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GUIDES AND EBOOKS

[Webinar] Best practices for contractor risk management
Contractor risk management and WHS compliance is essential to maintaining a safe and operational building. As a facilities manager, this is one of the most critical areas of your job - and the cost of failure is high. In our on-demand webinar, Higgins’ National Safety, Health, Environment & Quality Manager, Ben Cook, shares his best practices for contractor risk management based on his years of experience in this field.
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[Checklist] The ultimate WHS checklist
Ensuring WHS compliance is fundamental for a facilities manager. Not only to keep workers and patrons safe, but also to improve staff productivity, and reduce workplace hazards and their associated stresses and costs. To help you, we’ve created this WHS checklist that includes the essential criteria your painting and maintenance contractors must meet
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[Guide] Understanding commercial painting costs and quotes
Property and facilities managers often grapple with the challenges of balancing painting costs with the need to uphold the presentability and safety of their property. Learn about the factors that impact your commercial painting costs and the critical features of a comprehensive quote that suits your property’s needs.
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[Guide] Healthcare Facility Maintenance & Painting
When faced with a deteriorating healthcare facility, it can be difficult to get past the planning stage of your painting and maintenance project – especially when trying to balance the demands of keeping your facility safe and operational.That’s why we’re excited to share our Guide to Healthcare Maintenance & Painting with you.
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[Guide] Green buildings: How to improve the sustainability of your property
As people become increasingly conscious of their impact on the environment, green buildings offer an attractive and sustainable alternative to traditional buildings. Learn how you can make your existing property a green building through sustainable painting practices, maintenance and more with Higgins.
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[Guide] Your Guide to Painting Aged Care & Retirement Facilities
Maintaining your retirement or aged care facility’s paintwork is essential. But how do you do this while minimising disruptions and ensuring the safety of vulnerable residents? Learn how to conduct a safe and successful painting and maintenance project in this guide. Includes 5 retirement and aged care case studies.
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[Guide] The Facilities Manager’s Best Practice Guide to Painting Commercial Buildings
Paintwork is one of the most expensive and challenging maintenance jobs that a facilities manager can coordinate. But don’t worry - we’ve got you covered. In this guide, you'll learn everything you need to know to plan and manage a high-quality commercial property painting project.
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[eBook] Strata Painting & Maintenance Lookbook
Get inspired for your next strata painting and maintenance project with these incredible transformations. Featuring plenty of photos of completed strata title painting projects, download our strata lookbook to discover what you and the owner’s corporation could achieve in your next project.
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[Checklist] Worksite Risk Assessment
No one wants a workplace accident on their hands and the best way to avoid them is by using a workplace risk assessment. This template will help you identify hazards on your site, implement appropriate control measures and protect your workers. It’s a simple guide that takes you through the entire process. Download it today and save yourself a lot of hassle down the track.
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[eBook] Workplace Health and Safety Guidelines: What to know when engaging painting and maintenance contractors
Whether you’re already working with a painting and maintenance contractor or want to evaluate your choice of provider, this guide takes you through your WHS obligations, important information to provide your contractors on your WHS policies and expectations and red flags to help you spot the corner-cutters.
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[Template] What to consider before requesting a painting quote
Starting to shop around for quotes to re-paint your school building? Don't waste your time. This template will make sure the jobs done right the first time!
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[eBook] The Hospital Facilities Manager’s Best Practice Guide to Painting Hospitals
Undergoing hospital building paintwork is one of the most expensive and stressful jobs a hospital facilities manager has. It's a big job – and a vital one. Learn how to finish the job on time, within budget and without incident in this guide.
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[eBook] The Strata Manager's Best Practice Guide to Painted Properties
Painting your strata property is one of the most expensive and stressful jobs for a strata manager. With so many stakeholders to manage, budgets to balance and a highly visible outcome, strata managers need all the help they can get to make this project a complete success.
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[Guide] Maintaining Your Painted Property
We’ve made it easy for you to keep your paintwork looking fresh for longer with this handy guide. Our simple tips will explain how to care for your paintwork and extend the life of your property. Find out how in Maintaining Your Painted Property.
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[Guide] The Must-Have Guide for a Super-Effective Strata Annual General Meeting
Get everything a strata manager needs to know about running a successful AGM. If you want your next AGM to be a breeze, this guide is for you. Download our guide, The Strata Manager’s must-have guide to holding a super-effective annual general meeting, today!
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[eBook] A Guide to School Management
Schools have many moving parts that need constant attention and oversight. Only with thorough preparation can school management successfully deliver the needs of its students and staff. Download this guide to help plan and co-ordinate the various aspects involved in overseeing a successful year.
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[eBook] Choosing a Painting Maintenance Supplier
Along with the quality of living and facilities, property condition is an important factor for people deciding where spend their retirement. Thus building maintenance is paramount to helping achieve and maintain optimal living standards.
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[eBook] Future Proofing Your Retirement Village
Statistics indicated that there will be an increase in demand for suitable housing solutions for senior citizens over the next few decades. Thus it’s important to think futuristically about the facilities and services that your retirement village will need to offer potential residents.
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[eBook] A Facilities Management Guide to Green Cost Savings
The increased global demand for sustainable building products and innovations means that green buildings are becoming increasingly affordable. But what does it mean to ‘go green’ and is it financially viable to introduce green practices into the design, construction and maintenance of your buildings?
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