{"id":5479,"date":"2021-10-06T07:45:28","date_gmt":"2021-10-06T13:45:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/limblecmms.com\/?p=5479"},"modified":"2025-05-30T13:06:06","modified_gmt":"2025-05-30T19:06:06","slug":"services","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/limblecmms.com\/blog\/services\/","title":{"rendered":"Outsourcing Maintenance Services As A Business: How to find reliable partners"},"content":{"rendered":"

[vc_row kd_background_image_position=”vc_row-bg-position-top”][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]Our <\/span>2023 Maintenance trends study<\/span><\/a> shows that 90% of facilities are choosing to outsource parts of their industrial and building maintenance tasks.<\/span><\/p>\n

Even though most businesses aspire to keep asset maintenance in-house, many lack the necessary skills and resources to do it all on their own. They need a reliable partner that offers affordable maintenance services.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Why outsource maintenance services in the first place?<\/span><\/h2>\n

Let\u2019s not beat around the bush. There are many good reasons why businesses outsource maintenance services:<\/span><\/p>\n

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  • Focusing on their core business<\/b>. Even though they have a significant physical asset portfolio, maintenance is not one of their core business areas.<\/span><\/li>\n
  • Efficiency and cost-saving. <\/b>To benefit from the specialist knowledge and equipment of outsourced partners without having to make additional capital investments, with the ultimate goal being a reduction in maintenance costs.<\/span><\/li>\n
  • Staffing flexibility. <\/b>Finding capable maintenance staff is a perennial challenge. Outsourcing enables companies to bring in additional labor when required and release them when the job is completed.<\/span><\/li>\n
  • Business continuity & better risk management. <\/b>Mitigate the risks of interrupted services due to internal issues.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
  • Developing their internal staff. <\/b>By working alongside outsourced specialists, a company\u2019s staff can learn, develop, and upgrade their own maintenance-related knowledge.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    This is reflected in our aforementioned maintenance report:<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

    \"Why<\/p>\n

    The differences you can see are due to our survey involving different participants from the industrial space.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

    An industrial facility and a commercial\/residential property will have different maintenance requirements. The main differentiator is the type of assets they use, which will determine the type of maintenance issues they face. All in all, it\u2019s not a world of difference, but enough to warrant separate overviews.<\/span><\/p>\n

    What kind of building maintenance services can you expect to outsource?\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n

    Property management for buildings that are being used for commercial or residential purposes, the owner and maintenance team is primarily concerned with the safety and comfort of residents, visitors, and all building users.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

    To that end, some commonly outsourced <\/span>building maintenance tasks<\/span><\/a> are:<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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    • general cleaning\/janitorial services\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
    • physical access control<\/span><\/li>\n
    • swimming pool maintenance<\/span><\/li>\n
    • water treatment and supply services<\/span><\/li>\n
    • refuse disposal<\/span><\/li>\n
    • IT equipment maintenance services<\/span><\/li>\n
    • grounds maintenance<\/span><\/a> (mainly landscaping and lawn maintenance, parking lots etc.)<\/span><\/li>\n
    • HVAC maintenance, energy efficiency<\/span><\/li>\n
    • the maintenance of specialized building systems (e.g. elevator maintenance)\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
    • renovations and restorations<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

      Schools, churches, hospitals, zoos, town halls, and basically all commercial property that features office space are all types of facilities that need a proactive building maintenance plan, complimented by regular maintenance.<\/span><\/p>\n

      What kind of industrial maintenance services can you expect to outsource?\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n

      Efficiency, optimal productivity, downtime reduction, and cost savings are prime objectives for businesses in today\u2019s competitive industrial landscape.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

      Maintenance managers in construction, manufacturing, aviation, and other asset-heavy industries will usually seek out additional support in the following areas:<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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      • implementation of advanced maintenance technologies and techniques (they might hire consultants for implementing prescriptive, prescriptive, predictive or preventive maintenance, running <\/span>RCM<\/span><\/a>, <\/span>RCA<\/span><\/a>, <\/span>FMEA<\/span><\/a>, etc.)<\/span><\/li>\n
      • specialist cleaning services (e.g. oil and hazardous chemicals cleanup and disposal)<\/span><\/li>\n
      • water treatment and supply services<\/span><\/li>\n
      • maintenance and repair services for specialized equipment (because you often need specialized tools, software, and knowledge for <\/span>troubleshooting<\/span><\/a> and repairs)<\/span><\/li>\n
      • fleet management<\/span><\/li>\n
      • industrial automation (e.g. repair and maintenance of programmable logic controllers, industrial control systems, and robotic systems)<\/span><\/li>\n
      • renovations and restorations<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

        Recommended reading to learn more: <\/span>A Simple Guide To Industrial Maintenance<\/span><\/a> and <\/span>12 Ways To Improve Plant Maintenance<\/span><\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

        5 tips for finding reliable maintenance vendors<\/span><\/h2>\n

        When looking for a maintenance contractor<\/a>, don\u2019t make hasty decisions based on the prices they advertise. Instead, pay more attention to what you can learn about them based on the feedback from their existing or previous clientele.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

        If you have business partners that have had any maintenance-related dealings in the past, consider asking them for recommendations as well.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

        Here are some additional tips to get you going in the right direction.<\/span><\/p>\n

        1) Look for an established market reputation<\/span><\/h3>\n

        The first point of evaluation can be reading what customers say about a potential service provider on their social media pages, and reading reviews on independent websites like the <\/span>Better Business Bureau<\/span><\/a> and <\/span>Trustpilot<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n