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Lifts: advice for architects and project owners
Sizing, specifications, comparison of offers and technical supervision of the lift package, integrated from design through to handover.
The lift package combines constraints few other packages do: safety standards, accessibility, loads, traffic, civil engineering, power supply and the building’s future operation. An arbitration missed at design stage is paid for over thirty years.
We act as the specialised consultant, complementing the architecture practice and the engineers, without ever interfering with the architectural design.
Grid
of weighted offer evaluation
Interfaces
civil engineering, power and shaft under control
Handover
compliance check of the commitments
What we hear most often
The situations that trigger a call
Non-comparable offers
Without a written scope, every supplier proposes their own solution. The comparison becomes an approximate exercise.
Forgotten interfaces
Shaft, sills, doors, power supply, ventilation, evacuation: the ancillary works reappear as change orders during the site.
Unanticipated future operation
A high-performing but costly-to-maintain lift, or one with exclusive parts, becomes a problem for the project owner.
A safety / budget arbitration hard to carry alone
Some items are non-negotiable. Identifying them early avoids discovering them at handover.
Our approach
Three steps, a deliverable each time
Early technical framing
Sizing, load, traffic, number of stops, accessibility, shaft constraints: the fundamentals fixed before the specifications are written.
Writing and tendering
Complete specifications, tender, bid opening with a weighted evaluation grid and analysis of the proposed variants.
Follow-up through to handover
Compliance checks against the commitments, coordination of interfaces with the other trades, tests and handover documentation.
Services involved
What we put in place for you
Specifications & project management
Define the requirement precisely, compare what is genuinely comparable, and avoid offers dragged down on non-negotiable items.
Learn moreLift replacement
From technical analysis to award: calls for tender, technical and financial evaluation, negotiation, then site supervision through to handover.
Learn moreLift modernisation
Modernise rather than replace: we compare at least three companies, analyse the solutions and negotiate before award.
Learn moreAudit & technical assessment
A complete and unbiased diagnosis of your installation: actual condition of the equipment, compliance, safety, costs and action priorities, with a digital report within 72 hours.
Learn moreFrequently asked questions
Frequently asked questions: Architects & project owners
Let us talk about your installation
A first conversation is often enough to see clearly
Describe your situation: number of installations, current contract, issue encountered. We come back to you with a technical answer, not a sales pitch.
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