Commercial Site Furnishings

Bicycle commuters are willing to pay extra fees for secure, indoor bike rooms

One of the best ways to offer more amenities to guests and residents while also growing business is by establishing fees for extra services. People are willing to pay for additional features and understand that the fees go towards administrative costs.

Charging additional fees is a viable path for growing your business. It provides additional income to put back into the property, allowing it to stay up-to-date and in tip-top shape. These new upgrades make it appealing for visitors from younger demographics to revisit your facility and, better yet, bring their friends.

These are also known as ancillary-revenue programs—or any revenue outside

New types of coatings and designs for metal picnic tables have resulted in several advantages over traditional picnic tables

Spring is around the corner and it's time to prepare the picnic tables. But as a facility manager, do you really want to spend all your time repairing and refinishing tables? And doing it over again next year? And the year after that?

Consider

A couple lock their bikes to commercial bike racks near a facility. Developers can earn LEED credits for adding bicycle parking racks to their apartment or office buildings

Did you know that you can earn LEED credits for  providing commercial bike racks at your facility?

LEED is a highly recognized third-party verification program for green buildings—it stands for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design. Its innovations are changing the way people think about planning and constructing buildings. According to the U.S. Green Building Council, an incredible 1.85 million square feet of space is certified daily.

Property managers, homeowners, CEOs of businesses, and all kinds of people are interested in earning LEED credits with a

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Commercial trash can in a park over-filled with litter which just encourages more trash to be thrown around it

If you think your facility is 100% litter-free with plenty of commercial trash cans in place, you might be in for a surprise

Whether you run a restaurant, store, shopping mall, outdoor park, or any other facility, you are likely no stranger to the problem of littering. Even if your litter is kept to a minimum, there will still be guests who scatter their trash. They may be lazy, busy, or just inattentive. Guests will litter for a variety of reasons, but the key is how facility and property managers handle it.

There are plenty of steps you can take to reduce or manage litter at your facility—here are 10 to get you started. You may no