STANNAH
WATT CLOSE
EAST PORTWAY BUSINESS PARK
ANDOVER
HAMPSHIRE SP10 3SD
Tel: 01264 343777
Fax: 01264 337942
Suppliers of: commercial lifting products including passenger lifts, platform access lifts for disabled access, service and goods lifts, escalators and moving walkways and also domestic stair lifts.
Stannah design and install a comprehensive range of passenger and platform access lifts.
Stannah Lifts design and install a comprehensive range of lifts across the UK. We have been making products to move people and goods since 1867. We are proud of our engineering heritage, the fact that we are still a family run business five generations on and we’re proud of the strong values and ethics that guide us.
Passenger Lifts - 6 - 33 persons
Our broad range of passenger lifts means we can provide our customers with the right lift for their requirements.
We supply lifts for low to medium-rise buildings, as well as every size, type and style of passenger lift, fit for even the most iconic buildings right across the UK.
Each one of our passenger lifts can be supplied either individually or as part of a whole range of lift products across major developments, with a choice of simplex, duplex and triplex options and a choice of down collective lift control and others. Whichever lift you choose, we’ll help to make sure each one is suited to its travel, traffic and situation – with finishes to make them family.
Our wide range of inclined and vertical platform lifts are designed to improve accessibility for all people. From small electric platform lifts in the home, to platform lifts for disabled access in public or commercial buildings, we can help.
As a leading platform lift company, all our wheelchair platform lifts help you to comply with the Equality Act, Part M and meet the latest industry standards for manufacture and installation. We supply platform lifts in Scotland, England and Wales and all of our platform elevators are suitable as external or internal platform lifts.
Plus, every Stannah supplied lift is supported with our nationwide lift services covering the whole of the UK, so you can rely on our engineers for ongoing support no matter where you are.
Goods & Service Lifts - from 50kg to 3000kg
Home to a complete range of dumb waiters (dumbwaiters), larger service lifts and goods lifts carrying from 50kg to 1500kg. All of our lift products, whether a small dumbwaiter or service lift, or a larger goods lift will help you meet the requirements of the Manual Handling Regulations.
At Stannah we pride ourselves on the range and quality of our lift products, our highly skilled lift installation engineers and our excellent customer service. This all-round lift expertise has helped us to complete over twenty thousand goods and service lifts installations in sites throughout the UK, supported by our nationwide network of service branches.
Stannah supply, install and maintain escalators and moving walkways (sometimes called travelators, moving pavements, conveyors or autowalks) all over the UK.
Our products are ideal for retail premises where the addition of mezzanine levels to expand retail space needs easy access; for the easy movement of people across transport systems such as airports and railways and for large leisure complexes.
Stannah lift refurbishment, maintenance & repair
At Stannah Lift Services we maintain, service, repair, modernise and refurbish all types of lifts, escalators and moving walkways, not only our own but also those from other manufacturers.
Stannah helps people to get on with their lives. Whether it’s a lift at the station, a dumbwaiter at the coffee shop, a passenger lift at the office, a platform lift at the library, an escalator in the shopping centre, a moving walkway at the supermarket, a goods lift at the pub or a stairlift at home – we are there quietly helping life happen.
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Stannah – going above and beyond to ensure safe dialysis equipment delivery
The Midlands East Service branch, which looks after thousands of lifts and stairlifts across the area, took a call from a concerned stairlift owner in Mansfield regarding the installation of a kidney dialysis machine.
The challenge was that the dialysis machine needed to be installed upstairs in the customer’s home; however, their stairlift prevented the move. The Mansfield branch liaised with the Nottingham Queens Medical Centre Dialysis department to arrange the installation of the equipment and temporary removal and reinstall of the stairlift for the same day – ensuring the customer continued to have the much-needed ability to move around their home freely.
Between the removal and reinstallation, the engineers remained on-site to assist in carrying and helping the dialysis engineer in installing the delicate equipment in the bedroom.
A curved stairlift is slightly more complex to remove and refit, so to ensure a worry-free day for the customer, we sent Chris Parkin and Paul Wilshire. Chris and Paul are highly trained engineers who work across both stairlifts and commercial lifts and are well-versed in covering some of the more unusual lift requests.
Once again, with the dialysis machine safely installed upstairs and the stairlift left in full working order, Chris and Paul left fully satisfied that it was a job well done with both the Queens Medical Centre Kidney Dialysis team and the customer thanking Stannah. But even more importantly, both the dialysis and the stairlift are a continued lifeblood for the customer.
With expert local lift engineers available 24/7 and the ability to repair and service all makes and models of lifts and stairlifts, the Stannah Mansfield branch can help wherever and whenever needed.
https://www.stannahlifts.co.uk/contact-us/service-enquiries/east-midlands
Stannah shortlisted for Building Awards for Big Ben lifts
Stannah, a leading UK lift supplier, has been shortlisted in Building magazine’s prestigious Small Project of the Year (up to £5m) Award, for the lift solution supplied to Grade I Listed Elizabeth Tower (Big Ben) restoration project.
This recognition highlights Stannah’s ability to provide safe, step-free, and sustainable lift access solutions in all types of buildings, including historic, heritage, and Grade I listed buildings.
The Building Awards celebrate remarkable projects that demonstrate outstanding teamwork and collaboration, innovation, and sustainable practices. Stannah’s lift solution at Elizabeth Tower met these criteria, resulting in a shortlisting for the final.
The winners of the Small Project of the Year Award will be announced at the upcoming awards ceremony, which will take place in person at the Grosvenor House Hotel on November 5th.
Big Ben at the Houses of Parliament, completed in 1859, was designed by Augustus Pugin in a Perpendicular Gothic Revival style. The clock tower was then renamed Elizabeth Tower in 2012 in honour of Queen Elizabeth II's Diamond Jubilee. At 96 metres tall, and the climb from ground level to the belfry being 334 steps in a spiral staircase, maintenance teams found it extremely difficult to access Big Ben for regular maintenance and even more challenging when replacing heavy parts or transporting equipment.
Two Stannah lifts were specified by SVM Associates (SVMA) lift consultants for installation in an existing, large stone ventilation shaft inside Elizabeth Tower. The main Stannah lift travels 57 meters from the ground to the 11th floor at a top speed of 1.5 meters per second. With a second lift, a platform lift, providing access to the Belfry.
This complex and challenging project resulted in energy-efficient, precisely engineered lift systems that greatly facilitate the work of clock engineers and could potentially save lives in a medical emergency, all while preserving the clock tower's historic integrity.
An additional complication was added because the whole of Elizabeth Tower, including the ventilation shaft, has a slight lean of 0.23 degrees to the northwest. This slight camber, over 96 metres, resulted in a significant lateral displacement between the base and top of the stone ventilation shaft, making fitting the new lift challenging.
David Saunders, Head of Major Projects Division at Stannah Lifts, said: “We are incredibly proud and honoured to be shortlisted for the Small Project of the Year Award. Being shortlisted for this award is a testament to the entire project team’s hard work, creativity and dedication to providing lift solutions that not only meet the needs of our clients and the project but contributes to safe working”.
“This was a challenging project because of the Grade I Listing, Central London location and the slight lean. The fact that it now provides step-free access for the maintenance team is an engineering marvel that the Victorians would have been proud of.”
The Stannah Major Projects Division’s role in the Elizabeth Tower Lift Project included detailed manufacturing design of the lift and platform, installation, commissioning, and lift warranty maintenance.
Sir Robert McAlpine Special Projects (SRM), was appointed main contractor for the restoration of the iconic building. The complex and precise engineering of the lift project required close collaboration between Stannah and SVM Associates (SVMA), an independent lift consulting engineering firm that has overseen lifts on behalf of Parliament’s Strategic Estates since 2013.
Stannah Lifts is excited to be among the finalists and looks forward to celebrating excellence in construction at the awards ceremony.
