subject: 10 Musts In Sweeping Your Parking Lot Regularly [print this page] 1. It's the first and last impression your customer gets of you. Your customer relates the state of your parking lot with the way you operate your business.
2.If you look professional and keep your business in great condition, your customers percieve this as reflecting your success. Consumers frequent businesses where they perceive the business to be successful
3.Having a clean parking lot discourages customers to litter the area. Keeping your parking lot litter- free reduces the likelihood of slip and fall injuries, as well as the potential costs and burden that a lawsuit would involve.
4.Keeping your landscape contractor on but ignoring your parking lot maintenance routine will negate the great work your landscape gardener does. A trash filled dirty lot will draw the eye before a manicured garden will.
5.Not cleaning your parking lot attracts rats and other pesky rodents that carry disease. Rodents are notorious for breeding quickly, and a run down parking lot carries the risk of a rodent plague, together with the concern of disease control regarding the waste that they produce.
6.Abrasive materials such as sand and dirt that have not been swept up can cause cracking and wear and tear on your asphalt. The frequency that you need to seal coat your lot will increase.
7.Grass can grow in cracks that develop in your parking lot. These can expand the asphalt and result in wider spread damage.
8.Best management practice (BMP) indicates that sweeping for storm water run off, along with a structured program that includes parking lot sweeping and maintenance, will reflect positively on your business that it is actively reducing the likelihood of pollutants ending up in the storm water drains.
9.When competition is stiff, you want to get an edge on your major competitors. One edge is having a cleaner, better laid out and cared for parking lot.
10. Keeping your businesses parking lot maintained reflects on your business community. If all of the businesses in your area kept to a high standard in lot maintenance, it would attract new customers and maintain customer loyalty.
Keep in mind that Phoenix Power Sweep is able to keep your business swept and reduce the costs of maintenance. Phoenix Power Sweep has been servicing the Valley for over 15 years and will help your parking lot maintain the competitive edge in business that you need today.
