
Goods and Service Lifts: Sizing Back-of-House Transport for How You Actually Operate
Most goods lifts are sized to the trolley in use on the day they are specified, and are too small within two years. How to size one against the…
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What a lift maintenance contract actually commits you to, how to read the exclusions, and how to check that the work you pay for is being done.
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Most goods lifts are sized to the trolley in use on the day they are specified, and are too small within two years. How to size one against the…

The annual price and visit frequency tell you little about a lift service contract. The terms that decide the outcome: exclusions, callout rates…

Without independent oversight, a lift tender produces proposals that cannot be compared. What goes wrong when no consultant writes the specification…

A strata committee is a PCBU with a non-delegable duty for its lift. Paying the maintenance invoices does not meet it. Where committees get burned…

Most owners call their maintenance contractor first when a fault, project or renewal comes up. When that is the wrong sequence, and what an…

A lift owner is responsible for keeping the lift safe to use. How often a lift should be serviced, what affects the schedule, and what routine…

An elevator is a large investment, and its value depends on how well it is maintained. What a good maintenance plan includes and the risks it reduces…

Before you renew a lift maintenance contract, check what it really covers. Five points to review so the renewal works for the building, not just the…

Lift maintenance can become a large, rising cost. What drives it up, and how building owners can keep maintenance spending under control.