One of the greatest things about the Internet is the way in which it has enabled so many ambitious, capable and hard-working people to set up their own business who may have previously had little to no chance of doing so. Of course, at the same time this can also represent something of a complication for those looking for specific services as with so many providers to choose from across all industry areas, making the right choice can be problematic.
In the case of commercial kitchen extraction cleaning, here’s a business area in which standards vary considerably to say the least. While there are those that have been in business for years, decades even, and are uniquely skilled for the job, others have done little other than buy a basic set of tools and build a website. Needless to say, when it comes to looking after the interests of your catering business and its employees, there’s really no room for cutting corners on essential jobs like air extraction and filtration.
So, it’s a case of making sure you take on the right third party for the job, but how can you make sure this is the case when there are so many readily available to choose from?
Clear Professionalism
Well, first of all it’s a good idea to take a look over their website and ensure that it is indeed a professional service you’re looking at. It’s a case of trusting your first impressions and deciding whether the business carries itself as a provider you’d be fully confident in dealing with. If you’re looking at a clean, polished and information-rich site that’s clearly been developed by experts, you’re likely onto a winner. If by contrast it comes across as lazy or amateurish, you’d be taking a risk by going ahead.
Experience in the Field
Something else to take a close look into is exactly how long the provider has been in the industry and what kinds of work they’ve been doing to date. As mentioned, in the very best case scenarios you’ll be looking for signs of several years, or even decades of delivering top-quality duct cleaning services for businesses of all shapes and sizes. It’s not to say that some of the newcomers on the market aren’t both capable and well-meaning, but if you’d like an outright guarantee that the provider knows what it’s doing, you need to know it’s been doing it for some time at least.
Flexible Working Hours
The very last thing you want is to agree to a duct cleaning service package only to then find out that the only time it can be done is right in the middle of your busiest hours of business. Any downtime incurred as a result of these kinds of cleaning jobs represents an enormous cost to your business, not to mention a potential knock to its reputation due to the disruption caused. As such, the best course of action is to choose a provider that’s happy to work in accordance with your available time and your working schedule, ideally on something of a 24/7 basis.
Dedicated, Trained Employees
Never overlook the importance of ensuring that the provider you plan to bring in has its own dedicated pool of professional employees, as opposed to outsourcing jobs to other providers. Far too often these days, a company says it will do a series of jobs for a client business only to then outsource much of the work or bring in third parties of its own, which not only complicates matters but can also lead to quality compromises and cost increases. There are so many fantastic service providers on the market that cover all bases with their own employees and never take the risk of outsourcing to unknown entities – these are precisely the types of providers you should be doing business with exclusively.
Firm Feedback
Last but not least, before going ahead with any deal or service contract it’s a good idea to take a look at what’s being said about the provider by way of real-life feedback and testimonials. If they have a reputation to be proud of, then chances are they won’t be inclined to keep it secret – it will be perfectly obvious throughout the pages of their website. However, if there’s no feedback to be found anywhere or the case studies on offer are disconcertingly vague, be sure to ask a few searching questions before going ahead.