Hotels and casinos nationwide lose hundreds, thousands, even millions of dollars every year on carpeting. These losses come about from improper specs, purchasing deficiencies, and unintended damage to the fabric resulting in premature wear. But these heavy loses could easily be avoided.
Purchasing departments and designers often lack the specific education to make the best decision about carpeting for your particular needs. Cleaning personnel understand maintenance procedures, but not the specifics of carpet fibers, manufacturing processes, and how carpet appearance can be destroyed. After all, who goes out of their way to study carpets?
We do. At Hospitality Consultant Services, we have over 30 years of experience working with carpeting in the hospitality industry. We understand what lasts, and what wears away. We know what costs you money--and what saves.
Our services bring you up to speed on the latest innovations in carpeting. Armed with this new knowledge and training, they will make better selections and use the best techniques to ensure the maximum durability from your carpeting.
HCS will work with you or your staff and guide them through the intricacies of carpeting according to the following criteria:
Expertise in determining bids based upon true equals different materials with differing levels of quality are being offered in order to offer an attractive, lower price and secure the contract. Purchasing Department staff members lack the insider’s knowledge of the mills and their products, so they are at a distinct disadvantage when it comes to determining if the offers represent products that are true equals in terms of quality and value
Evaluates whether your specifications are appropriate for the given space that is intended for the carpet’s use.
Provides a testing service to help purchasers determine the suitability of the carpeting for its intended use and to handle claim issues.
Determine if there are legitimate delays in deliveries due to the complexity of the process involved with the manufacturing of specially designed Carpet or if the delays are largely unnecessary
Educate in the manufacturing process that will help you understand the nature and appropriateness of the carpet product from a performance standpoint.
Ensures an understanding of the correct techniques of carpet layout, clear insight into proper carpet construction for a given use and the differences in yarn specifications and how those specifications relate to use.
Advice to purchasing/design staffs that will alert to any copyright issues that might arise relating to specific designs.
Educate maintenance staff on exposure of legal liability that leads to a patron tripping over damaged areas. Legal problems follow these unnecessary accidents.
HCS will also educate your maintenance staff so they will have a clear and simple knowledge of various carpet materials and their care that has the result of adding years of service to newly installed carpeting.
