Elevator Education - Educating our Customers and Facility Managers

 

Last Friday we had an opportunity to present to a group of school facility managers. Elevators have been an increasing point of interest for school systems, or any facility manager, in the last 10-20 years.  What we have found is that many of the decision makers lean on their current vendor for what they need to do.  Sometimes we, as an elevator industry, can do better at relaying code changes, new requirements, capital planning, understanding how the building needs to address their elevators moving forward; this year, next year, 5 years, 10 years, etc.

We were invited to speak to this group of facility managers and went through items that they need to know:

• Elevator regulations
• Required testing
• New testing requirements
• Paperwork requirements
• What to expect during an elevator inspection
• Best practices
• Building responsibilities
• New technology
• Obsolescence

Many of the facility managers were not our customers, but were taking notes and had some really good questions.  Each school district had a different challenge they were dealing with and you could tell a light went off in their heads when that topic was covered during the presentation.

Each time our code changes and yields more and more requirements, it is important to get out and help the teams that work to keep buildings current. It is also good to have a general understanding of what will be required of buildings in the future.

If you have a group of people that are interested in receiving a presentation on elevators, codes and the impact to your building, let us know. We can put together a continuing education program for your group.

If you have any questions or would like additional information feel free to contact me at CraigZ@colleyelevator.com or 630-766-7230 ext. 107.