Fire safety in lifts comes down to three overlapping legal areas: the Fire Safety (England) Regulations 2022, LOLER 1998, and the Building Safety Act 2022. Together, these fire safety regulations affect any building with two or more domestic dwellings, from a...
Do you need planning permission for a lift? In most cases, installing a new lift in a residential or commercial property in Essex and London does not require planning permission, but it almost always requires building regulations approval. This distinction trips up a...
For most lifts and lifting machinery on a work site, this usually isn’t an either/or choice. In our experience on the tools, both sets of regulations tend to apply together. Our engineers at Future Lift Services work with property and facilities managers to make...
If you manage a building, brakes rarely cross your mind until you feel a jolt, smell hot friction, or take a call that a lift is stuck between floors. We think about them constantly. And from what we see on site, one of the strongest indicators of a safe, smooth,...
Understanding the importance of LOLER compliance can be a game-changer when it comes to workplace safety. Many businesses use lifting equipment daily, and ensuring that this machinery operates safely is absolutely crucial. This brings us to the Lifting...
If you own or manage a building in Great Britain, your lifts sit right at the centre of safety, legal duties and how people actually move around your building. The question for 2026 is simple: are your lift systems still in line with current UK lift standards or are...
