Winter never promises to be gentle and light when it hits Greater Chicago each year.
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When you manage a commercial property in Greater Chicago, you want to ensure you have all of your bases covered, including the landscaping and outdoor areas.
Maybe you take care of a retail facility and want to ensure it’s accessible for shoppers, providing great aesthetics, comfortable lounging areas, and convenient parking.
Or you might manage a hospital or industrial site that needs safety, security, and easy navigation.
You may even maintain an office park where you have to ensure the property is functional and accessible during work hours and provide some great lunch, meeting, or alternative work spots.
Whatever type of site you manage, you will need commercial landscape maintenance. And as you compare bids from various companies and think about signing contracts, you may be worried about what you’re getting yourself into with different landscape contract terminology or commercial landscape terms and conditions.
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Greater Chicago winters are never very predictable. Old Man Winter likes to shake things up each year.
A harsh and heavy winter can especially wreak havoc on a commercial property that needs to clear ice and snow from its entryways to ensure seamless traffic flow on its property at all hours. That's why it's important to have your snow removal contract signed and sealed before winter weather arrives.
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Greater Chicago winters are never very predictable. Old Man Winter likes to shake things up each year.
A harsh and heavy winter can especially wreak havoc on a commercial property that needs to clear ice and snow from its entryways to ensure seamless traffic flow on its property throughout the day and night.
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Winter can bring a wide range of weather conditions here in the Greater Chicago area.
Sometimes it’s calm and quiet, and you barely experience a dusting of snow or even a bit of a cold wind.
And, other times, Old Man Winter delivers non-stop snowstorms and cold temperatures that keep the piles rising high and the ice thick.
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Winter’s colder climate, snow buildup, and ice accumulations can wreak havoc on your commercial property in which you’ve invested time and money. Winter’s wind and freezing temperatures can lead to building damage, utility interruptions, and even temporary business closures or delays.
No facility manager wants to deal with those worries and issues.
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The winter schedule in Greater Chicago amounts to the snow piling up and then melting again, and then piling up and then melting again. And then the temperatures drop.
What comes next? You guessed it, ice.
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Every season, your Greater Chicago commercial property needs special maintenance. This is even true during the winter when temperatures are dropping.
Winter’s colder climate, snow buildup, and ice accumulations can wreak havoc on your commercial facility and landscape in which you’ve invested time and money.
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As an industrial facility manager, you never know what to expect with Greater Chicago winters. It can go from just a dusting of snow for weeks to multiple inches and a massive sheet of ice seemingly overnight.
It makes you wonder how much of a priority you should give to planning for it and ideally what time of year to hire a snow removal company.
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Winters in the Greater Chicago area can certainly bring a wide variety of conditions. One day, you’ll get a dusting of snow, and the next you get many feet of snow with a thick sheet of ice beneath.
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