| All businesses, whether it is a bakery, a motor vehicle | | | | - You will be responsible for the maintenance, service |
| dealership or a kid's playschool, demand high | | | | and repair of the equipment that could amount to |
| standards of cleanliness and business owners are | | | | quite a bit of financial outlay on an ongoing basis |
| faced with a choice - do we outsource our cleaning | | | | - You will need to train your staff the necessary skills |
| requirements or do we simply bite the bullet and | | | | to operate the equipment |
| invest in our own dedicated cleaning machines? | | | | - You may very well need to employ extra staff to |
| There are a number of traditional ways of fulfilling our | | | | handle the job, an additional cost that may not have |
| industrial cleaning requirements and each of them has | | | | been factored in |
| a range of benefits and detriments: | | | | Each case has its own merits, so here is why you |
| - We can employ a contract cleaner at a fixed cost, | | | | might like to outsource your cleaning needs instead: |
| effectively outsourcing the job. They will have all the | | | | - You won't have to train up staff for short term |
| added worries of completing the job to our | | | | tasks |
| satisfaction as well as purchasing all the necessary | | | | - The job itself will be fully insured with reliable and |
| chemicals and employing/ training the necessary staff | | | | fully trained operators |
| - We can purchase the cleaning machine and | | | | - Reputable cleaning services are generally available |
| chemicals outright | | | | 24/7 |
| - We can enter into a long term lease agreement | | | | - Outsourcing will allow you to concentrate on your |
| with a reputable industrial cleaning company | | | | own area of expertise |
| - We can simply hire the equipment whenever the | | | | In short, you need to decide what your business |
| job needs doing | | | | requirements and capacity is for outsourcing vs. |
| Investing in your own machine is a once-off cost to | | | | buying - also good to remember is that leasing |
| you and your business and could be a good | | | | equipment has major pluses too, including tax |
| investment in the long run, although there are a | | | | benefits as the payments are considered operating |
| number of factors that must be considered before | | | | expenses. |
| parting ways with a tidy pile of cash: | | | | |