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Why is grounds maintenance important?

Blog
Vicky Horsfield
30 Mar 2023

Read our blog to find out more about the importance of proper grounds maintenance.

Grounds maintenance makes the area safer

Making sure the site is clear results in much less of a chance of your visitors, employees, and clients injuring themselves on site. Improper or neglected grounds maintenance could result in violations to health and safety, resulting in potential injury. A commonly seen example of this is overgrown tree roots or plants left to overgrow, resulting in trip hazards. It's important to make sure that your site walkways and public areas are clear from debris and overgrow plantation. Overgrow vegetation can also result in damp areas of floor, making surfaces such as brick or tarmac slippery.

Helps to improve employee productivity

Motivating your staff is a major key to a happy and productive organisation. Creating a clean and professional environment for your staff to work in is reported to increase productivity. In terms of grounds maintenance, this can be in the form of ensuring that outdoor spaces are enjoyable to look at and spend time in, as well as safe. It can feel demotivating to work in an area prone to neglect!

Appearance is everything

When you plan to meet potential clients you wear something smart and look professional, right? The outside of your organisation should do the same! Being aesthetically pleasing from the moment clients walk in and see your site gives a great first impression. The outdoor spaces around sites are just as important to maintain as the inside - making sure that trees and shrubbery is kept tidy, grass areas keep mowed, and flowers pruned regularly, can make a world of difference to your outdoor areas.

Helps to keep pests away

Having overgrown grass and hedges can attract pest like mice. Avoid potential pest problems later down the line by being proactive and taking care of your outdoor spaces, ensuring vegetation doesn't have the opportunity to become overgrown and unruly. Mice enjoy dark, shaded, overgrown areas to hide in - so don't make your outdoor space a potential home!

Keeps the space functional and usable

Keeping pathways clear and tidy is important for people walking up to the entrance of your building, and the clearing of leaves and rubbish can help visitors make their way to the entrance with ease. Also, don't forget - keeping your branding visible on the outside of your building is important for people to know where they are so cleaning of bushes and overgrowth around signage is a necessity.

How can YPO help?

Explore our comprehensive grounds maintenance services DPS, and help to solve any of the above problems you may be having! Grounds maintenance may be an overlooked necessity when it comes to managing an onsite business, but don't let it become forgotten.

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Vicky Horsfield

Category Manager for Facilities Management

YPO