Based in Corringham, inside Thurrock
Corringham is in the east of Thurrock, next to Stanford-le-Hope. Our office is in Corringham, and some of our engineers set out from here, so no part of Thurrock is far away. The office is open 08:00 to 17:00, Monday to Friday, on 01708 986845.
Future Lift Services was founded in 2020. Today we have around 80 engineers nationwide and look after thousands of lifts. We hold CHAS, SafeContractor and SMAS Worksafe accreditation. We are a lift company in Thurrock, and we also work across the rest of Essex, in London and the South East, and nationwide.
Thurrock towns and postcodes we cover
We are a lift company in Thurrock and cover the whole borough. These are the main places, with their postcode districts:
- Corringham and Stanford-le-Hope (SS17): our own patch, including the villages of Fobbing and Linford close by.
- Grays (RM16, RM17 and RM20): the borough’s biggest town, with its town centre, offices and many blocks of flats.
- Chadwell St Mary (RM16): housing and local shops between Grays and Tilbury.
- Tilbury and East Tilbury (RM18): riverside homes and the business sites around the Port of Tilbury.
- Chafford Hundred and West Thurrock (RM16 and RM20): newer housing, Lakeside and the retail parks around it.
- Purfleet-on-Thames (RM19): riverside flats and business units close to the M25.
- South Ockendon and Aveley (RM15): housing, schools and local shops in the west of the borough.
- Orsett, Horndon-on-the-Hill and Bulphan (RM16, SS17 and RM14): private homes, schools and smaller commercial sites.
Not sure if your building counts as Thurrock? Give us the postcode when you call. Our work doesn’t stop at the borough boundary. We also go to Basildon, Brentwood, Upminster and nearby.
Thurrock buildings and the lifts in them
Thurrock has new housing, older town centres, a major shopping centre at Lakeside and two large ports on the Thames. Here is what each kind of building needs from a lift company in Thurrock.
Blocks of flats. In Grays, Chafford Hundred and the riverside developments at Purfleet, residents use the lift several times a day. For some of them it is the only practical way home. We look after lifts in residential blocks for managing agents and building owners.
Warehouses, logistics and industrial units. Warehouses and logistics sites near the Port of Tilbury and London Gateway often move stock to mezzanines and upper floors on goods lifts. Pallet trucks and cages knock the doors and gates, and heavy loads wear the ropes and brakes. Shift work means a lift may run late into the evening.
Shops, retail parks and Lakeside. Around Lakeside and the West Thurrock retail parks, customer lifts give shoppers step-free access between floors, and stock lifts keep the shelves full.
Offices and business parks. Office lifts in Grays town centre and on the business parks along the A13 run through the working day. Planned servicing finds worn door parts and tired control gear before they cause a breakdown.
Schools, colleges and public buildings. Thurrock’s schools, colleges, libraries and council buildings use lifts for step-free access. For a pupil or visitor with limited mobility, the lift may be the only way to reach part of the building, so larger jobs are best booked for the school holidays.
Restaurants, pubs and hotels. Kitchens from Lakeside to the village pubs send food upstairs on dumbwaiters and food lifts. When one stops, staff carry every plate up the stairs by hand.
Private homes. Platform lifts and through-floor lifts help people stay in the home they know. We usually service a home platform lift twice a year. A platform lift in a busy public building usually needs a visit about four times a year.
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Our lift services in Thurrock
Future Lift Services is a lift company in Thurrock that looks after every stage of a lift’s life, from a new installation to repairs, servicing and modernisation.
Lift installation in Thurrock
Future Lift Services is a lift installation company in Thurrock, based in Corringham. We install passenger lifts, platform lifts (including through-floor, enclosed, open short-rise and outdoor platform lifts), goods lifts, service lifts, and dumbwaiters and food lifts, for businesses and private homes. Every lift installation in Thurrock starts with a free lift survey and quote. We look at how the lift will be used, the space, the structure, the power supply and the access.
From there the work follows a set order: design to the right standards, approvals, the lift made to order, building work, fitting and testing, then handover. A platform lift usually takes a few days on site once the building work is done. Our lift installation page shows the lifts we fit, and our guide to the lift installation process explains each stage. Once the lift is handed over, we can maintain it too, so one lift company in Thurrock looks after it from survey to servicing.
Lift repairs in Thurrock
We carry out lift repairs in Thurrock on most makes and models, whether or not we maintain the lift. Call-outs and parts are charged separately. We quote for parts and larger repairs before we start.
Our lift repairs page covers common faults and how we fix them. For the wider county, see lift repairs in Essex.
Lift maintenance in Thurrock
Planned servicing keeps a lift safe and cuts the number of breakdowns. For lift maintenance in Thurrock, we agree a schedule of visits that suits the lift and how hard it works. A maintenance contract covers those planned visits and gives you 24-hour, 365-day emergency call-out and priority when a lift fails. Call-outs and parts are charged on top.
Owners and employers have legal duties for lifts used at work. The HSE guidance on lifting equipment at work sets them out.
Our lift maintenance page explains our contracts. Our guide to lift maintenance contracts shows what a good contract should include, and our lift maintenance cost guide explains what affects the price.
Lift modernisation
Some lifts break down again and again because their key parts are old or no longer made. Rather than keep paying for repairs, it can make sense to replace the parts that cause the trouble, such as the controller, the door equipment or the drive, and keep what is still sound. We will tell you plainly which route makes sense for your building. See our lift modernisation page.
Dumbwaiters and food lifts
Dumbwaiters and food lifts are a large part of our work. We install new ones, and we repair and service all makes. Our customers include restaurants, pubs, hotels and charity shops. Typical bigger jobs are new hatch doors, new selector and control boards, re-roping and a new car. See our dumbwaiter repairs page.
Technical visits and fault finding
When a fault keeps coming back, or nobody can say why a lift stops, a technical visit gives an engineer time to find the cause and report on it. If you have just taken over a building, a free lift survey tells you what state its lifts are in.
LOLER thorough examinations, arranged for you
We arrange LOLER thorough examinations, carried out by an independent examiner, so every examination stays impartial. A lift that carries people needs one at least every 6 months. A lift that carries only goods needs one at least every 12 months, unless a written examination scheme sets other dates. When the report lists defects, we can price and carry out the repairs, whoever the examiner was. Our guide to how often a lift needs a LOLER examination explains the rules.
Lift alarms and auto-diallers
Many older lift alarms use a traditional phone line, and those lines are being switched to digital. We replace lift alarm units: a new auto dialler with built-in GSM where the old one is older or unreliable, or a GSM unit added to a fairly new dialler. We do this whoever maintains your lift, and we test the alarm once the new unit is fitted. Our lift emergency phone guide explains the switchover.
24/7 emergency call-out
- Maintenance contract customers have emergency call-out 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Use the call-out number in your contract or on the lift.
- Someone trapped? For contract customers, we send an engineer straight away and aim to be on site within 1 hour.
- No contract with us? Call us anyway on 01708 986845, day or night. Out of hours, we send an engineer whenever one is available, with contract customers first. Until someone arrives, keep the lift out of use, and dial 999 straight away if a trapped person is unwell, distressed or in danger.
If out-of-hours cover matters for your building, ask us about a maintenance contract.
Why choose an independent lift company in Thurrock
- Local. We are a lift company in Thurrock. Our base is in Corringham, and some of our engineers set out from there.
- Big enough to cope. Around 80 engineers nationwide, looking after thousands of lifts.
- Not tied to one maker. We work on most makes and models of lift, and all makes of dumbwaiter.
- Clear quotes. We quote for parts and larger repairs before we start. We don’t publish prices because every lift and building is different, but our lift repair cost guide and lift installation cost guide explain what drives the cost.
- Accredited. CHAS, SafeContractor and SMAS Worksafe.
- Free lift survey and quote. For a new lift, or for a lift you want checked before something goes wrong.
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Lift company in Thurrock: questions people ask
Is Future Lift Services a lift company in Thurrock?
Yes. Future Lift Services is a lift company in Thurrock, based at Cawder Hall Farm, Southend Road, Corringham, Stanford-le-Hope, Essex SS17 9NQ. Corringham is in the borough of Thurrock. Our postal town is Stanford-le-Hope, so you will see both names in our address.
Which parts of Thurrock do you cover?
As a lift company in Thurrock, Future Lift Services covers the whole borough from its base in Corringham. That includes Stanford-le-Hope, Grays, Chadwell St Mary, Tilbury, East Tilbury, Chafford Hundred, West Thurrock, Purfleet-on-Thames, South Ockendon, Aveley, Orsett, Horndon-on-the-Hill, Bulphan, Fobbing and Linford.
Do you carry out lift installation in Thurrock?
Yes. Future Lift Services installs passenger lifts, platform and through-floor lifts, goods lifts, service lifts and dumbwaiters in Thurrock, for businesses and private homes. Every job starts with a free lift survey and quote.
Can you fit a platform lift or through-floor lift in my Thurrock home?
Yes. Future Lift Services supplies, installs and looks after platform lifts for private homes, including enclosed, open short-rise, outdoor and through-floor lifts. Fitting usually takes a few days on site once any building work is done. We don’t offer stairlifts.
Will you repair a lift that another lift company in Thurrock maintains?
Yes. Future Lift Services carries out lift repairs in Thurrock whoever maintains the lift, and on lifts with no contract at all. Call-outs and parts are charged separately, and we quote for parts and larger repairs before we start.
Do you offer 24/7 emergency call-outs in Thurrock?
Yes, for maintenance contract customers. Future Lift Services gives them emergency call-out 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, on the number in their contract or on the lift. If a contract customer reports someone trapped, we send an engineer at once and aim to arrive within 1 hour. Without a contract, call us anyway on 01708 986845. Out of hours, we send an engineer whenever one is available, with contract customers first.
What does a maintenance contract with a lift company in Thurrock cover?
A Future Lift Services maintenance contract covers planned service visits and gives you 24-hour, 365-day emergency call-out and priority when a lift fails. Call-outs and parts are charged on top. We can also arrange the lift’s LOLER thorough examinations. Our lift maintenance contract guide explains the details.
Do you work on goods lifts in Thurrock?
Yes. Goods lifts in warehouses and logistics sites near the Port of Tilbury and London Gateway are often loaded by pallet truck and kept busy through shift work. Future Lift Services services and repairs their doors and gates, controls, brakes and ropes. See our goods lifts page.
Do you repair dumbwaiters for Thurrock restaurants and pubs?
Yes. Future Lift Services repairs and services all makes of dumbwaiter and food lift, and installs new ones, for restaurants, pubs and hotels across Thurrock. Common larger jobs include replacing hatch doors, selector or control boards, the ropes or the car.
Can you arrange LOLER thorough examinations in Thurrock?
Yes. Future Lift Services arranges LOLER thorough examinations, carried out by an independent examiner, so every examination stays impartial. We can then quote for and repair any defects the report lists.
Our lift alarm uses an old phone line. Can you replace it?
Yes. Future Lift Services is a lift company in Thurrock that replaces old alarm units with a new auto dialler with built-in GSM, or adds a GSM unit to a fairly new dialler. We do this whoever maintains your lift, and test the alarm once it is fitted.
How do I choose a lift company in Thurrock?
Ask any lift company in Thurrock whether it works on your make of lift, whether it is accredited, and what its contract covers out of hours. Ask how LOLER thorough examinations are handled: the examiner should be independent and impartial, so the report can be trusted. And ask how call-outs and parts are charged, and whether larger repairs are quoted before work starts.
We manage several blocks. Can one lift company in Thurrock look after them all?
Yes. Future Lift Services can put all your lifts on one maintenance contract, with planned visits booked around each building.
Our lift keeps breaking down. Should we repair it or modernise it?
It depends on the lift’s age, its condition and whether parts are still made. After a visit, we tell you plainly which costs less over time, as any good lift company in Thurrock should.
How much does a lift company in Thurrock charge?
It depends on the lift, the work and the building. Our lift maintenance in Thurrock is priced per contract. Call-outs and parts are charged separately, and we quote for parts and larger repairs before we start. For a new lift, we give you a price after a free lift survey. Our cost guides explain what affects the price.
Do you work outside Thurrock?
Yes. Future Lift Services is a lift company in Thurrock, and we also cover the rest of Essex, London and the South East, and work nationwide. See our lift company in Essex and lift company in London pages.
Talk to a lift company in Thurrock
Future Lift Services is easy to reach from anywhere in Thurrock. For lift installation in Thurrock, lift repairs in Thurrock or lift maintenance in Thurrock, call us on 01708 986845 or request a call back. We offer a free lift survey and quote.
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Future Lift Services
Cawder Hall Farm, Southend Road, Corringham, Stanford-le-Hope, Essex SS17 9NQ
Phone: 01708 986845
Email: admin@futureliftservices.co.uk
Office: 08:00 to 17:00, Monday to Friday
Emergency call-out: 24 hours a day, 365 days a year for maintenance contract customers; anyone else, call us and we attend whenever an engineer is available
They explain the works they are doing in a way I can understand, and are always quick to respond to urgent call outs.
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