Are you Protecting Your Assets ?

Let’s face it, these are unprecedented times in the hospitality industry, not knowing when you can once again fully open your doors and welcome back your guests. 
 
Salaries have been cut, staff laid off and you still don’t know when your revenue will return. Yet, there is still a budget that needs to be in place for preventative maintenance and the ongoing regular checks, which need to be carried out.
 
You cannot just close the door and expect to reopen within weeks of your first guests arriving without having maintained the internal systems – You may think this will save you money right now, but it will not in the long run.
 
After visiting a couple of our clients closed hotels recently, It was quite shocking to discover just how many hotels have literally just closed the door, laid off staff and clearly no further thought has been given to the ongoing preventative maintenance that still needs to be carried out during this time. From green pools, to no security around anywhere, not a single light on during the evening times – Overgrown gardens – burst water pipes and in one case an electrical fire broke out in the kitchen.  Working with these clients, we  very quickly advised them some simple procedures they can be doing now in preparation for the reopening, with all their systems functioning. And now they understand what they need to do, how often and why……
 
 
Whether your hotel is partially open now or closed, the question you need to be asking is, am I protecting the owners assets?  On asking this question to many hotels, the main feedback was that they understood the implications of not doing ongoing maintenance, however their staff are no longer being paid so cannot be expected to come into work and carry out their job as normal. 
 
But you can and you must keep some of them employed and paid, even if it is only the engineer- even if it is twice a week that he comes in to check all systems are functioning. Equipment still needs to be turned on – Security should still be based in the property to protect your assets 
 
 
 
We are reaching out to those of you who need help! Let us help you keep your assets up and running. 
 
 
 
 

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