Lifts for Railways, Airports & Public Infrastructure

Our expertise in the infrastructure sector

From goods and passenger lifts to escalators and moving walkways, we install and maintain reliable step-free access options for demanding public infrastructure environments, creating access for all in the UK.

Complete step-free access projects benefit a broad spectrum of people, including parents with prams and a wide range of people with disabilities. We’re helping to shape the future with compliant step-free access for underground and railway stations, airports, and other major infrastructure projects.

The requirement to improve accessibility with reliable, safe, and hard-wearing lifts and escalators is increasingly being considered. With an inclusive transport strategy, public infrastructure projects like railway stations, underground stations, and airports need reliable and hard-wearing lifts. We've got a range of heavy-duty passenger lifts that can handle high traffic flow and create specially designed bespoke lifts for public infrastructure projects. If you need to specify a lift to improve access, such as creating airport accessibility, step-free bridges, or step-free stations, we can help.

These projects also need sharp management to complete work to tight deadlines with minimal disruption, especially in a fast-paced environment where many contractors work at once. Our team is happy to handle all building and electrical works as well as the lift equipment – so you can focus on the rest of your project.

When it comes to complex lift engineering, Stannah has a specialist Major Projects Division. This department works on technically complex projects, such as our extensive work for access for all Network Rail - who we've looked after for 30 years. In addition to supporting our national railways, our lifts are installed at Heathrow, Luton, and Bristol airports—and even on the Severn Bridge, where two of our six-person traction lifts have been operating since 1988.

Access for infrastructure: tailored lifts, escalators and more

Whatever the size or demands of your access improvements, we have the equipment and expertise you need; our Major projects team will work with you to tailor a lift to your specification and requirements.

30 year partnership with Network Rail

We’ve been working with Network Rail for decades, installing, modernising, and maintaining over 1,500 lifts and escalators at stations across the UK in accordance with the government’s Access for All programme, providing units to a bespoke National Rail specification. With a high concentration of railway stations in and around the capital, we’ve established a dedicated London Infrastructure Branch. This branch focuses on our installations at London Bridge, Waterloo, several DLR stations, and more.

Fully certified engineers working on pre-approved equipment

Every engineer who works on a railway project is certified by the Railway Industry Supplier Qualification Scheme and holds Personal Track Safety status in line with NR/CAT/STP/001 – so you can have full confidence that they’re operating safely and well within the government guidelines. Plus, all our lifts, escalators and moving walkways are compliant to industry standards, including the Governance for Rail Investment Process, and the Department of Transport’s NR/GN/CIV/200/05 design manual.

To learn more about our work on the UK’s infrastructure, explore our case studies, or contact us today to discuss your project.