Preventative Maintenance Program

The maintenance program includes the maintenance of sectional and overhead coiling doors, high speed, fire-rated, and cold storage doors, along with shutters, gates, sliders, etc. But, how can you really benefit from this program when it comes to doors? Here’s how:

These are generally for commercial use and help to control the entry of airborne contaminants, flying insects, and birds. The door also helps to maintain a constant temperature within the building, thus improving your working environment, ultimately helping to save on energy costs.

With the preventative maintenance program for your sectional overhead doors, you can enjoy the following benefits:

• Your workflow will improve because of the easy and quick access to your facility
• You can enjoy more flexibility. You can also add overhead doors with windows or clear sections in your overhead doors to increase visibility, thus ensuring safety
• If a section is damaged, there’s no need to replace the whole door. Only the damaged section can be replaced, helping you save costs
• Sectional overhead doors are already quite durable. The maintenance program will only make it last longer by ensuring there are no problems.

These doors offer an efficient, durable, and reliable solution for preventing different kinds of airborne contaminants like birds, insects, dust, and pollution from entering the facility. The doors also help to maintain a constant temperature, improving your work environment and reduce energy costs. Maintaining these doors can provide the following benefits:

• A good door will prevent external noise from entering the facility
• As a constant temperature will be maintained throughout the year, your workers will enjoy comfortable working conditions
• Maintaining temperatures within the facility throughout the year also lowers energy costs

The primary purpose of shutters, gates, and security grilles are designed to help make your business more secure by not only providing security but also by providing visibility. They allow an unobstructed view of the interior of the building including merchandise and store displays to help protect against vandalism and theft.

Along with increasing the protection of your workplace, these doors also help to advertise your business to customers throughout the day. So, anyone going past your store-front can have a look at the products you have to offer even if you are closed, thus increasing potential customers.

• With the maintenance program, you can ensure that your sliders, grilles, and shutters will function properly and help keep your merchandise and facilities safe throughout the year.
• These pieces of equipment act as the first line of defense for your store or business. With strong, well-maintained doors, it will be harder for people to break in.
• With the Preventative Maintenance Program, you can add another layer of security for maximum protection.

When it comes to dock equipment, the Preventative Maintenance Program includes dock levelers, loading dock seals, and shelters, bumpers, racks, lift tables, truck restraints, and canopies. 

Here’s how these can benefit from the program.

Dock Levelers

There are many different types of dock levelers and each has its own set of benefits.

Pit style loading levelers

When installed in your loading dock bays, pit-style loading levelers can increase safety by allowing a smooth surface for cross-docking traffic. By keeping them maintained, you can reduce the bouncing and bumps that occur, thus keeping your forklift drivers, products, and equipment safe.

Vertical style dock levelers

These are the ideal solution for operations that require maximum climate control and cleanliness. Generally, truck trailers back up to the dock before the dock door is opened. This allows a total seal between the interior and the trailer. Maintaining these levelers will ensure that the seal is constantly there, thus increasing safety and ensuring cleanliness.

Edge of dock levelers

Such levelers are ideal for places where there is only a slight difference in trailer heights. While these are low-cost levelers, maintaining these could ensure they last long, inevitably helping to avoid owner cost.

Loading Dock Seals & Shelters

There are various types of loading dock seals and shelters.

Compression loading dock seals

These seals create a foam-filled compression around the sides and top of a trailer. Maintaining these would help to assist with climate control and decrease energy costs.

Inflatable dock seals and shelters

These are air-inflated loading dock seals and shelters. With the help of the maintenance program, you can keep the walls of the facility protected and efficiently ensure that the climate within your facility stays consistent.

Loading dock shelters

Loading dock shelters not only allow full access to trailer interiors but also provide protection from various climatic factors like snow, wind, debris, and rain.