URA tells owners to avoid hiring lift company at centre of fire safety probe
Hong Kong’s Urban Renewal Authority has advised property owners under a subsidy scheme against hiring a contractor that failed to install fire safety components in lifts at hundreds of buildings, saying it had “lost confidence” in the company. The move came a day after the government suspended the performance rating for Taizoom Elevator, which was found to have failed to install required…
The Urban Renewal Authority (URA) has advised property owners participating in its Lift Modernisation Subsidy Scheme against hiring Taizoom Elevator. According to the South China Morning Post, the URA stated it has "lost confidence" in the company's services following failures to install required fire-resistant door frame components in lifts at 338 buildings.
The government suspended Taizoom Elevator's performance rating a day prior to the URA's advisory. The Electrical and Mechanical Services Department began inspections on October 15 after discovering the contractor had installed fire-resistant doors lacking the necessary frame components at two estates.
Industry professionals have called for increased routine lift inspections and requested that authorities assist building managements that have already signed contracts with the company and are waiting for work to commence.
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