Stannah Lifts technical blog

Own a lift? 3 key lift regulations you need to know

20 Jan 2021 / posted in Moving Goods, Standards & Regulations, Advice For Owners, Midilift, Midilift Plus, Stairiser, Maxilift, Goodsmaster, Microlift, Lowriser, Xtralift, Goodsmaster Plus, Platform Lifts, Service & Goods Lifts

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 the regulations you need to adhere to in a commercial property.

What is a food lift?

8 Dec 2020 / posted in Moving Goods, Trolleylift, Levelmaster, Goodsmaster, Microlift, Goodsmaster Plus, Service & Goods Lifts

These hard workers go under many names, including dumbwaiters, service lifts, catering lifts, kitchen lifts, back-of-house lifts and restaurant lifts. Speeding up service and keeping customers happy...

Cage lifts vs goods lifts - the choices & differences

3 Dec 2020 / posted in Moving Goods, Advice For Owners, Goodsmaster, Goodsmaster Plus, Service & Goods Lifts

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 differences ...

10 Types of Lifting Equipment to Make Material Handling Easier

27 Oct 2020 / posted in Moving Goods, Advice For Owners, Trolleylift, Goodsmaster, Microlift, Goodsmaster Plus

In this post, we explore the different material handling equipment employees can use to enable the free movement of goods around a building, from A to B, or G to 1,2,3,4 or more...

COVID: Lift Cleaning - a Step by Step Guide

18 Mar 2020 / posted in Moving People & Goods, Moving People, Moving Goods, Advice For Owners, Stairiser, Trolleylift, Levelmaster, Goodsmaster, Microlift, Lowriser, Goodsmaster Plus, Passenger Lifts, Platform Lifts, Service & Goods Lifts

In light of recent news, lift cleaning is now a hot topic, this blog is a helpful guide...

Choosing the Right Goods Lift for Your Business

12 Oct 2019 / posted in Moving Goods, Trolleylift, Levelmaster, Goodsmaster, Microlift, Goodsmaster Plus, Service & Goods Lifts

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 require...

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

30 Apr 2019 / posted in Moving Goods, Goodsmaster, Goodsmaster Plus, Passenger Lifts

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 considerations for these type of applications and the most suitable bin lift systems to choose from.