Case Studies
| Project: | Fortnum and Mason, Piccadilly |
| Client: | Fortnum and Mason |
| Consultant: | Vertex VT Consultants |
| Contractor: | Lyfthaus and The Platform Lift Company |
Vertex were appointed by F&M, as their lift consultants, to oversee the design and installation of a bespoke platform hoist to aid disabled persons at the rear of the store, working closely with the wider team, agreeing the design considering both the available products and the restrictions of the existing building.
A detailed lift specification was produced and issued for tender to several different contractors; following the tender appraisal, Lyfthaus were appointed and the project began!
Off the back of this project, we continued to work with F&M at their Bicester Village scheme where they a required a ‘back of house goods hoist.
Two great projects to be involved with and most importantly a very happy client.
| Project: | Various McDonalds Restaurants in Scotland and Republic Of Ireland |
| Client: | McDonalds Restaurants UK |
| Consultant: | Vertex VT Consultants |
| Contractor: | Stannah |
One of our biggest clients, McDonalds UK, engaged us to survey, design and oversee the replacement of four lifts located at restaurants in Scotland and Ireland.
The fours sites in Dunfermline, Motherwell, Portlethen and Carrick on Shannon were surveyed and then specified for complete replacement for new lifts ‘fit for purpose’ for the duty they are serving, ‘back of house’ goods movement.
Our product of choice was the Rhino PRO goods hoist supplied by Global Lift Equipment, a fantastic product and certainly up for the rigours of a busy restaurant environment.
All lifts installed on time and within budget, including all associated builders, electrical works plus the making good with bespoke McDonalds grey PVC wall coverings.
A great job well done by all involved and a very happy client and franchisee whose staff now have the use lifts designed for the work they are doing.
| Project: | Wogan House, 99 Great Portland St, W1 |
| Client: | Landmark |
| Consultant: | Vertex VT Consultants |
| Contractor: | Murray Lifts |
A new client and relationship for Vertex where we were approached by the clients project manager, Spark PM, to provide full VT consultancy services relating to the extensive modernisation of two existing passenger lifts at the iconic Wogan House, the former home of BBC Radio 2 and 6.
The two lifts which face you as you enter the building were extensively surveyed, a specification was produced to modernise both lifts with only the shafts, guides, lift cars and counterweights remaining.
The lifts were fitted with new TKE machines and control panels as well as new fixtures and high-end bespoke finishes inside the existing lift cars with new stone flooring.
A great project for all involved, the finished project from Murray Lifts was well received and all in a very happy client.
| Project: | Nike West London, Westfield |
| Client: | Nike, Inc. |
| Consultant: | Vertex VT Consultants |
| Contractor: | Kone plc |
We engaged with Nike via Mace Consulting in early 2021 who had purchased a new store within Westfield in Shepherds Bush, West London.
The building was to be fully refurbished and re-oriented with the main entrance being moved and for Vertex the lift was to be replaced.
Following a detailed survey of the existing lift Vertex worked through a detailed design to provide the optimum solution for the client and their new store, considering a Mezzanine floor was to be added with the lift configuration as a ‘Through Type’ car.
Kone won through in the tender process and the new lift was installed in time and on budget for the store opening in July 2022.
| Project: | Mannerhead Wimbledon Common |
| Client: | Private Residents |
| Consultant: | Vertex VT Consultants |
| Contractor: | Lyfthaus |
Vertex were commissioned by the owners of ‘Mannerhead’ on Wimbledon Common to provide a bespoke, engineered, disabled access lift within the existing stair core.
A challenge to say the least noting that the existing stair core is elliptical in shape and coated in polished plaster to a very high finish, the actual base of the lift structure will sit upon an existing marble bridge between the front of house reception and dining room.
After several meetings and surveys on site the selected product, manufactured by CIBES, suited the client’s needs best, the platform which sits within its own glazed and steel structure, travels between the Ground and Second floors with a ‘through’ entrance at Ground level.
Whilst challenging the finished product is stunning and in keeping with such a beautiful house in an idyllic location.
| Project: | Former House of Fraser, Leamington Spa |
| Client: | Oktra |
| Consultant: | Vertex VT Consultants |
| Contractor: | Murray Lifts |
Vertex were tasked with offering up our opinion and thoughts on removing one large goods lift to be replaced with two smaller passenger carrying lifts.
An interesting concept involving the studying of the existing lift well constraints to see if it was feasible to replace one lift with two as well as maintaining the proposed traffic flow of the building which was planned to be converted to offices.
Using our in-house design and traffic analysis calculation tools we ascertained that it was indeed feasible with the two new proposed lifts being more than capable of moving workers around the building in line with BCO (British Council of Offices) requirements.
Needless to say, the client was very pleased with the completed feasibility study at which point they moved forward with the planned refurbishment.
| Project: | Nike, House of Innovation, Paris |
| Client: | Nike, Inc. |
| Consultant: | Vertex VT Consultants |
| Contractor: | Baglini |
| Principal designer: | Vertex VT Consultants |
Late 2021 we were contacted by Nike who had concerns over their two bespoke glazed scenic passenger lifts sited at the heart of this new state of the art retail outlet in the Champs Elysees.
We attended site where one of the lifts was out of service and proceeded to survey the units.
A number of findings were made and reported back to the client team who in turn liaised with the present incumbent maintainer to get them resolved, the original manufacturer was also engaged to verify certain key design criteria of the supplied products.
It’s always great to see bespoke solutions being supplied and installed as well as being part of a positive outcome when issues are encountered and need to be resolved.
| Client: | Lego Store, Leicester Square |
| Consultant: | Mace |
| Contractor: | Vertex VT Consultants |
| Principal designer: | Stannah Lifts |
Vertex were contacted by the building managers, Mace Consulting, to carry out detailed condition surveys to both lifts located within the Lego Store in Leicester Square, following consistent reliability issues over a two year period.
We attended site outside of normal working hours as the store lift is kept busy once the store opens at 10am.
Issues were identified and highlighted, the report was produced and the client is now liaising with the incumbent lift contractor to resolve the issues.
The only disappointment was that the lifts were not made of Lego!
| Client: | Directors of BV1 |
| Consultant: | Vertex VT Consultants |
| Contractor: | Kone plc |
| Principal designer: | Vertex VT Consultants |
Vertex were instructed by the Directors of BV1 c/o Warwick Estates to survey the existing four lifts, make recommendations and produce a detailed specification based on modernising the lifts so they last for a further 20 years. This is a site close to our hearts as one of our Directors was involved in the original lifts for Wimpey Homes in the late 90’s when the site was developed!
Kone were employed as the lift contractor supplying a range of generic open protocol equipment which was integrated with the existing equipment retained which included the ram and cylinder plus the car carcass.
A successful project for all concerned with the lift works completed within programme and on budget.
| Client: | Far East Consortium |
| Consultant: | Vertex VT Consultants |
| Contractor: | Schindler Limited |
| Principal designer: | Midgard |
Vertex were approached, and later instructed, by Midgard to support them as the main contractor with the design and installation of 14 new lifts being fulfilled by Schindler UK.
The scheme consists of two main high rise residential towers up to 64 floors, one of which incorporates a luxury hotel plus school.
The Vertical Transportation is made up of high end passenger, goods, refuse and vehicle lifts, incorporating state of the art gearless technology including bespoke finishes to the Hotel and East Tower passenger lifts.
A fantastic project to be a part of and no doubt will have a positive effect on the Docklands skyline
| Client: | Nike, Inc. |
| Consultant: | Vertex VT Consultants |
| Contractor: | Kone plc |
| Principal designer: | Vertex VT Consultants |
Vertex were employed by Nike Inc. to manage the replacement of the existing store passenger lift which over time had become increasingly unreliable and not fit for the stores’ purposes and increased business volume.
Kone were employed as the lift supplier and removed the existing lift, modified the existing steelwork within the lift well and installed a new MonoSpace DX passenger lift of the same load capacity of the existing lift.
A successful project for all concerned with the lift works completed two weeks ahead of schedule and on budget.