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Lift breakdowns and emergencies

A lift breakdown is a nuisance. A recurring breakdown is more than that. I help with complex or repeated lift breakdowns and emergencies, independently of your maintenance provider.

Analysis

From breakdown to cause

When the same problems keep coming back, it is worth looking further. What is the cause? Was the fault actually resolved? Is the maintenance adequate? Is modernisation needed?

An independent assessment

As an owner or manager you often depend on the maintenance company for technical information. As an independent specialist I can review the situation, the information available and the solution being proposed.

In serious or prolonged downtime

In an emergency every day counts. I can help organise the next steps and assess the solutions proposed, including temporary provisions where those are needed.

Spotting recurring breakdowns

A single breakdown need not mean anything in particular. Several breakdowns in a short space of time can signal a structural problem. Breakdown analysis therefore belongs within contract management, not alongside the maintenance.

Possible outcomes

Where the answer may lie

Depending on the cause, the analysis points towards one of these measures.

  • Adjusting the maintenance
  • Repairing or replacing components
  • Technical modernisation
  • Revising the maintenance agreements
  • Replacing the installation

Outcome

What do you get out of it?

  1. 01A quick overview
  2. 02An independent view
  3. 03Better decisions
  4. 04Control over costs
  5. 05Less repetition

Frequently asked questions

About breakdowns and emergencies

  • There is no fixed number. What matters is the pattern: do the breakdowns recur on the same component, after the same conditions, or at ever shorter intervals? Several breakdowns in a short space of time on the same installation component is a clear signal to look beyond the last repair.

  • In an emergency I help organise the next steps: what information is needed, which parties need to be at the table, which solutions are technically feasible and on what timescale. Where necessary I look at temporary provisions with you. HERMAT carries out no repairs itself.

  • By setting the reported cause, the work carried out and the breakdowns that follow side by side. If the report only names a replaced component without naming the cause, the chance of a repeat is real. That is exactly what an independent assessment brings to light.

  • Better not. An inspection tests safety requirements at one moment and is not a breakdown analysis. With a recurring problem, waiting mainly buys you more downtime and higher costs.

Talk it through

Does your lift break down regularly?

Is a lift out of service for a long stretch, or are you unsure about a proposed repair? Get in touch.

Call Herbert+31 6 100 268 57Email Herbertinfo@hermat.nl

Independent lift advice and lift managementThe Netherlands & Belgium