Professional Elevator Inspections

What Professional Elevator Inspections does

Professional Elevator Inspections (PEI) is a family-owned, Colorado-based third-party elevator inspection and consulting firm founded in 2005 by David Lilja Sr. to serve the state's requirements for QEI-licensed conveyance inspections and safety tests. The company employs eight QEI-licensed inspectors with over 150 years of combined industry experience and operates from Lafayette, Colorado, serving building owners, property managers, and building representatives across the state.

PEI offers four interconnected core services: annual and 5-year QEI-licensed inspections compliant with ASME A17.1; consulting covering capital expenditure planning, AHJ rule navigation, maintenance contract development, and quality audits; maintenance audits covering 100+ inspection points with contract analysis and portfolio reporting; and monthly fire service testing sold as a $25/month subscription package. The technology foundation is primarily compliance-driven (QEI-1 Code of Ethics, ASME A17.1, full insurance), with operational tooling limited to a Wix-hosted website, a blog, an email/SMS messaging stack, and Square-based online checkout.

Commercially, PEI operates a direct-to-consumer B2B model reaching customers through its website, phone, and direct outreach, with marketing supplemented by an active blog and social channels (Facebook, LinkedIn, TikTok, Instagram). Revenue is generated from professional-services fees on inspections, consulting, and audits, plus a smaller recurring-revenue layer from fire service testing subscriptions. The firm is bootstrapped with no disclosed institutional investors and has reported no funding rounds, acquisitions, or formal partnerships.

Name

Professional Elevator Inspections

Legal name

Professional Elevator Inspections, Inc.

Website

https://professionalelevatorinspections.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2005

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Professional Elevator Inspections is a family-owned Colorado firm founded in 2005 that provides QEI-licensed elevator inspections, consulting, maintenance audits, and monthly fire service testing to building owners and property managers across the state.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Elevator Inspection Services

NAICS

Testing Laboratories and Services (541380), Building Inspection Services (541350)

SIC

Services-Testing Laboratories (8734)

akta.pro primary industry

Elevator Inspection, Testing & Code Compliance (Third-Party/Witness Testing) (BPABAIAF)

Keywords

• Elevator inspections
• Elevator consulting services
• Maintenance audits
• Fire service testing
• QEI code compliance

Headquarters

HQ city

Louisville

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Elevator Inspections: Annual third-party independent elevator conveyance inspections as required by the State of Colorado. Provides 3rd party independent inspections for compliance with state requirements.
2. Consulting Services: Building owners and property managers receive complete reviews of equipment for capital expenditure planning and budgeting. Includes maintenance contract review/preparation, equipment assessment, and elevator performance reporting.
3. Maintenance Audits: Comprehensive audits covering over 100 inspection points, contract analysis, and comprehensive reports to help manage elevator portfolios. Includes maintenance contract review and preparation.
4. Fire Service Testing: Monthly fire service testing packages performed by trained local elevator professionals. Ensures compliance with monthly fire service testing requirements required by law.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Professional Elevator Inspections provides independent third-party elevator and escalator inspection, consulting, audit, and monthly fire service testing services to building owners and property managers in Colorado. All inspections are performed by QEI-licensed, fully insured inspectors in compliance with the QEI-1 Code of Ethics and the ASME A17.1 code, covering annual and 5-year conveyance inspections, capital expenditure planning, maintenance contract audits, and monthly legally required fire service testing.

Product overview

Professional Elevator Inspections (PEI) is a family-owned third-party elevator inspection and consulting company founded in 2005, serving the State of Colorado. The company offers four interconnected core services: Inspections (annual and periodic QEI-licensed conveyance inspections compliant with ASME A17.1), Consulting (capital planning, contract development, and ROI-focused equipment reviews), Audits (maintenance contract reviews with 100+ inspection points and comprehensive reporting), and Fire Service Testing (monthly legally-required fire service testing packages). These services work together to help building owners and property managers maintain elevator safety, code compliance, and cost efficiency.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Elevator Inspections Independent third-party elevator conveyance inspections required by the State of Colorado and local jurisdictions, including annual and 5-year inspections covering equipment rooms, elevator cars, hoistways, pits, and compliance with ASME A17.1 code. All inspectors are QEI Licensed and fully insured, and written deficiency notifications are sent to the AHJ, building owner, and general contractor.
• Elevator Consulting Consulting services for building owners and property managers covering complete equipment reviews for capital expenditure planning and budgeting, AHJ-specific rule navigation, maintenance and safety audits, contract development, and quality audits of major repairs. PEI reports an average ROI of 200% for clients engaging these services.
• Maintenance Audits Comprehensive maintenance audits covering over 100 inspection points with contract analysis and detailed reporting to help clients manage elevator portfolios and identify deliverable gaps from maintenance providers before contract renewal.
• Fire Service Testing Monthly fire service testing package performed by trained local elevator professionals, including code authority-specific documentation, onsite documentation, deficiency reporting, and quarterly phone testing. Priced from $25 per month as a recurring subscription; legally required to be performed every month.

Quantifiable outcome

• Average ROI of 200% for clients - for every dollar spent with PEI, clients save $2 on average
• +3 more outcomes

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Intertek: Global TIC company with building and elevator inspection services among its portfolio. Overlaps with PEI on independent elevator inspections, audits, and code-compliance work for large property portfolios.
• KONE: Major elevator and escalator OEM with service and modernization offerings. Represents a competitive risk to PEI's consulting and modernization-related audit revenue as buildings consolidate maintenance vendors.
• Bureau Veritas: Global testing, inspection, and certification (TIC) incumbent with a vertical elevator inspection practice serving building owners and AHJs. Competes with PEI on third-party QEI/CSA inspections but as part of a much broader industry service portfolio.
• Schindler: Global elevator and escalator OEM and service provider, frequently bundling inspections and audits with maintenance contracts. Indirectly competes with PEI by capturing building-owner spend upstream.
• TÜV SÜD: International TIC provider offering elevator and escalator inspection, testing, and certification. Provides a global platform that competes with PEI for multi-state and enterprise property manager mandates.
• Otis: World's largest elevator OEM with an extensive maintenance and modernization services arm. While not a third-party inspector, Otis adjacent maintenance contracts can displace independent inspection engagements PEI wins.
• DEKRA: International TIC incumbent with established elevator and escalator inspection services. Competes with PEI on independent inspection mandates though typically at larger multi-state and enterprise scope.

Emerging players

• Apex Elevator Inspection: Smaller regional third-party elevator inspection operator in the U.S. Similar QEI inspection model to PEI but with a narrower footprint and partial service overlap with independent inspection mandates.

Direct peers

• National Elevator Inspection Services (NEIS): U.S.-based independent third-party elevator inspection firm performing QEI-certified conveyance inspections across multiple states. Direct head-to-head competitor to PEI's core inspection offering in the same regulatory regime.

Regional players

• Quest Elevator Inspections: Regional U.S. elevator inspection firm focused on QEI-certified conveyance inspections in selected states. Comparable business model to PEI in a different geography and therefore not directly competitive in Colorado.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/professionalelevatorinspections
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/elevatorinspections
• Instagraminstagram.com/elevatorinspections
• TikToktiktok.com/@elevatorinspections?lang=en

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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