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Maximising independence for all in EdinburghPeople-and-train traffic is hotting up in Edinburgh Waverley, a 24-7 main line railway station sited in Scotland’s capital city centre. So much so that Network Rail called in UK lift wizard Stannah to renew and revamp its people-moving capability and better serve an annual footfall…
Stannah moving in hedonistic circles? You bet!Following a £40 million restoration of the Hippodrome Casino, fourteen Stannah lifts are helping clientele, crew and cargo navigate the five floors of this Grade II listed iconic London landmark. Bursting on the entertainment scene in 1900 as London’s leading theatre,…
Making the right connections: improving access at King's CrossTo help meet the demands of modern rail travel, a Stannah Midilift SL vertical platform lift complements Stannah’s 24-strong lift fleet in Network Rail’s £547-million revamp of London King’s Cross, a major listed railway terminus first opened in 1852. Managed by the Stannah…
Stannah at King's Cross: moving millions in a radical revampSupporting the £547-million rebirth of King’s Cross Station, a fleet of 24 Stannah lifts is powering the movement of millions of people and goods throughout this Grade I listed rail hub designed in 1852 by the civil engineer, Lewis Cubitt.…
Stannah at Liverpool Cathedral: improving access for all mobility levelsTwo Stannah lift products have improved access to two separate areas in Liverpool’s neo-gothic Anglican Cathedral – the largest in the UK and the fifth largest in the world – built on St James' Mount and the seat of the…
Bournemouth restaurant says 'Hola!' to wheelchair usersA Stannah Lowriser vertical platform lift has improved access in the Bournemouth branch of the UK-wide Chimichanga chain of Mexican bars and restaurants. By linking two floor levels, it helps wheelchair users say ‘Hola!’ to the spicy indigenous delights and all-round good times on offer…
Stannah at the 2012 Olympic sailing venue, Portland MarinaIn Osprey Quay, Portland, everything is new and shiny. It sits in Weymouth Bay and Portland Harbour, the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic sailing venue, which is also ready and waiting to attract millions of visitors. The Harbour is already home to the Weymouth and…
Stannah at Thermae Bath Spa: a new take on 'taking the waters'A Stannah Microlift 50C BD bottom-drive service lift has added a new take on the age-old practice of ‘taking the waters’ in the World Heritage city of Bath – former fashionable watering hole where people bathed in, and sipped on, the mineral-rich water…
Stannah Xtralifts at Hammersmith AcademyOpened in September 2011, Hammersmith Academy is a brand new, non-denominational, all-ability, co-educational school and 6th form specialising in Creative and Digital Media and IT. Located in West London, it caters for around 780 students, staff and visitors, with full access for all required to…
Stannah at Clapham Junction: nine new bespoke passenger lifts where once there were noneIt’s one of Europe’s busiest stations with more than 180 trains per hour stopping or passing through and over 430,000 passengers a day using 17 platforms. No wonder Clapham Junction was a priority for easier accessibility. A welcome upgrade to a…
3 Bespoke Lifts at Gunnersbury CourtThe London and the South East branch of Stannah Lift Services has completed a major lift refurbishment and modernisation at Gunnersbury Court, an authentic Art Deco apartment complex in West Acton, London, built in the 1930s. Challenging aesthetics Ranged over three buildings and…
“A Necessary Innovation”A Stannah Microlift was “a necessary innovation” for 11 Spitalfields, a Huguenot House which appeared as a finalist in the 2008 Grand Designs ‘Best Restoration Category’. That was how Kevin McCloud, Channels 4’s Grand Designs presenter, described the Stannah Microlift installed into the…
The Royal Opera House Bob and Tamar Manoukian Production Workshop A 13-person, traction-drive Stannah Xtralift is providing easy access over three floors within the office section of the Bob and Tamar Manoukian Production Workshop located on the award-winning High House Production Park in Purfleet, Thurrock, Essex. Playing a supporting…
Two BSF senior schools in Broadstairs, KentTop marks for Stannah at two of Kent’s most popular schools! Dane Court Grammar School Three Stannah 13-person Maxilift MRLi passenger lifts are providing vital access for all in this mixed, 11-18 grammar school for 1,200 students. Founded in 1957…
View Tube, LondonThe View Tube is an eco-friendly social enterprise and community centre with the best views of the Olympic Park as it gears up for the planet’s biggest sporting event: the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Made from recycled shipping containers…
Cardiff Central Station (Caerdydd Canolog)The train now leaving from Platform Zero… National lift service provider, Stannah, have completed the challenging installation of a scenic passenger lift within in the Art Deco ticket hall of Cardiff Central Station. Stannah were the Principal Contractor on a…
Cornwall Terrace, Regent’s ParkA Grade I stretch of Georgian London’s Cornwall Terrace overlooking Regent’s Park in London has undergone complete conversion, refurbishment and modernisation with the help of the Dartford branch of Stannah Lift Services – and eight bespoke passenger lifts and a…
Carrington House SurgeryStannah Lifts’ new-generation vertical platform lift, the Midilift XLplus, is helping to improve health and wellbeing at Carrington House Surgery in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire. Responding to a need Located close to the town centre, this modern, purpose-built NHS medical practice…
Moving walkway at 5Rise, BingleyOnce again, tills are ringing in Bingley. The £5 million 5Rise retail and residential complex, opened in December 2009, is part of an ‘Airedale Masterplan’ to revitalise the towns of Keighley, Bingley and Shipley. Comprising 59,500 sq. ft of new…
Jigsaw, The Old Post Office, BathA unique re-development project in one of the UK’s most beautiful cities features a new Stannah passenger lift. Following a successful installation in Jigsaw’s Chapel on Kings Road premises, Stannah were once again invited to quote for an exciting new…
Woodbridge School, SuffolkWoodbridge School in Suffolk is a co-educational dayschool ranked as one of the best schools in the UK. With a reputation for academic excellence, it has invested £5 million in the Belstead Centre, a brand new, state-of-the-art teaching complex dedicated…
Scarlet HotelSince opening on the 1st of September 2009, the UK’s first-ever, purpose-built, luxury, eco-friendly Scarlet Hotel in Mawgan Porth, Cornwall has been running smoothly and efficiently with the uplifting assistance of two Stannah lift products. Green-tinted glasses – how a…
The BugWorld ExperienceAlbert Dock is one of Liverpool’s most important tourist attractions hosting over four million visitors per year, many of which will make a beeline for the BugWorld Experience. Designed to improve access for everyone in public buildings, the Midilift is…
The Grange Hotel, York“The Grange Hotel is a first-class establishment with very high standards to maintain. Our first pair of Stannah Microlifts gave such good service, and for so long, that when they eventually had to be replaced, after eighteen years’ loyal labour,…
ASDA, AndoverStannah Lift Services have supplied and installed five moving walkways in a brand-new, flagship ASDA store in the Hampshire town of Andover. Stannah were absolutely delighted to supply moving walkways to Dawnus Construction on behalf of ASDA for Andover’s newest…
JD Sports in Liverpool OneHailed by then Deputy Prime Minister, John Prescott, as ‘a new urbanism’, the Paradise Project in the heart of Liverpool One is a £920-million, 42-acre regeneration programme that has helped transform the city and establish it as the European Capital…
Tonic restaurant•bar•deliTonic Restaurant•Bar•Deli opened in September 2006 in the Chapel Quarter, amongst the rising number of bars and restaurants on the west side of Nottingham’s city centre. With dining and drinking areas extending over three levels, Tonic caters for all occasions…
Stafford StationThe West Midlands & Mid Wales Branch of Stannah Lift Services has completed a major lift modernisation project for Network Rail at Stafford Station. The modernisation programme – to Network Rail specifications – meets the requirements of the Lifts Directive…
Glasgow Central Station The Scotland Branch of Stannah Lift Services, based in Glasgow, has completed a comprehensive refurbishment of two traction drive passenger goods lifts for Network Rail at Glasgow Central Station. Platform 6 has a 2500kg/33 person capacity lift, whilst the…
Glasgow City Chambers The Scotland Branch of Stannah Lift Services won the contract to completely refurbish two passenger lifts within the City Chambers and both lifts were far from standard applications. The modernisation programme was to improve the lift performance, meet the…
FX Structure Supported Lifts for timber-framed buildingsSustainability has become a key issue for the construction industry. The government has adopted the concept as a major theme in its thinking, integrating it into Building Regulations with the introduction of Part L. This means we are seeing a…
Chichester StationThe Southern England Branch of Stannah Lift Services, based in Christchurch, has completed a major lift modernisation project for Network Rail at Chichester Station. The modernisation programme, to Network Rail specifications, meets the requirements of the Lifts Directive (95/16/EC) 1995,…
Bristol Temple MeadsThe South West England & South Wales Branch of Stannah Lift Services, based in Bristol, has completed Phase 2 of their refurbishment project for Network Rail at Bristol Temple Meads Station. The total replacement of three 56 person 4200kg hydraulic…
Stannah ensure Peter Rabbit is upwardly mobileStannah Lifts Ltd has installed two lifts in The World of Beatrix Potter™ in Bowness-on-Windermere. The lifts are part of the Stannah range of access lifts specifically designed for use by people with disabilities. Their addition to the popular tourist…
Stannah and the ss Great Britain
engineering the past into the present dayBrunel’s ss Great Britain: Maritimeline 1843: Launch of this first-of-its kind, iron-built, screw propelled steamer. 1845: Maiden voyage, crossing the Atlantic in the record time of 14 days. 1881: Converted to sail after carrying thousands of emigrants to Australia. 1884:…