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Congratulations to Fisher F.C. Youth Team

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Well done to the Fisher F.C. Youth team who were invited onto the pitch on Saturday 14 November 2022 by Millwall FC who won 2-1 against West Bromwich Albion FC. A very triumphant moment for the South London youth club who have gone from strength to strength under its leadership – by our very own engineer – and their coach John Pritchard.

Fisher Youth FC was founded in 2017 which saw the return to their Bermondsey base. The club’s ethos is built on community first, with a goal to provide a safe and fun environment which encourages young players to develop their abilities and offers the opportunity for regular matches in competitive football.

VM Elevators title sponsorship of the Fisher Youth FC came to formation in 2021. Our commitment to ensuring the youth football team thrive, sees us work closely with John to ensure his team have everything they need for a brilliant match day experience. The partnership has enabled the Under 12s and Under 15s to build on their already strong presence in the South London Youth League.

With the help of former players like John, who still wear the Fisher famous black and white stripes on the weekend, they have developed more teams which now compete across all age groups and continue to produce capable players, many of whom transition to the senior team.

‘Seeing the lads on the pitch at the Millwall match was a particularly emotional moment for all of us at the club. For the Youth team to stand there and soak in that atmosphere after
an amazing game and win for Millwall, enabled them to get into the mindset that ‘one day this could be us’, which is super inspiring!
We teach the kids that anything is possible through teamwork and dedication.

It’s so important that we continue to support youth clubs in our local areas – as they act as a safe outlet for kids, which positively impacts their well-being and mental health whilst
expanding on their social skills – all of which is particularly poignant in these times. The fact that they have returned post pandemic with such resilience and brought the same level of motivation and sportsmanship to the pitch in training and matches, makes
me incredibly honored to call myself their coach.
John Pritchard

BIGCHANGE ELEVATES GREEN AMBITIONS FOR VM ELEVATORS

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30TH JUNE 2022 – VM ELEVATORS, A PREMIUM, INDEPENDENT LIFT AND ESCALATOR SERVICES PROVIDER, IS BOOSTING ITS GREEN CREDENTIALS USING BIGCHANGE JOB MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE.

Using the cloud-based platform, VM Elevators delivers 100 per cent of its client reports electronically and has moved its business to an entirely paperless system. Intelligent scheduling and routing, and collaboration with other BigChange users through the BigChange Network, is also improving efficiency and reducing mileage whilst live vehicle tracking, complete with driver behaviour alerts, promotes greener driving across the fleet of mobile service engineers. These benefits have combined to save VM Elevators more than £120k per annum and reduced its administrative resource by 80 percent.

“Here at VM Elevators we care!” commented Simon Whitbread, CEO of VM Elevators. “We care about the people who work for us, the people we work for and the world in which we inhabit. BigChange helps us turn this attitude into action; with workable solutions that deliver tangible benefits for our employees, our clients and the environment.

“Using BigChange we have eliminated paper from our business model. This not only saves trees, it saves printing costs, it saves on the amount of office space we have to heat and light and it reduces journeys backwards and forwards to pick-up or drop-off reports. We are also reducing harmful emissions with home working, advanced scheduling and sharing of resources with other BigChange users. These are real savings for both the planet and the business.”

Simon Whitebread, CEO of VM Elevators

VM Elevators was established in London in 2008 and has since grown to a nationwide company serving more than 50 locations across the UK. VM Elevators provides a fully ‘turnkey’ solution, including new installations, modernisation, maintenance, repair and 24/7 call-out assistance, for lifts and escalators within virtually any setting including commercial, industrial, public sector and residential.

Since implementing the BigChange job management platform, which incorporates customer relationship management (CRM), job scheduling, live tracking, field resource management, job finance and business intelligence, in one simple to use and easy-to-integrate platform, VM Elevators has eliminated paper from its operation with digital job cards, automated completion reports and an online library of risk assessments, service histories and method statements.

Intelligent scheduling reduces unnecessary mileage, reducing emissions and improving productivity, and live vehicle tracking, complete with driver behaviour alerts promotes greener driving speeds and reduced idling, braking and harsh accelerating. BigChange is also supporting extended home working which was introduced during lockdown and is now being promoted to reduce the environmental impact of unnecessary commuting.

“BigChange has been pivotal in helping us work towards a greener future,” Simon Whitbread concluded. “It has also given us greater freedom as to how we work, where and when we work which is something our team embraces.”

 

Buchanan Street, Glasgow

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We are pleased to announce that we are the exclusive contractors for the new lift installation work at the prominent site location of 69 Buchanan Street, Glasgow, G1 3HL.

The Category B listed building is due to undergo a high-end internal transformation within 2022, which will see it house a variety of public and private amenities, benefitting from retail space, restaurants, offices and hotels.

The distinctive towering facades of the red Locharbriggs sandstone ashlar was once famously home to the longest running national newspaper in the world, The Glasgow Herald (formally known as The Herald), who set up abode there for over a century (1868-1980).

From 1836- 1964 The Glasgow Herald was owned by George Outram & Co. taking the name from the paper’s editor of 19 years George Outram and it was one of the first daily newspapers in Scotland.

Historically, George Outram & Co. the publishers of the then Glasgow Herald -went on to heavily shape its structural development and expansion.

NHS Harlow

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Works well under way for The NHS in Harlow. This is a particularly tight program involving a full refurbishment of the asset, to include, new control system,new hoist motor, new doors and entrances & full car re-line works.

Army Museum Chelsea

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VM Elevators have been appointed as the lift service providers for the Army Museum in the heart of Chelsea, having worked with the client previously we are proud to be offering our services on a full time basis ensuring all their lift requirements are met.

VM Elevators Launches new website

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VM Elevators are pleased to launch our brand new website.
We worked tireless over the last few months to bring you a cleaner interface which we hope provides a cleaner, smoother browsing experience and really reflects our branding, what we are, what we do and how we can serve you.
We have a new feedback feature which will allow us to communicate better with you and ensure we continue to provide the kind of service you have come to trust and expect from VM Elevators.