Black & White Facilities / Service area
Lifts and Lifting Equipment
Define lifting-equipment work around the asset, its intended use and the needs of the site. Passenger and goods lifts, access platforms, stairlifts, hoists, escalators and loading bays require different servicing, repair and modernisation instructions, alongside the appropriate inspections and defined LOLER or PUWER work.
Individual services
11 services
Illustration Dock Levellers and Loading Bays — Plan the equipment and building interfaces used to move loads between delivery vehicles and the premises.
Illustration Escalators and Travelators — Address pedestrian movement through moving steps or walkways, including drives, controls and protective features.
Illustration Hoists and Dumbwaiters — Assess equipment used to carry goods between floors, or people where the installation is designed for that purpose.
Illustration Lift Modernisation and Refurbishment — Renew selected systems or finishes to meet operating and accessibility needs or address unreliable and obsolete equipment.
Illustration Lift Repairs and Breakdown Response — Investigate the reported failure and establish the repair needed for an appropriate return to operation.
Illustration Lift Servicing and Maintenance — Plan servicing around the installation, attending to wear, adjustments and developing faults.
Illustration Lifting Equipment Inspections — Define the inspection before assessing equipment condition and features relevant to safety.
Illustration LOLER Thorough Examinations — Arrange a competent person’s systematic examination of lifting equipment and critical safety parts, with a written report.
Illustration Passenger and Goods Lifts — Consider condition, operation and proposed alterations within the installation’s intended purpose.
Illustration Platform Lifts and Stairlifts — Match access between floors to the building, equipment and the people who will use it.
Illustration PUWER Inspections — Assess work equipment against the relevant risks where deterioration or installation circumstances may affect safe use.
Our full service catalogue, including every individual service, is available across every listed sector and location. For one site or several, we agree the scope, access and programme around the buildings concerned.
Which service do you need?
Identify the asset, its intended purpose and the decision required before choosing a service. Servicing maintains the installation; breakdown diagnosis identifies faults; thorough examination addresses safety-critical condition within its specific requirements. Modernisation concerns more extensive changes to equipment that will remain in place.
Repairs, maintenance and projects
Keep the instruction appropriate to the stage: a current fault, a recurring service requirement and a planned alteration need different scopes. Carry the original evidence forward into maintenance arrangements or coordinated projects so the resulting work addresses the findings.
Use individual site findings to inform estate asset and investment programmes while retaining the urgency and identity of each defect.
Planning the work
Plan for the effect of a shutdown on deliveries, accessibility and building operation. Confirm isolation and entry to shafts or machinery areas, with alternative routes for goods and people. Specify examination separately from maintenance and document restrictions before reopening equipment. Agree local contacts, operating limits and reports that fit the existing record system.
Work across sectors
Base the work on the equipment’s intended role. Lift-dependent residents and care occupants, warehouse loading operations and people walking through public premises need different arrangements during works. The sectors directory covers the wider offering beyond these examples; describe the actual use of each site.
Locations covered
Our coverage includes Tees Valley, County Durham, Tyne and Wear and Northumberland, with Newcastle upon Tyne, Gateshead, Sunderland, Durham, Darlington and Middlesbrough among the locations served. Check the location directory and supply a separate address and contact for every property in an estate instruction.
Frequently asked questions
Can I enquire without knowing which service I need?
Yes. Explain what has happened, where it affects the building and what decision you need to reach. Previous reports and the fault record can establish whether to begin with assessment, planned servicing or corrective work.
Can an inspection and the resulting repairs be organised together?
Yes, with clear distinctions between the findings, the repair proposal and permission to proceed. Separate verification or specialist examination may be necessary, so coordination does not mean every stage will fit into one attendance.
What changes the cost?
Allow for the building or installation, its condition, access and the scale of the instruction. Incomplete records, hidden conditions, temporary measures and restrictions on operation may require further investigation or coordination.
What information will help with an enquiry?
Identify the property and asset references, describe symptoms or proposed alterations and attach earlier reports. Explain access restrictions and how the priorities differ across the sites concerned.
Guides and supporting information
Use what statutory inspections does a commercial building require with remedial-action tracking when organising records and actions. Consult the official guidance for technical and management background. File photographs, reports and completion evidence against the property and task they concern.
Related work
The service pages above set out preparation and decisions for individual equipment types. For the wider context, explore services, ongoing maintenance, planned projects, the sectors served and available locations.
Make an enquiry
Provide Black & White Facilities with the assets or sites involved, existing findings and operating priorities. Agree the technical remit together with reporting requirements and the boundaries of responsibility. Discuss your requirement.
Discuss the scope
Tell us what needs attention.
Share the site, the issue and any access requirements so we can discuss the next step.