About
Vertical transportation consultants, independent by design
Elevator Project Management advises building owners and asset managers on lifts and escalators, in one building or across a portfolio. Founded by Andrew Packness and Alex Lee in 2016, we do not sell, install or maintain equipment, which is what makes the advice independent.
How we work
Four things we hold to
- 01
We work for the owner
Our advice is not tied to a manufacturer’s product line. The recommendation that follows an audit is the one the evidence supports, whoever ends up supplying the equipment.
- 02
Measure before you specify
Traffic analysis and condition assessment come first. Specifying an upgrade before establishing what the building actually needs is how owners end up paying for capacity they will never use.
- 03
The building keeps operating
Almost every project we manage runs in an occupied building. On a lift modernisation the programme is an engineering decision: what the tenants are told, which car comes out, and when it comes back.
- 04
Accountable maintenance
A maintenance contract that cannot be measured cannot be managed. We rate service performance on a consistent scale so a portfolio owner can compare buildings, contractors and years on the same terms.
Our team
The people on your lift and escalator project
The engineer who assesses your building signs the report. You will deal with the same people from audit through to defects liability.
Alex Lee
Co-founder
Andrew Packness
Co-founder
Bernard Hu
Partner
Mark Grogan
Partner
Bryan Tan
Regional Director, Queensland and NT
Ian Rapley
Regional Director, WA and SA
Evan Chin
Engineering Manager
Troy Chu
Engineering Manager
Louisa Xing
Commercial Manager
Alysha Simpson
Associate
Andrew Kearnes
Associate
Kristy Hunter
Associate
Robert Russo
Associate
Stuart Cornell
Associate
Our community
Ten years with The Smith Family
EPM has sponsored students through The Smith Family since 2016, the firm’s first year.
The Smith Family
Since 2016An Australian children’s education charity.
Sponsorship runs through Learning for Life, which attaches to a named student. It pays for the school essentials a family has to find every year, uniforms and shoes, textbooks, stationery and the cost of an excursion, and it gives the family a coordinator who works with them on whatever is keeping the child out of school. Students also get access to The Smith Family’s literacy, numeracy and mentoring programs.
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Tell us about the building
Age, use, how many cars or escalators, and what prompted the question. We reply to everything, usually within a business day.