When to Have a Backup Plan for your Business
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If you find your business caught in a power failure then the results can be almost catastrophic. Machinery stops working, the phone stops ringing and you are unable to respond to customers queries over the internet. That’s not to mention the loss in heating or air conditioning, lighting, water pumps, freezers and refrigerators. Quite simply the working day stops almost immediately and you don’t know when it will get started again.
1. Generators for sale
No-one is ever sure how long a power failure will last and if you do manage to get through to the electricity board on your mobile phone you can be sure the call will cost you a lot of money, you may even run out of battery and the person at the end of the phone will probably just say “it won’t be long sir, we are working on it.” Industrial generators can provide a cost effective backup of providing your business with electricity while the mains are out of action. You can make your business black-out proof by having a system installed that will automatically fire up if power to the mains is lost. At most all you will lose is a second of power while the changeover takes place. For the majority of people this will be nothing more than a screen or light flicker.
Generators are used in places such as hospitals where losing mains power is really not an option. Losing lighting on a ward or being unable to complete an operation are not scenarios that are wanted or accepted in the modern day world. Industrial generators can sit in basements of buildings for years and even if only used once then they prove their worth the second they start up and allow the business and everyone working in it to continue as usual.
2. Generators for hire
For businesses that require electrical work to be carried out that you know will take down your electricity supply, there is always the option of hiring industrial generators for the periods of time your mains power will be out of action. This may well save you money by not having to insist the electricians carry out the work away from normal business hours and takes the stress away from the works having to be complete by a particular time in order for your business to start work. For the larger businesses, plant hire companies will often include personnel in the price to be able to install, oversee and manage the generator during its time on your site.
In these recession hit days any business is looking for a method of being able to supply a reliable and continuing service to its customers. Being able to deal with power failures may just be one way to help you achieve this.
AUTHOR BIO
Article written by Peter Smith, a freelance writer who regularly writes articles on self sufficiency at home and at work. This article is written on behalf of Woodlands Generators.
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