Keeping your business premises safe and secure is key to operating as ‘business as usual’
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Having access to your business premises each day is crucial from both a financial and security point of view. We take for granted that putting your key in the door will allow you to open your place of work and carry on with a ‘business as usual’ approach. But what if your locks fail? How much money are you prepared to lose for each hour your business cannot operate? Time is money, explains Dan Reynolds, Director of RLM Locksmiths, and faulty locks can have a big impact.
Whether it’s a snapped key, an attempted break-in or a lock that has just come to the end of its life, a door not opening can hugely affect your business. Getting help quickly is essential to keeping your losses to a minimum.
What if you’re a business with staff waiting to get in to start their working day? Potentially hours could be lost and your productivity instantly goes on hold. You’re paying staff for waiting around while you find a locksmith. Or you could be a hairdresser with paying customers waiting outside. They could cancel or rearrange impacting on your loss of earnings that day. Whatever your business, you can’t afford to have the door closed, when you should be open.
The worst thing you can do is panic and pick the first locksmith that comes up on Google. The chances are they won’t be local so this will affect your loss of earnings even further. Think ahead and plan for these situations.
Find a good local locksmith and store their number in your phone. Make sure they have great reviews and come highly recommended. Build a relationship so you can rely on them when and if the time comes, maybe invite them down to your premises to do a quick security check.
A good locksmith will be able to advise how you can improve on your security. For example, ask yourself when was the last time you changed your locks? Who has keys to your office, shop or warehouse? This may include an ex-employee or an ex-business partner you no longer want to access your premises?
There are also your valuable company assets to consider; computers, stock, equipment etc, that are potentially worth thousands of pounds. Therefore, address any faulty locks as soon as possible so you don’t end up being financially out of pocket.