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Technical updates, case studies, and industry news for lift service providers and maintenance professionals.
Winter Lift Breakdowns: How Contractors Can Plan Ahead
Cold weather puts extra strain on lift machines, hydraulics, and brakes. Here is how maintenance contractors can plan heavy repair and testing work before the winter breakdown peak hits.
One Quote, One Supplier: Why Access and Scaffold Integration Matters on Lift Works
Coordinating a separate access supplier alongside an engineering scope is where lift jobs slip. One quote covering access design, scaffold erection, and the engineering works removes the coordination risk.
Manufacturing Obsolete Lift Parts: When OEM Stock Runs Out
When OEM lift parts are discontinued or carry long lead times, in-house precision manufacture of bushes, bearings, shafts and winding units keeps legacy installations running without waiting on discontinued stock.
Brake Repairs on Older Lifts: Asbestos-Trained Operatives Explained
Why older lift brake shoes can contain asbestos, how asbestos-trained operatives handle removal and disposal, and the documentation that comes with it.
Sheave Wear: When to Re-groove vs Replace
Signs of sheave wear, rope groove profile measurement, and how to decide between on-site re-grooving and full replacement.
Type B Testing Checklist for Maintenance Contractors
What to prepare before a Type B test visit: car clearance, load weights, access and RAMS. A practical checklist so the test lands first time.
Hydraulic Auxiliary Systems: What Lift Contractors Should Check During a Ram Overhaul
Oil temperature, rupture valves, high-pressure hoses and cooler units — the auxiliary components that decide whether a hydraulic ram overhaul holds up after handover.
MRL Machine Lifting Frame for TKE DAF210 Series
An Exclusive Specialist Lifting Frame, Unique to EES Vertical Transportation. Engineering Support for Lift & Escalator Contractors.
Top Causes of Premature Traction Belt Wear (And How to Prevent Them)
A technical deep-dive into diagnosis, building on your existing traction diagnosis case study.
Lift Gearbox Overhaul vs. Replacement: Making the Right Call for Your Client
Discussing when a root-cause overhaul is more cost-effective and faster than sourcing a new machine.
Ensuring Compliance: What Procurement Managers Need to Look for in Lift Engineering Subcontractors
Highlighting the importance of SafeContractor status, pre-mobilization RAMS, and complete traceability.
EES Vertical Transportation is heading to LiftEx 2025
It all takes place on 11th and 12th of June 2025 from 9.30 am on both days. EES Vertical Transportation will be on Stand F1 to exhibit our offerings to all.
Liftex 2022 – What a show!!!
Record numbers attended this years event, held once again at ExCeL London and the team at EES Vertical Transportation were delighted to be among them.
Liftex Exhibition 2019 Stand F4
EES Vertical Transportation are happy to be attending the event and will be on Stand F4, just right of the entrance at this years' Liftex Exhibition in London.
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