Lift and Elevator Consultancy, Australia Wide
ILCPL works from a Queensland base and delivers lift, elevator and escalator consulting across Australia, into New Zealand and into South-East Asia. The practice has stood on the owner's side of the table for nearly 50 years, supplying no equipment and holding no maintenance contracts. Independence is the whole proposition. An owner can take advice on an asset in any state and receive the same answer, because no manufacturer, supplier or installer has a say in it.
- Nearly 50 years owner-side continuous consulting to owners, committees and asset managers, with no equipment supplied at any point.
- No maintenance contracts held the practice does not compete with the contractor it is reviewing.
- No affiliations no manufacturer, supplier or installer relationship to work around.
- AS 1735 series and the NCC documentation prepared to the standard an owner is later measured against.
The first question
What independence actually means
Before anything else, an owner wants to know whether the consultant sells lifts. ILCPL does not.
- No equipment sold.No recommendation favours a product.
- No maintenance contracts held.The practice does not compete with the contractor it reviews.
- No manufacturer affiliations.Nothing to work around when a specification is written.
- No local office to justify.The advice does not change to protect a branch.
Areas we cover
Where does ILCPL work?
The work travels. The rules do not. A lift consultant engaged in Sydney deals with an owners corporation under the Strata Schemes Management Act. The same building type in Brisbane is a body corporate under the Body Corporate and Community Management Act, and in Adelaide a community corporation under the Community Titles Act. Approvals move as well, from private certifiers in New South Wales to the Victorian Building Authority and an appointed building surveyor in Victoria. ILCPL works in each jurisdiction on its own terms.
- QLD
Brisbane
The deepest project history in the practice, across towers, retail, hospitals and universities.
Brisbane lift and elevator consultants - NSW
Sydney
A deep stock of ageing commercial towers, most of it held inside strata schemes.
Sydney lift and elevator consultants - VIC
Melbourne
High-rise residential density arriving at its first full modernisation cycle.
Melbourne lift and elevator consultants - SA
Adelaide
A public-sector-weighted market with formal procurement and community titles.
Adelaide lift and elevator consultants - ACT
Canberra
Long-held government and institutional assets with scheduled audit obligations.
Canberra lift and elevator consultants - NZ
New Zealand
Three centres on the published record, working across a longer supply chain.
Lift and elevator consultants in New Zealand
The practice
Who you'll work with
Bryan has advised on vertical transportation since 1995, and is named in the client references on this site. The advice comes from the principal, on the owner's side of the table.
Meet the team- 1975Practising owner-side since
- 31Brisbane buildings on the record
- 6Markets across two countries
- 0Items of equipment sold
The model
How an engagement actually runs
- Send the paperwork.The contract, recent service reports, any previous report. No site visit is booked until ILCPL has read what exists.
- The plant is inspected.Condition against exposure, not against a schedule, with findings recorded as they are found.
- A written position.What the plant needs, what it does not, what it costs, and what can be staged.
- Test the market.Only then does a specification go out, evaluated against the terms the owner set.
Capability
What does national lift and elevator consulting cover?
Three service lines carry the same discipline whether the building is in Queen Street or in Wellington, and the about ILCPL record behind them spans nearly 50 years of owner-side practice.
Lift and elevator consulting
Maintenance contract review, modernisation assessment, whole-of-life capital planning, independent documentation for boards, due diligence and regulatory engagement. Schedule of rates and contract terms are read line by line, not summarised.
independent lift consultingElevator design
Traffic analysis, shaft and overhead coordination, manufacturer-neutral specifications, CAD drawings to AS 1735 and the NCC, tender documentation and bid evaluation. The scope of works is written before the market is approached, not after.
elevator designEscalator and travelator reporting
Safety and condition reporting, maintenance review, modernisation assessment and vertical transportation strategy. Reporting is prepared for the party carrying the liability, which is the owner.
escalator safety reports
Record
Where has ILCPL delivered work?
- Queensland
- Brisbane CBD, the Gold Coast, Cairns, Townsville, Mackay, Bundaberg, Gladstone, Toowoomba and the Sunshine Coast. Commercial towers, shopping centres, hospitals, universities, hotels and apartment buildings, spanning maintenance review through to design and tender.
- Northern New South Wales
- Tweed, Ballina, Albury and the Northern Rivers, largely on commercial and institutional assets where the owner wanted a second position before committing capital.
- Victoria
- Melbourne apartment and mixed-use work, plus feasibility engagements on larger institutional assets.
- Western Australia
- Feasibility work on Perth mixed-use development, scoped before the design team fixed the core.
- New Zealand
- Christchurch, Paraparaumu and Wellington.
- South-East Asia
- Kuching, in Borneo.
The full record, with project names and what each engagement covered, sits in the published project lists.
Jurisdictions
The rules differ, and so does the advice
- NSW
New South Wales
Owners corporation under the Strata Schemes Management Act. Council or private certifiers under the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act.
- VIC
Victoria
Owners corporation under the Owners Corporations Act. Victorian Building Authority and an appointed building surveyor.
- QLD
Queensland
Body corporate under the Body Corporate and Community Management Act. Building Act pathway, private certifiers, QBCC.
- SA · ACT
South Australia and ACT
Community corporation under the Community Titles Act in Adelaide. Owners corporation under unit titles in Canberra.
Client feedback
What owners and asset managers say
Bryan is an exceptional professional in the field of vertical transportation. Since 1995 he and his Company have advised Queensland University of Technology, which resulted in excellent results, cost savings and positive outcomes.
Bryan's work with one of our clients saved them over $15,000 per annum in lifts maintenance costs.
Questions
Frequently asked questions
5 questions
Does ILCPL work outside Queensland?
Yes. ILCPL is based in Queensland and delivers nationally across Australia, plus New Zealand and South-East Asia. Most of the project record sits outside the home state, including work in New South Wales, Victoria, Western Australia, Christchurch, Wellington and Kuching.
Does ILCPL have an office in each city?
No, and the practice does not present itself as though it does. ILCPL operates from Queensland and travels to the asset. Independence is what an owner is buying, and independence does not depend on a postcode or a local desk.
What does owner-side mean in practice?
It means ILCPL supplies no equipment, holds no maintenance contracts and takes no manufacturer, supplier or installer affiliation. The advice is written for the party paying for the asset, not for a party hoping to service it.
Can ILCPL review a maintenance contract that is already in place?
Yes. Contract review is one of the more common engagements. ILCPL reads the existing terms, the schedule of rates, the response commitments and the exclusions, then sets out what the owner is actually entitled to and where the exposure sits.
Is ILCPL tied to any lift manufacturer or installer?
No. That is the reason the practice exists in its current form. Specifications are written manufacturer-neutral, and tenders are evaluated on the terms an owner set rather than the terms a supplier prefers.
Contact
First step
Send through the asset address, the number of units, and whatever documentation is already on hand: the current maintenance contract, recent service reports, any consultant report from a previous cycle. ILCPL will confirm whether the work is a review, a design engagement or a feasibility study, and what it will cost to reach a position.
0417 784 245QLD base, national delivery
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