Bridging the Gap Between Preventive Maintenance’s Value and Execution

Preventive maintenance—the practice of scheduling and performing maintenance activities before equipment failures occur—has long been touted as a crucial strategy for reducing downtime, improving asset longevity, and minimizing repair costs. Yet, despite its clear advantages, UpKeep’s 2025 State of Maintenance report revealed a perplexing disconnect: while 90 percent of teams consider preventive, or planned, maintenance to be very or extremely valuable, only about half of surveyed companies plan the majority of their maintenance activities.

Amissa Giddens

Published on January 2, 2025

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