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Everything you need to know about mezzanine goods lifts
04 June, 2024

Everything you need to know about mezzanine goods lifts

What are mezzanine goods lifts? Also known as warehouse goods lifts or pallet lifts, mezzanine goods lifts serve mezzanine floors and intermediate levels between a...
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How the PSTN switch over will affect your lift
24 May, 2024

How the PSTN switch over will affect your lift

The Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN) is a system of analogue circuit-switched telephone lines that still criss-cross the globe. First developed in the late...
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Everything you need to know about warehouse lifts
14 May, 2024

Everything you need to know about warehouse lifts

With online shopping on the rise, more companies are looking at different ways to store and move goods more efficiently. This blog explores selecting the best warehouse...
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The role of hotel lifts
02 May, 2024

The role of hotel lifts

In today's competitive hotel industry, every detail matters. The guest experience begins the moment they step foot through the door. From luxurious interiors and...
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Lifts for listed buildings
25 April, 2024

Lifts for listed buildings

Traditionally, easy access to historic, listed and religious buildings can be challenging and ensuring the installation does not interfere with the building's original...
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Five tips that help prepare you for a lift breakdown
09 February, 2024

Five tips that help prepare you for a lift breakdown

Lifts are at the heart of a building, moving people and goods. But their worth depends on reliable performance and safe, ongoing function. Being faced with an...
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Ideas for different types of lift car interior design
08 January, 2024

Ideas for different types of lift car interior design

When installing a new passenger lift, the choice of lift car interiors is wide. And that’s even before you consider customising with your own design material to create a...
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The benefit of lift modernisation
12 December, 2023

The benefit of lift modernisation

An old lift doesn't always need replacing and, in fact, doing so may be extremely difficult due to its design or layout. Instead, you can have a lift modernised. Allow...
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Lift requirements in residential buildings UK
13 November, 2023

Lift requirements in residential buildings UK

A guide on specifying lifts for multi-storey housing developments, from fire fighting lifts to refurbishing existing lifts in a block of flats; the choices are endless.
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Secure by Design requirements for lifts
07 November, 2023

Secure by Design requirements for lifts

Good design must be the aim of all those involved in the development process and should be encouraged everywhere. ‘Secured by Design' (SBD) aims to achieve a good...
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What DDA compliant and reasonable adjustments mean in the Equality Act
30 October, 2023

What DDA compliant and reasonable adjustments mean in the Equality Act

The Disability Discrimination Act (DDA), was designed to make public spaces easier for disabled people to access. Businesses of all types had to make changes to meet its...
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Why accessibility in the workplace is important to all
25 October, 2023

Why accessibility in the workplace is important to all

Accessibility at work is about removing barriers to make sure disabled people can take an active part in working life.Employers should ensure that the workplace and its...
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How lifts can help create accessible sports facilities
09 October, 2023

How lifts can help create accessible sports facilities

Poorly designed public leisure centres and sports grounds, including football and rugby stadiums, create barriers to participation for potential disabled users or access...
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BS EN81-80 Lift upgrades for existing lifts
05 September, 2023

BS EN81-80 Lift upgrades for existing lifts

Like technology elsewhere, lifts and lift standards have developed over the years and new safety features have become the norm. In recognition of the fact that lift...
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Types of equipment to move heavy objects up stairs
28 June, 2023

Types of equipment to move heavy objects up stairs

If you are moving heavy items or bulky objects on a set of stairs, then there’s a range of lifting equipment to make the job easier. Having access to the right lifting...
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The types of lifts for education
22 June, 2023

The types of lifts for education

Does every educational building in the UK have lifts? Where there is a requirement to travel between floors or over steps, there should be a lift for those less able to...
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