An important factor in Acre Lifts winning the contract was a presentation given to the NHS King Georges Trust and Sodexo (the facilities management company that were overseeing our works on site) by our Managing Director David Bishop and construction manager John Pearcey. This meeting established a good working relationship which was maintained during the entirety of the project.

As is apparent from this e-mail that we received from Ray Gilbert the Sodexo manager on site:

“John, please extend thanks to everyone concerned for a job well done during the recent refurbishment . The project went well without too much hassle and came in on time and within budget so the Trust were very pleased with that and the end result . The lads worked well as a team to achieve time scales and just got on with the job and caused virtually no grief, it was a pleasure having them on site which is more than I can say for contractors on other projects I have on the go . So well done to everyone.

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Two Very Prestige Private Residential Properties At 38 & 40 Avenue Road, St Johns Wood, London

This project involved the installation of two bespoke “Car” lifts to service underground parking, which are the first of their type to be installed within the United Kingdom.

Blenheim House Construction the main contractors on this multi million pound project to build two high status and spec houses in a desirable area, wanted to not only have a car lift that made the most of the space available, but to have a car lift that represented the style and luxury of the entire build of both properties.

To help them achieve this, they in turn employed Hoare Lee (An award-winning firm of consulting engineers) as the main consultants, together with Global Lift Equipment who supplied the bespoke lift, designed these unique lifts.

Once the design was finalised the contract was then tendered and awarded to Acre Lifts and the work of installing these unique lifts commenced and its fair to say that there were quite a few engineering issues to overcome & resolve as there always are with bespoke prototype products which tested our skills and knowledge.

Acre Lifts were and remain very proud to have been involved with this project, which have been both demanding & challenging, but also reflecting Acre Lifts’ abilities to manage and install not just bespoke lifts, but lifts of any kind in all sorts of environments.

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This project involved the major refurbishment of 8 lifts; a 6 Car Group of Gearless passenger lifts and 2 Simplex Geared Goods Lifts.

The major part of the project consisted of the installation of “Thyssen” Winding Units and “Kollmorgan” Control Panels.

The Project was sponsored by MACE MACRO LTD, on behalf of the client ERNST & YOUNG, with NORLAND MANAGED SERVICES as Principle Contractor and J.BASHFORD & ASSOCIATES as Lift Consultants.

This project was all the more challenging as we had to keep all the original lifts in operation so as to keep the disruption to the building occupants to a minimum. With that in mind it was all the more pleasing to hear that upon the successful completion of such a major project, that we were congratulated by both Mr Roy Booth of NORLAND MANAGED SERVICES and Mr Mark Bryan of J.BASHFORD & ASSOCIATES on a project well done.

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The project involved the major refurbishment of five lifts; a group of three gearless passenger lifts and two simplex geared scenic lifts.

ILE were the suppliers of the new winding units and controllers; they also provided GAL conversion kits for adaptation to the original Express Lift Company door equipment. The fact that Royal & Sun Alliance had their own Lift Engineering staff to oversee the project meant that our design solutions and standard of workmanship were constantly being monitored.

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This new build Prestige Apartment Block project in the heart of London’s Docklands required four ‘high spec’ MRL Passenger Lifts to service the 22 floor building.

The cross-corner firefighting lift with adjacent car entrances was designed in conjunction with Global Lift Equipment, who supplied the majority of the equipment. The fact that there was no Consultants Specification meant that the Acre/Global partnership needed to give guidance and direction to the Client; particularly when it came to the design and finishes for the all important lift car.

Brian Fitzpatrick of Fitzpatrick Construction commented: “Acre Lifts are an extremely user-friendly company, adaptable to changing site circumstances and always willing to help”.

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Acre Lifts would like to welcome Ian Moore, Daniel Callaghan and Konstanine Dukov to Acre Lifts’ service department. They have joined the service team as service and maintenance engineers and we look forward to them adding their skills and knowledge to the company.

Promotions

We would like to take this opportunity to congratulate Dave Prince, Ben Higgs, Nick Speed and Joe Curtis who have all successfully completed their apprenticeships with Acre Lifts. They have now been appointed their own service rounds with the company.

Acre Lifts currently has four more apprentices going through college and onsite training in order to become service or construction engineers. This further demonstrates Acre Lifts’ commitment to training and development within the lift engineering industry.

New contracts

Acre Lifts has secured the following new service contracts:

• Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust
• The Halkin Hotel in Belgravia
• West Middlesex University Hospital Trust
• Emporio Armani
• Armani Exchange
• Really Useful Group
• 8-12 Broadwick Street in Westminster
• Braintree College

For more information see the Service Contracts page.

Departures

This year the service department said farewell to Sue Cooney who worked as an administrator in our service department for almost 10 years. Pat was an extremely valued member of the team, helping to coordinate the call-out desk and forming strong bonds with the rest of the service team. It is with great regret that she has left us and Acre Lifts wishes her good luck in all her future endeavours.

The installation department would like to welcome Zydrunas Inta who recently joined Acre Lifts as an engineer’s mate.

Promotions

Following the completion of their NVQ3 in lift engineering Jason Grais, James Carpenter and Parm Baines have been promoted to construction engineers.

New contracts

The department has received a number of new contracts to install new lifts and refurbish existing ones. These include:

• Refurbishing six lifts at Lewisham Homes
• Refurbishing two lifts at the National Audit Office
• Installation of a disabled lift platform at 10 Downing Street
• Refurbishing seven lifts at Camden Council
• Installing two new lifts at Victoria’s Secrets new flagship store in New Bond Street
• Installing a lift at the five-star Milestone Hotel in Kensington

Departures

This year Acre Lifts has said goodbye Dwyne Blom, a dedicated and hard-working member of the installation team who was with us for five years. Dwyne joined Acre Lifts as an engineer’s mate and worked his way up to become one of our most reliable and trustworthy engineers. As chief engineer Dwyne was instrumental in the installation of two bespoke car lifts at two private residential properties in Avenue Road.

Due to unfortunate circumstances Dwyne has had to return to South Africa and it is with great regret that we say goodbye to him. Everyone at Acre Lifts wishes him all the best for the future.