Roxby Building - University Of Liverpool
The Roxby Building had always been separated from the rest of the Lift portfolio at The University of Liverpool, even during the period the university had their own directly employed lift engineers the maintenance in this building was always carried out by Express Lifts and subsequently Otis.
The Aim
A refurbishment was required urgently to avoid the possibility of the second lift becoming unusable, and life becoming very difficult for building users.
The Solution
Knowsley Lifts were engaged, and due to our close working relationships with many suppliers managed to procure materials for the project to begin work in 7 weeks, where standard delivery would be more likely to be approximately 12 for equipment of this type.
The Outcome
Hoist motors were changed to Permanent Magnet Gearless Machines, running at 2.5m/s, and top quality control panels supplied giving excellent speed control and first rate reliability, new car roller guides were fitted to improve ride quality, also all landing entrances were replaced together with all car and landing fixtures and fittings, including a TFT car display.
Consequently the Building users now know that when they press the button they can rely on a lift arriving and delivering to their destination smoothly and safely, whilst experiencing the aesthetics of new lift car (finishes of which were chosen by the building users themselves).
