According to the Federation of Small Businesses, every company affected by flooding will already have faced increased costs in the order of about £1,500 –and that’s before any clean-up and restoration work.
That’s a large burden for any company, which might already have been struggling before any flooding it had to face. But have you considered how your business would cope when faced with unexpected business disruption, like flood or fire? In some cases firms could well not survive the damage to premises if they were associated with irretrievable loss of vital documents too.
Businesses and homes alike should be set up to cope with the worst-case scenario to safeguard valuable documents. From customer contact details, to invoices, orders, accreditation documents, manuals, price lists and brochures – they are all equally vulnerable. At home, personal papers and photographs face the same risk, with the added emotional dimension. Much paperwork is done electronically these days – but how many businesses religiously back up files, and don’t paper copies?
When fire or flood strike, there is a way of minimising damage using an appropriate waterproof and fireproof storage solution. Hard copies of vital documents, as well as precious objects, can be given invaluable protection against fire and flood by storing them in suitable water and fireproof safes.
• Have you saved vital documents because of fireproof or waterproof storage? We’d like to hear your story.
