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What Are the Main Types of Goods Lift?
28 December, 2020

What Are the Main Types of Goods Lift?

Goods lifts play a vital role in moving goods of every shape, size and weight—as they stand, on trolleys and pallets or in crates and roll cages between floors of up to...
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What Is a Food Lift?
08 December, 2020

What Is a Food Lift?

These hard workers go under many names, including dumbwaiters, service lifts, catering lifts, kitchen lifts, back-of-house lifts and restaurant lifts. Speeding up...
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Cage Lifts vs Goods Lifts - The Choices & Differences
03 December, 2020

Cage Lifts vs Goods Lifts - The Choices & Differences

You’d be forgiven for thinking all goods lifts are the same, but they’re not… Whilst both help material movement and reduce manual handling risks there are some key...
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Lift inspections: Looking after your lift to save time, money & hassle
12 November, 2020

Lift inspections: Looking after your lift to save time, money & hassle

It pays to be a responsible lift owner—to ensure that your lifts and lifting equipment are maintained to the highest standards. Why? Because keeping your lift fit for...
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6 questions to help choose your lift servicing company
22 October, 2020

6 questions to help choose your lift servicing company

Not all maintenance providers are the same. So we’ve compiled 6 questions to ask when deciding between them. And why it pays to do your homework…
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Lift Maintenance Contracts: An introduction
19 October, 2020

Lift Maintenance Contracts: An introduction

Lifts, as with all machinery, require regular servicing. As a lift owner if you have a lift that is used by an employee in a commercial setting, e.g. restaurant,...
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Lift standards: a glossary
16 October, 2020

Lift standards: a glossary

If you either own or are thinking of installing a lift then there is a whole host of lift standards, regulations, codes of practice and guidance to advise on best...
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A Guide on LOLER Thorough Lift Examination & Supplementary Tests
21 September, 2020

A Guide on LOLER Thorough Lift Examination & Supplementary Tests

In this helpful overview we've covered what is required of you as a lift owner by Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations 1998 (LOLER) and what thorough and...
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5 FAQs on the EN81-20 & EN81-50 lift standards
30 April, 2020

5 FAQs on the EN81-20 & EN81-50 lift standards

Post updated for 2020 - In September 2017, EN81-20 and EN81-50, two new safety standards for the construction of lifts and the testing of lift components were...
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Machinery Directive or Lift Regulations?
07 April, 2020

Machinery Directive or Lift Regulations?

Whether you are moving people or goods, your lift will fall into either the Machinery Directive or Lift regulations. Although all of them refer to "lifts" as a general...
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Ensuring Platform Lift Safety
28 October, 2019

Ensuring Platform Lift Safety

At Stannah we believe in keeping our customers, other lift owners and operators advised of issues that may affect lift safety and the passengers that use them. Below is...
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Choosing a goods lift that's perfect for your business
12 October, 2019

Choosing a goods lift that's perfect for your business

Have a requirement for moving goods? Whether down to manual handling issues or to improve efficiency, we can help you identify the type of goods or service lift you...
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Part M: Building Regs & Lifts
07 October, 2019

Part M: Building Regs & Lifts

TheBuilding Regulations, Approved Document M (Part M) gives direction on lifts in all types of buildings, stating that reasonable provision must be made for people to...
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A Handy List of Escalator & Moving Walkway Standards (updated 2019)
07 June, 2019

A Handy List of Escalator & Moving Walkway Standards (updated 2019)

Unsure of what codes of practice, standards and regulations escalators and moving walkways fall under? Not to worry, here's a handy list...
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Bike & Bin Lifts: Lifts for Waste Management & Bike Transportation
30 April, 2019

Bike & Bin Lifts: Lifts for Waste Management & Bike Transportation

There is an increasing trend of lifts being used to aid underground storage of bikes/bins in commercial and residential projects. In this short blog post, we outline the...
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The History of Moving Walkways
13 September, 2018

The History of Moving Walkways

When it comes to hitching a ride, it doesn’t get easier than moving walkways. Around for over 130 years, they have evolved from simple conveyor belts to sophisticated...
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