How to manage apartment complex exterior painting projects

Apartment complex exterior painting might not seem like the most glamorous project on a Strata Manager’s to-do list,...
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7 key considerations for choosing the right strata painters

Strata living is becoming increasingly common in Australia. According to the recent Australasian Strata Insights...
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How to find good tradespeople you can always rely on

Running a busy facility means juggling endless maintenance tasks, but with limited time and budget, staying on top of...
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Expert tips for managing your maintenance budget

Facilities managers know all too well that maintaining quality while controlling costs is a balancing act that requires...
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A room-by-room guide to choosing the perfect hotel interior colours

Imagine walking into a hotel lobby that instantly makes you feel at ease — relaxed, but with an underlying energy that...
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Avoid costly repairs with preventative maintenance plans for schools

It’s no secret that a well-kept physical environment fosters a safe, attractive and conducive learning space. A...
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EWP services explained: your guide to effective use

In commercial painting, reaching high ceilings and other challenging areas has never been easier thanks to Elevated...
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Your complete school maintenance checklist

School maintenance isn't just about keeping the lights on and the halls clean; it's about creating a safe and conducive...
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How Higgins Coatings embraces family business values

When it comes to commercial painting, tight timelines often have to be balanced with the demand for a high-quality...
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Inclusive school design principles for vibrant, welcoming schools

Gone are the days when schools were designed on a one-size-fits-all basis. Today, educators increasingly recognise the...
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How colour can impact your hotel guest experience

To ensure your hotel attracts new and repeat clientele, you must find the delicate balance between flair and function....
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Top 5 hotel paint colour palettes for 2024

First impressions are critical in hotels and paint colour is a pivotal factor in creating an inviting and memorable...
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Your seasonal maintenance checklist to protect your property

As the seasons change, so do the maintenance needs of commercial properties. From blistering summers to frosty winters,...
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The psychology of hotel colour schemes

Over the last few years, the definition of guest experience has taken on a new, more complex meaning. Where previously...
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Hotel preventive maintenance tips to extend the life of your paintwork

It’s always better to be proactive rather than reactive, and hotel upkeep is no different. Not only does hotel...
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Your 4-step guide to successful heritage building restorations

Heritage buildings are not just historical artifacts; they are a testament to the rich cultural and architectural...
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3 ways to save money when hiring professional painting contractors

Are you considering a fresh coat of paint for your property? Well, like most trade services, hiring professional...
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How your hotel paint project can add up to five-star reviews

From the moment a guest enters your hotel lobby, you want them to feel a sense of warmth, comfort and ease. Excellent...
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How to maintain painted walls to extend their lifespan

Have you recently completed paintwork on your commercial property? Once the paint dries, it’s essential to properly...
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Top 3 commercial design trends to leverage in your property

Keeping up-to-date with the latest design trends is crucial for commercial facilities managers. Not only can design...
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How to improve hospital safety with a painting project

It shouldn’t come as a surprise that health and safety are of paramount importance in any hospital or healthcare...
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Repainting hospitals: much more than just an afterthought

If you were to draw up a list of priorities when it came to revitalising a hospital or healthcare centre, there are...
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5 steps to planning a painting project in an operational hospital

Organising painting works in an operational hospital is always challenging for facilities managers. Not only do you...
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How building culture plays a pivotal role at Higgins

When you look at successful organisations, they typically have one thing in common – they’re committed to building...
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Maintain your sustainable school with these painting solutions

A sustainable school starts with the products you use to maintain your learning facility. By selecting eco-friendly...
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How to restore paintwork after water damage

From heavy rainfall to damaging floods, towns and communities across Australia’s eastern seaboard have been exposed to...
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Why you need safety toolbox talks for painting contractors

Worksite safety toolbox talks improve the level of safety on a job site by keeping team members informed and aware of...
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Need-to-knows for painting aged care and retirement villages

When selecting a painting contractor for aged care and retirement village facilities, there are important criteria that...
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Contractor workplace health and safety in aged care and retirement villages

Having contractors on your aged care or retirement village premises is a complex but necessary part of ensuring the ...
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The importance of preventive maintenance in retirement villages

Seeing to the needs of an entire retirement village can be a daunting task. With a million and one things on your mind...
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Aged care maintenance ideas to uplift your buildings and property

Moving into an aged care facility can be a difficult and emotional time for elderly people. Compared to retirement...
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How you know it’s time to repaint commercial buildings

Owning, operating and managing a commercial building requires maintenance to not only hold its value but also add to...
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The ultimate guide to different types of paint coatings for commercial use

There are many different types of paint coatings that are used for different materials that need protection from the...
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Everything you need to know about eco-friendly paint

With the concern for environmental sustainability growing, many building managers are prioritising green products and...
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The environmental and health benefits of low VOC paints

Sustainable building practices are on the rise as many companies look for solutions that are environmentally and...
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How to prepare surfaces for painting in commercial buildings

When preparing surfaces for painting in your commercial building, it’s essential that the different types of substrates...
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Contractor safety checklist: 4 questions to ask before you hire

No matter how experienced you are as a Facilities Manager, nor how small or straightforward the job that you’re...
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5 tips to choosing the best commercial paint colours for your property

As a commercial property manager, it’s up to you to ensure your property always looks its best to help attract and...
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5 strategies for attracting commercial tenants

Now that workers have warmed to the benefits of remote work, many are keen to continue working from home at least...
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4 steps to an effective commercial painting maintenance plan

Commercial property and facilities managers are facing the familiar challenge of shrinking budgets as occupation rates...
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6 ways to add value to your school and increase enrolment fees

Contributions from parents and the community are the largest revenue source for Australian independent schools, making...
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How heat reflective paint improves energy efficiency in buildings

Improving energy efficiency in your commercial or strata buildings through products such as heat reflective paint is...
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Paint warranty vs workmanship warranty: what’s the difference?

One of the most important items to discuss before hiring a commercial painting contractor is warranties. In the...
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The perfect preventive maintenance checklist for commercial properties

Planning for the financial and operational future of your commercial property can be time-consuming and tedious,...
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8 factors that determine the cost of commercial painting projects

Understanding the cost of commercial painting projects can be challenging when requirements vary so greatly from one...
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Psychology of colour & productivity: Commercial office paint colour ideas

Choosing interior paint colours can have a significant impact on the satisfaction of your tenants. The colours you...
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3 impressive strata painting and maintenance projects to inspire your next look

Each strata painting and maintenance project comes with its own unique highlights and challenges, however there are...
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2020 Australian strata statistics every strata manager should know

Notice an uptick in millennials in your buildings? It’s no surprise as the latest data showing apartment dwellers are...
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Your guide to the trending strata colours of the 2020s

One of the biggest decisions to make when embarking on a strata painting and maintenance project is the colour scheme....
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School maintenance and COVID-19: Key considerations to remember

Every school business manager knows that staying on top of maintenance requires careful planning and preparation,...
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How to manage contractors on site during COVID-19

Managing contractors on-site always requires preparation and forethought to ensure that the job is completed smoothly...
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How sanitising surfaces stops the spread of harmful germs

In the midst of a global pandemic, effective infection control is at the forefront of people’s minds in ways rarely...
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7 steps to protect your people from the spread of germs

Most Australians are now hyper-aware of how easily harmful germs can be transmitted throughout their community, whether...
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Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update: 31st March 2020

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School maintenance: How often should you inspect your paintwork?

Painting maintenance is a key component of any comprehensive school maintenance plan. But how often should you inspect...
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Paint colours to avoid when preparing for strata paintwork

Choosing the right colours for your strata building paintwork can be a loaded decision. As the Strata Manager, not only...
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Internal and external site preparation for contractors

So you’re planning to book commercial painters and wondering how to prepare for their arrival. The first thing to ask...
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5 coastal property maintenance tips for commercial buildings

When you think of ocean-side properties, what’s the first thing that comes to mind? Is it the smell of the sea breeze?...
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4 benefits of using a commercial painting contractor

While painting may seem like a straightforward job - slap paint on a wall, right? - as with most things, the larger the...
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4 common mistakes to avoid when preparing to paint your school

School painting is an investment in more than just building maintenance. It's also a cost-effective way to keep your...
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How to fix cracked paint and other common problems

This post is the second in a series, read the first post for 3 common paint problems and how to fix them.
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5 benefits of choosing Higgins as your school’s long-term painting partner

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How paint colour affects learning and education

Deciding on the colours to paint your school or other educational facility is an important decision which has to take...
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What you need to know about Higgins at ASBA 2019 (we have free popcorn!)

With decades of experience behind us, Higgins Coatings is Australia’s go-to provider for your school painting and...
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3 common paint problems and how to fix them

As a commercial property manager, it’s up to you to guarantee your property always looks its best in order to entice...
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2 of our eye-catching school painting maintenance projects

A school that shows pride in its appearance will stand out to prospective parents, employees and students, resulting in...
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7 ways to improve energy efficiency in buildings

Ensuring energy efficiency in buildings makes sense both financially and environmentally. Residents are looking for...
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How to treat lead paint found in a commercial building

So, you've discovered lead paint in your commercial property. What are your next steps? In this blog, we'll explain how...
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The commercial building colour trends you need to know

Staying up to date with colour trends in the market can be hard - especially when you’re not design-minded....
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4 red flags to avoid when hiring reliable contractor services

Keeping a commercial building in the best shape requires a support network to help get the jobs done. Facilities...
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5 common commercial property maintenance problems to look out for

Commercial property maintenance shouldn't be about reacting to large-scale problems or emergencies. Instead, a good...
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Paint lifetime: How to improve the longevity of your paintwork

When it comes to painting, it can seem that cutting corners to cut costs might lead to savings in the budget. But...
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Going Back to Grassroots

Kicking goals has always been a focus for Higgins Coatings and now we're committed to doing it on the football field.
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5 Strata Management Solutions To Keep Owners And Residents Happy

You know what they say, happy tenants = happy strata manager. It went something like that, right? Even if we’re a...
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How to effectively manage your commercial painting budget

We get it—it can be difficult to stick to your commercial painting budget. However, delaying this investment until...
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School Painting: How to Spot Potential Problem Areas

As a school business manager, you’ll naturally be keeping a keen eye on any obvious signs of defects or damage to ...
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7 ways to create more sustainable commercial buildings

Sustainable commercial buildings make good business sense. Increasingly, tenants are seeking sustainable premises to...
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What a commercial painting quote should include

When vetting painting contractors for building maintenance, it is, of course, prudent to get several commercial...
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Hospital budget and painting maintenance: how to do more with less

As a hospital facilities manager, it’s your job to keep the hospital looking spick and span year-round – after all,...
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3 ideas for strata property maintenance that will help boost value

As a Strata Manager, one of your responsibilities is to keep your property in working order.
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4 question contractor checklist for your commercial paint project

As a facility manager looking to hire commercial painting contractors, budget is always a key consideration. We get it...
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How proactive strata building maintenance can you save time and money

We see it all the time – strata properties that are allowed to fall into such a state of degradation that major repairs...
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5 ways to save money with preventative school building maintenance

When it comes to school building maintenance, the budget is often one of the easiest things to cut.
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How to choose the right commercial painting company

Ensuring that the interiors and exteriors of your property are in tiptop condition is crucial. A building’s finishings...
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4 reasons why preventive maintenance costs less

Property maintenance and upgrades can make for some tricky conversations with your stakeholders, particularly when...
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Hospital maintenance made easy with these 5 steps

Whether it’s simply repainting one wall, or doing major renovations to a whole ward, conducting hospital maintenance...
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24 point strata maintenance plan for strata managers

Successful Strata Managers need to have a whole suite of skills at their disposal - the ability to communicate well...
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How To Grow Your Strata Management Business With LinkedIn

If you think LinkedIn is an unnecessary networking site used only by those desperately seeking employment, you’re...
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Avoid disruptions with these tips for school facilities management

With a large portion of school building maintenance best suited to school holiday periods, it can be difficult to fit...
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4 considerations for an effective paint contractor risk assessment

Hiring contractors to carry out repairs and maintenance is all in a day’s practice for busy property managers - but it...
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Your guide to successful maintenance management in hospitals

When the time comes to schedule upcoming maintenance projects in your hospital, it can be difficult to select the right...
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A School Business Manager’s Planning Cheat Sheet

During student holiday breaks, business managers start to gear up so they can get a jump on next term’s agenda with...
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3 tips for choosing paint colours for your commercial property

When it comes to painting large properties, colour choice is a crucial part of the process. However, with so many...
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How to improve your body corporate management skills and keep owners onside

Managing a large building complex and a diverse portfolio of property owners can be a challenging task
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School Improvement: 3 School Holiday Spruce Up Ideas

As a school term comes to an end, it’s not just the students and teachers who are getting tired - it’s the buildings...
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3 colour considerations to take into account when painting your school

When it comes to maintaining the appearance of your school, commercial painting is one of the easiest and most...
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The Best Approach To Training and Upskilling Your Strata Management Team

As you should know, your employees come first – not your customers. After all, you can’t manage your property portfolio...
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What do your hospital walls have to do with health and safety?

When it comes to hospital health and safety, healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) are one of the biggest concerns....
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3 ways to avoid a PR disaster with a contractor induction checklist

Every building is going to require maintenance work now and then. In an ideal world, this work would always be done...
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6 Ways Strata Managers Can Hone Their Leadership Skills

Ask any notable leader about how they got to where they are today and they’re bound to say “practice”. As the saying...
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2 necessary considerations for hospital facility maintenance

Finding a top-notch hospital facility maintenance solution is one of the biggest challenges of a Facilities Manager....
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3 Top Tips for Deterring Graffiti at School

Graffiti at schools is a pervasive problem – and it seems these days students aren’t the only culprits, as proved by ...
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8 green building maintenance tips for commercial properties

So your property portfolio is in stellar condition and impressive in size – but is it environmentally friendly?...
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Strata Dispute Resolution With The Body Corporate Committee: 4 Tactics For Strata Managers

The strength of your body corporate committee comes from the success of its relationships. A good committee encourages...
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Why Higgins is the Preferred Painting Contractor for the SCA

Higgins Coatings has a great relationship with Strata Community Australia. We can supply an experienced team big enough...
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4 Ways Expert Strata Managers Approach New Client Acquisition

As a strata manager, you know securing new clients is fundamental for business longevity. Often, it feels like a...
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5 Ways to Build a Trusted Network of Contractors

Managing a portfolio of buildings – each with their own unique requirements – is that much easier when you have a...
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Vandalism and graffiti prevention strategies to protect your property

Graffiti and vandalism are inextricably linked and they are encountered in urban areas all over the world. The problem...
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5 specialised building services your paint contractors should offer

As a strata manager, one of your primary roles is to find the best possible service providers for any property-related...
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The Best Business Communication Skills for Strata Managers

Clear communication is key to any successful working relationship. In the case of communication between strata managers...
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[Quiz] What Is Your Building Maintenance Management Style?

A good strata manager deals with failure and success in a constructive manner helping their company to prosper and...
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How To Prepare Your Students, Teachers And School Facilities For Your Next Open Day

A school open day is a chance to woo prospective students and parents alike. If you want to make sure that your next...
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Expert Tips For Your School’s Painting Maintenance Plan

Planning and compiling an effective (and efficient) painting maintenance plan in line with your school’s unique...
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How to ensure student safety through effective contractor induction

As the business manager at a school, students should be your main priority. This may seem obvious, but managing a...
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Why Buyer Personas Of Parents Are The Key To Increasing Enrolments

For virtually any school, increasing enrolments is not just necessary – it constitutes a perpetual battle of how best...
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How To Foster School Pride With Facilities Maintenance

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How Virtual School Tours Can Help You Stand Out From The Crowd

For all the branding and marketing your school undertakes, the most effective way of demonstrating to prospective...
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Higgins And Our Shared Vision With The Positive Education Schools Association

Higgins Coatings is a proud major sponsor of the Positive Education Schools Association (PESA) and positive psychology.
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Interactive Learning Experiences from Around the World

Technology has changed the world in so many ways that it’s easy to take many of them for granted. Everything from...
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How to Grow Your School Facilities in Proportion with Increased Enrolments

Growth can be difficult for any business. Having to scale your services to meet a new level of demand without...
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How to Promote a Positive School Culture Amongst Your Students

The benefits associated with a positive school culture are numerous: from engaged students to a sterling reputation and...
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5 Employee Engagement Ideas That Work

As the custodians of your school, your teachers are expected to set an example, inspire young minds and champion the...
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4 Reasons Why Top School Business Managers Should Prioritise The Learning Environment

Students spend a substantial portion of their formative years learning and socialising at school. As such, the quality...
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How to manage your school budget in 6 easy steps

Compiling a school budget is no small feat: you have to ensure that it is realistically aligned with your school’s...
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6 Things to Consider when Choosing Your School’s Painting Service Company

Selecting a painting service provider for your school can be stressful. Not only do you have to make your budget...
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5 steps to develop a commercial painting schedule

If the thought of planning and coordinating a painting schedule for your property has you breaking out in a cold sweat,...
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Higgins Helps Complete Facelift to Brisbane Icon

Abseiling 250m high in the Brisbane sky is not a job for the faint hearted, so lucky it’s all in a days’ work for...
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How to draw up an airtight contractor agreement in Australia

As the saying goes, the devil is in the details. If you’re about to hire a contractor, it should be your prerogative to...
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4 reasons to implement a preventive maintenance plan

Regardless of the location, size or purpose of your commercial property - school, strata, retirement, offices or...
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3 ways to Increase School Enrolments in the Digital Age

As technology increasingly influences all aspects of our day-to-day lives, the knock-on effects for educational...
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5 Ways You can Improve Your Strategic Leadership Skills

Honing your strategic leadership skills is the most effective way to streamline operations between you, your team and...
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Higgins Win Award for Excellence in WA

The Higgins Coatings Perth team were acknowledged by the Master Painters and Decorators Australia at the Awards for...
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How Your Contractor’s Company Values Affect Your Retirement Village Management

There’s a lot you need to think about when managing a retirement village – you need to see to security, staff...
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Smart Design for Retirement Communities

Technology is creeping into every factor of our daily lives, it’s transforming the way we play, the way we work and...
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5 questions you need in your contractor management checklist

How do you go about choosing the right contractor for your commercial painting needs? Good question! Successful...
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What Does a Retirement Village of the 22nd Century Look Like?

With demand for retirement communities set to skyrocket, your facilities must be geared to meet future needs.
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Why you should work with an eco painting company

Society is on a steady trajectory of improvement when it comes to environmentalism. ‘Going green’ is an increasing...
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5 Project Management Tools to Streamline Workflow

Before you get started on any building maintenance project, your key focus area in the 21st century should be on...
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5 Essential Lifestyle Amenities for Luxury Retirement Villages

It’s only now in the 21st century that we’re able to slot the words ‘luxury’ and ‘retirement’ into the same sentence. ...
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How Higgins is leading in sustainable building maintenance

As Australia's premier painting contractor, we at Higgins take sustainability very seriously to ensure that we are...
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Planned preventive maintenance: what are the benefits?

‘If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it’ is a well-known adage that doesn’t necessarily ring true when it comes to the...
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Spend to save: the long-term benefits of preventative maintenance

You don’t have to be a historian to know that the built-to-last industrial era of the 20th Century has been replaced...
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Improving your Management Skills to Optimise Team Performance

Maintaining a property is as much about good leadership and effective decision-making as it is about technical...
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Innovations in Aged Care Services

Just because they are populated by elderly residents doesn’t mean that retirement villages need to look or operate in...
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Lessons from the World's Best Retirement Communities

A recent Best Retirement Destinations summary tabulating the top 10 retirement communities in Australia for May 2016...
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8 Big Corporations that Started as a Family Owned Business

Does it come as a surprise that household names like Samsung, Walmart, Ford, Volkswagen, BMW, the AP Moeller/Maersk...
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Green innovations that you need for your eco retirement village

It's important to know that retirees’ expectations of what their retirement years are going to look like are evolving....
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Why Higgins Should be your Preferred Commercial Painting Contractor

If you are looking to give your facilities a trendy facelift but are uncertain as to what colours and paints to select...
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The Anatomy of a Successful Painting Maintenance Supplier

At Higgins Coatings we would like to say that we are all heart. But that’s not strictly true.
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Quality Aged Care: The Psychological Link Between Your Buildings and Residents

Have you ever walked into a room or building and felt instantly relaxed or happy to be there? Maybe it was the...
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FAQs About Our Commercial Maintenance Projects

We recently caught up with Danny Pope, State Operations Manager for Higgins Coatings, Brisbane, to chat with him about...
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How to avoid costly blunders with a property maintenance plan

Meet Bob. Bob manages a retirement village complex and sees to its daily operations and general maintenance.
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Get colour inspired with these interior colour combinations and terms

Colour can have a huge effect on mood, perception, and productivity which is why the paint colours you choose for your...
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Maintaining the External Paintwork of Your Property

Higgins has made it easy for you to maintain your painted property and to keep the external paintwork looking fresh for...
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How a painting budget can save you money

Building managers will know from first-hand experience that unexpected issues and costs can arise at any time, from ...
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The Only Quality Assurance Checklist a Building Manager Will Ever Need

How do you know if your property maintenance contractor is delivering services that meet industry-related standards of...
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Save Time and Money in the Long Run with a National Supplier

In one of our previous blogs on property maintenance and health & safety, we unpacked a number of the pros related to...
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Evaluating Contracting Companies: What You Need to Know

Contracting companies can either cause real headaches, or be a joy to work with. But how do you go about selecting the...
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The Importance of Maintaining Good Working Relationships with Your Building Contractors

There is nothing worse than working with building contractors who don’t respond to calls or who neglect to keep you in...
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Why you Need a Facilities Management Company

A retirement village’s facilities manager needs to know their stuff. Their work involves a fair amount of monitoring...
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Maintaining the Internal Paintwork of Your Property

Higgins has made it easy for you to maintain your painted property and to keep the internal paintwork looking fresh for...
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The Importance of Physical Activity in the Workplace

Higgins Coatings believes that the most valuable asset to a company is its employees; as a result, ensuring the health,...
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Why Use a Property Maintenance Supplier with National Reach?

As a Building Assets Manager for a retirement village chain, you provide oversight and guidance to a number of...
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When Did You Last Look at the Condition of Your Paintwork?

Established in 1949, Higgins Coatings is Australia and New Zealand’s premier commercial painting contractor. With over...
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Keeping it in the Family: Higgins' Family Business Model

‘ Never do business with friends or family’ – a popular adage these days, which is odd because before the Industrial...
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“Why I Love Working for a Family Business” — From One of Our Own

Trust, loyalty, appreciation and transparency – these are but a few of the values that come to mind when thinking of...
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Stress Management 101: How to Keep your Cool Under Work Pressure

It is very likely that we have all been stressed at work before. When deadlines or due dates loom, projects run behind...
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4 tips on choosing paint colours for your commercial property

Choosing paint colours for your commercial property can be a difficult, confusing and time-consuming task. Colour can...
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Running a Family Business: The Higgins Story

As the biggest commercial painting companies in Australia & New Zealand, Higgins Coatings started out as a humble...
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Southbank Grand Apartments- A Towering Win for Higgins

At Higgins we offer an array of colours and products that offer both superior protection and longevity. Thanks to one...
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3 tips for managing commercial property maintenance costs

As we’ve said before, there is no avoiding preventative maintenance in buildings, no matter if they are schools,...
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Ownership, Excellence, Together

The key company values that Higgins Coatings prizes are ownership and excellence — together they demonstrate the power...
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Onsite Safety 101: Spotlight on Abseiling vs Scaffolding

The last 15 years have seen significant changes to workplace health and safety legislation, which has resulted in...
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5 Aged Care Standards your Retirement Village Needs to Uphold

Taking care of the elderly is a challenging yet highly rewarding profession – as you already know. Ensuring that the...
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Managing Contractors on Site 101

Noise, dust, rubble – all elements that we’d like to avoid in our property. Unfortunately, these are all by-products of...
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The Pros of Choosing National Suppliers for your Retirement Village

Finding the right suppliers to see the needs of your network of retirement villages is a time-consuming and tedious...
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Another Happy Higgins Customer

Our Higgins teams have been in high demand on a variety of projects in the Strata Management area. Our experience,...
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Retirement Village Maintenance: 5 Questions to Ask when Choosing a Contractor

Maintenance work can be intrusive in any environment – both personal and commercial. And when it comes to the delicate...
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Higgins' Company Values - What they Mean for You

The family business is one of the oldest entities in the corporate world, and to this very day remains one of the...
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How to treat rust - and why you shouldn't use rust converters

“Rust converters” are acidic solutions (usually tannic acid and/or phosphoric acid-based) that are intended for direct...
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Are Your Painting Quotes 'Apples for Apples'?

As a nationwide painting company, Higgins has extensive experience working with Owners' Corporations and Strata...
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A Fitting Backdrop for a Golden Age - National Gallery of Victoria

Our Building Services division has continued to grow with its offer of a complete design and build service for all...
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Surrey Crescent Apartments Repaint

Higgins recently prepared and repainted the Surrey Crescent Apartments for body corporate company, About Body Corporate...
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5 Reasons Why Teamwork is Important

Teamwork in the workplace offers a company and staff the ability to become more familiar with each other and learn how...
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6 Ways Maintenance Can Help Guarantee You Hit Your Business Targets

Are you in the private school’s business administration? Each business year the school will desire growth in terms of...
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4 marketing strategies to increase school enrolment

For any savvy business manager within the private school sector, there is a desire to increase the school’s revenue...
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