When times are hard, every company is looking for ways to cut costs and make extra savings. Trimming the stationery bill here, cutting the printer use there. Every penny counts right now, especially with the government recently announcing that the UK economy has dropped back into a double dip recession. But one thing you should never cut back on is safety.

If you operate a large building with lifts, it is easy to think that you can cut costs by cutting back on regular maintenance and inspections, but this is false economy. Not only will you be breaking the laws that require you to have your lifts professionally inspected at regular intervals, you will also be risking far more expensive failures.

Not having your lifts serviced by qualified lift engineers is like not replacing a worn tyre on your car. You may save the price of a new tyre, but you run the risk of skidding and crashing, leading to much more expensive damage and repairs. Even without a crash, worn lift parts, just like worn tyres, put the whole of your system under strain and increase the wear and tear on all the other components.

Sheridan Lifts are a leading lift installation company and offer a wide range of lift services, from fully qualified and experienced lift engineers. We’ll make sure that your lift servicing delivers real value for money, saving you both in the short term, by offering a range of competitive lift maintenance packages, and in the long term too, by keeping your lifts in the best possible shape.

Every company needs a lift in the recession, and at Sheridan Lifts we make sure our customers get one, with great lift services at a great price. Talk to our team today to see how we can help you.

Sheridan Lifts have long since regarded themselves as at the fore-front of the lift industry, with innovative ideas and bespoke lift car interiors, however, we are pleased to announce that we will not be following suit with the following article:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2130829/Need-mood-lift-Office-firm-install-worlds-LICKABLE-elevator-lined-1-325-Jaffa-Cakes.html

It seems like a brilliant idea to life the mood of workers – sticking more than 1,300 Jaffa Cakes to the walls of an office block’s lift.

But with the average person’s tongue home to billions of bacteria, some will ask if this outlandish stunt really is a good idea.

Food technicians and artists took a month to install the unique walls inside the lift inside the offices of communications firm Engine in Great Portland Street, central London.

Lick a little: Office workers try out the unique flavour-filled lift lined with orangey cake treats

A male member of staff gets a chocolately mood boost thanks to the unique elevator experience

McVitie’s Jaffa Cakes said they took inspiration from the glass elevator in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory when making the lift.

Whether staff are keen to taste already-licked Jaffa Cakes (assuming they don’t go stale) remains to be seen.

‘This was the perfect way to get a little joy straight to stressed-out office workers.’

Addressing the hygiene issue, a Jaffa Cakes spokesman said: ‘The wallpaper consists of Jaffa Cake-flavoured stickers which are removed and replaced once licked.

‘Once a Jaffa Cake flavoured spot is licked the spot is removed by a lift attendant who is in the lift the whole time staff have access. His job is to stop any licking crossover, and potential germ spreading.’

The unique lift feature took food technicians and artists four weeks to install

Tasty surprise: Social etiquette and hygiene issues appear to go out the window when there is a lickable lift wall available

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2130829/Need-mood-lift-Office-firm-install-worlds-LICKABLE-elevator-lined-1-325-Jaffa-Cakes.html#ixzz1sU2WevCo

As a facilities manager or building manager, you not only have a moral responsibility to look after your lifts to protect the safety of users, you also have a legal responsibility too. Under the Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations 1998 (LOLER), it is a legal requirement to have your lifts thoroughly examined on a regular basis, at least every six months for passenger lifts and at least every 12 months for goods only lifts, as well as immediately following significant changes or malfunctions.

This ‘thorough examination’ should not be confused with any other regular lift maintenance or inspections that you carry out, as it has a specific set of requirements that must be met. According to the LOLER specifications, the thorough examination must include the following:

• landing and car doors and their interlocks
• worm and other gearing
• main drive system components
• governors
• safety gear
• suspension ropes
• suspension chains
• overload detection devices
• electrical devices (including earthing, earth bonding, safety devices, selection of fuses, etc)
• braking systems (including buffers and overspeed devices)
• hydraulics.

The regulations stipulate that these thorough examinations should be carried out by what is described as a competent person. They will be able to accurately assess the safety of the lift, bearing in mind the position, frequency of use, age and overall condition of the lift, as well as the potential loads that will be carried.

Sheridan Lifts can supply experienced lift engineers to undertake your thorough examinations for you, backed by a full range of lift services to correct any problems the examination finds. So make sure you stay on the right side of the law on lifts by booking your LOLER thorough examination today with Sheridan Lifts, the nationwide lift experts.

Key 103′s Cash for Kids would like to say a massive thank you to everyone who contributed to our Cash for Kids Week.

Our current total stands at £100,209.48 raised for CLIC Sargent; supporting children in Greater Manchester living with cancer.

This money can now go towards supporting 25 children from diagnosis through treatment.

So whatever you did to raise money, and however you donated – Thank You.

More details on the campaign can be found by following this link: http://www.key103.co.uk/charity/cashforkidsweek/

LIFE IS MORE IMPORTANT……

Sheridan Lifts recognise that sometimes in our lives, we have to accept that lifts are not the most important thing…….

Key 103, the local radio station inManchester, recently ran a campaign to raise awareness of Childrens Cancer, a subject of which Sheridan Lifts were only too happy to support.

It was whilst seeing the side of Sheridan Lifts that our customer base is not privy to, Anthony Sheridan taking his son to school, where Anthony’s son (also called Anthony, aged 5) heard details of Key 103’s campaign on his father’s stereo.

Anthony Junior was so moved by the story that he asked if there was anything he could do to help.

His father explained the reason behind the campaign, and Anthony Junior suggested that two items of signed football memorabilia, given as a gift at Christmas by Santa Claus (in case there are any children reading!), should be given to the little boy in question, Ted.

Anthony Sheridan Senior, took the suggestion one step further, and not only offered to provide the shirts to be auctioned off for charity, but also donated £500.00 towards the cause.

Anthony Senior, speaking live on Key 103, was only too happy to assist:

“Anybody listening to the campaign cannot fail to be moved by the terribly upsetting tale of this brave, inspirational little boy. Everybody can learn something from Ted, who despite the adversity he has suffered so far, has maintained a positive outlook on life. We hope that the gifts we have donated can raise lots of money in the auction, and help to either prevent another “Ted”, or assist the families of those that suffer”

To read more about the campaign, or to leave a donation, please visit http://www.key103.co.uk/cfkweek-case-study/