Industrial Elevator & Lift Services

Epoch Industrial provides fully automated, heavy-capacity freight elevators and manual material lifts — built to keep warehouses, distribution centers, and manufacturing facilities across North and South Carolina moving.

Epoch Industrial

Built for the cycle count.

Every industrial job we take falls into one of three categories — a fully automated freight elevator, a manual material lift for single-story and dock moves, or a personnel & service car for staff and light equipment.

Freight Elevators

The automated freight elevator.

Single or dual holeless hydraulic or traction drive, sized for continuous-cycle use in warehouses, plants, and distribution centers.

  • Single or dual holeless hydraulic or traction drive, 7.5–40 HP
  • Fire-rated, multi-directional doors
  • Unlimited travel distance
  • Three-year warranty on all parts Epoch installs and services
Service Cars

The personnel & service car.

Enclosed, passenger-rated cab for moving staff and light equipment between floors — separate from your heavy freight traffic.

  • Holeless hydraulic or MRL traction drive
  • Enclosed, passenger-rated cab construction
  • Up to 6 stops
  • Three-year warranty on all parts Epoch installs and services
Material Lifts

The manual material lift.

Holeless hydraulic or traction lift built for single-story and loading-dock moves, with dust-proof and explosion-proof controls available.

  • Holeless hydraulic or traction drive
  • Dust-proof & explosion-proof controls available
  • Up to 3 stops
  • Three-year warranty on all parts Epoch installs and services
Built For Uptime

Industrial equipment runs harder. So does our maintenance program.

Freight and material-handling elevators see far more duty cycles than a typical passenger unit. We schedule preventive maintenance around your production calendar — not the other way around — to keep unplanned downtime off your floor.

Freight & Material Lifts

Installation and service for freight elevators, dumbwaiters, and material lifts sized to your load and cycle demands.

Preventive Maintenance

High-cycle maintenance programs designed around your production schedule to minimize unplanned downtime — ask if your equipment qualifies for our Lifetime Warranty, one predictable monthly cost per elevator.

Modernization & Controller Upgrades

Bring aging industrial equipment up to current safety and efficiency standards without a full replacement.

Code Compliance & Inspections

Safety examinations and documentation support to help your facility stay audit-ready.

24/7 Emergency Repair

Available upon request, at no overtime charge — because a stalled lift can mean a stalled line.

Fleet Service Plans

One coordinated maintenance plan across multiple industrial units, buildings, or campuses.

Environmental Considerations

Elevators built for the environment you actually run.

Industrial facilities aren't one-size-fits-all — hazardous locations, extreme temperatures, and environmental compliance all shape what equipment belongs on your floor.

Hazardous & Harsh Environments

Explosion-proof and dust-proof controls for combustible dust and vapor environments, extreme-temperature tolerance for cold storage and high-heat manufacturing floors, and washdown or corrosive-environment ratings for food, beverage, and chemical processing facilities.

Energy Efficiency

Holeless hydraulic and traction drives reduce idle energy draw compared to older cylinder-based and geared systems, and energy-regenerative traction options feed braking energy back into the building. Controller or drive upgrades cut energy use on aging equipment without a full replacement.

Environmental Compliance

Holeless hydraulic design eliminates the underground cylinder used in older systems, removing the risk of hydraulic fluid leaching into soil or groundwater. Spill containment and biodegradable hydraulic fluid options are available, along with documentation support for environmental and safety inspections.

Services We Provide

Beyond the equipment itself.

Elevator upkeep goes beyond the mechanical — we handle the environmental, technology, and logistics side too.

Environmental & Fluid Management

Pit, Hoistway & Cab Cleaning Hydraulic Oil Tank & Pump Monitoring Hydraulic Fluid Recycling & Oil Change-Outs Oil Water Separators Oil Scrubbing & Recycling Sump & Scavenger Pump Systems Waterproofing, Pit Coatings & Hoistway Restorations Fireproof Coatings Dry Ice Cleaning Glass Cleaning, Sill Polishing & Replacement Escalator & Moving Walk Cleaning Disaster Cleanup & Restoration

Safety & Compliance

DOL Violation Remediation & Consultant Punchlist Items Safety Netting Emergency Phones & Monitoring Work by Others

Cab Technology & Amenities

IoT & Telco Services Elevator TVs Vinyl Door Wraps Level Cab Floor Air Purification Systems Ductless HVAC Units

Logistics & Fabrication

Trucking & Storage Custom Parts Fabrication (via our sister companies)
Who We Serve

Warehouses, plants, and distribution centers across the Carolinas.

From single-unit freight lifts to multi-building industrial campuses, we scope service around how your facility actually operates — shift patterns, load types, and safety requirements included.

Every era of heavy equipment, one crew: from decades-old hydraulic freight lifts and manual dumbwaiters to today's high-cycle hydraulic and traction systems built with environmental compliance in mind — if it's moving freight on your floor, we can maintain it.

Service Areas

Where we work

Raleigh Durham Charlotte Wilmington Myrtle Beach Greenville, SC Columbia, SC Rock Hill, SC Charleston, SC Fayetteville Greensboro Sanford Surf City Outer Banks Winston-Salem Murphy Cape Hatteras
Equipment

Equipment we work with.

Sized to your load and cycle demands — not a one-size-fits-all catalog.

Freight Elevators Personnel & Service Elevators Dumbwaiters & Material Lifts Hydraulic & Traction Freight Platforms Controller & Drive Upgrades High-Cycle Duty Equipment Explosion-Proof & Hazardous-Location Equipment
How It Works

Scoped around your production schedule, not ours.

Facility Assessment

We review load requirements, duty cycles, and how equipment fits into your operation.

Custom Spec & Scheduling

Equipment and maintenance windows are planned around your production calendar.

Installation or Retrofit

Work is coordinated to minimize disruption to your floor.

Preventive Maintenance

Ongoing service scoped to high-cycle use, with 24/7 emergency repair available.

Questions

Industrial FAQ

Can you service equipment during off-hours to avoid downtime?

Yes — we schedule maintenance windows around your shift patterns whenever possible.

Do you handle multi-building or fleet maintenance contracts?

Yes, we can coordinate one maintenance plan across multiple units, buildings, or campuses.

What kind of equipment do you service?

Freight elevators, dumbwaiters, and material lifts of varying load capacities — reach out with your equipment details and we'll scope it during a facility assessment.

How fast is emergency response?

24-hour service is available upon request, at no overtime charge.

Do you help with code compliance and inspections?

Yes — we support safety examinations and documentation to help keep your facility audit-ready.

Can you install equipment in hazardous or environmentally sensitive locations?

Yes — explosion-proof and dust-proof controls, washdown-rated components, and holeless hydraulic drives (which eliminate the groundwater contamination risk of older in-ground cylinder systems) are all available. Tell us about your environment and we'll spec accordingly.

Keep your facility moving.

Talk to us about a preventive maintenance plan for your industrial equipment.