Resident Car Park Access

Click here if you need to arrange access to your assigned car parking space.

Moving In/Out

The Management Team will assist with residents moving in or out by allowing access to the relevant car park to load and unload only. Residents moving in or out should contact the Management Team to arrange access. Click here to contact the Management Team.

Replacement Access Fobs

Please contact the Management Team by clicking here if you require a replacement or additional access fob.

Contractors/Trades Parking

We are unable to support Contractor or Trades access into the Upper or Lower Car Parks for anything other than loading or unloading of materials and tools.

All parking spaces onsite are allocated to private owners or residents.

Any Contractor or Trade Operative vehicle that is not parked within their client's assigned space or have been issued with temporary access will be issued with a fixed penalty notice.

Delivery Drivers

The Management Team will provide access to delivery drivers between Monday and Friday 9am - 5.30pm.

Delivery Drivers should report to the intercom panel at the main gate which is accessed via the Hooters Car Park and dial FFFF. A member of the Management Team will receive the call and provide a code that can be used to access all of the blocks. This code will change daily and only operate between 9am and 5.30pm. The Delivery Driver will need to provide their name and company name to the Management Team.

If a member of the Management Team is not available then the Delivery Driver will need to use the intercom panel to contact the resident name on the delivery package.

The Management Team do not accept deliveries on behalf of residents and do not accept any responsibility for the parcels left in post areas.

Visitor Parking

There is no visitor parking at the Hicking Building and the Management Team do not offer their limited spaces to visitors. On street parking is availble around the site and there is a multi-story car park on Queens Road.

Stay infomed

Weekly Fire Alarm Testing

By Hicking RTM • July 25, 2024

Every Tuesday 10am-11am

2024 AGM

By Hicking RTM • June 4, 2024

AGM 2024

Block 2 Lift Back in Service

By Dave Herron • May 16, 2024

Lift in Service

Building Safety

By Hicking RTM • April 4, 2024

The Building Act 2022

Lift Maintenance

By Management Team • February 29, 2024

Since acquring the management responsibilities we have had to attend to a significant number of lift breakdowns. Some of these breakdowns are due to the age of the lifts along with general wear and tear. However, the majority of breakdowns have been caused by the transporting of large items such as furniture. We do not want to prevent reisdents from using the lifts to transport large items as doing so using just the stairs is dangerous and inconvenient. Therefore, we would like to share our plans on improving the lifts to make them more robust. All blocks apart from Block 4 have two lifts. We have ensured that there is at least one lift in operation in each block and will continue with this approach while dealing with upgrades and repairs as a way of minimising disruption and inconvenience. Condition Survey Due to the age of the lifts we commissioned a condition report on each lift in August 2022. The results of these reports was that the lifts were generally in a good condition. Minor repairs were identified to several lifts which were commissioned immediately. Long Term Improvements The doors to the lifts are controlled by a series of cogs and rubber belts. These are easily disturbed if the lift doors receive an impact or are propped open for a significant period of time. This will cause the doors to become misaligned resulting in the lift shutting down. We have sourced a method of replacing this mechanism with a more robust system made from metal cogs and chains which we hope will aleviate this problem and make the lift doors more robust. This is a bespoke solution with parts being manufactured specifically for this. We are trialling this on one lift initially to establish its effectiveness. Providing this is successful we will look to roll out to one lift per block this year and the remaining next year. We will undertake these upgrades when a lift is in need of repair. The lift being trialled is the lift in Block 2 which is currently out of service due to a broken door mechanism. It is anticipated to be installed within the next 3-4 weeks. CCTV In addition to the above improvements we will be installing CCTV in the lift lobby areas so that we can establish the cause of a failure when there is a breakdown. Any instances of mis-use or malicious damage will be dealt with appropriately.

Window Cleaning

September 28, 2023

We have arranged for all the external windows at the Hicking Building to be cleaned. This work will take place between 14 th and 17 th October. The windows will be cleaned by reach and wash pole system. Windows to balconies that cannot be reached using this system will be cleaned by hand subject to access. Our contractor will attempt to gain access on the 17 th October to any flat on either the 4 th or 5 th floor. If your flat is on the 4 th or 5 th floor please arrange for someone to be home on the 17 th to provide access. As we understand it, the majority of the windows to the building have not been cleaned for an extremely long time and suffer from a significant build up of dirt. Our contractor has advised that it may take several visits to remove this build up in some cases. It is our intention to have the windows cleaned on regular basis and therefore appreciate your patience if the build of dirt is not removed entirely on this visit. Please can you make sure that windows remain closed during the course of the work. Windows left open may not be cleaned to prevent water ingress into the flat.

Communal Area Lighting

August 7, 2023

The project to replace the communal area lighting has begun today. This project will replace all the communal area ceiling lights with modern LED motion sensored lights with the aim to improve the lighting across the blocks and reduce the overall energy consumption. This will also resolve the historical issue of insufficient emergency lighting. The electricians will be onsite for several weeks while this project is completed. There may be some minor inconvenience to residents while the work is completed. The electricians will try and keep any disruption to a minimum and make sure each corridor is clear at the end of each day. Work will be completed to areas in order depending on their level of lighting so that the worst areas are addressed first. We apologise for any inconvenience.

EWS1 - Revised Certificate Issue

By Management Team • January 23, 2023

The EWS1 certificates have been reissued following the completion of the remedial work. These can be downloaed from here .

Director Update

November 16, 2022

The latest update from the directors of the Hicking Building RTM Company

Lower Level Car Park

By Management Team • October 28, 2022

The access control to the lower level car park has changed. The old 'cliker fobs' will no longer work and access is granted by registration on the GSM (mobile interface). This is part of the ongoing improvement to the building and its services. Users of the lower car park must be registered on the system. Once registered a user can access by calling the telephone number associated with the gate. This will be provided to a user upon successful registration. Users can register for the car park by clicking here . More details on the car parking policy can be found here . The roller shutter is currently in the open position. The shutter will closed at 5pm on Friday the 4th November. Users must be resgistered by this time to gain entry to the car park. The method of exiting the car park has also changed. The roller shutter will now open automatically once a vehicle is apporximately two meters from the roller shutter. There is also a push button located next to the roller shutter. Please review the Frequently Asked Questions page or review the Car Parking Policy for futher information. If you questions are not answered there please contact the Management Team.

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