Be Prepared for Whatever Happens

8/13/2020 (Permalink)

SERVPRO's ERP program is also available on your mobile device.

Are you prepared for a disaster? The best time to prepare for a disaster is before a disaster hits. Did you know that 50% of businesses do not recover from disaster.

Emergency Ready Profile, or ERP, is a free service provided by SERVPRO in which we help area businesses with such things as locating their emergency shut offs for their electrical systems, water, and gas.  We also compile information on their key contacts in the event of any emergency so the business is prepared and can calmly work through the situation. The ERP also has a mobile app. Help is literally at your fingertips. 

The ERP also contains tips and suggestions that the business can do before help arrives and provides somewhat of a road map helping them get back into their business more quickly and ultimately minimizing the interruption. 

A few months ago we had the opportunity to truly see the power of the plan in action.  A local business suffered a frozen pipe on the third story of their building reaching numerous rooms within the facility.  With this plan, the building contact knew exactly who to call and within 45 minutes, our team was on site helping them to restore function to nearly 50% of the rooms affected by the end of the first day.  They were able to recover a large amount of potential lost income by simply having a plan in place and knowing what to do prior to help arriving. 

The best part of the ERP process is the amount of work the business owner or manager must do to get this set up is minimal.  A sales and marketing representative will come to your business and take the necessary photos and information, then finish putting the document together at the office.  This process usually only takes 30 minutes or less and the business owner can proof and edit the document as often as they would like.  When approved, the business will receive both a hard copy and a digital copy through our ERP app. 

When disaster strikes, you can either be ruined or ready. For more questions or to set up an Emergency Ready Profile for your business, call SERVPRO of Omaha Southwest at 402-408-0134.