About Stannah
A family of lift expertise, we've been moving people and goods since 1867.
Joseph Stannah started the business in Bankside, London, making cranes and hoists to move goods around the bustling docks of the industrial revolution. Today, we are the UK’s leading independent supplier of lift products supplying loading systems, passenger and platform lifts, goods and service lifts, escalators, moving walkways, related lift services and of course, stairlifts. We also manage large lift portfolios for some of the UK’s best known brands, including over a thousand lifts for Network Rail.
Still a family business, it is the fifth generation – Jon, Patrick, Nick, Alastair and Helen – that are hands-on in the company. By remaining a resolutely independent British business we have been quietly successful and at the heart of our work is a simple promise, to be ‘always true to our word’. This reflects the way we go about business, to be ready to meet today’s challenges yet unashamedly focused on the values of quality and service that Joseph was passionate about all those years ago.
Why choose Stannah
Whether we’re talking lifts or stairlifts, escalators or moving walkways, our engineering heritage means we meticulously craft and develop our products to make them the very best in the market.
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Working for us
It’s the balance of global success without comprising our ideals that makes us such a great company to work for and do business with. Join the family.
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Our History
It’s over 150 years since Joseph Stannah founded the business back in 1867. A lot has happened since then – yet some things, like making life easier and more fulfilling for people and the Stannah family commitment to Joseph’s values of quality and integrity, remain unchanged.
Who we are
Stannah is a British wholly owned private family company. Today fifth-generation members of the Stannah family still uphold the traditional family values of honesty and fairness. The Stannah Group of companies continues to go from strength to strength.
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Accreditations & Affiliations
We are members of all the main trade bodies and meet all codes of conduct and product safety requirements in full.
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Become a Trade Partner
Working with Stannah can help to broaden your product offering and provide you with unrivalled back-up, as well as access to spare parts and technical support. Join us!
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Working with us
We work carefully, by considering our customers’ circumstances, recommending the right products and installing everything with a minimum of fuss.
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Working in BIM
With a long history of innovation and development, we have always embraced new technologies and changes in the architectural and construction industries.
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With a network of lift service branches right across the UK, offering 24/7/365 servicing, you can rely on Stannah to keep you moving.
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