hoistway, lifts and elevators

Welcome to the new website!

Mon, 23 Feb 2009 05:03:41

Well so far 2009 is certainly shaping up to be a great year for Hoistway, with new orders coming through the door all the time! Our crews have their winter warmers on and are all set for jobs in Bristol, Bridgewater, Somerton, Northampton, Warwick and Clevedon, among others.

One of the most exciting new developments this year however is our fantastic new website! The entire website has been completely re-designed and re-furbished and after many long man-hours from our IT team, it’s finally finished!

As well as it’s flashy new look, we have also added a couple of new features, most notably the Domuslift Design Tool (with an icon on the homepage)- where you can design your own Domus Lift from floor to ceiling, so you can see your finished product before you even make an enquiry!

Even though we now have more information than ever on our website we still have friendly teams in our Martock and Bristol offices ready to answer any queries you may have about our products and services!

By Christine Sykes

Recruitment

Tue, 06 Jan 2009 06:14:20

As Hoistway is quickly expanding and our sites and offices are getting busier we are always on the look out for potential new employees to join our team!

Sometime in the near future we will be adding a Recruitment section to the website where candidates can apply for jobs directly to our head office.

So keep checking for new, exciting opportunities that could suit you!

By Hoistway

Hoistway news

Tue, 06 Jan 2009 06:19:08

It was that time again this week, for our Hoistway Monthly Meeting. Every month we all meet up in the boardroom (with tea and biscuits of course) and update each other on what’s been happening over the past four weeks.

Developments from this month’s meeting include a possible new job in Bristol at the studios of a well known animation company!

Also this month we finished a four floor Domuslift installation at an inner city London school. It looks quite spectacular and both the school and the architects are reportedly very happy with the finished product! There will be pictures on the website next week so you can check it out for yourself!

We are also due to be installing our first ever 1.6 m/s (metre per second) lift at Plymouth University early next year! Now I’m no expert on lift speeds but most of the ones we have previously installed are only 0.15m/s!

Well that pretty much sums up the most exciting bits of this month’s meeting, keep a look out for those Domus photos and don’t forget to come back and visit my page for more updates!

By Hoistway

Hoistway News

Tue, 06 Jan 2009 06:23:51

This month has seen the arrival of new Project Manager- Mark. He used to install our Domus lifts but has now been recruited to help Chris and Ian with the growing number of jobs we are taking on.

He’s already taken charge of projects in London and Taunton, and is also managing some of the company’s labour, not to mention being another helping hand with technical advise and engineering.

‘In related news’ you may have seen our advert for a new Service Engineer. We’ve had plenty of responses but are still open to CVs, so send us yours if you think you may be what we’re looking for.

It’s great to see the company expanding and bringing on new employees all the time! We already have three offices; we’ll be wanting another one before long!!

By Hoistway

Hoistway News

Tue, 06 Jan 2009 06:16:57

There’s no rest for the wicked on a Friday at Hoistway!
The morning flow of emails brought a host of new jobs from Operations Director- Chris. Two lifts at Plymouth University, one at a fancy sounding Plymouth bar, an office extension in Taunton and a Nursing home in Wincanton! And that’s only from last week’s sales!

Meanwhile our other Director/Project Manager- Ian, is working heavily on two major projects, which I can’t say too much about yet, but they’re big, fast and cover 20+ floors!! Rumour has it that the two projects are worth in excess of £1,000,000! More details to come!

Other news from last week includes the arrival of new Service Assistant, Linda, who is already finding her feet in our busy office! We were even treated to a lunch out on Friday afternoon to welcome her to the company- courtesy of the bosses of course!

By Hoistway

Hoistway News

Tue, 06 Jan 2009 06:22:54

The directors been spoiling me recently after they chose me to be the official Fire Marshall and First Aider for Hoistway!
I went on two St John Ambulance courses and am now a qualified Emergency Aider and Fire Marshall.
My certificates came through last week, which (sadly enough) was quite exciting, and since then I have been carrying out meticulous fire safety checks and going through our first aid box with a fine tooth comb!
We still need to amp up our fire safety measures though, and I know exactly what we need, all I have to do now is convince the company to spend a bit of money!

By Hoistway

Hoistway News december 2008

Tue, 06 Jan 2009 06:31:35

You’ll have to excuse the gap between my last post and this one! We had a glorious two-week holiday over Christmas and New Year, but ever since we came back we just haven’t stopped!
The Service Department has been inundated with new contracts and enquiries- they’ve even had to take on a new Service Engineer who will be starting this month. New Installation is going full steam ahead with one of the previously mentioned ‘major projects’, which I can now talk about to my heart’s content (more news later), and many other exciting, new jobs!

Watch this space for more updates on all of our upcoming projects!

By Hoistway

Hoistway News September 2008

Tue, 06 Jan 2009 06:36:52

As I mentioned in my last post, we have now started work on one of two major projects, and one of our biggest jobs to date!
The Broad Quay Development is a mixed build of retail, residential and hotel facilities in Bristol and Hoistway have been chosen to install a total of 8 lifts- some goods, some passenger (some goods/passenger) and even a couple of Fire Fighting lifts, covering 3 – 19 floors and weighing as much as 1250kg! With speeds of up to 2.5m/s, which apparently is quite special for M.R.L's (lifts without machine rooms).
A job like this means lots of work for everyone, and we’re all doing our best to make everything run smoothly (which at the moment it is!)

A couple of posts ago I mentioned a possible project with a ‘well known animation company’. Well we’ve won the contract and I can now tell you that the company is none other than Aardman Animations (who make Wallace and Grommit!). We will be installing a large, 4 floor lift at their new offices in Bristol this summer!

Following on from our success in the nursing home sector we have also recently won a large Hospital lift installation in Gloucester- it's been a while since the last one at the Bristol Royal Infirmary. This new installation will be taking place towards the end of the year.

I'm sure there are some others but these are the interesting ones!

By Hoistway

Hoistway News Page

Tue, 06 Jan 2009 06:04:18

Hello, and welcome to the Hoistway News Page. Here I intend to keep you up to date with Hoistway’s recent developments, contracts and other exciting information!

Here at Hoistway we’re constantly securing new contracts- anything from the smaller residential and school lifts to large apartment buildings and hotels.

New contracts include projects in Taunton, Reading, Swansea and London and range from Modifications and Removals to New Installations of both Full Passenger Lifts (what I call ‘proper lifts’) and Domus Platform Lifts (mostly for residential and disabled use).

Keep an eye on my news page for all the latest info on these and other jobs!

By Hoistway

Hoistway News November 2008

Tue, 06 Jan 2009 06:38:34

Well it’s been some time since I last posted and lots has been going on!
The Broad Quay Project is well underway and we’ve got many other exciting jobs coming up including a Girls School in Warwick, a new Crew Clothing store in Bristol and others in Taunton, Bridgewater, Leicester, Essex and London.

But what I really want to focus on today is our Environmental and Health and Safety commitments. We have recently had a huge overhaul of our Health and Safety systems including policies, Risk Assessments and Method Statements, on-site documentation and equipment and much more. We are also investing a great deal in training for both on site staff and supervisors as well as us ladies in the office! Here at Hoistway we want to ensure that every member of our team is trained and working to his or her full potential.
We are currently co-ordinating NVQ qualifications for a number of our Installers and Service Engineers, to guarantee that we give our customers the best possible service!

We are also committed to helping the environment, and I am pleased to announce that we have recently joined the Somerset County Council Repair and Ride Scheme- supporting those employees who cycle to work and encouraging the ones who don’t (yet)!
We have also initiated an internal Environmental and Safety Awareness programme, which includes regular tips and reminders on how to stay safe and green!
All in all there are lots of exciting new developments at Hoistway including a few new members of staff to help out with the growing workload!

By Hoistway

Hoistway News March 2009

Thu, 26 Mar 2009 07:41:37

In February of this year, after a long and complicated process, we were officially awarded our well-deserved ISO 9001:2000 certification (as you can see by the nice new logo on the bottom of our homepage).

The ISO certification- awarded by Bureau Veritas- means that the Quality Assurance procedure that we follow as a company is certified to the ISO 9001:2000 level- an internationally recognised quality standard.

So you can rest assured that everything we do at Hoistway is dictated by a top-notch, annually audited QA procedure giving you the best service possible!

By Christine Sykes

Hoistway News March 2008

Tue, 06 Jan 2009 06:33:28

I mentioned in my last post, we have now started work on one of two major projects, and one of our biggest jobs to date!
The Broad Quay Development is a mixed build of retail, residential and hotel facilities in Bristol and Hoistway have been chosen to install a total of 8 lifts- some goods, some passenger (some goods/passenger) and even a couple of Fire Fighting lifts, covering 3 – 19 floors and weighing as much as 1250kg! With speeds of up to 2.5m/s, which apparently is quite special for M.R.L's (lifts without machine rooms).
A job like this means lots of work for everyone, and we’re all doing our best to make everything run smoothly (which at the moment it is!)
Stay tuned for confirmation of the second even taller project!

A couple of posts ago I mentioned a possible project with a ‘well known animation company’. Well we’ve won the contract and I can now tell you that the company is none other than Aardman Animations (who make Wallace and Grommit!). We will be installing a large, 4 floor lift at their new offices in Bristol this summer!

Following on from our success in the nursing home sector we have also recently won a large Hospital lift installation in Gloucester- it's been a while since the last one at the Bristol Royal Infirmary. This new installation will be taking place towards the end of the year.

I'm sure there are some others but these are the interesting ones!

By Hoistway