A fence is a useful feature to put around the employee parking lot at your business. The initial expense of installation is well worth it when you consider all the benefits of a new fence.
1. Access Control
A gated fence means you can limit access to the parking lot to only employees, who can check in via a security guard or they can be assigned key cards or codes for an automated gated system. If you have separate employee and customer lots, adding access control ensures customers don't accidentally end up in the wrong lot. It also prevents other businesses or homes in the neighborhood from using your lot as an extra parking area.
2. Vehicle Security
Employee parking lots are often a target for vehicle prowlers because they can time their activity around the known working hours of the staff, thus allowing the cars to be targeted when the lot is likely to be empty of people. You can provide your staff peace of mind that their vehicles will be safe, which will improve employee morale, simply by fencing in the parking lot so that thieves won't view your parking lot as an easy target.
3. Equipment Protection
If you have any important equipment in the employee lot, such as maintenance equipment like lawnmowers or an HVAC system that contains valuable copper, overnight theft when the business is closed may be a major concern. Fencing in the lot doesn't just protect employee cars against theft, it will also protect any valuable items that your business needs to keep outdoors.
4. Employee Safety
Safety is of paramount concern, especially at a business where employees may work late hours and leave for their car alone after dark. Parking lot robberies and assaults can be a real concern in some areas. Fencing in the lot and including some sort of access control will go a long way toward ensuring that no ill-intentioned individuals are waiting in the parking lot to assault or rob your staff when they get off work.
5. Campus Aesthetics
A large parking lot can be viewed as an eye sore, if not by customers, then by those in the surrounding neighborhood. Fencing in the lot improves the aesthetics of your business campus, especially if you opt for solid fencing like vinyl. Even see-through options, like coated chainlink, aluminum, or wrought iron, provide a more finished look around the lot that helps it look more aesthetically pleasing.
Contact a commercial fence installation contractor if you are ready to fence in your employee parking lot.
Share30 May 2023
I've found that one of the perks of being a homeowner is the privacy that your own home provides. However, sometimes there can be a lack of privacy if you are in your yard and it is unfenced. When we bought our home, there was not a fence. One night, after the neighbors dog wandered through our barbecue one time too many, I decided that it was time to look up a fence contractor. We soon found a great price on a fence with a fantastic fence contractor. Now we can keep our privacy while still feeling open towards the neighbors.