A prestigious Library complex needs an efficient reliable lift. Hydratec were asked to provide a solution to replace the existing Bucher Orion Alpha accumulator system, ensuring maximum energy saving whilst retaining the existing lift jacks. As the existing controller was expected to be retained, we opted for the Bucher Supercap system. The Supercap system installed […]
View Case StudySoho is globally renowned for its great range of live entertainment, restaurants and clubs. The area also has a significant amount of social and privately-owned properties. Hydratec were tasked by the owners’ primary lift contractor to undertake a full modernisation on a four-storey passenger lift that serves the apartments over the street-level units. As the […]
View Case StudySituated close to Kensington High Street and in a premium residential property, Hydratec were contracted to undertake the modernisation of a three-storey MRL hydraulic passenger lift. The residential property under new ownership was undergoing a full refurbishment programme which included replacing a longstanding out of service lift. Working with the primary lift contactor, Hydratec were […]
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Over the past years, there has been a significant amount of non-resident managed retirement homes being built. So when lifts become unreliable, they present a real problem for residents, facility managers and service organisations alike. This was exactly the case for a two-storey, 17 apartment retirement home in Essex, where the property managers decided it […]
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Housing associations and authorities that own or manage lifts in multiple occupation (HMO) buildings, particularly those with a diverse range of needs, require lifts to perform safety and reliably each and every time they are used. This was not the case for a hydraulic lift, installed in a five-storey attendant supported accommodation based hostel in […]
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Situated in one of Tunbridge Wells’ strikingly earlier developments, of one of Kent’s original post office buildings, the residents of one of the residential properties in the Post Office Square were experiencing reliability issues with their lift. The original failing lift was installed during the period of the building’s re-development in early 2000’s and served […]
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Following on from other successful Hydratec smart™ lift modernisations in the same sector, Hydratec was awarded the contract to undertake a full modernisation of the passenger lift located at one of the Government’s public three-storey buildings in Hull. Hydratec’s contract for this project was agreed with the primary lift service provider and required detailed estimating […]
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At some point, most of us will have travelled in or out of the UK by plane or ship. In either case, moving through a departure or arrival lounge when pressed for time can be stressful. As a result, airport and marine port operators invest heavily in their building’s infrastructure to ensure that passenger convenience […]
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Having an unreliable lift in any building is an inconvenience for all of its residents and visitors and, for a care home, it has the potential of being more than just inconvenient. This was the case for a care home in Lincolnshire that had been experiencing ongoing problems with their long-serving hydraulic lift. The reliability […]
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When thinking about lifts in distribution centres, the probability is that most of us would initially think of goods lifts. But what about the lifts that convey staff when moving floor-to-floor? These still have to be reliable and safe in operation and comply with the needs of the Equality Act 2010 for those with limited […]
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