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Fire Safety Lift Checks Regulations 2022

The Fire Safety Regulations 2022 New regulations will come into force in England on 23rd January 2023. Which the “responsible person” for a residential building will be accountable for. Made under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 which already...

Trends Shape Architectures Future

Trends That May Shape Architectures Future As culture trends change and big data becomes more prevalent, architects must come up with better design solutions. A few things need the architectural industry’s attention. Just consider all of the ways the industry...

What is BS EN 81-28?

What is BS EN 81-28? In 2003, a European lift safety standard was implemented called BS EN 81-28. It states that all manufactured and installed lifts after the date of publication needs to have an alarm system that complies with...

Why Digital Switch effects lifts

Digital Switch and use of GSM Gateways Is your lift ready for the digital switch! Do you have questions such as what is the digital switch? How does the digital switch affect lifts? In this article we will answer your...

Haunted Elevators In The UK

Spooky Haunted Lifts In The UK It is the season of the weird and wonderful paranormal, shorter days and longer nights. This Halloween our team has investigated some of the spookiest and scariest lifts in UK Hotels, from the past...

Is My Lift Electrics Affected by BS 7671

BS 7671 - New and Existing Lifts Requirements for Certification Under Electrical Regulations Clarification for requirements for BS 7671 certification under electrical regulations for both new and existing lift installations is outlined in this blog. Electrical equipment in non-domestic properties...

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Why Use A Lift Consultant?

Why use a lift consultant? Why use a lift consultant for over 40 years in the UK lift consultants have been operating. More recently the term Vertical Transportation (VT) engineer or consultant has proven more popular within the industry. However,...

Is your lift ready for Analogue to Fibre Switch Over?

Is your lift ready for Analogue to Fibre Switch Over? Can you remember the old rotary dial phones? How this changed to push-button telephones, then we had pagers and the brick size mobiles and today the smartphone. With the ever-increasing...

New London Plan Evacuation Lift Guidance

New London Plan Evacuation Lift Guidance - Policy D5 (B5) Having had quite a few questions recently on this subject we have produced this post London Plan Enforced 2nd March 2021 London Plan that will dictate how London is developed...

The History of the Passenger Lift

Introducing The Humble Lift The word “lift” meaning a vertical transportation of people or goods between levels in a structure. In certain industries such as agriculture and manufacturing it can also describe a conveyor. Statistically lifts are the safest way...

Health and Safety Regarding Lifts In The Workplace

Changes due to Brexit Your health and safety requirements will not change when the UK leaves the EU. The guidance is under review and the below are the current guidelines being reviewed, check back for further updates as they happen....

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