Caltech Lifts starts cutting edge £1.35m Dundee flats contract

Caltech Lifts starts work today on a cutting edge £1.35m multi-storey flats lift replacement project for Dundee City Council.

We were awarded the contract to replace eight passenger lifts in council-owned multi-storey blocks with state-of-the-art anti-vandal model at Ancrum Court, Burnside Court, Lansdown Court and Pitalpin Court, which have two lifts each – one for odd-numbered floors, the other for even ones. They each serve eight floors, rising a total of 40 metres.

The existing lifts, which are at least 20-25 years old, are being replaced to upgrade the service to the highest anti-vandal specification available and improve reliability for the residents who depend on them. The project is expected to take around seven months to complete.

Invited to bid

We were among five firms invited to bid for the contract and the award was made after the December 2015 meeting of the council’s City Development Committee.

Dundee City Council is one of several public sector clients for us. Others include the RAF and the local authorities in Edinburgh, Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Angus, Dumfries and Galloway, West Lothian and East Lothian. Private sector clients include the Balhousie, Meallmore and Randolph Hill care groups as well as Hillcrest Housing Association, Eddrington Group, Gillies, Thorntons Law and Graham + Sibbald.

Speaking about the contract win, Caltech Lifts Managing Director Andrew Renwick said: “We’re naturally delighted to have won this work for Dundee City Council, with which we enjoy a long and positive relationship.

‘Significant win’

“This contract is a significant win for our business. Our pipeline for installation work over the coming two years is extremely positive and, coupled with our ever-growing maintenance portfolio – we look after more than 1000 lifts across Scotland, we’re confident Caltech will continue on the consistent growth trajectory it’s enjoyed for the past 10 years.

“As a direct result of this project we’ve taken on two lift engineers and are now recruiting two more. We may also have to hire more office support staff if the year goes to plan.

“We’ll also be taking on a local Modern Apprentice as there’s a shortage of lift engineers on the east coast of Scotland. We want to start a structured lift engineering Modern Apprenticeship programme in line with the work our trade association – the Lift and Escalator Industry Association – has been initiating on apprenticeships.

‘Significant growth’

“The significant growth of the company over recent years has also forced us to seek bigger premises in Dundee, having outgrown our current base at Dundee Harbour.

“It’s great to see the council being able to help local employers such as ourselves keep and create local jobs by awarding vital contracts such as this to local companies who can deliver so well on service, value and reputation that they win the business on merit. It’s especially heartening to be able to create new jobs now in light of the major blows the Dundee economy has suffered in recent times.”

Caltech Limited is one of the UK’s leading suppliers and maintainers of lifting equipment, including passenger lifts, goods lifts, disabled access lifts and stairlifts to the Public and Private sectors. Last year we were accepted on to Business Gateway’s growth pipeline programme.

If you have a contract or tender you’d like to speak to us about, get in touch via one of the methods listed on our Contacts page here – https://caltechlifts.co.uk/contact/

Sandra Cole
Sandra Cole
05/08/2022
I would like to say a huge thank you to your team for the excellent customer service you have provided to my parents in Dundee. You have gone way beyond providing a service. My mum is disabled and cannot function at home without her stairlift. She is by all accounts housebound. The support you have given them is quite frankly unbelievable and it is blatantly apparent how much you care. I cannot recommend your company highly enough. My parents are my world and I have no words to explain just how well you have looked after them. Thank you from the bottom of my heart. You are amazing. Sandra Cole.
Lynn N
Lynn N
14/02/2022
Quoted and fitted a stairlift for my parents at short notice and at a significantly lower price than all the national competitors. Happy to support a local company, and we were delighted with the service - from sales staff to the guy who performed the installation.
kev
kev
08/06/2021
We (Alpha Projects) have worked with Caltech Lifts on several projects and would not hesitate to highly recommend the company. We have always found Caltech to offer a friendly, personable service and carry out their works in an efficient, safe and timely manner.
John Fort
John Fort
07/05/2021
Cannot thank Caltech enough for swift service in getting our lift back up and running in time when we urgently needed it most, could not have got this service any where else top job guys - Thank you again - The Fort Hotel Broughty Ferry Dundee
Jason Sellars
Jason Sellars
18/12/2020
An absolute pleasure to deal with. Having discussed my requirements Caltech were able to provide a stairlift that matched my criteria and budget perfectly. Very impressed by their clear, friendly and fast communication as well as punctuality . Installation work by engineer Tony is impeccable, and was carried out very efficiently with no disruption at all. He also gave excellent step by step instructions on using the lift (we all observed Covid awareness throughout). This stairlift has helped to lift my mum out of what has been a very difficult time for her, and I'm so pleased to have supported such a well deserving local company. Thanks again Murray, Graeme and Tony!
Robert Sloan
Robert Sloan
13/12/2020
I would highly recommend Caltech Lifts as just installed a stair lift into my mothers home. From start to finish all those involved have been very professional, efficient, keeping us informed throughout the whole process. The installation was carried out to a high standard. Special thanks to Graeme and Tony
Henry Donaldson
Henry Donaldson
19/07/2020
We recently had a problem with the lift in the care home myself and my wife run - our current service provider said we were going to have to spend £20,000 to upgrade the equipment so naturally I got a second price. To my absolute delight Caltech sent an engineer out to take details but also to spend a little time on the lift to which they managed to resolve the intermittent fault and it has now been running perfectly for 6 weeks!! Can't thank the team enough.
Brian J Kidd
Brian J Kidd
03/07/2017
Super helpful. Great service and staff, highly recommend