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A Guide To Retail Lifts: What, Why & How
Customer happiness is often the top concern of any owner or management of a major shopping centre. A retail lift can definitely accommodate big crowds of people in a safe and reliable manner. However, retail environments aren't all about the customers. There are...
How To Reduce Your Lift Maintenance Costs
To put it mildly, poor residential and retail lift maintenance can have a significant negative impact on safety, productivity, customer satisfaction, and production. There are approximately 325 million elevator rides every day, which means a lift owner will have a lot...
How Often Should a Passenger Lift Be Inspected?
A lift owner must be aware of and adhere to a number of requirements when it comes to lifts. You are a "duty holder" under LOLER (The Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations 1998) if you are the owner of a lift or someone else who is accountable for the...
When is a Lift Required in a Commercial Building?
If you're the owner of a commercial property, one of the main considerations you should have is accessibility between floors. New and existing buildings should have an adequate amount of commercial lifts depending on how many floors are in your multi storey building....
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Your Guide To Lift Power Consumption [4-6 Person]
Elevators or lifts are significant intermittent consumers of electricity. The instantaneous power usage during passenger transport may be a thousand times greater than during standby. Because loads, direction, and duration vary depending on the trip, each one has a...
What is a Shaftless Elevator & How Do They Work?
The traditional residential elevator is fantastic for allowing people to access all levels of their buildings, but it takes up a lot of room. Not every block has the area for a lift shaft, pit and machine room. Because of the development of small residential...
Which Type of Lift is Best For Commercial Use?
Different types of elevators are required by various industries and structures. The type of commercial lift required is determined by several parameters, including whether you are transporting goods or passengers, the number of floors in the building, the weight of...
16 Point Passenger Lift Inspection Checklist
Maintaining, inspecting, and testing your passenger lift system on a regular basis is fundamental to lowering the danger of a serious incident, malfunction, or even potential harm, while also guaranteeing the efficiency and safety of your lift. When doing said...
How Much Does a Passenger Lift Cost?
'How much does a passenger lift cost?' is one of the most frequently asked questions at Future Lifts. Excellent question, but not always the simplest to respond to! It is difficult to place a rough price on how much a passenger lift might cost. While a passenger lift...
What are the Lift Requirements in Flats in the UK?
Different housing projects call for various passenger lift arrangements. There are several factors to take into account when choosing the best option for your building, occupants, and housing managers, as multi storey residential properties may need numerous passenger...
What is the Life Expectancy of a Residential Lift?
Knowing how long your residential elevator will last can seem difficult, but with the proper information, it can be relatively simple. You can plan for lift maintenance, modernisation, and replacement appropriately to keep your elevator operating smoothly and...
6 Passenger Lift Safety Rules To Be Aware Of
Passenger lifts play a more and bigger part in most modern structures to ensure that all residents may move about comfortably. The very few forms of transportation that allow for continuous, unsupervised use by all people, possibly spanning from the very young to the...
How Frequently Do I Need a LOLER Inspection?
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) established the Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations 1998 (LOLER) with the goal of enhancing workplace health and safety and reducing injury risk. All lifting operations, lifting equipment, and accessories are...
How Much Does Lift Maintenance Cost in the UK?
Life can be easier if you have an elevator in your house or place of business. There are many solutions available, from passenger lifts to cargo lifts, to meet every need. However, one factor you should take into account is the expense of maintenance. Lift servicing...
Lift Modernisation: Why, When & How?
If you have an old lift system that isn't operating as efficiently as it once did, lift modernisation services could be the perfect way to upgrade your existing lift equipment and improve its performance. But what is lift modernisation? When is the best time for...
How Can Energy Efficient Lifts Reduce Operating Costs?
For many commercial and industrial buildings, lifts are a vital part of the infrastructure. They provide an essential service for employees, customers and visitors, and are often in constant use. As a result of this, elevators can often be one of the biggest energy...
8 Creative & Modern Lift Lobby Design Ideas
When it comes to modern lift lobby design, there are endless possibilities. To help you get started, we’ve put together a list of our favourite modern lift lobby design ideas. But first, let’s start with the basics. Key Elements of Modern Lift Lobby Design Modern lift...
The 9 Types of Lifts: Your Complete Guide
For any building or business owner, the decision of which commercial lift to install can be daunting. There are many different types of lifts available on the market, each with their own advantages and disadvantages. At Future Lift Services, we have experience with...