Lift Replacement Contract on Site at Balgrayhill

AN Open day was held recently for tenants and residents at the multi-storey flats in Balgrayhill to provide information on the lift replacement programme for the properties.

Work has now started at 22 and 42 Viewpoint Place and is due to complete towards the end of the year. The works being carried out on the multi-storey flats include the installation of a gearless

lift system, the removal of old lift equipment, the installation of new passenger lift doors and door frames, complete machine replacement, a new drive control system and a new lift car. Lift Maintenance Limited are the contractors carrying out the work. Investment Manager for ng homes Carmen Baird said: “The workers carrying out the work will be working within the lift motor rooms and lift shafts and won’t always be visible to our customers. Safety signs are displayed within the blocks and contact details are displayed within the foyer areas and in the existing working lift. There will always be one lift operating while the work is being carried out.” As well as the work at Viewpoint Place it is anticipated that the lift replacement programme for the properties at 178 and 198 Balgrayhill Road will start in January 2016 and be completed by October next year. The multi-storey flats at 15 Croftbank Street and 250 Edgefauld Road will start on site in June this year and end by April 2016. The open days were held at the community space at 198 Balgrayhill Road where tenants and residents received information packs and were able to ask the contractor and ng homes staff any questions they had about the work. Chairperson of ng homes John Fury said: “By upgrading the lifts in our multi-storey flats this shows a clear commitment to investing in our properties and making them a great place to live.”