When it comes to buying bespoke platform lifts, you might not be certain straight away which is the best type for your needs. Here’s a brief overview of the different categories and what they are designed for.

Open platform lifts

These are designed for transporting people and wheelchair users in a safe manner for external or internal vertical travel. They are sometimes referred to as a wheelchair lift, and can be fitted in domestic and commercial environments. They require much less space than a traditional lift, so they are ideal where access is needed to smaller premises.

These lifts are easy to install, aesthetically pleasing, and simple to use. They have low maintenance and running costs, and are easy to service. They are ideal for care homes, private homes, and educational and retail establishments.

Inclined platform lifts

This is a type of stairlift, allowing a wheelchair user safe access up a set of steps or staircase. The platform is fixed to a diagonal runner along the side of the staircase, and is capable of carrying a wheelchair to the upper level.

They are easy to install and simple to use, and can be fitted to most types of staircase both indoors and outside. Inclined platform lifts are a more affordable option than other types of lift.

Low-rise vertical platform lifts

Low rise platform lifts are designed to carry a passenger a short distance. They can be installed at the side of a single step in split-level room layouts, for example. Suitable for both indoor and outdoor use, these lifts will accommodate a wheelchair and an attendant.

Vertical platform lifts are unobtrusive and stylish, and blend well into the surroundings. They are suitable for both commercial and domestic settings, to ensure the building is compliant with Equality Act regulations. Installation is quick and easy, often just taking one or two days.

East Grinstead is to be one of two railway stations in East Sussex to benefit from step-free access for the first time, thanks to a £9 million investment.

Rail Advent reports that Network Rail began upgrades to both East Grinstead and Crowborough stations on Monday 1 November with a new footbridge and lifts. There will also be upgrades to help blind and partially sighted passengers too, with new tactile paving close to the platform edges and new CCTV cameras installed.

Katie Frost, the Sussex route director for Network Rail, said: “We are committed to improving access for passengers and this vital work will make it much easier for people to move around Crowborough and East Grinstead stations.”

Frost added that the stations are ‘important gateways’ for their respective communities, and the footbridges and lifts would provide significant benefits to them.

She said that the two stations are now more accessible to all passengers, regardless of whether they are in a wheelchair, have reduced mobility, or have luggage or pushchairs.

Network Rail has been working with local stakeholders and accessibility groups to determine the best course of action to support passengers and has made efforts to minimise disruption during the project, which is due to be completed by August 2022.

Engineers are set to build foundations on the platforms with the new lift shafts and footbridges being created off-site. They will then be lifted into position by crane during planned line closures.

Once each footbridge has been finished, engineers aim to dismantle and remove the existing station footbridges.

Network Rail is managing and delivering station accessibility enhancements as part of the Department for Transport’s Access for All programme.

About £4.6m was invested in East Grinstead station while Crowborough station received £4.7m.

If you’re looking for lift consultants to help improve your step-free access, talk to us today.

Disability access campaigners in Kent have been celebrating the news that the railway station at Herne Bay is to get bespoke platform lifts to ensure step-free access for all passengers.

Canterbury City Council has given the green light for plans to install a new footbridge over the line, with lifts at either end, connecting the London-bound and coast-bound platforms, Kent Online reports.

Network Rail plans to have the bridge and lifts in place in the next three years, which will enable disabled commuters to use the station to travel to London. At present, they have to travel to Whitstable to find an accessible platform, as the only way to cross the line at Herne Bay is via an underpass with steps at either end.

Commenting on the news, wheelchair-bound passenger Sheila Appleton said: “It’s been so long that everybody has had to suffer so much with all the inconvenience it brings.”

She added: “It’s not only people like me who have had problems - it’s those with buggies, older people, people with luggage. It’s not easy for people.”

Ms Appleton, who has been in a wheelchair for 14 years, added that the more accessible railway station could help with efforts to bring more tourism to the town. 

When passengers such as Ms Appleton use the train to visit London, they may be pleased to see the growing number of rail and Tube stations that offer step-free access.

Last week saw Osterley station on the Piccadilly line become the 89th station on the Tube network to become step-free, following the completion of work to install two new lifts and improve signage.

Across London underground, six other stations have gained step-free access this year, while this is a feature of the two new stations opened up on the Northern line spur to Nine Elms.

By the end of this year, Harrow-on-the-Hill and Sudbury Hill stations are scheduled to raise the number to 91.

Now more than ever it is important to maintain high standards of hygiene at the workplace. With the coronavirus still causing high infection rates and hospitalisations, cleanliness in public spaces has never been as essential for the health and wellbeing of people.

While there are many still working from home, businesses have opened up again, and even if not full time, employees are heading back to the office. However, according to a recent study, 78 per cent of respondents said they had concerns about the work environment waiting for them, as reported by HR News.

The lifts at your workplace will be used by everyone, from employees and customers to delivery personnel and clients, which makes it imperative that your lifts are clean, hygienic, and safe to use. We have a look at three tips for enhanced hygiene in your lifts.

Install an air purifier

Lifts are small and enclosed spaces, and passengers will all be sharing the same air, breathing it in and out. An air purifier, easily installed on the wall or ceiling, will remove harmful particles and bacteria from the air, helping to reduce the transmission of COVID-19, as well as winter colds and flu bugs.

Invest in touchless buttons

A relatively new innovation, touchless lift buttons will transform the cleanliness of your lift. Motion-activated buttons work with infrared sensors, meaning that passengers do not have to physically touch buttons, thus vastly reducing the risk of transmission of the virus.

Add a UV lamp

UV lamps, which can be easily installed on the ceiling or wall, have a 99 per cent sterilisation efficiency, making them the perfect addition to any lift. They rely on motion sensors and create no ozone damage, making them a fantastic investment if you want to improve hygiene levels in your lift.

If you’re looking for lift refurbishment companies, get in touch today.

Over the past 20 years, there has been a race to build the tallest skyscrapers in the world, and as a natural consequence of this, a race to build the tallest and fastest passenger lift to carry passengers to the uppermost floors.

The first example of this came in 1998 with the topping of the Petronas Twin Towers in Kuala Lumpur, but the first record-breaking tower lift came with the Taipei 101 tower in 2004.

At the time the tallest tower in the world, the Taipei 101 also set records with the speed of its lift system, with an unbelievable at that time speed of 37.7 miles per hour.

For comparison, the previous record-holder was the Yokohama Landmark Tower lift, which could only reach 28 miles per hour, meaning Taipei 101’s lifts were nearly 35 per cent faster.

This record would last for over a decade, until the world’s second-largest tower, Shanghai Tower, would finally beat it, as well as take the Burj Khalifa’s record for the furthest-travelling lift in the world.

The single-deck lift could travel at 40 miles per hour in normal conditions and up to 46 miles per hour during testing, shattering the record set by Taipei 101, and at the time looking to be unbreakable.

However, one final tower, the Guangzhou CTF Finance Centre, would manage to break this record, by travelling at an astonishing 47 miles per hour, which itself led to some complex technology to make such a journey bearable for passengers.

The air pressure is adjusted to avoid popping ears, and the lifts have magnet synchronous motors and rollers to help keep the ride as smooth as possible.

In terms of how fast lifts can go, one prediction by Hitachi, the company that made the fastest lift in the world, it is unlikely that lifts will go any faster than 53 miles per hour, due to the problems of air pressure that could make such a fast ascent unpleasant for passengers.

Thatcham Town Council and West Berkshire Council are in discussions to enable works to move ahead with an upgrade Thatcham Train Station, which will include improved customer facilities and new passenger lifts.

Newbury Today reports that during a recent planning and highways meeting, the two councils met to discuss receiving support for progression with the upgrade, and councillors from Thatcham Council discussed proposals for upgrades they wished to see at the station.

Passenger access was the main consideration and a priority for the upgrades, and the councils discussed the benefits of fitting passenger lifts to the existing footbridge at the station, increasing step-free access throughout the station and access to all platforms.

Also discussed at the meeting was an extension to the parking facilities to the north of the station, as well as the possibility of moving the main car park from the south side of the track to the north. The north side of the station may also see new ticket machines and shelters on the platform.

There are currently no toilets at the station, which raised concerns from West Berkshire Council due to plumbing issues that could arise from the installation of that type of facility. However, Thatcham officials pushed for a bigger upgrade, meaning that toilets would be considered.

Local transport links to and from the station were also a topic for discussion, and if a proposed 2,500 home development in Thatcham go ahead, it will provide an opportunity for Reading buses to improve transport links.

In moving these proposals forward, Thatcham Town Council is looking to enter into further discussions with Great Western Railway and Network Rail as well as West Berkshire Council.

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When operating heavy lifting equipment, there are a number of things that can and do go wrong. The load capacity might not match the weight of the items being lifted, workers may not be adequately trained in the use of the machinery, or the equipment may be in a state of disrepair.

Accidents can and do happen, and any of the above issues can contribute to an unsafe operating environment, but they are all also early fixed. Workers can be trained, and scheduled lifting equipment inspections can help prevent a multitude of problems in the future.

Here are three reasons to ensure you schedule regular lifting equipment inspections.

1. Checking for Damage

The critical part of an inspection is to look for any damage. Rusted or broken parts can be a serious danger to workers using or near the equipment. An inspection will ensure that all the parts are operational and working properly. If anything does need repair, you will know what needs to be fixed or replaced.

2. Proactively Replacing Ageing Materials

Rather than replacing parts that have become worn or broken, replacing ageing parts is a good way of proactively preventing problems before they happen. An inspection will identify parts that are past their best and should be replaced before they break down, ultimately saving you time and money by avoiding any downtime due to malfunctioning equipment.

3. Updating the System to Meet Changing Needs

As your organisation grows, your equipment may also need to be updated to meet your new requirements, for example, if production rates have increased, or you’re distributing larger and heavier items, your lifting equipment may not be up to the job.

As your processes change, remember to consider the impacts this may have on your capital equipment. You may need to update your load capacity, or you may even need a completely overhauled system to meet new industry standards.

If you’re looking for lift consultants for LOLER inspections and lift refurbishments, talk to us today.

Approximately half of all lifts in the UK are more than 30 years old, and for lift and building owners and operators, it poses the question of what to do with old lifts, whether to replace or to refurbish.

The question of ensuring lifts are fit for purpose has recently been of relevance, with the recent inquiry to the tragic Grenfell Tower disaster, with a former lift engineer for Kensington and Chelsea Tenant Management Organisation stating that none of the lifts in the building met required firefighting standards, according to Inside Housing.

What does lift refurbishment actually mean?

When something is restored to an ‘as new’ condition we can say it has been refurbished. Worn out equipment is simply replaced like for like and nothing more. If lift components and lift equipment are replaced in this way, this is not considered an upgrade.

The replaced components will function as the originals were designed to do, and could include replacement or refurbishment of bearings, lift motors, doors, or lift interiors.

With any such changes to a lift, it will still perform as it was designed to do, and performance and reliability will be improved, but it does mean there will be no change in the level of safety.

There are many good reasons to go further than simply replacing like-for-like, for example, to improve the lift ride and floor levelling, or to improve on lift energy consumption.

Replacing an old lift motor with a similar or equivalent model would be a refurbishment, but replacing it with a modern variable speed motor would constitute an upgrade.

It is important for lift owners and operators to consider all the options rather than simply replacing components with like-for-like.

If you’re looking for lift refurbishment companies, talk to us today and we can advise on all the options available to you.

Rail users in Ilford are now enjoying the benefits of greater access provided by a new entrance, but this is just part of the plan, as passenger lift work will be next.

Transport for London (TfL) revealed last week that the new southern entrance to the station has opened, providing step-free access to Platform 1 commuters travelling between central London and Essex.  

The next stage will be the installation of three lifts to provide step-free access to all three platforms at the station. Network Rail is carrying out this work alongside a range of other improvements, all connected with the forthcoming arrival of the new Crossrail Elizabeth Line.

Starting with a new northern entrance in 2015, the rolling programme of developments will, when completed, also include a new ticket hall, refurbishments of platform canopies and toilets and new platform seating.

TfL Rail deputy director of operations Danny Fox said: “Further improvements are well underway at the station, rebuilding the main entrance and installing new lifts.“

The importance of providing more step-free access is important at any station, but it is particularly true when lines run underground, as many stations will require significant climbs to reach the surface.

Although Crossrail is classed as a mainline rail system rather than an underground metro like the Tube, it has the similar characteristic of starting as an over ground system as it runs through the periphery of the metropolis, before plunging into deep tunnels. In all, the underground section will be 26 miles long, with ten new stations underground.

Crossrail has a commitment to providing step-free access for all 41 stations on the line, with work already completed at most stations. Apart from Ilford, where the lifts will be in place later this year, the other station where the task is ongoing is Heathrow Terminal 5.

In the Heathrow case, however, ramps already provide step free access, with lifts to platforms 3, 4 and 5 to be completed later this year.

Not that long ago, the main concerns for building owners and facility managers when it came to lifts were that they were reliable and efficient. There are also security concerns, particularly in commercial buildings, which restrict access to certain floors to only authorised personnel or at certain times of the day.

However, the COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the need for enhanced hygiene, particularly in places where lifts are high traffic areas, such as offices, multi-tenant buildings, hospitals, and shopping centres.

With touchless technology becoming much more widely adopted, the lift represents the few remaining areas where tenants and visitors need to physically interact with controls.

One solution is to implement touchless lift controls, and there have been several approaches developed to address this challenge, such as foot switches and pedals, and even holographic buttons.

Some other touchless technology options could include -

App-based tech

We can control more and more things via smartphone apps, and putting control of the lift into the hands of tenants via a smartphone app can provide excellent flexibility for building managers and an improved experience for tenants.

IoT-enabled.

Internet of Things (IoT) technology is easy-to-install and unobtrusive and supports app-based systems that will recognise tenants via their smartphones as they enter the building, automatically calling a lift to take them to their default floor, without ever needing to take their phone out of their pocket.

An app-based, touchless lift system represents an excellent short-term, easy-to-implement solution that addresses many concerns of the safety of public spaces post-lockdown while delivering an added benefit of enhanced security.

Long term, these solutions provide a better experience to tenants that will help smart buildings differentiate and increase tenant satisfaction.

If you need lift consultants for your building, talk to us today.

For many people, buying and having bespoke stairlifts installed has been incredibly important for boosting their quality of life.

However, a stairlift is also a huge investment, and so needs to be able to suit your needs not just presently but in case your mobility needs progress in the future.

Here are some considerations to make when buying a Stairlift.

Does It Suit Your Physical Needs?

Stairlifts come in all shapes and sizes, but most of all they need to transport you comfortably, safely and easily from one floor to the next.

Everyone has different needs, and your stairlift needs to be able to comfortably transport you. For example, if you have chronic knee pain, a seated stairlift may not be the best option compared to a perching or standing stairlift to relieve pain.

As well as this, safely being able to use the controls is essential, and adaptations such as a joystick are available if required.

As well as this, it is important to ensure that the stairlift you install is suitable for your height and weight

Does It Suit Your Home Layout?

There are as many types of stairlift as there are staircases. However, the two main factors to bear in mind are the design of the staircase and its width.

The cheapest type of stairlift is a straight stairlift. However, it is important to bear in mind that many staircases have a curve either at the top or bottom, which would not make these types of stairlift suitable if you cannot traverse any step comfortably.

As well as this, the chair part needs to be considered, with slimmer perch and small seats available for narrower staircases.

A number of railways stations have undertaken extensive passenger lift refurbishments in the past year, citing provision for a predicted increase in passenger numbers when HS2 is completed, as well as an ‘Access for All’ upgrade scheme, which was launched in 2006 to improve accessibility at railway stations nationwide.

Place North West has reported on a £400,000 refurbishment project taking place at Macclesfield Station, that aims to make step-free access to the station platforms more reliable. It, unfortunately, means that both passenger lifts will be out of action at the same time, but there will be staff on hand at the station to help those who require it.

Tom Wadsworth, the senior asset engineer for buildings at Network Rail, said: “This investment into the lifts at Macclesfield station is much-needed and will greatly improve reliability for passengers.”

He explained that Macclesfield Station will be part of the HS2 high-speed rail network to Crewe, and there was a need to improve station facilities, in particular to refurbish the passenger lifts to grant rail users an enhanced experience at the station.

However, Macclesfield is not the only station that has undertaken passenger lift refurbishments in the past year, with a £750,000 project to refurbish the lifts at Derby Railway Station, and an upgrade to lifts at Tamworth Station.

New passenger lifts have also been installed at Leeds Rail Station as part of a £32 million refurbishment, and new lifts have been installed at Stechford station in Birmingham, as part of the £3.9m ‘Access for All’ upgrade scheme.

Network Rail have also said that the lift upgrades and refurbishments have been necessary to help accommodate the public’s need to maintain social distancing in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, and the lift refurbishments will allow for a faster service, with more room, and an over all better experience.

If you’re looking for lift refurbishment companies, get in touch today.

When designing or renovating a building, accessibility should be at the core of all design principles.

According to Approved Document M of the government’s building regulations, reasonable provision must be made to both get access to and to use a public building and its facilities.

Depending on the building, this will include ramps, widening automatic doors, clear signposting of facilities and a clear way to access all floors.

A bespoke platform lift is a flexible solution to this, being a platform that is raised and lowered as required. Like all lifts, however, some considerations need to be made when designing, constructing and installing a platform lift system.

Accessibility

Platform lifts are an exceptionally flexible system that can be adapted to fit any environment and shape.

As a result, the focus is less about what the technology can do and more about their placement. If a building has a step or set of stairs, a platform lift can be installed alongside, and enable wheelchair users to access that upper area.

The key to the success of a platform lift system is ease of use, clear signposting and optimal placement.

Safety

Platform lifts tend to be wider and more open than traditional lift cars, but this means that safety and stability are vital to make them viable for use.

All four corners of the lift are secured, with four parallel synchronised lifting motors being used to ensure that the lift moves smoothly and equally.

Finally, due to the open nature of platform lifts, there is a height limit there would not be for an elevator car, which is typically around 125cm.

One issue facing many disabled people when they travel is accessibility, both at accommodation and attractions. 

However, the Sun recently pointed out that some of the UK’s top tourist regions perform very well on accessibility, making them excellent choices for disabled visitors who want to enjoy a getaway without feeling excluded from activities or attractions.

At the top of the list is Brighton, which is described as “one of England’s most inclusive destinations”. 

For example, Brighton Palace Pier is accessible, with easy wheelchair access from the car park to the pier’s restaurants and bars. The British Airways i360 Tower is also a great choice for disabled visitors, with its wheelchair-friendly lift allowing everyone to ascend the tower and enjoy the views.

The West Country, meanwhile, is another good choice for those with disabilities. You could even go caving in the Mendip Hills with one company that has experience of providing tours to visitors of all abilities. 

M Shed museum in Bristol was also singled out for its accessible features, which include its spoken announcements and wheelchair-accessible lifts. 

Comedian Rosie Jones, who has cerebral palsy, travelled around the UK to stress test a range of activities for disabled people to help create this list.

“I wanted to celebrate the places and the activities that are accessible for disabled people. I also wanted to show that just because a person is disabled, it doesn’t mean that they have got to have a boring holiday,” she said. 

If your business wants to attract more disabled visitors, start by investing in bespoke platform lifts to ensure all parts of your location are accessible. 

We recently explained why electric platform lifts are a particularly good choice for wheelchair users, and how they can help people of varying physical abilities. Benefits include making life easier and helping people be more independent, as well as reducing the chances of falls and injuries.

The coronavirus pandemic might have changed how we all interact with each other, affecting our travel, work, and social lives.

One area in particular that will have changed is how we use the lifts in buildings, whether that’s in public areas or where we live, as we all try to halt the spread of the virus.

While the stairs might become an option for some, it’s not so viable for those living on the higher floors of a building, or people who are unable, for a variety of reasons, to climb flights of stairs.

We have a list of facts about lifts you might never have known.

1. A study by Thyssenkrupp Elevators showed that 66 per cent of people would rather not talk in a lift.

2. The same study showed that Beyoncé was the world’s favourite celebrity to be stuck in a lift with, while Kim Jong-un and Donald Trump are the worst.

3. In 2010, workers in New York spent the equivalent of 16.6 years waiting for lifts.

4. The first lift in a London hotel was called the “ascending room” at the Grosvenor in 1860.

5. Every day, a billion people travel in lifts, making a total of seven billion journeys.

6. The earliest record of a primitive lift was invented by Archimedes in the 3rd century BC. The Colosseum in ancient Rome had 24 lifts manually operated by more than 200 slaves.

7. In 1743, King Louis XV of France had a lift installed at Versailles to carry him from his first-floor room to his mistress on the second floor.

For many people, lifts are essential and can’t easily be avoided. So please wear a mask, and wait patiently for the next one if someone who needs it more than you is waiting.

If you need help or assistance with passenger lifts, talk to our team today.

Lifts are one of the safest ways to travel in the world, and credit for one of the biggest reasons for that must be given to one man; Elisha Otis.

Mr Otis invented the “safety elevator” in 1852, which took the concept of the lift and made it far less dangerous. The story of its invention is fascinating, and plans and drawings for the first modern lift can be found in this article by TIME magazine.

However, the most famous story about Otis is what happened in 1853, when he tried to sell the revolutionary invention.

The 1853 World’s Fair

From July 1853 to November 1854, the Exhibition of the Industry of All Nations ran at New York Crystal Palace, with over a million people visiting over the course of over a year.

There were many interesting exhibits there as well, including a wooden observatory and the world’s first pedal quadracycle in history.

However, Otis would become legendary during this exhibit when showcasing the lift system on a platform. Whilst he made his speech, he asked an axeman to chop the only rope holding the platform he was standing on up.

He obliged, and to the shock of the crowd Otis fell, but only a few inches. Otis’ safety elevator had a safety lock in place that stopped the lift from falling down the lift shaft.

This revolution essentially changed the US skyline; with more people willing to ride lifts, buildings could be built higher, to the point that not even 30 years later the first skyscrapers being seen in major American cities.

For help with passenger lifts, get in touch with KEP Lifts today.

The Detroit Hotel in St Petersburg, Florida, was built between 1888 and 1889 and is the oldest hotel in the city. The oldest parts of the building were made from wood, and brick sections were added at a later date. Over the years, the building was converted into apartments and businesses.

However, when workmen were conducting demolition work to build a new restaurant in the property, they discovered a forgotten piece of history from the hotel, an elegant, gold-trimmed antique elevator, reports Fox 13 News in Florida.

As the crews tore out a section of wall they discovered the fancy elevator, and removal of part of the flooring revealed the lifting machinery and even some of the remaining cables.

A metal plate on the floor of the elevator revealed it was made by the Warner Elevator Manufacturing Company of Cincinnati, Ohio, who produced elevators in the late 1800s, coinciding with the original construction of the Detroit Hotel.

Unlike modern lifts, it had no buttons as it would have been operated by an operator, and a small door on the rear of the carriage was where bellmen could load luggage.

Pete Mortellaro of G&M Construction said: “From what we’re told, it’s the second elevator in the state of Florida. It’s the first one in our area.”

They also found a hand-wired, and hand-numbered electrical switching system that at one time would have connected to every room in the hotel, which maybe would have been used to alert guests of messages waiting for them at the reception.

The owners of the new restaurant are keen to preserve the unexpected discovery, adding a historic enhancement to the premises.

“When you walk in and see something like this and you can actually put a time period into your head when this thing was in operation, that’s amazing,” Mortellaro added. 

If you need bespoke platform lifts for your business or property, get in touch today.

With the impacts of the global pandemic starting to be seen around the world and all sorts of working practices having to evolve and adapt in order to facilitate a ‘new normal’ modus operandi, the question must now be asked… what will the elevators of the future look like?

Social distancing guidelines in the UK are such that a two-metre distance between people must be maintained, which means that lift use is sure to be affected. But buildings aren’t likely to be made any smaller, so elevators will still very much be in existence, but usage is likely to be staggered and fewer numbers will be able to use these facilities at any one time.

In terms of design, we’re likely to see smarter systems rolled out so that building managers can stagger usage more effectively, as well as the likes of disinfection systems, kick buttons and touch-free technology.

Building design will also need to factor in the long-term requirements of lifts, as it will be difficult to make certain changes later down the line. It could well be that central staircases are included in buildings, while elevator capacity could be determined based on population, capacity and waiting periods.

For now, however, building managers and passengers need to prioritise hygiene and cleanliness, so more regular cleaning may be required to reassure passengers, while installing hand-sanitising stations could be advisable.

Putting up posters reminding people about hand-washing regimes and the spread of infection could also prove useful in this regard.

For help with passenger lifts, get in touch with KEP Lifts today.

KEP Lifts engineers are experiences in the repair and maintenance of Wessex platform lifts.

Wessex are a British lift manufacturers founded in 1976 that are extremely commonplace throughout the UK. KEP Lifts engineers can carry out your servicing or repair requirements. Should you require any further information, please feel free to contact us today.

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KEP lifts is a leading company within the UK for installing platform lifts in historic buildings. KEP Lifts have worked in some of the most iconic buildings across the UK - many of which are of historic and cultural importance. Below are just but a few examples of lifts installed within a historic buildings in 2018.

Fordwich Town Hall - Fordwich, Kent

Fordwich - Britain's smallest town. In our minds also one of the most picturesque. The town hall is the smallest and oldest still in use to this day. Built in 1544 during the reign of Henry VIII this building has survived and has now for the first time been made accessible to disabled visitors. KEP Lifts carried out an installation of a mylyft scissor platform lift to provide disabled external access to the town hall. Open aspect platform lifts are an ideal solution to providing safe and reliable access from distances of several steps to several metres. For more information on Open aspect Platform lifts - please visit our platform lifts page.

Gloucester cathedral - Gloucester

Originating from 678 or 679 Gloucester cathedral has stood proud over the city for many years. This historic and impressive building now houses two new mylyft open platform lifts.

Boxgrove priory - Chichester

Located just east of Chichester is a stunning church dating back to the early twelfth century. KEP lifts installed a mylyft platform in the churches entrance - providing new disabled access to all of its visitors. As with any historic building - the design of this lift has been carefully considered to compliment and not take away from the building itself. The churches painted ceilings, surrounding ruins and local landscape makes this church a must see in the eyes of us all here at KEP Lifts.

Queen Mary College - London

Platform lift installation Dating back to 1785 and teaching over 25000 students queen Mary college is ranked in the Top five universities in London. KEP lifts engineers recently carried out an installation as part of a wider development of the grand and historic entrance lobby.