The property managers of this office park in Florida ordered concrete picnic tables as a way to secure their commercial site furnishings from storms and high winds

Preparing for hurricanes, tornadoes, floods and other meteorological events can be nerve-wracking, but when you use concrete picnic tables, that's one item you don't have to worry about.

And that is one reason why the Meek Companies decided to use concrete picnic tables from The Park and Facilities Catalog for an office park they manage in Jacksonville, Fla.

When a storm approaches, emergency checklists need to be created. As you can imagine, there are a myriad of items to consider - boarding up windows, moving vehicles, protecting valuables, etc. etc. etc.

But with concrete picnic tables or concrete benches, those are items you don't have to add to the list. They are not going anywhere.

That's why this product was the preferred choice for the Metro Square Office Park, said, Cindy Kaneer, RPA, FMA, property manager with The Meek Companies.

Concrete picnic tables come in a variety of attractive finishes

There's another reason as well - lunch. Cindy said gourmet food trucks now regularly visit office parks on a regular basis. These are not your ordinary lunch wagons - many food trucks today offer the same mouth-watering, high-quality meals you might find in a top-notch restaurant.

That's where the concrete picnic tables came in. They installed 10 of them for the seven buildings at the park.

"We wanted to give tenants a place where they could actually sit and eat," Cindy observed. "The tenants love them. These food trucks are the new trend in Jacksonville."

Rectangular concrete picnic tabl

Concrete picnic tables are no ordinary picnic tables. For one, these are super-heavy commercial picnic tables that must be moved with a forklift. Sure, moving them might be difficult, but it's the weight that makes them perfect for environments where severe wind storms or flooding may occur.

That also makes these picnic tables perfect for preventing theft as well.

Concrete picnic tables don't have to be dull. They come with options for different finishes that include colors such as light brown, charcoal, sand tan, dove gray or terra cotta. Surfaces can be dura-brite, etched, smooth or sand-blasted. For some concrete picnic tables, there is an option for ground glass for added luster.

When it comes to asset and property management, the staff at The Meek Companies knows the business extremely well. They have been involved in more than 1.2 million square feet of commercial and mixed-use properties with more than 600,000 square feet currently under management.

Services include operations, maintenance, financial reporting, lease administration, construction management, rent collection, supervision of suppliers, communication with tenants, invoice processing, property tax and insurance review and a host of other responsibilities.

Expanded metal picnic table with concrete bas

The company is an expert on how to service tenants and retain them as customers for their various properties.

As you can see, adding concrete picnic tables in a hurricane-prone region is just one more of those little touches that adds up to the successful management of properties overall.