How a Lift Servicing Contract can save you from unwanted lift problems

Posted by Tarun Ranjan on September 29th, 2015

In today’s era, high rise buildings are part of our daily life, both at workplace and at living place. In these high rise buildings, we cannot just imagine walking through more than a few floors, for example, up to 3 floors could be manageable but not more than it. Here, the role of lifts come into the picture that helps make it easier and faster to reach anywhere we need without feeling tired and while feeling fresh. Now, just imagine a moment when you enter in the lift, it moves on, but suddenly it gets stuck somewhere in the middle, and you are left with just trying to call the building’s support so that they can take you out from the lift. This is a very common issue with lifts, and the common reason behind this is lack of maintenance. To avoid such issues and many other issues that may occur, a lift servicing contract with a lift company that has experience lift engineers is a wise decision.

Understanding a Lift Servicing Contract

It is an agreement done between a lift company and building owner / administrator department. With this contract, it is ensured that the lift works properly while eliminating all chances of stuck, breakdown, and accidents. While the lift engineers assigned by the company visits on a scheduled based for the lift maintenance, the building owner / administrator department has to make payment to the company as per the terms and services agreed upon while signing the contract.

What can be included in the Lift Servicing Contract

Depending upon the requirements, you may ask for a customized servicing contract but an overall lift maintenance contract includes the below services, which are suggested to consider avoiding even a single instance of an accident or mishap:

• repairing of faulty and broken parts
• Replacement of old lifts with new lifts – this is done when the old lifts are of no use
• designing of the lifts to ensure they are as per the building’s requirement
• Renovation of the lifts
• Ensuring all safety regulations and protective measures like fire sealing and proofing
• Lifts installation – this is done when new lifts need to be installed

What should be discussed in the contract?

Here are the main pointers that must be discussed before finalizing a contract:

• Contract duration
• Cost
• Services included
• Duration / schedule of the lift engineers to visit for regular maintenance check-up and fixes
• if urgent support is provided in case of a need; if yes, how long the lift company takes to respond to the urgent call

JDR Lift Services provide bespoke lift maintenance, replacement, and installation services in Kent, London. Contact now and get all your needs fulfilled.