If you’re looking to make improvements to your business’s premises, then green space might not be the first thing that springs to mind. Why surrender a piece of your plot to anything that won’t contribute directly to productivity? Wouldn’t an extension of your shop floor, office, or warehouse space makes a bigger difference than a garden?
As you might have guessed, there are considerable benefits to installing a green space on your premises, many of which might not be so easy to quantify. Let’s take a look at a few of them.
Attracts and retains clients
A well-thought-out garden space will help to make your business more attractive to would-be clients. Moreover, your existing clients will find themselves more inclined to return to your business for more.
To achieve this, your outdoor space should offer plenty of room for sitting, and it should look the part, too. The more sunlight that it receives, the better – but there should ideally be scope to retreat into the shade when the weather gets especially hot. This is where fencing and other simple structures can be invaluable.
Attract and retain employees
Your employees will likely be the biggest beneficiaries of outdoor space. Both greenery and sunlight have a proven positive effect on mental well-being. After all, human beings have adapted to feel better when they’re surrounded by trees and plants since these things tend to correlate with abundant food and shelter.
When your employees are able to take their break in an outdoor space, they’ll be able to return to work in the afternoon feeling that much more refreshed – and potentially full of ideas about how to tackle the challenges of the working day.
Boost the value of the property
A well-thought-out outdoor space is something that buyers prize since the benefits are general enough to apply to a broad swathe of commercial businesses. Whatever kind of operation you’re running, the chances are that an outdoor space – small or large – will benefit the buyer. As such, if you’re looking to sell, or consider it possible, then you might make the investment.
Ecological benefits
An outdoor space will not only help your business but the natural environment, too. Planting trees and other plants will help to encourage the local wildlife, and to bolster biodiversity. This makes a particular difference when it comes to pollinating insects like bees. You might be surprised at just how happy your clients and employees are to see lots of bees congregating on your premises.
What’s more, any space that you commit to the outdoors is space that you won’t have to heat and power, which means that you can potentially drive down the energy consumption, and carbon footprint, of your business as a whole.