After a recent win for Nationwide Lifts for a National Care home chain we thought we put together a few tips on staying safe in Passenger and Platform lifts during these uncertain times .

Passenger and Platform lifts are small enclosed spaces where people must stand very close together. They are also an essential mode of transport for people who cannot use the stairs easily, especially in critical settings like Nursing Homes. We have put together tips for lift use whilst social distancing because of the recent Covid 19 pandemic

While many of us in the UK are currently facing fresh movement restrictions, there are Buildings that that need to stay operational. For example, hospitals and care homes  where people and supplies must always be able to move efficiently within and between floors,

By following the tips below, you can help stop the spread of the Virus in your Building and place of work

1. Regular cleaning of touchable lift surfaces

It is always good practice to keep surfaces cleaned regularly. We would recommend extra cleaning efforts so that handrails, lift walls and Buttons are disinfected regularly.

2. Avoid direct contact with landing and lift car buttons To avoid the spread of Covid 19 from landing and lift push buttons, it is practice not to touch with your bare fingers, instead use  a gloved finger, or something else such as a pen If you need to use your bare hands, remember to wash them with an alcohol-based hand sanitiser

3. For passenger carrying lifts practice social distancing and avoid crowds 

If you cannot maintain a two-metre distance with other people in the lift then be patient and wait for the next one or consider taking the stairs instead if you can. Ideally, it is best to travel in the lift /elevator cabin on your own or people from you own household to avoid spread.

Nationwide Lifts & Escalators Ltd provide traditional lift maintenance across the UK. We can offer preventative planned packages for all types of passenger lifts, goods lifts, platform lifts, dumbwaiters, stairlifts and all types of access products. With over 50 years of experience, we have serviced and maintained all types of lift equipment Nationwide.

We offer traditional lift maintenance that allows our experienced lift engineers more time to look after your lifts on site. By offering the right lift service, our engineers can help cut down on call-outs, breakdowns and costs. By spending more time on an individual lift it allows our engineers to prevent issues happening in the future. We do not believe in giving our engineers huge rounds to complete each day as this can cut back on quality and time on site.

We can tailor lift maintenance to suit clients requirements. We can offer standard contracts or comprehensive solutions for your lift servicing. We always take into consideration the type of equipment, usage, age and clients budgets before we agree the best way forward for your lift maintenance solution.

Please contact if we can help further on head.office@nationwide-lifts.com or call us on FREEPHONE 0800 599 9177. We can offer all types of lift service and maintenance work throughout England, Wales and Scotland.

 

 

 

The business of Property Management never stopped and occupies a central place in the heart of the Crisis, ensuring the day to day and financial management of buildings in this period open or not.

Soon followed a series of businesses coming to a full standstill and doors where shut some permanently, and others having to rely on homeworking and furloughs to survive the uncertain times.

The first announcement for a country wide lockdown in Europe came on 9th March in Italy. Other countries soon followed, with Spain, France, Belgium and the UK being amongst many to ask people to stay indoors.

Faced with an unprecedented situation, Property Management had to react quickly in order to ensure work was able to continue and so have we at Nationwide Lifts taking into account the nature of the business  bringing in measures to protect our customers and staff and the most vulnerable in the community such as the Care Environment.

We work to Liaise with people on site and work alongside the property teams to ensure vital servicing and repairs are carried out while working within Government Guidelines

Lifts will always need servicing and lifts will always need repairs and we will continue to work with all our customers to provide a Safe service to the highest Standards .

We appreciate times are tough and the priority is to stay well which is our priority as well but if contracts are coming up for renewal, we can make great cost saving which at these unprecedented times can make a big impact on your bottom line.

UK Business is at our heart and will continue to provide the best personal service to all of our customers and all future customers in a safe and reliable way.

Please contact if we can help further on head.office@nationwide-lifts.com or call us on FREEPHONE 0800 599 9177. We can offer all types of lift service and maintenance work throughout England, Wales and Scotland.

 

An old lift does not necessarily need replacing in its entirety, in fact, doing so may be extremely difficult due to the design or layout of the existing lift installation and the Building . Instead, you can have a Lift Modernisation . What does this involve ?

Lifts which are properly serviced and maintained can last years and tend to have a longer life cycle than most if not all other forms of transportation. it’s not uncommon to be servicing existing passenger lifts that are over 25 years old.

However, like any electrical and mechanical equipment, a lift eventually needs to be replaced or thoroughly updated. It may be more difficult to find spare parts for an old lift, so it may be out of order for a longer time causing issues and delays on your site.

In the case of an existing lift installation it should not be assumed that the equipment complies with all current regulations and/or standards. This is particularly unlikely in the event of equipment that is over ten years of age.

Nationwide Lifts & Escalators Ltd also offer complete lift modernisation packages. We can offer lift controller replacements, lift interior upgrades, hydraulic replacements, door upgrades or replacement lift doors.

We also offer the complete turn key solution for our clients by offering builders-work and electrical work as part of our package. So when you are not wanting the upheaval of a full lift replacement, a lift modernisation solution from us is a good idea. We can often get your lift fully modernised with a new interior and all components within 2 weeks.

We only supply and fit open protocol parts to any lift repairs or modernisations. This gives the client flexibility on their lifts but also peace of mind on future works.

We believe by having the right company and right engineers as your service provider, then you can cut down on call-outs, downtime and ultimately cost.

Contact us if we can help at all for any lift repair work or Lift Modernisation work. You can get in touch by emailing us at head.office@nationwide-lifts.com or FREEPHONE 0800 599 9177

Nationwide lifts have won several Lift contracts in Cumbria. We completed a FREE site survey, including a risk assessment for the client, who is a well know FM company. The client accepted our standard maintenance contract which was for 4 visits per annum.

We can offer preventative planned packages for all types of passenger lifts, goods lifts, platform lifts, dumbwaiters, stairlifts and all types of access products. With over 50 years of experience, we have serviced and maintained all types of lift equipment Nationwide.

We can tailor lift maintenance to suit clients requirements. We can offer standard contracts or comprehensive solutions for your lift servicing. We always take into consideration the type of equipment, usage, age and clients budgets before we agree the best way forward for your lift maintenance solution.

By having the right Lift engineers and the correct lift maintenance regime in place, this will save you money, hassle and downtime for all your lifts.

Our lift engineers have experience in servicing and repair work for all types of lifts.

We currently have lift maintenance contracts in place nationwide for hydraulic lifts, traction lifts, platform lifts, dumbwaiters, step lifts, chain driven lifts and hoists. We look after many exciting sites with various passenger lifts, goods lifts and platform lifts as part of our current portfolio. With some excellent reference sites and reference customers in the UK, we have grown our business via repeat work and word of mouth from these customers.

Nationwide Lifts & Escalators Ltd can also do LOLER inspections for clients throughout the UK

The Lifting Equipment and Lifting Operations Regulations (often abbreviated to LOLER) place duties on people and companies who own, operate or have control over lifting equipment. This includes all businesses and organisations whose employees use lifting equipment, whether owned by them or not. In most cases, lifting equipment is also work equipment so the Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations (PUWER) will also apply hence why it’s imperative to have a maintenance agreement in place with Nationwide Lifts & Escalators Ltd.

All lifting operations involving lifting equipment must be properly planned by a competent person, appropriately supervised and carried out in a safe manner.

LOLER also requires that all equipment used for lifting is fit for purpose, appropriate for the task, suitably marked and, in many cases, subject to statutory periodic thorough examination. Records must be kept of all thorough examinations and any defects found must be reported to both the person responsible for the equipment and the relevant enforcing authority.

Please contact us if we can help you with your Lift contracts in Cumbria or on head.office@nationwide-lifts.com or call us on FREEPHONE 0800 599 9177.