Written by Charlene Gilardi
14 February 2019

 A company is not immune to an unexpected accident or disruptive incident that can suddenly cripple its business. If there is a fire in a storage warehouse or water damage in the offices, a company's entire organisation can suddenly be jeopardised. This type of unforeseen incident often has a negative impact on productivity.

Speed of response

A modular building is the most appropriate solution in the event of any such incident: in case of emergency, it can be quickly installed in only a few days.

In order to maintain activity, companies that rent out removable modular structures have the available equipment in their building stock. In fact, they are able to act directly on the site of the affected company within 48 hours, in order to shelter machinery, raw materials, products or packaging.

Another advantage as well is that the surface area of the rented structure can be adapted to the volumes of the items to be housed.

A business faced with a disruptive incident must deal with various complications:

  • Social and staff management (reassuring employees,
  • Management of possible technical lay-offs, etc.),
  • Drafting of insurance companies declarations
  • Limiting the loss of productivity.

The advantage of a temporary rental structure is that it does not require additional steps. For example, it does not require any building permit. A new surface area can therefore be quickly added if it is not needed for more than 3 months.
In the event of a disruptive incident, a company can quickly become disoriented, collapsing under the diverse procedures and problems it has to cope with, and thereby neglecting its activity.

 

Keeping your activity going on-site

The consequences can be disastrous in the event of damage to premises (following an accident such as a fire, an explosion, etc.), especially if it involves equipment such as production machinery or goods.

There are four main risks in the event of a temporary halt to activity:

  • commercial (loss of customers),
  • financial (no sales activity)
  • legal (in the event of non-payment of amounts due)
  • image (fall of reputation and prestige).

The main concern though is still the upkeep of the business, in order to continue to be competitive in the market. There are solutions to overcome some of the difficulties encountered in the event of damage.

Modular structures serve to provide a solution to this problem, offering various alternatives adapted to each situation.

Effectively, installing these temporary structures meet the two requirements for responsiveness and flexibility, and their use can help to prevent any disruption of activity. The speed with which these structures can be installed ensures continuity in carrying out tasks and assignments, a fundamental factor when a slowdown of activities could be fatal.

The upkeep of activity enabled by these structures in the event of a disruptive incident, is really a priority.

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