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In 1999 the average annual lift maintenance premium was in the region of £2,500. Currently it’s in the region of £1,000. For equipment that must be carefully maintained to meet highly critical safety standards, less does not always mean more.

FUN FACTS

Once we push the button to call the lift and it lights up, the request is registered, sadly no matter how many more times it is pushed it will not arrive any quicker, frustrating but true.

Some of the world’s fastest lifts were required to be slowed down after only a few weeks of normal service due to the increased cases of blocked ear ways, nausea and dizzy spells. However, all lifts fast & slow require the same strict levels of maintenance and specialist care.

Many years ago, lifts powered by water hydraulics were very common especially close to major rivers in our largest cities. Lift service was often disrupted at low tides or during high water demands.

Some of the barrack quarters around the country where the troops are a mounted regiment use specially designed lifts to move the horses from one floor to another! No ordinary maintenance procedures there?

In certain areas of mainland Europe new build housing regulations insist on a specific area to accommodate a passenger lift within the design to allow for future changes in the mobility of the occupants.

Lift units in the mining industry can descend to depths of 800-900 meters or more and can take around 7 minutes of travel time.

Latest lift technology has begun to utilize every opportunity of direct lift movement to power devices that will capture energy and return it to the main power source that operates the lift.