--- title: Stannah Lifts Technical Lift Blog & Articles | Stannah (4) description: Packed full of guidance on lift specification and lift applcation, regulations and lift owner advice (4) --- Stannah Lifts Technical Lift Blog & Articles | Stannah (4) - [Products](https://www.stannahlifts.co.uk/products) - [Services](https://www.stannahlifts.co.uk/services) - [Market Sectors](https://www.stannahlifts.co.uk/market-sectors) - [About](https://www.stannahlifts.co.uk/about-stannah) - [News](https://www.stannahlifts.co.uk/news) - [Blogs](https://blog.stannahlifts.co.uk) - [Technical Area](https://www.stannahlifts.co.uk/download-area) - [Case Studies](https://www.stannahlifts.co.uk/case-studies) - [Contact](https://www.stannahlifts.co.uk/contact-us) [![Stannah](https://blog.stannahlifts.co.uk/hubfs/raw_assets/public/stannah-21/images/stannah.svg)](https://www.stannahlifts.co.uk/) Menu Search Not what you are looking for? Try: - [Careers](https://corporate.stannah.com/careers/) - [Corporate](http://corporate.stannah.com/) - [Stairlift & Home Lifts](https://www.stannah.com/) # Welcome to our blog Choose your area of interest: - [Latest](https://blog.stannahlifts.co.uk) - [Moving People](https://blog.stannahlifts.co.uk/topic/moving-people) - [Moving Goods](https://blog.stannahlifts.co.uk/topic/moving-goods) - [Advice For Owners](https://blog.stannahlifts.co.uk/topic/advice-for-owners) - [Standards & Regulations](https://blog.stannahlifts.co.uk/topic/standards-regulations) ### Filter by lift type -Select- Passenger Lifts Platform Lifts Service & Goods Lifts Escalators & Moving Walkways ### Search the blog Search ### Subscribe for email updates ![Advice on leaving your lift inactive](https://resources.stannahlifts.co.uk/hs-fs/hubfs/Blog_Images/Blog%20images%20%28resized%29/COVID%20Advice%20on%20Leaving%20Your%20Lift%20Inactive-FEATURED.jpeg?width=768&name=COVID%20Advice%20on%20Leaving%20Your%20Lift%20Inactive-FEATURED.jpeg) 02 August, 2021 ### Advice on leaving your lift inactive Like cars, lifts left for long periods need a little TLC. If you leave your car parked on the drive for weeks on end and expect it to start, it won’t – so to prevent any... [Read more](https://blog.stannahlifts.co.uk/leaving-your-lift-inactive) ![Platform Lifts - The Choices & Differences](http://resources.stannahlifts.co.uk/hs-fs/hubfs/Collage-384073-edited.jpg?width=768&name=Collage-384073-edited.jpg) 05 February, 2021 ### Platform Lifts - The Choices & Differences Platform lifts come in all shapes and sizes. In this blog, we walk you through the types available and the differences between them, outlining the advantages of each... [Read more](https://blog.stannahlifts.co.uk/platform-lifts-the-choices-and-differences) ![Own a Lift? 3 Key Lift Regulations You Need to Know](https://resources.stannahlifts.co.uk/hs-fs/hubfs/Blog_Images/Blog%20images%20%28resized%29/own-a-lift-TOP.jpeg?width=768&name=own-a-lift-TOP.jpeg) 20 January, 2021 ### Own a Lift? 3 Key Lift Regulations You Need to Know The legal requirements surrounding the provision and use of passenger lifts and goods lifts provide a framework to ensure best practice. This blog gives an overview on... [Read more](https://blog.stannahlifts.co.uk/3-key-lift-regulations-for-lift-owners) ![What Are the Main Types of Goods Lift?](https://resources.stannahlifts.co.uk/hs-fs/hubfs/Main_Types_Goods_lifts_TOP-1.jpeg?width=768&name=Main_Types_Goods_lifts_TOP-1.jpeg) 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... [Read more](https://blog.stannahlifts.co.uk/the-main-types-of-goods-lift) ![What Is a Food Lift?](https://resources.stannahlifts.co.uk/hs-fs/hubfs/Food%20Lift_Top%20Image.jpg?width=768&name=Food%20Lift_Top%20Image.jpg) 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... [Read more](https://blog.stannahlifts.co.uk/why-do-i-need-a-food-lift) ![Cage Lifts vs Goods Lifts - The Choices & Differences](https://resources.stannahlifts.co.uk/hs-fs/hubfs/Blog_Images/Blog%20images%20%28resized%29/Cage%20Lifts%20vs%20Goods%20Lifts-FEATURED-1.jpeg?width=768&name=Cage%20Lifts%20vs%20Goods%20Lifts-FEATURED-1.jpeg) 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... [Read more](https://blog.stannahlifts.co.uk/cage-lifts-vs-goods-lifts-the-choices-and-the-differences) ![Lift inspections: Looking after your lift to save time, money & hassle](https://resources.stannahlifts.co.uk/hs-fs/hubfs/lift_inspection-TOP.jpeg?width=768&name=lift_inspection-TOP.jpeg) 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... [Read more](https://blog.stannahlifts.co.uk/lift-inspections-save-time-money-hassle) ![6 questions to help choose your lift servicing company](https://resources.stannahlifts.co.uk/hs-fs/hubfs/Blog_Images/Blog%20images%20%28resized%29/6_Qs_hlep_decide_lift_maintenance_company-TOP.jpeg?width=768&name=6_Qs_hlep_decide_lift_maintenance_company-TOP.jpeg) 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… [Read more](https://blog.stannahlifts.co.uk/6-questions-to-help-decide-your-lift-maintenance-company) ![Lift Maintenance Contracts: An introduction](https://resources.stannahlifts.co.uk/hs-fs/hubfs/Blog_Images/Blog%20images%20%28resized%29/lift-maintenance-contracts-TOP.jpeg?width=768&name=lift-maintenance-contracts-TOP.jpeg) 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,... [Read more](https://blog.stannahlifts.co.uk/intro-to-lift-maintenance-service-contracts) ![Lift standards: a glossary](https://resources.stannahlifts.co.uk/hs-fs/hubfs/Blog_Images/Blog%20images%20%28resized%29/Lift%20Standards%20-%20a%20glossary-TOP.jpeg?width=768&name=Lift%20Standards%20-%20a%20glossary-TOP.jpeg) 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... [Read more](https://blog.stannahlifts.co.uk/lift-standards-a-definitive-glossary) ![A Guide on LOLER Thorough Lift Examination & Supplementary Tests](https://resources.stannahlifts.co.uk/hs-fs/hubfs/guide_on_LOLER_TOP.jpeg?width=768&name=guide_on_LOLER_TOP.jpeg) 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... [Read more](https://blog.stannahlifts.co.uk/loler-supplementary-lift-testing-thorough-lift-examination) ![5 FAQs on the EN81-20 & EN81-50 lift standards](https://resources.stannahlifts.co.uk/hs-fs/hubfs/StRegs_EN81/EN81-20-50-lift-std-top.jpeg?width=768&name=EN81-20-50-lift-std-top.jpeg) 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... [Read more](https://blog.stannahlifts.co.uk/lifts-standards-en81-20-and-en81-50) ![Machinery Directive or Lift Regulations?](https://resources.stannahlifts.co.uk/hs-fs/hubfs/Blog_Images/Blog%20images%20%28resized%29/Machinery-Directive-TOP.jpeg?width=768&name=Machinery-Directive-TOP.jpeg) 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... [Read more](https://blog.stannahlifts.co.uk/machinery-directive-or-lift-directive) ![Choosing a goods lift that's perfect for your business](https://resources.stannahlifts.co.uk/hs-fs/hubfs/Blog_Images/Blog%20images%20%28resized%29/Choosing-the-Right-Goods-Lift-for-Your-Business-FEATURED.jpg.jpeg?width=768&name=Choosing-the-Right-Goods-Lift-for-Your-Business-FEATURED.jpg.jpeg) 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... [Read more](https://blog.stannahlifts.co.uk/choosing-the-right-goods-lift-for-your-business) ![Part M: Building Regs & Lifts](https://resources.stannahlifts.co.uk/hs-fs/hubfs/building%20regs%20&%20lifts-TOP.jpg?width=768&name=building%20regs%20&%20lifts-TOP.jpg) 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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