Who pays when a lift breaks down: what a lift maintenance contract covers, what ends up as an insurance claim, and the gaps that fall between the two.
Who pays when a lift breaks down: what a lift maintenance contract covers, what ends up as an insurance claim, and the gaps that fall between the two.
Lift overrun is the clear space above the car at the top of the shaft: what it holds, why it matters in lift design and modernisation, and what to check.
By Sid Bastos, The Lift Consultancy Every lift reaches a point where repairing it costs more, in money and in downtime, than upgrading it. The hard part is knowing when that point has arrived, and what the right upgrade looks…
By Tony Berry, The Lift Consultancy Being stuck in a lift is unpleasant, but it is rarely dangerous. Modern lifts are designed to stop safely when something goes wrong. In most cases the lift has done exactly what it should.…
By Sid Bastos, The Lift Consultancy It is one of the most common questions we are asked, and the honest answer is that there is no single number. Two lifts in two similar buildings can carry very different maintenance bills.…
What escalator maintenance is actually buying, what rust-coloured dust on lift ropes means, and how to tell whether a lift is still fit for the building it serves. Written for owners, body corporates and facility managers. Maintenance Most of what…