Maintenance key to improving plant productivity 31 January 2012

Maintenance budgets are set to remain buoyant, with the focus on improving plant productivity, according to Maintec show organiser easyFairs.

In a recent survey, nearly eight in 10 maintenance and engineering managers interviewed by easyFairs said they expect their budgets to remain the same or increase over the coming year. Additionally, 36% said that improving plant productivity is now the main driver behind their maintenance spend – not just maintaining the status quo.

And there is welcome news for plant engineers and technicians, with 55% of respondents stating that they are planning to tackle the economic slump by increasing investment in predictive maintenance technologies aimed at extending plant longevity, improving efficiency and avoiding catastrophic and very costly plant failures.

Says easyFairs UK & Ireland managing director Matt Benyon: "Businesses are still finding it tough, but many realise that cutting back on maintenance budgets is false economy."

Brian Tinham

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