unknown to anyone you were working alongside a three-foot long rat. That’s what employees of a New York City Foot Locker discovered when they found an oversized rat in the store’s storage room. With a weight of up to four pounds, experts believed the rat to be a Gambian pouched rats, sometimes kept as pets. More were discovered in a rat hole at a housing project in the same city.

Pests are a big deal, whether or not they’re the size of dogs. Their droppings alone can lead to unhealthy airborne particles that can lead to conditions like asthma.

Some of the worst violators: cockroaches. They leave not just droppings, but old shells, saliva and body parts. This poses a serious risk of asthma attacks for a facility’s employees, especially for children who may be brought there by parents during the summer months.

Ending a pest or vermin infestation can be a difficult task. That’s why a little prevention goes a long way in keeping your store or business free of airborne allergens that decrease worker productivity.

For starters, keep food particles and moisture at a minimum in your business. Check workplace kitchens and bathrooms; that’s where cockroaches are most found due to pieces of food and moisture from leaky pipes and faucets.

To keep rats at bay, make sure trash lids are tightly closed. They love spilled foods, so make sure to clean up around the break room. Rats are especially inconvenient because they’re known to cause electrical fires. Sometimes despite our best efforts pests end up invading our workplaces. Imagine what a customer or client would think if he or she saw rats or cockroaches in your place of business.

If your business has pest problems, hiring a facility maintenance company for pest control services can make sure pests aren’t decreasing the quality of your workplace air, turning customers away and potentially harming your brand.

Do Your Employees Have Allergies?

If you’re feeling like you or your employees’ allergies are flaring up, and you spend most of your time burning the midnight oil indoors, it’s probably not the pollen in the air.

Mold exposure can affect you with a variety of everyday symptoms. You name it, mold exposure does it. Skin rashes, fatigue, sore throat, eye irritation, headaches and runny noses. They’re all symptoms of exposure to mold, and if not treated immediately, mold exposure can lead to serious health problems and loss of productivity.

For the most part, mold thrives in wet and damp conditions. If humidity is high, like in basements, warehouses or storerooms, mold can become a new unwelcome roommate.

There are different types of mold, but no matter which one you find inside your business or home you should get rid of it immediately. Preventing it can be done by keeping your business or home’s humidity levels between 40 and 60 percent and ventilating properly.

If you find that your business or home is contaminated with mold, contacting a maintenance company is the best way to get it removed. With professional cleaning methods, products and equipment, a facility maintenance company can not only remove the mold but help you prevent it from coming back.

By using mold inhibiting paints and fixing your broken ventilation, heating and air conditioning systems, a facility maintenance company can get mold out of your home and stop its impact on your health

As the New Year comes we are looking to growth and success.  With the new customer growth there is a need for new team members.

We are looking for experienced Sales and Account managers and Project Managers that know facilities and construction.  We are looking for the best team players and relationship buildings.  If that is you, send an email to Ross@1stopmaintenance.com and let’s talk.

1 Stop is growing!  We have new and exciting opportunities in China.
Paul Ruan has joined the 1 Stop team and will be the General Manager of the new Shanghai office.  Paul comes with a strong knowledge of facilities.  Paul has worked internationally with a number of the world’s largest corporations.  We are excited to have his diverse education and professional knowledge to the team.

Paul will Be working closely with our 2 other offices in Asia in Zhuhai City and Hong Kong.