Changes in paints, coatings offer opportunities for facility managers
New regulations and advancements in paints and coatings can offer managers the opportunity to revisit their planning processes and implement cost-saving tactics that produce longer-lasting, better-looking applications.
By Healthcare Facilities Today
Successful painting projects are essential for maintenance departments in institutional and commercial facilities, which can hardly afford to waste labor and materials painting and repainting key areas. Managers who have planned painting projects for years might be tempted to simply plan the next one as they always have.
The problem with a static approach is that paints and coatings — as well as application tools and even facilities themselves — change regularly driven by such factors as new regulations and advances in materials.
A recent article in Maintenance Solutions magazine addresses how such changes can offer managers the potential to revisit their planning processes and implement cost-saving tactics and strategies that produce longer-lasting, better-looking applications.
Read the full article.
May 29, 2013
Topic Area:
Maintenance and Operations
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