Spring has a habit of arriving with mixed intentions. Lighter mornings and longer days promise a fresh start, yet the reality often comes in the form of relentless showers that quickly expose weaknesses in even well-run commercial buildings. For facilities managers and business owners alike, this is the moment when Planned Maintenance either proves its worth or the phone starts ringing for costly Reactive Maintenance.

So how do you stay ahead of the weather, protect your asset, and avoid disruption when the rain sets in? Preparation is everything. Here are the top five areas every commercial building should address before spring showers arrive in earnest.

Sustainability is driving UK consumer choices, with brands like Who Gives A Crap more than doubling profits as shoppers prioritise responsible, durable products. This shift is also reshaping building maintenance, where planned and efficient maintenance reduces waste, extends asset life, and aligns properties with modern sustainable values.

The Christmas rubbish surge puts buildings under pressure. Discover how reactive maintenance and reactive building maintenance are triggered by seasonal waste and why planning ahead matters.

Super Saturday is set to bring thirty million shoppers to UK high streets, creating the busiest retail day of the year. With the top five peak trading days falling in November and December, any facilities failure can hit sales fast, which is why retail maintenance, hospitality maintenance and reactive maintenance are essential for keeping stores and venues trading smoothly during the Christmas rush.

Last night temperatures across the country dropped to record lows, with the mercury falling to a bone-chilling -12°C in parts of the UK, and as John Snow once famously said, “winter is coming.” With frost and icy mornings now on the horizon, AM Planned Maintenance has put together its top five preventative maintenance tips to help winter-proof your buildings before the cold really sets in.

Any venue that serves alcohol whether it’s a swanky wine bar, gastro-pub or an east-end battlecruiser all have one thing in common, the need for an alcohol license. With the governments recent commitment to make licensing more straightforward and easier to obtain, we at AMPM thought it was high time to have a look at the impact that reactive and planned maintenance can have on obtaining and keeping an alcohol license.

AM Planned Maintenance completed a full porch roof replacement for a Brighton hotel as part of a planned repair programme of works.

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At AM Planned Maintenance, we specialise in responding to incidents like this through our reactive maintenance and emergency repair services. Our clients trust us to turn chaos into calm, to restore order after the unexpected. And on this occasion, every minute mattered.

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At AM Planned Maintenance, we know that keeping professional spaces such as shops, pharmacies, restaurants and pubs in good condition takes constant work. That is our business, after all. But we also understand that not every minor issue needs a professional call-out. Sometimes, a little targeted DIY can solve the problem quickly and save you time and money.

It was just after 4pm on an ordinary afternoon in Wivenhoe when things took a turn that no one could have predicted. A car had mounted the curb and driven straight into the front of the local pharmacy. The impact shattered the glass frontage, sent the door flying into the shop, tore through shelving and brought down part of the wall.

Within minutes, the area was cordoned off, staff were safely evacuated, and the police were on scene. But behind the flashing lights and the broken glass was another urgent problem – how to make the site safe, secure and ready for business again as quickly as possible. That is where we came in.

Last year the UK was hit by a record number of named storms. To be fair, we have only been naming storms for the past decade, but even so, the frequency and intensity are increasing. These storms brought record low temperatures, heavy rain and gale-force winds that tested buildings across the country.

Now, as the nights draw in and the days get shorter, it is the perfect time to start preparing your business for the winter months ahead. At AM Planned Maintenance, we know how important it is to stay one step ahead of the weather, so here are our top tips for protecting your property this storm season:

It may feel early to be thinking about Christmas now, but in hospitality and retail there is no such thing as early, only ready or unprepared. Planned maintenance gives you control and peace of mind, while reactive maintenance leaves you scrambling in the busiest, most profitable weeks of the year.

When you are running one of the busiest restaurants in the UK, a building emergency is never just inconvenient It can put your biggest trading day of the week at risk. That is exactly what happened recently at a carvery we look after in south london, when a small damp patch beneath a booth developed into a major underfloor leak.

Here is how a mixture of Reactive Maintenance and Emergency Maintenance saved the day,

Keeping a building running smoothly isn’t just about fixing things when they break. It’s about planning ahead, spotting problems early, and making sure everything works as it should. At AM Planned Maintenance, we specialise in Reactive and Planned Maintenance to keep buildings safe, efficient, and reliable.