What is preventive maintenance primarily aimed at?

Preventive maintenance is primarily aimed at planned maintenance actions designed to prevent breakdowns and ensure the longevity and functionality of equipment, systems, and property. This proactive approach involves regular inspections, servicing, and replacements of parts before they fail. By addressing potential issues before they escalate into significant problems, preventive maintenance helps reduce downtime and repair costs, ultimately contributing to more efficient operations.

While enhancing property value, reducing cleaning costs, and increasing tenant satisfaction are all important aspects of property management, they are not the primary focus of preventive maintenance. The central goal is to maintain and optimize the performance of assets to avoid unexpected failures. By implementing a preventive maintenance schedule, property managers can ensure that systems are running smoothly and efficiently, which indirectly supports these other goals, but they are secondary to the primary aim of preventing breakdowns.