
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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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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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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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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08 June, 2023
Choosing the right nursing or care home lifts
Care homes and nursing homes need to meet a range of standards when it comes to safety. Residents need to be able to move safely or be moved safely around a building,...
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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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31 January, 2023
Escalator history and its inventors
From idea to patent to prototype to a full working system, escalators illustrate a common human quest: to make life easier. Read more about escalator history and when...
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12 December, 2022
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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09 November, 2022
A quick guide to LRV specification and lifts
Lift design is ever-evolving and without a doubt, specifying the right surface or object reflectance for your lift cabin finishes is key to designing a building that...
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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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31 October, 2022
Owners guide: escalators & moving walkways
So you own/are responsible for an escalator or moving walkway but are unsure of what this means in terms of your responsibilities? Don't worry; you're not alone! This is...
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20 September, 2022
A guide to escalator cleaning
This blog is a helpful guide on escalator cleaning - what to and when to clean, and how to do it.
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12 July, 2022
An introduction to Sabbath lifts
We love the variety of lift requests (and the numerous configurations within each lift type) we get involved in at Stannah. Whilst the request for a Shabbat lift tends...
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21 June, 2022
Building regulations lift requirements UK
Here’s a handy overview of the key acts, regulations and standards that outline best practices around lift requirements in buildings - ensuring that any...
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15 December, 2021
Passenger Lift or Platform Lift - the Differences...
Whilst both lifts move people they are quite different! When deciding between the two it can be confusing. So we've put together a short blog to outline the differences...
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26 November, 2021
Part M: Volume 2 & Wheelchair Platform Stairlifts
This post is the fifth and final in the series of our Part M: Volume 2 building regulations blogs and covers the detailed requirements for wheelchair platform stairlifts.
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