Arizona company uses shrink wrap to protect buildings, new manufacturing, construction sites

Business also shrink-wraps boats, agricultural equipment, manufacturing to seal and protect items from the elements

A company that is using a packaging material to solve potentially disastrous problems like storm-damaged roofs, stalled commercial and residential construction projects and dusty and debris-filled hospital renovations is opening its doors in the greater Phoenix area of Arizona on October 1. The company will offer its services to all of Arizona and will also be available for large “asset protection” projects in New Mexico.

Fast Wrap USA uses shrink wrap to protect half-built homes and commercial buildings, weatherize boats, seal off construction sites and package large items for shipping. The service’s versatility and mobility will make it a convenient and cost-saving solution to Arizona companies struggling with unique problems in the face of a housing meltdown and turbulent economy.

“We can mobilize to any part of Arizona or New Mexico at a moment’s notice and we can wrap any size of object,” said Ron Riecks, who runs the Fast Wrap USA franchise for his wife Lynda.

Half-built homes and commercial buildings hit by a sudden dearth of bank financing can be protected against the elements by a simple shrink wrap. The wrap will allow the construction site to be pristinely preserved until building can begin again. Without any protection, multi-million-dollar construction projects can mold, rot or be damaged by the fierce desert sun in a matter of weeks.

“If you let those things stay out in the weather, they will deteriorate to junk, but if you wrap them, it pretty much allows you to take that wrap off and continue construction,” said Riecks.

No matter what the shrink wrap is protecting, the appeal of Fast Wrap is it is an inexpensive way to prevent damage to a very large investment. Across the nation, Fast Wrap has been used to protect hospitals filled with medical equipment — assets worth hundreds of millions of dollars — during renovations.

Fast Wrap’s wrapping material is recyclable, anti-microbial, and resistant to allergens, mold, mildew and UV rays — all important features when dealing with medical equipment, newly manufactured products, homes and businesses. The wrap shrinks tightly around buildings, boats or items being prepared for shipping, keeping out most moisture, sunlight, dust and debris. Accompanying each Fast Wrap service is a postage-paid bag in which the used wrap may be sealed and sent for recycling.

Homes or commercial buildings of all types damaged by storms or fires are also prime candidates for a shrink wrap, bridging the gap between the storm damage until permanent repairs can be made. Riecks is currently working with insurance agents to connect with homeowners whose storm or fire-damaged homes may be saved from a further weather damage by a timely shrink wrap.

The Fast Wrap USA service is so versatile that just about every industry and sector of the economy in Arizona from recreation to agriculture can benefit from the asset protection provided by the Fast Wrap USA. Motor boats used on Lake Powell can be protected from weather and sunlight by Fast Wrap, and crops and agricultural equipment are being protected by shrink wrap by other franchises across the country.

Since Phoenix is located on major highway and railroad shipping routes, Fast Wrap is also a vital service to companies that need to ship items, and want them to arrive at their destination in pristine condition.

“Anything that needs to be transported can either show up filthy dirty and covered in bugs and critters or it can show up nice and covered and arrive just as it left the manufacturing plant,” said Riecks.

Fast Wrap Arizona’s Ron Riecks is the former president of CIT Construction, and has decades of experience working with contractors. After working in construction equipment financing for the majority of his career, he decided to retire, but “flunked retirement” and has taken on the Arizona Fast Wrap USA franchise. The Fast Wrap franchise is 100 percent mobile and while based in the Tempe/Phoenix area, will cover the entire state of Arizona.

His wife Lynda knew he would have a hard time retiring and asked if he would be the general manager of the Fast Wrap franchise she purchased. Fast Wrap Arizona and New Mexico are woman-owned businesses.

To contact Fast Wrap USA in Arizona, call 480-290-7010 or toll free 877-903-9727. For more information on Fast Wrap USA go to: http://fastwrapusa.com