Warehouses and industrial buildings are typically very busy areas that experience a great amount of foot and vehicle traffic day after day, year after year. Unfortunately, general maintenance of these spaces tends to be forgotten. This is a big mistake in warehouse operations, especially as it relates to interior paint. Check out these four reasons you should look into updating your warehouse interior paint.
1. First Impressions are Everything
If a potential customer were to walk into your warehouse and see chipping or outdated paint, they probably won't be too impressed. Customers like to work with warehouses that are modern and up to date. A dingy appearance won't help your cause in this regard.
2. Structural Protection
If you want to make sure that your warehouse interior won't need structural repairs for some time to come, it is important to keep up with a regular maintenance, including repainting when necessary. Paint helps reduce the negative impacts that high temperatures, humidity, moisture, UV radiation, and other environmental factors can have on the integrity of the structure itself.
3. Safety
Depending on the last time you had the interior of your warehouse painted, your current paint may be creating an unsafe working environment for your employees. If the last time you had your warehouse painted was before 1978, you are probably exposing your employees to harmful lead particulates. Also, depending on the operations of your warehouse or industrial building, worn and faded paint lines can create disorganization and cause sometimes dangerous mistakes. Repainting the interior of your warehouse is one sure way to make sure your employees are working in a safe, organized environment.
4. Go Lean
As you probably know, lean manufacturing is the process of reducing warehouse waste, both in terms of labor and materials. If you decide to repaint the interior of your warehouse or industrial building, you can do so in a way that creates a sense of organization and productivity.
At Major Painting, our professional painters have the tools and expertise to bring the interior and exterior of your warehouse back to life. To learn more about the warehouse painting services we offer or to request an estimate, contact us today!