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Lift Maintenance Company
Lift maintenance is a contract-driven, regulated sector with strong fundamentals. The right exit depends on demonstrating the depth and durability of your contract book.
Lift maintenance is a contract-driven, regulated sector with strong fundamentals. The right exit depends on demonstrating the depth and durability of your contract book.
A lift maintenance business generates revenue through a combination of maintenance contracts, modernisation projects, new installations, and reactive callout work. The core of the business is typically the maintenance book — ongoing contracts to service and inspect passenger lifts, goods lifts, and platform lifts.
The sector is regulated under the Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations (LOLER). Thorough examinations must be carried out by competent persons at prescribed intervals. This creates a structural baseline of demand that is non-discretionary.
Operations typically involve a team of qualified lift engineers covering a geographic territory. Many businesses run 24/7 callout rotas, with service level agreements governing response times. Operational density — how many lifts are serviced within a defined area — directly affects margin and efficiency.
Preparation checklist
TWELVE MONTHS OUT
- Separate repeat revenue from project revenue in the accounts, monthly.
- Put ongoing customers on written terms.
- Move accreditations and licences into the company's name.
- Reduce any customer above 20% of revenue.
- Appoint or develop a second-in-command.
- Reconcile three years of accounts to bank.
- Document contracts, employment terms, insurances and supplier agreements in one place.
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