Monthly Archives: December 2011

Recently, facility managers have been under extreme pressure to work with lower budgets and convince facility executives to pursue necessary sustainability improvements to generate long-term operational savings.

Facility managers need to show them the benefits of treating operational costs more as a revenue piggy bank and not an expense.

Strategically planning a sustainable project will ensure the project pays for itself through the following:

• Improved conditions
• Lower operational costs
• Increased employee retention and satisfaction

Read full article from facilitiesnet.

Bollard covers are great for any type of application where you have bollards.

Traditionally concrete bollards have been painted to keep them looking nice. But there are a few reasons why this method is not ideal:

• Painting the bollards needs to be done on a regular basis.
• Paint does not protect the bollards from the elements.
• Paint does not protect vehicles, doors, etc. from the abrasive nature of the bollard.
• Paint does not help when the concrete starts to fail. It is difficult to keep reflective tape on a painted bollard.
• It is difficult to customize a painted bollard.
• Painting bollards is a messy job.

Shop online today at Innoplast for bollard covers - customization is also available.

Having the necessary parking lot and garage safety products is not only a necessity for protecting your facility, but is also for the safety of pedestrians.

This year the Network of Employers for Traffic Safety, created a campaign around improving the safety of pedestrians and preventing traffic crashes - Drive Safely Work Week (DSWW) 2011, “Focus 360°: Getting there safely is everyone’s business.”

Here are some interesting facts pertaining to pedestrian accidents:

• On average in 2009, a pedestrian was killed every two hours and inured every nine minutes in traffic crashes.
• Hybrid vehicles were found to be twice as likely to be involved in pedestrian crashes at low speeds compared to cars with conventional engines.
• One in 6 drivers traveling through an active school zone is distracted by the use of cell phones, electronics, eating/drinking.

Shop online at Innoplast for your parking lot and garage safety equipment: bollard covers, clearance bars and more!