Why preventative maintenance contracts reduce your costs on your compressed air system.

Positive COVID tests, labour shortages and rising costs

In the current economic circumstance, it's very important for businesses to undertake a regular planned servicing schedule. For starters, proper compressor maintenance cuts energy costs and helps prevent breakdowns that result in lost production. But with COVID still making resource planning unpredictable (as employees testing positive are still advised by the .gov website to 'try to stay at home and avoid contact with other people for 5 days') the frequency of sick days is already impacting most businesses production capacity. Which means keeping your systems running as smoothly as possible is a critical factor and something you need to make proactive.

 

It may be tempting to reduce costs and cancel your preventative maintenance contract

Every business owner is currently feeling the squeeze as escalating prices and the hot labour market make for the perfect storm. Naturally reviewing all the business costs will be in sharp focus, but you need to carefully consider the consequences. The benefits of a quality maintenance program include lower energy usage, increased productivity and reduced downtime. These are just some of the hidden benefits and cost savings.

 

The benefits of having a preventative maintenance contract

• You can choose the level of cover that best suits your needs and budget

Every contract is built around your specific circumstances – we can work around your needs and provide contracts bespoke to your needs.

• Priority breakdown cover, available 24/7/365

Unplanned downtime is expensive, which is why we support leading makes and models of compressor emergency repairs 24 x 7 x 365. With 24/7 free telephone diagnostics and emergency compressor loan back-up – we’re focused on getting you back up and running in the shortest possible timeframe.

• You get a fixed price for the duration of the contract

Our Platinum and Gold ‘fixed price proactive maintenance programs’ mean that you can accurately budget for your annual service costs combined with 24/7 breakdown support 365 days a year.

• Your costs can be spread out and paid in agreed instalments

Your preventative maintenance contract fee's are paid to a pre-agreed payment plan, enabling easy management of your cash flow. Solutions can be paid for in a variety of ways, such as pay as you go, monthly, quarterly or a yearly payment plan. (subject to terms and conditions)

• Identify your legal obligations and advise on compliance

The owner of every compressed air system needs to conduct a risk assessment plus a Written Scheme of Examination (over a certain size), by law. Our team can advise on safety requirements and the compliance needs specific to your industry sector.

• Identify preventative service part replacement weeks or even months in advance

Ideally through regular inspection you'll avoid breakdowns as any worn or at risk parts can be identified. This can result in the identification of any critical spares, and a preventative maintenance servicing schedule. With the sourcing of parts now taking considerably longer, there's never been a better time to review your current maintenance schedule and critical spares plan.

 

Helping to improve the efficiency and lifetime of existing equipment

With preventative maintenance and proper care, you should be able to keep your compressed air system in good working order for a long time. So if you’ve been putting off regular preventative maintenance, you should give us a call now – we can provide you with a free, Compressed Air System Safety Survey & Energy Audit. This will quickly identify inefficient equipment, maintenance procedures, and recommend low cost/no cost measures to reduce cost such as leak detection and repair to reduce system waste.

To ensure we can provide the highest service levels and most responsive support, our Flexible Maintenance Support Agreements are only eligible to facilities operating within 50 miles of St Ives, Cambridgeshire but don’t worry, we’ll confirm this before wasting any of your time.