Specialising in Lift and Escalator Modernisation and Maintenance Performance, enables lift owners/managers to get reliability, responsiveness and long-term value for money from capital investment.
We are the leading independent lift consultants and our unmatched expertise and commitment to delivering top-quality services set us apart from the competition. With years of experience under our belt, you can rest assured your lifts conform to the highest safety standards.
Our team of seasoned professionals is dedicated to providing personalized and innovative solutions tailored to your specific needs, ensuring a seamless and efficient lift experience. Don't compromise on quality – choose the trusted leader in lift consultation and let us take your vertical transportation to new heights.
Not many people remember a building for the efficiency of their vertical transport, they do however remember a visit to a building if it was marred by waiting for a delayed lift or an uncomfortable experience.
Lift Consultant Ltd are a local company and the Director Phil Kearney has been in the lift industry for over 50 years, progressing from Technical Apprentice to Senior Manager of the largest Lift Company in the world.
Employing significant knowledge in span and depth of the industry, both in Technical and Commercial knowledge, our philosophy at Lift Consultant Ltd is to serve our clients effectively by providing expertise in Budgeting, Forecasting, Surveying, Reporting, Maintenance Monitoring, and Project Management.
In our work we try to use only the most modern, convenient and interesting solutions. We want the template you downloaded look unique.
New Lift Instillation
Modernisation
Servicing & Maintenance
Repairs & Refurbishment
In our work we try to use only the most modern, convenient and interesting solutions.
We want the template you downloaded look unique and new
Suitability and Integrity
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Your consultant uses non-proprietary, performance-based and generic specifications to recommend the most suitable product and system for your unique project, not necessarily what is newest or currently promoted. The lift consultant is independent of the lift industry, influences and sits solely in your corner – looking out for your best interests.
The Consultant gets you what you need – not what the contractor has available.
Programme
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Your consultant project-manages the lifts to meet known industry standards and your time objectives. He is a critical member of your project team who helps manage contractor compliance and performance.
You only get what you manage – if you don’t manage it, you won’t get it.
Quality
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Your consultant is an Industry Professional with span and depth of experience, committed to excellence and results at every stage of his involvement in your project. They are experienced specialists, using tools such as traffic analysis calculations to get you the most powerful, smallest-footprint solution.
Too many or too few lifts will affect the building over its life, in terms of cost and traffic flow.
Competitive Pricing
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Your consultant is familiar with commercial as well as technical issues in costing, deliveries and logistics all the way through the supply chain. His non-proprietary, performance-based designs will bring you multiple, compliant and cost-competitive tenders.
No Surprises with detailed specifications.
Profit
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Your consultant maximizes your (your Clients) lettable area by minimizing lift space taken. He uses appropriate electronic control, motion control and lifting technologies to achieve the least energy use. He designs with the lifts’ full life-cycle in mind and so can’t help but make your building more sustainable. He literally makes your building work and then work very well.
Unspecialised Third-Party Procurement mostly buys on Project Cost.
Cost Control
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Your consultant will protect you from unfair cost variations and time extension claims during construction, and elicit detailed and thorough costing for future repairs and maintenance.
The programme of works can be linked to damages but early completion through good management is preferable.
Results
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Your consultant works with facts and actual, measurable quality. All key parameters of your lifts are measured against strict requirements. He will insist on superior lift performance and reliability to ensure you get everything you paid for
The market value of the building is protected against adverse negotiation tactics on lift service.
Risk Reduction
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Your consultant manages and reduces your risk. He builds lift, fire and disabled code compliance in mind, flexibility and future-proofing are paramount to the design. He insists on proven, reliable and repeatable products and services. You have assurance that all proposed equipment has been extensively monitored and verified in the field for years before consideration for your building.
The wrong product will continue to waste cost during its life cycle, which often means it is ultimately more costly.
No Surprises!
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There should be no blank spots between the lifts and other scopes of work. Experience and a disciplined approach enable the consultant to account for errors and omissions in the tenders. Your consultant pays for himself many times over by delivering thorough designs within budget, and eliminates variations and all of their knock-on effects on programme and ROI.
The Consultants Fees are transactional but the life cycle savings are repeat.
Sustainability & Development
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Your consultant works as a key member of your design and management team. He brings extra value to each project and aims to be cost neutral by showing the way forward pragmatically. Your lift consultant can make your designs more advanced and more effective in today’s high-cost, complex construction and maintenance environment, you must lead to succeed.
Obsolescence can come quickly with a low volume product or complex control lacking in spares availability that few maintainers can maintain.
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The satisfaction of clients speaks volumes about the effectiveness of our lift consultancy services. Let's take a look at what clients have to say about their experience:
Phil was referred to me by a very fuzzy property manager. I thought if this fuzzy friend of mine trusts Phil of Lift Consultant Ltd , he must be reliable. so I called up Phil and I am very satisfied with the service. I highly recommend Phil Kearney to anyone having constant problems with lifts.
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Very happy to leave a review regarding the service offered by Phil and more than happy to recommend his services. We have a very old lift which he was able to look at and recommend the way ahead. Thanks Phil.
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Phil has helped with all the projects in Iberia the last 4 years in all aspects of vertical circulation. First, he's a pleasure to work with and the team really appreciates his great disposition. Second, thanks to his technical knowledge and advice, we have overcome different scenarios with flying colors (programmes met, costs met and quality met!). I appreciate him on the team and while he is on board I know I don't have to worry about anything that he is handling and I trust his recommendations as the final results speak for themselves.
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Phil is a product and service expert who’s expertise and input has been invaluable to me over the past number of years that I have worked with him. His work is always to the highest standards - and you can be confident that his opinions and recommendations will be robust and entirely appropriate.
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Within the Primark work team I have worked with Phil Kearney as a consultant for vertical communications. I have experienced Phil as a very approachable, professional and most of all reliable source of information and support.
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Phil is a creative & enthusiastic industry professional with a proven record of developing new clients and business whilst successfully maintaining existing ones. Very serious about his day to day business and an enigmatic character who is always great fun to work with and be with. Great depth and understanding at all levels of the lift industry as a provider and consultant adviser. A real professional and dedicated team player.
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I have no hesitation in recommending Phil both as a collegue at Otis and subsequently as a customer during my more recent tenures. Phil has an inclusive and open customer focussed approach to business, his technical and wider industry knowledge is excellent and is exemplified by the varied and prestigeous projects he has contibuted to.
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I worked alongside Phil at Otis who I found to be highly motivated and a good communicator. Phil worked in modernisation and more often managed the most complex modernisation projects which required the most creative and effective solutions to achieve the end result which satisfied both the client and subcontract partners; he is a confident professional who consistently delivered on his targets. It was a pleasure to work with Phil he comes highly recommended.
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Lift Consultancy offers comprehensive technical and commercial advice related to lift and escalator systems, including but not limited to: New Lifts in New Buildings, New Lifts in Existing Buildings, Maintenance and Service Arrangements, Essential Repairs, Testing and Modernisation.
Opting for an independent lift consultant ensures impartial and expert recommendations. Our experienced lift consultants offer tailored solutions without any bias toward specific lift contractors or manufacturers, ensuring maximum Safety, Reliability and Return on Investment.
No, our lift consultancy service extends across East Sussex, providing advice on LOLER inspections, Health and Safety audits, and maintenance management for existing lift installations. We advise on compliance with all statutory regulations for the lift industry. (As far as reasonably practicable, according to existing physical conditions)
Our team of consultants specialises in Lift Modernisation, Maintenance Regimes and Service Response requirements. We have expertise in managing lift portfolios, Key Accounts and providing lift and escalator access solutions for various types of buildings.
Absolutely, our experience is invalid in providing prudent advice for long term solutions, making sure that investment is not wasted by reactive solutions to immediate issues.
The life of a lift is 15 to 20 years depending on its usage.
This can be shortened by poor maintenance regimes, lack of product knowledge, obsolescence or poor treatment by the user.
It can be extended by Repairs and Modernisation up to the point of obsolescence.
The independent and impartial Lift Consultant has knowledge and experience in span and depth of the technical and commercial aspects of the lift at each stage of its lifecycle, this advice can maximise return on investment.
Feedback from past clients, maintain that the Lift Consultants fee can be cost neutral most of the time, when considering the savings made through prudent advice.
1 The lift starts its life as a new lift, in a new building usually, where its purpose, usage, building population, use in the event of an emergency and energy consumption, will all have been considered for the best return on investment.
2 Once installed the lift needs to be maintained correctly to maximise safety, reliability and ensure optimum service levels via timely planned stoppages and ensuring a quick response to any unplanned stoppages
3 Repairs will be required according to usage where consumable items such as hoisting ropes, belts, door shoes etc will need replacing. These should be planned carefully to suit the buildings operational requirements.
4 Periodic Testing in accordance with LOLER (Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations 1998) will be required and the frequency of these tests will be decided by the competent person, often the Insurance Engineers Inspector. Testing costs versus replacement costs are similar in some circumstances.
5 As the lift becomes older and skills and parts become elusive, there may be a need to replace major components to maintain safety and reliability in order to minimise unplanned and extended stoppages. At this point it is incumbent on the owner to raise the safety standards of the lift, to meet the latest published codes. (As far as reasonably practical).
6 When the lift is coming towards the end of its expected life, then the cost of total modernisation versus the cost of total replacement is minimal and replacement is often the better option for return on investment, as it will be engineered as a single and complete package for that lift shaft, whereas Modernisation may retain some components that will be obsolete in the shorter term and cause extended stoppages. Modernisation may not have been an approved by a Notified Body and display a valid CE mark.
The Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations (LOLER) 1998, which is a key piece of legislation, plays a vital role in ensuring the safety and well-being of both workers and the public during lifting operations.
LOLER not only sets out clear requirements for the safe planning, organization, and execution of lifting operations, but it also mandates the regular inspection and thorough examination of lifting equipment.
By stipulating these stringent regulations, LOLER guarantees that employers carry out thorough risk assessments, provide safe working conditions, and maintain equipment in good working order.
With its emphasis on competent personnel, proper training, and clear communication, LOLER fosters a culture of safety within workplaces where lifting activities take place. By adhering to these regulations, businesses can demonstrate their commitment to the welfare of their employees, as well as their dedication to maintaining high safety standards in their operations.
Consequently, LOLER stands as a cornerstone of the health and safety landscape, protecting individuals and underpinning the integrity of the lifting industry.
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