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At Stannah Lift Services in Dartford we specialise in providing a range of lift services exclusively for the commercial market.
Key to our operations is the provision of maintenance, repair and breakdown call-out for every type of commercial lift from all manufacturers, delivered across the region by our highly experienced team of service engineers. Our lift modernisation and refurbishment services provide bespoke solutions for major clients. We often take on the role of principal or sub-contractor providing refurbishment services beyond the lift shaft and motor room. For example, we are currently modernising lifts across the rail network, working on an English Heritage site where we are modernising a 1920s lift to meet current regulations but maintaining the original car and landing doors. We also modernise retail lifts to meet new DDA requirements. We can provide special lifts for demanding situations, any size and any travel.
In addition to our lift capability we also install and service escalators and moving walkways – a recent addition to our product portfolio.
At Dartford we have a wealth of lift expertise on site; many of the team having gained more than 30 years of experience in the industry.
Colin has spent all his working life in the lift service industry and currently heads the team of forty personnel who make up the busy Stannah London & South East Service Branch. He joined Stannah in 1990 as a Service Engineer at the Branch based in Newport Street and then subsequently moved to Dartford in 1991. In 1995 Colin moved into a Technical Sales role before becoming Branch Manager in 1999. Life is extremely busy in this competitive business but Colin finds a little time to relax by supporting his beloved Arsenal.
In 1980 Dave was close to gaining his Engineering Apprenticeship, working in London Docks, when there was a downturn in work and he was made redundant. Luckily, he was able to transfer the apprenticeship to Stannah Lifts Ltd where, in 1981, he became part of the passenger lifts installations team. In 1983 he extended his experience by taking on the role of Tester and later became the company’s Senior Test Engineer, covering the whole of the UK. In 1991 Dave moved to Stannah Lift Services as a Small Repairs Supervisor based in London and then, later, Dartford. In 1992 he became Service and Repair Supervisor, developing the Repair Department to cover major commercial installations. In 2002 Dave became Service Manager and currently manages a team of three Supervisors and nineteen Service Engineers.
Steve joined Stannah in 1990 after eleven years in the retail sector. Initially joining on a temporary contract, Steve has been with the company ever since. In 1993 Steve qualified as a Lift Fitter and worked in the City of London area as a Service Engineer. In 1997 he joined the Dartford sales team as a Technical Sales Engineer. Steve was promoted to Sales Manager in 2004 and currently manages two Sales Engineers in Dartford and three Sales personnel for the National Contracts team. 
Sharron joined the Dartford team in 1997 as a Call-out Administrator. At that time the Administration Department comprised just Sharron and a typist. In 1999 Sharron was promoted to Office Supervisor. She now has the support of four full-time and one part-time Administrators, a strong and reliable team who are key in ensuring that all of the Branch’s strict deadlines and targets are met each month.
Steve joined Stannah in 1985 as an Apprentice in the Passenger Lift Service Department. He later took on the roles of Repair Fitter, then Service Engineer and Call-out Engineer. In 2002 he spread his wings and left Stannah to be a self-employed Engineer. Circumstances led him back to Stannah at Dartford where he worked as a Service Engineer, then later joined the repair team. In 2005 Steve became the Supervisor of the minor repairs team, managing two small teams of Stannah Engineers and Sub-contract Engineers when required.
Rob says he is so busy in his present role at Stannah that everything else is on hold.
Graham has been with Stannah since the early 1970s. He joined the company as a Mate and trained to become a Lift Engineer. He worked on the service and small repairs team before later taking on the job of Call-out Engineer for the London Branch. In 2002 he was appointed as Engineering Supervisor giving his ten-strong team of Engineers the benefit of all his experience.
Mick was originally an Engineer in the Army. He joined the Eastbourne Branch of Stannah in 1977 as a Lift Engineer’s Mate on a team that looked after the maintenance and repair of domestic stairlifts and commercial lifts. From 1990 – 96, Mick worked as a Sales Engineer before returning briefly to another period of maintenance and repair work. In 1996 he joined the Dartford Branch as an Engineer but it wasn’t long before Mick became a Technical Sales Advisor. His areas of expertise span the whole maintenance, repair and modernisation spectrum, skills that benefit his growing number of major refurbishment and modernisation projects. Mick has many tales to tell of his experiences as an Engineer, including repairing lifts on ships in the North Sea, the old cross-channel ferries and a trip to Venice to attend to an emergency repair on a cruise ship.
