Custom Fabrication, Repair and Maintenance of Supermarket Handrails: What are the Benefits?

June 20, 2017

Owners and managers of supermarkets have a lot to worry about, mainly the safety of their customers. That is why supermarkets maintain their shopping trolleys to keep them in good working order, and security barriers and handrails are installed in parking areas to protect customers from pipes and machinery, and to provide support where needed along pathways, stairs, and ramps leading to the store.

Handrails are an essential part of safety for any commercial property, especially where there is a lot of foot traffic, such as a busy supermarket. Step handrails benefit everyone who needs assistance traversing over stairs, and when visiting the public restroom. In fact, there are many areas of supermarkets, such stairs, ramps, restrooms, ledges, windows, and platforms that could benefit from increased safety by installing custom fabricated handrails and barriers.

Supermarkets Benefit from Custom Fabrication, Repair and Maintenance of Handrails

Installing metal handrails have many benefits, these help to prevent people from slipping and falling by providing a stable hand support when needed. Safety aside, metal handrails and barriers can have a positive or negative effect on customers’ impression about your supermarket. For example, old, worn metal handrails can make an environment less appealing, while new or well-maintained metal railing compliments areas for parking, outside pathways, indoor walkways, and restrooms.

Because well maintained metal handrails can have a positive impact on customers, these have many advantages over other materials, such as wood and composite handrails, a few of the benefits are listed below:

• Metal supermarket handrails will last longer than wood and composite handrails.
• Metal handrails are stronger and can withstand fire, cold, and adverse weather conditions.
• Metal handrails can be fabricated to meet any area’s needs, shape, or size.
• Metal handrails can be painted any colour easily.
• Repairing, replacing, and maintaining supermarket metal hand railing is easier than other materials, such as wood.

There many obvious benefits of installing custom fabricated metal handrails, and these become good reasons to consider replacing old and worn supermarket handrails because of the sake of safety, and to make a positive impression on customers when they see new and well maintained metal hand railing.

Here at SOS Retails Sales, we not only custom fabricate metal handrails, but other items as well, such as specialty displays, sign holders, shop counters, tables, garment racks, shopping trolleys, trolley bays, and security cages, for all sizes of retail stores and supermarkets.

Head Office VIC

SOS Retail Sales
16 Brett Drive, Carrum Downs Vic 3201
Ph: 1300 131 383
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SOS Maintenance Services Pty Ltd
1/6 Smoothy Place, Arndell Park NSW 2148
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