Adrian Godwin

Chairman

AdrianGodwin

After graduating with honours in Electrical Engineering & Electronics from Salford University and obtaining a Diploma in Management Studies from the University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology in the early 1980’s Adrian worked first for General Electric Co., Hirst Research Centre, one of the UK’s premier research laboratories and then for Lift Design Partnership. He was responsible for opening the London office of Lerch, Bates & Associates in 1990 and subsequently developed the firm to include five additional offices in Europe. His particular areas of interest and expertise are in the development of “smart” elevator control systems and planning of elevator systems for high rise buildings. Author of numerous papers and holder of a number of patents in the area of lift systems he has been involved in the design of the lift systems for some of the tallest buildings in Europe and the Middle East working with high profile architects.

In recent years he has been involved with the first installation of “destination hall call” control lifts at No  4 Broadgate in the City of London and pioneering the first ever application of “destination hall call” control to double deck lifts within the Broadgate and Heron Bishopsgate towers in the City of London as well as the Shard at London Bridge (the UK’s tallest building).  Most recently he has picked up the work of his father on the application of linear motors to lifts and is actively engaged in looking at the potential of this technology.

 

Expertise

High Rise Design

  • Contributor to BCO “Guide to Tall Buildings – A Strategic Design Guide”
  • Development of “state of the art” technology including application of linear motors to vertical transportation.
  • Extensive knowledge of double deck lifts, designed multiple high rise buildings with double deck lift solutions
  • Pioneered world’s first 3D Destination Double Deck lift installations in three towers in London namely the Shard, Broadgate Tower and the Heron Tower


Lift System Design

  • Extensive experience of traffic analysis and design of lift services


Development of Traffic Simulation

  • Involved with the development of traffic analysis programs including calculations and simulations. Team member for the development of advanced BIM for lift services and visual simulation tool


Control System Design

  • Extensive knowledge of practicalities, control systems and despatching software, holds patents in this area


Evacuation Lifts

  • Developed new guidance for design, specification and use of lifts for evacuation


Inclined Lifts

  • Design and specification of equipment for various applications


Operating Fixtures

  • Involved in the design and production of position indicators, screens, displays etc


Expert Witness

  • Investigation and presentation of expert reports on lift services in buildings for Counsel


Modernisation

  • Directly responsible for modernising over 200 lifts over 20 years


Modernisation Programming

  • Pioneered “no downtime” modernisation techniques for full modernisation with no lifts out of service 9.00 to 5.00



Equipment

  • Fujitec
  • Mitsubishi
  • Schindler
  • Kone
  • Thyssen
  • Otis