FEATURE
LIFTING STANDARDS, SAFETY AND SPIRITS
Stannah tells Tomorrow's FM how its refurbishment of two lifts at an apartment block in Leamington Spa transformed high-rise living for its residents.
Residents of 84-apartment Eden Court in Lillington, Leamington Spa, now enjoy enhanced accessibility thanks to the comprehensive refurbishment by Stannah of two passenger lifts.
The works transforms the outdated eight-person passenger lifts, and significantly improves safety by meeting the latest lift regulations.
The lift refurbishment at Eden Court is part of a wider modernisation programme with Warwick Council, involving the refurbishment of around 20 lifts in residential buildings to improve safety and efficiency.
The client Warwick District Council relies on Stannah for routine lift maintenance inspections in line with legislative schedules to make sure there are no major faults with lifts in their social housing portfolio. The contract includes 24/7 call- out service for emergencies and breakdowns, protecting the council against the loss of reputation for an out-of- service lift that can inconvenience residents in a block of high-rise flats.
This project started in 2019, when Warwick District Council and Stannah agreed to improve lift performance and reliability, to not only provide safer lift access for residents but to also reduce future lift maintenance and running costs.
Due to the age of the lifts, they have become more susceptible to breakdowns with scope to be brought up to the latest lift regulations. Stannah conducted a comprehensive survey and provided a condition report for the wider 20-lift refurbishment programme, recommending which lifts in the portfolio should receive priority attention.
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Work in Eden Court officially commenced in August 2022, with the initial lift refurbishment undertaken on-site in January 2023 through a phased approach.
The work Stannah proposed a comprehensive lift refurbishment plan to Warwick District Council for the lifts at Eden Court, primarily due to their age and reliability. Rather than a completely new lift installation, a refurbishment plan was more suited for Warwick District Council to meet budget expectations.
The aim was to upgrade the lifts providing a cost-effective and energy-efficient solution that retains the safety of residents and service engineers when carrying out maintenance work.
The refurbishment spanned 14 weeks per lift, incorporating upgrades to the lift car, including a new full- car entrance. This included zone locking to prevent the doors from opening outside of a floor zone and a new toe guard to prevent falls into the elevator hoistway.
The lifts are programmed on a skip-stop system, with one lift serving the even floors and the other lift serving the odd floors. This setup allows for more efficient operation and reduced wait times, improving resident satisfaction.
To further enhance passenger safety, Stannah installed new traction machines for uncontrolled movement prevention and improved ride quality and an autodial unit that automatically calls for help when the alarm button is pressed. For better connectivity, a GSM unit replaced the traditional hard BT line, with a managed SIM card, futureproofing the lift ready for the digital phone line switchover due in 2026.
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