Beautiful outdoor landscaping doesn’t just happen. Whether you have the opportunity to display some greenery, or have a front entrance elegant in its structure, your building will only impress if it’s taken care of professionally – both inside and out. For each building, maintenance is different. As for exterior spaces, all paved areas, parking lots, sidewalks, benches and plant areas should be maintained year round – according to the weather conditions.

Now, as the weather’s getting colder, freezing temperatures are creeping up on us.Now is the time to address concerns about freezing walkways, parking lots and snow-covered entrances to your commercial properties.

Parking Lots

Newly fallen snow can be beautiful, but for a business owner, it requires immediate action. When a storm hits, sidewalks and parking lots must be made safe for employees, customers, and suppliers as soon as possible. By working with CMS and having prompt and regular snow and ice removal maintenance, you not only reduce the chance for cars to slide and hit each other, but also for people to slip and get injured. Either incident increases the likelihood that you can be held liable. A clean parking lot also indicates that you are open for business!

Icy Surfaces

It’s important that outside areas get treated before a storm hits. CMS will be prompt and thorough. We’ll apply ice melt to surfaces to get ahead of any winter weather. Proper maintenance can keep your areas safer for tenants and visitors.

Outside Entrances

Your business, and your buildings, have a name and a brand to reflect. Conveying the right message, and the right image, is not only mandatory, but also professional. To those who enter – or try to enter your building – how you treat the outside can be soothing and welcome. Outside building maintenance can also either encourage people to visit and tenants to stay; or urge them to seek business elsewhere. Many businesses have discovered success when outside landscape efforts are clean, professional and immediate.

Extending the Life of Facilities

During the winter, outside surfaces are subject to repeated thawing and freezing. This constant cycle can damage pavement over time, causing cracks in the walkways and parking lots. Staying on top of your maintenance can extend the life of these surfaces.

Inviting People

How your walkways are maintained either invite people to come into your building, or discourage them from entering. Essentially, the maintenance of your exterior helps to direct the flow of traffic in and around your building. If there are obstacles, real or imagined, visitors will turn away.

Reliability

You may already have a commercial building maintenance contract. If so, you should expect your properties to be cleared in an efficient and timely fashion. If that’s not true, consider contacting CMS. We have a friendly staff who will ask a few questions, find out more about your needs, and develop a customized maintenance plan for your buildings. We are prompt, proven and reliable.

Good Business

For all of these reasons, it’s a good idea to plan ahead so that your business can continue to operate safely in the event of a snowfall or freezing rain. Winter weather can affect manyour region especially severely – and quickly. Working with CMS now, your commercial buildings will be taken care of properly when winter weather hits.