If making sure that your property is safe for customers, tenants, and employees is your highest priority, this page has a lot of great information that will help you achieve that goal. Here, you'll find everything from an overview of what snow removal entails to explanations of what to look for in a great contractor and how to compare bids correctly.
Table of Contents (About A 5 Minute Read)
What Makes a Good Snow Removal Contractor?
Understanding Commercial Snow Removal Contracts
How to Hire the Best Commercial Snow Removal Contractor in Your Area
Commercial snow removal is much more complicated than it seems, as many people find out when they're comparing bids and proposals. While many companies seem similar at first glance, what sets them apart is their experience and values.
If having a minimal impact on the environment is important to you, take a look at the articles below to learn more about sustainable snow removal.
The commercial snow removal industry uses thousands of tons of potentially harmful chemicals every year in the battle against snow and ice.
But is there a way to remove snow in an environmentally-friendly way?
Again, we can't do what we do without products like salt, brine, and liquid deicer. However, every property is different and requires a different approach.
This article will help you learn about why and when we use certain products whether you manage a large retail center, an apartment complex, or an HOA.
Snow and ice can hit at any time of the day or night, and therefore accidents can too. Make sure you can get in contact with whichever snow removal company that you use 24/7, and that you know what to expect from them during a snow storm.
ISO is a fairly new certification, but it's by far the most strenuous and difficult to achieve in our industry currently. This post further explains how property managers and owners can benefit from using an ISO certified snow removal company, as well as how to tell if their snow removal contractor is following ISO best practices.
Months before the first snow of the season, your snow removal contractor should be actively training crews on your property. Here at Schill, this starts with pre-season inspections where we identify and hazards or problem areas that might require more attention with deicer, salt, or plowing. Passing this along to our crews helps to ensure that when it does snow, our customers get the efficient service that they deserve. For more information, read this article to learn how to protect your property with a pre-season snow inspection.
Before you can compare commercial snow removal bids correctly, it helps to understand the 3 main types of contracts, as well as all of your options for service. Will your snow be banked or hauled? Blown or shoveled?
Will you use liquid pre-treatment or salt only?
Don't be overwhelmed! We want you to be informed, so we wrote this article on what a commercial snow removal contract includes to help you out.
So now you know a bit more about the types of commercial contracts and the different methods we use to fight snow and ice. But every property is different and has different needs, and that can be confusing for many property managers and owners.
Luckily, this post can help if you need to know what kind of snow removal contract is best for your commercial property.
Signing on with a snow removal company that's unqualified can cost you if someone gets injured on your property. To help you find the best contractor in your area, we wrote this article listing the major red flags to look for when hiring a commercial snow removal company.
You can run into serious problems if you try to hire a snow removal company last minute.
Again, we typically suggest hiring a snow removal company in summer, but if mid-fall rolls around and you're still comparing bids then you could be putting your property at risk.
We made an eBook on how to hire the best snow removal contractor for property owners and managers like you. In addition to the information above, we cover: important questions to ask in the interview, guidelines for great communication throughout the winter season, and how to set reasonable expectations. It's FREE, so you've got nothing to lose. Download the guide today!
