New construction hydraulic elevator – Lincolnshire, IL

 

Its been a few weeks and this is a pretty cool one!  We got a phone call a long time ago about new construction.  We do not do a ton of new construction, in Chicago the new construction is dominated by the majors but we have made a little niche out of doing new construction for Storage Centers.  After the call we sent over pricing and didn’t hear much but the project got off the ground, building was built and the elevator was installed.  Great team work by our GC and our material supplier MEI and everyone at Colley Elevator who supported our great project team who executed a great installation.

Starting the project on the right foot – It is very important to make sure everyone is on the same page before you start these projects.  We typically like to do a onsite visit before the inserts go in when the foundation is poured.  This way we can measure the pit and talk to the mason on where the inserts will go.  This instance we arrived in the nick of time, we had a great mason who hit his marks and the pit was the right dimensions.  We can talk about where the machine room will be, when they will have power, when they will have their floors in, etc.  If everyone is on the same page it helps out tremendously and removes unnecessary double work for other trades and us.  Our GC put is in touch with the electrician early on so we could smooth out any questions they had.

 

Package provider - MEI

Controller – Smartrise

Door equipment – GAL

Fixtures – Innovation

Power unit – MEI with Maxton Valve

Well drilling - United Drilling  

 [Looking into our new 7500lbs capacity elevator]

 [Pit turned out great!]

 [New Smartrise Engineering hydraulic controller]

 [Car top with GAL door equiment]

 [Love seeing air conditioning in our room!]

 Electrician did a great putting our DC on the strike and labeling locations]

Team work– The sales person and the project team who finishes typically get the glory on a project.  In between the initial contract sale and the final acceptance are many other people who work on the project to make it successful.  From the truck driver to the engineer to the billing department to the assist when needed 14 Colley Elevator employees where involved in the project and we had tremendous team work on it.  Thank you everyone without you we would not have had such a successful delivery!  Let’s not forget our great material supplier participation!

MEI – MEI had a great team that we worked with on the package and the drawings.  Always great to work with a top notch package provider!

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.

Also check us out on Instagram @Colleyelevator see what we have been up to.

Making Elevators Great Again – Northfield, IL

We took over three elevators from a proxy for a multinational firm in the northern suburbs.  The elevators needed some help after years of deferred maintenance.  

We are big proponents of keeping up with elevator maintenance and giving our technicians the time needed to do so.  We are not always perfect, but we try. Cleaning car tops, machine rooms and pits do not make an elevator run better, but it shows we care.  If we get paid for monthly elevator service the least we can do is keep the elevators reasonably clean and paint where we can. 

 

[Car top before]

[Clean car top after]

[Dirty pit before]

[Clean pit after]

[A good coat of paint never hurts]

[Fresh and clean after a good paint job]

Why does a clean job matter?   If you have a clean car top and pit, you probably have a mechanic that is looking at other items like: door belts, starter contacts, making sure your rails are lubed, etc. We take pride in our work, make it our own and strive to do great things!

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.

Also check us out on Instagram @Colleyelevator see what we have been up to.