Change parts in time

The company is currently expanding further into the UK market by recruiting more service engineers and service salespeople. Alongside this expansion of resource, Easilift is promoting the benefits of preventative maintenance to its customers through an initiative of 'changing parts in time' (CPIT) which is designed to ensure maximum up-time within the loading bay.

According to Easilift, making simple, pre-emptive routine repairs can often prevent more widespread breakdowns from occurring, consequently helping the customer to avoid more expensive repair bills.

"By adopting a proactive culture of changing components that cost a few pounds, it can help to avoid more expensive repairs that can run to hundreds if not thousands of pounds,” comments Rob Fay, MD of Easilift Loading Systems.

"The philosophy behind ‘Change Parts In Time’ is to protect against this eventuality by routinely replacing these often-neglected components as part of an integrated programme of Planned Preventative Maintenance.”

Items commonly checked within the CPIT programme include door lifting cables, door rollers, hinges, locks and switches, which are routinely replaced.

"These vital components are a critical part of any loading bay product, and are subjected to tens of thousands of operations per year to assist the smooth, safe and fast operation of docks, doors and other loading bay equipment,” explains Rob Fay. "Loading bay products are often required to function in environments of extreme cold or extreme moisture, and after several years of wear and tear the components inevitably wear out and cease to perform.”

"By adopting a policy of CPIT we help our customers to protect and prolong the lifetime of their equipment and products by never reaching the point where these risks become likely. Changing parts in time is a simple, straightforward process – but the benefits in terms of minimising disruption, protecting employees and maintaining an efficient working environment are enormous,” he adds.