
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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02 May, 2023
Lift or elevator? The history and origin
The Cambridge English Dictionary definition of a lift (noun) is a device like a box that moves up and down, carrying people or goods from one floor of a building to...
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24 April, 2023
How to complete your manual handling risk assessment
A manual handling risk assessment is a document that details all the different types of manual handling tasks and the risks of injury that they could cause to your...
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01 February, 2023
Avoiding the costs of manual handling risks with a lift
Did you know that every year more than a third of all over-3-day injuries reported to the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) or local authorities are due to manual...
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28 November, 2022
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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02 November, 2022
Lift cleaning - a step by step guide
For every lift owner, building owner and facility manager, lift cleaning should be a regular activity, but it sometimes can be overlooked. To help you, we have created a...
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12 October, 2022
What is a dumbwaiter?
However you write it, ‘dumb waiter’ or ‘dumbwaiter’, the term's origins are puzzling. The name of this small service lift and the history of how it came into being are...
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12 September, 2022
FAQ: Dumbwaiters & service lifts
In this blog post, we'll clear up some of the most common questions we've heard about Microlift dumbwaiters and service lifts. Read on...
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01 September, 2022
Goods lifts: frequently asked questions
In this blog post we'll clear up some of the most common questions Stannah has heard about goods lifts. If you have a question that isn't covered here then please do get...
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10 August, 2022
Everything you need to know about mezzanine goods lifts
What are mezzanine goods lifts? Why choose one? Also known as warehouse goods lifts or pallet lifts, mezzaninegoods liftsserve mezzanine floors—intermediate levels...
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16 August, 2021
8 types of lifting equipment to make material handling easier
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.
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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...
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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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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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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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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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