Combining many years of experience with highly trained technicians; Olympic Lifts provide a top quality service to your door. From scheduled maintenance visits to a emergency call-out service to our clients – every day. Vehicle tracking and constant communications ensure that calls are answered quickly and efficiently by our empathetic and understanding staff.

  • Regular pre-planned phased maintenance
  • Choice of service contracts available
  • Factory trained technicians
  • 24/7 emergency breakdown service
  • Major repairs
  • Modernisation and refurbishment packages

Quality

Olympic Lifts place a great deal of importance on quality and standards for the products and services they provide. The Company is certified to ISO9001: 2015, ISO18001:2007 and ISO14001: 2015 through SGS. Our field staff are factory trained and are given regular updates along with in-house refresher courses. Olympic Lifts are also the first ever holders of the Stannah Certificate of Excellence in NVQ Technical Training.

Service Agreements

Understanding the relationship between service intervals and unplanned calls; Olympic Lifts work closely with our clients to develop a maintenance pattern that ensures maximum reliability on a cost efficient basis. Agreements can be tailored to suit whether you are a private stairlift owner or are responsible for a portfolio of equipment over several sites. Throughout Ireland – “we are at your service”.

Why Choose Olympic Lifts?

35 Years in Business

A family owned business & have installed over 15,000 projects throughout the UK & Ireland over the last 30 years with unrivalled customer service.

Lifetime Commitment

We support you from the initial enquiry, through to installation and testing of the equipment to providing on-going maintenance for the life of your product.

Quality Control

Quality Assured to ISO9001:2015. This guarantees you are dealing with a reliable company which has been externally assessed for their quality procedures.

Servicing

We offer passenger lift services to meet any vertical requirement, from the standard to the bespoke, with every type and style available.

Local lift repair services for any make and model

Keeping people and goods moving is vital for any business. A broken or faulty lift can cause significant loss in both profit and reputation, so we understand how important it is to ensure your lift is kept in full working order at all times.  No matter where you are, one of our highly experienced engineers is never far away. 

We’re also Lift and Escalator Industry Association (LEIA) members.

Established in 1985 you benefit from over 35 years of lift experience. We can work on all brands and types of lift equipment – not just our own lift installations or whether it’s a passenger lift, platform lift, goods lift, 

  • 24-hour, 7 days a week, 365 days a year nationwide call-outs for lift breakdowns
  • Full range of lift services, including maintenance, repairs, refurbishment and modernisation
  • Individual and bulk lift service contracts that match your needs

Lift maintenance and repair services

Ensuring all lifting devices under your care are safe and well-maintained is a legal requirement for any building owner and maintenance contractor. The simplest and most effective way of complying with these requirements is to have a lift service contract in place – keeping your lifts reliable and safe to use. 

With our cost-effective service and maintenance contracts, we’re proud to focus on providing traditional rather than modular servicing (which involves quick visual inspections.) By undertaking full preventative maintenance services, we identify watchpoints, preventing problems and breakdowns before they happen.

If a repair is needed, the LOLER inspection report advises remedial works, or there’s a lift breakdown, as one of the largest independent lift service providers, you benefit from our in-depth knowledge and experience, and we can get to you quickly and efficiently no matter where you are in the country.

We believe in preventing lift downtime. In the long run, traditional maintenance increases the lifespan of the units we service and reduces the frequency of call-outs from lift breakdowns, and our large network means we can keep your lift running smoothly.

 

Importance of lift servicing

Aside from legislative requirements, how often lifts should be inspected or serviced depends on the type, usage frequency and the number of floors a lift installation is covering. Low usage passenger carrying lifts may only require two services a year to fulfil legal requirements. In contrast, high-frequency use installations in larger and more frequented premises may need more regular servicing to prevent costly breakdowns and possible interruptions to service. 

While current UK law requires a lift service or maintenance visit at least every 6 months if the installation is carrying passengers and once every 12 months if the lift is used only for goods, these are minimum requirements and should be viewed as such. Additional preventative maintenance may be prudent and necessary to achieve optimum performance and minimise the risk of downtime.

As lifts contain mechanical components, they are prone to wear and tear. In addition, electronic systems may need to be re-programmed, and safety systems should be regularly checked.

We offer three levels of service contracts: standard, comprehensive and bespoke for our lift products to help you choose the best level for your needs, regardless of make or model. You can find out more about our commercial service contracts here

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Lift Service Contracts

We have been in the business of lifts for over 35 years. Our product experience from dumbwaiters to escalators and everything in between means we can provide a service contract for your existing lift to suits your needs – regardless of its make or model.

All of our service and maintenance contracts include:

  • Regular maintenance visits, during which our engineers will inspect, clean, lubricate and adjust all necessary components for optimum performance
  • Complete condition reports outline the work carried out and identify any weak or faulty components, with possible upgrades/refurbishments to reduce running costs and improve efficiency.
  • We can also provide personnel to carry out all tests and examinations

We are here to help you with your lift responsibilities; whether it is for the safe operation of a single lift or to manage a large portfolio across multiple sites, we give you complete peace of mind. 

During each maintenance visit, we take the time to inspect fully, test, service, lubricate and, where needed, make adjustments to ensure optimum performance. Our products and services comply with all manufacturer guidance, British Standards and safety specifications. We also make sure to log every action, so you have a full record of your lift’s service history. 

Standard Service Package

  • Regular servicing at specified intervals
  • Condition report on each service visit
  • Preventative maintenance
  • Full 24/7 emergency cover including parts – priced separately  

 

Comprehensive Service Package

  • Regular servicing at specified intervals
  • Condition report on each service visit
  • Preventative maintenance
  • Full 24/ 7 emergency breakdown cover including parts
  • Repairs

Bespoke Service Package

  • Regular servicing at agreed intervals
  • Condition report on each service visit
  • Preventative maintenance
  • Normal working hours or full 24/7 emergency breakdown cover 
  • Tailored maintenance to customers requirements

 

Additional items than can be included:

LOLER Inspections

Out of hours servicing

Supplementary testing

 

Contract services for lift owners/operators with one or more lifts

As a lift owner, it’s not just a responsibility but a legal obligation to take care of your lift, keeping it in safe working order and up to date – whether you’re responsible for just one lift or several.

The care of a lift is highly specialised, from thorough examination to the maintenance and repair of your lift equipment. You need to have peace of mind that the company undertaking this work has the skills to keep you covered. 

Olympic Lifts prides itself on having over 5 years of experience and expertise within the lift industry, which we pass down to every one of our highly qualified lift engineers. Our engineers use their in-depth knowledge and training to inspect your lift thoroughly and advise you of any items affecting lift performance or passenger safety.
 
Every individual lift has factors that determine how quickly it can wear, such as the type of product, the location and the reason behind its use. Depending on these circumstances, the number of service visits your equipment requires may vary from two to six per year.

For a truly compact solution, we offer a range of machine room-less lifts which not only fit all components within the lift shaft but also have the exciting feature where the engineering control interface is contained within the volume of a standard 120mm door frame.

This removes the requirement of a separate control cabinet and associated door frame asymmetry.

  • Models range from 6-32 people, 450-2500Kg and speeds from 0.63-2.5m/s

Car finishes include a choice of high quality Formica laminates, brushed and patterned stainless steels along with fully glazed options.

Sensor activated LED efficient lighting is standard along with TFT display screens showing car travel direction, door sequence and floor-level reached along with car temperature. This system can be adapted to show weather reports, logos or other corporate information while passengers are travelling.

Advances in control engineering enable us to diagnose faults and reset equipment remotely, reducing the inconvenience of lifts out of service.

The already efficient drive systems can be augmented with the inclusion of our recently developed energy recovery system which can cut annual running costs by as much as 45%.  This gives the lift an A+ energy rating.  Our lifts allow full compliance with BREEAM Regulations.

Other options include 3D door detectors which will reverse car door closing as people approach the lift, therefore removing the risk of injury to older or frail passengers. Another benefit of this option is that it much reduces the possibility of damage to the door systems when loading goods.

Add value and distinction to your building design with bespoke lift car solutions for the internal or external of your building.

We provide a wide range of solutions which include:

  • Partial or fully glazed lift car
  • Glazed self-supporting lift shaft
  • Partial or fully glazed car and landing doors
  • Complete specialisation or standard solutions
  • Flat panel or curved car walls
  • Wall climber with highly decorative lift car interior and exterior
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Olympic Lifts are able to supply a range of emergency lifts, from firefighting lifts through to evacuation lifts. We can even upgrade an existing lift into an emergency lift.

Typically lifts are not used in the event of a fire. Most lifts will travel to ground level and shut down in the event of an alarm (in accordance with British Standard EN81-73: 2020; Behaviour of lifts in the event of a fire). However, there are certain types of passenger lift that can aid the fire and rescue service and emergency evacuation in the event of an emergency.

Our firefighting lifts comply to firefighting lift regulations (BS EN81-72: 2020) and help firefighters access all areas to help tackle a blaze. Our evacuation lifts ensure the passenger lift can be used as a means of escape for building occupants in an emergency. These lifts operate as normal passenger lifts with the capability to switch into an emergency state if required.

What is a firefighter’s lift?

Helps comply with

BS EN81-72:2020 Safety rules for the construction & installation of lifts – Firefighters lifts

Description

Exclusive use of a passenger lift by the fire service to carry firefighters and their equipment to the required floors in the event of a fire.

Firefighting lifts are required in housing where the building has a floor more than 18m above or more than 10m below fire service vehicle access level.

Features
  • Interface between the lift control, fire detection and alarm system
  • Trap doors and ladders for rescue operations
  • Electrical components in the shaft and on the car are protected against water
  • Emergency intercom system and lift operation
  • Separate power supply (supplied by builder) to enable the lift to remain in use

Lift sizes

Typically, 8- or 13-person passenger lifts

BREEAM is the world’s leading sustainability assessment method for master planning projects, infrastructure and buildings.
It addresses a number of lifecycle stages such as New Construction, Refurbishment and In-Use.

Globally there are more than 552,900 BREEAM certified developments, and almost 2,254,200 buildings registered for assessment since it was first launched in 1990.

The aim of BREEAM is to recognise and encourage the specification of energy efficient transportation systems.

BREEAM Credits for Lifts and Escalators

BREEAM Credits are available for the installation of energy efficient lifts and escalators and the following demonstrates compliance:

CREDIT ONE

1. Where either lifts, escalators or moving walks (transportation types) are required:
   1. An analysis of the transportation demand and usage patterns for the building has been carried out by the design team to determine the optimum number and size of lifts (including counter-balancing ratio), escalators and/or moving walks.
   2. The energy consumption has been estimated for one of the following: 
      1. At least two types of system (for each transportation type required) or
      2. An arrangement of systems (e.g. for lifts, hydraulic, traction, MRL) or
      3. A system strategy which is ‘fit for purpose’ (scheduling)
3. The lift/escalator/moving walk system/strategy with the lowest energy consumption is specified.

CREDIT TWO: (on fulfilment of credit one)

1. Criteria 1 is achieved.

2. For lifts, of the following energy-efficient features the three that offer the greatest
potential energy savings are specified:

   1. The lifts operate in a stand-by condition during off-peak periods. For example the power side of the lift controller and other operating equipment such as lift car lighting, user displays and ventilation fans switch off when the lift has been idle for a prescribed length of time.

   2. The lift car uses energy-efficient lighting and display lighting i.e. an average lamp efficacy, across all fittings in the car, of >55 lamp lumens/ circuit watt and lighting switches off after the lift has been idle for a prescribed length of time.
   3. The lift uses a drive controller capable of variable-speed, variable-voltage,
variable-frequency (VVVF) control of the drive motor.
   4. The lift has a regenerative drive unit so that any energy generated by a traction lift (due to running up loaded to less than the counterbalancing ratio or running down loaded to more than the counter balancing ratio) or by a hydraulic lift (due to running down) is returned back to the electricity utility supplier or used elsewhere in the building.

For escalators and/or moving walks, each escalator and/or moving walk complies with EITHER
of the following:

   1. It is fitted with a load sensing device that synchronises motor output to passenger demand through a variable speed drive. OR
   2. It is fitted with a passenger sensing device for automated operation (auto walk), so the escalator operates in stand-by mode when there is no passenger demand.

How Olympic Lifts can help:

● Completing a traffic analysis of the lift service to demonstrate that the optimum number
and size of lifts based on industry standards and client requirements.

● Correctly specifying the correct type of Lift equipment and ensuring that it contains the
required features so that the maximum number of BREEAM is achieved