Reducing costs in a tough economy is high on the list for commercial building owners and managers today. Hiring an outsource maintenance company offers an option to keeping a team of maintenance workers on payroll or working with a number of different vendors who may not be available when needed.
Outsourcing lets owners and managers control operating costs, trim down capital expenses, and reduce the need to hire and train onsite staff. Plus, the outsourced company can easily change as the needs for maintenance change—either an increase or a reduction in trained professionals.
I talked with Lindsey Heritage, the property manager at Winnetka Village Apartments. Tru-Serve has been providing outsourced services to her since 2003.
Why does she outsource her facilities maintenance? “Outsourcing our facilities maintenance saves us money. We had a light installation project that would have taken two full-time employees 60 hours to complete. Tru-Serve came in and finished the project with a high quality of work and in record time.”
We like to work together with facility managers with the same goal in mind to save money, get the job done quickly, and extend the life of the building’s equipment. Outsourcing doesn’t remove the facility manager from the process. Many times a facilities manager asks us to cover for vacationing or sick employees. That’s a function we can easily and quickly fill.
