Case Studies

St Chad’s College needed an elegant outdoor platform lift to connect its historic quad with the gardens and chapel beyond, without compromising the character of the heritage environment. Howarth Litchfield Architects specified our Open Style Platform Lift as part of the college’s wider accessibility project, creating street-level entrance access into its reception area and step-free access down into the gardens.

Stamford College, part of the Inspire Education Group, welcomes over 2,000 students a year and has built accessibility into every part of its site, which sits on an incline and spans multiple floor levels. When its library staircase needed a dependable disability access solution, the college chose the Tech Lift M4 from Level Access Lifts, a robust platform step lift for schools and colleges designed for demanding environment.

Go Swimstars needed a step lift to make its new Lincoln centre fully accessible. Find out how Level Access Lifts delivered a marine-grade solution, installed in a day with no structural work.

The Rushden Historical Transport Society Goods Shed is a restored heritage railway building serving as a community hub and events venue. To improve access to the upper level and toilets, Level Access Lifts supplied and installed a GTLE platform stair lift without any structural alterations to the historic building.

Ushaw Historic House, Chapels and Gardens is a heritage destination with a new Library Gallery that was inaccessible to visitors with limited mobility. Level Access Lifts installed a GTLE platform stair lift that overcame the four-step barrier without impacting on the building’s historic fabric. The gallery is now fully accessible, directly from the main house.

When a long-serving platform stair lift reached the end of its life at Saltash Community School, the school needed a fast, reliable replacement that could be installed over half-term and give wheelchair users safe access to the RE department. Level Access Lifts supplied and installed a wall-mounted GTLE platform stair lift, completing the job within a day and within the agreed timeframe, with no structural alterations to the building.

Two sisters in their 70s chose a British Style hydraulic vertical platform lift to future-proof their newly renovated home. Manufactured with a custom timber door to match existing internal doors, grey carpet flooring and bespoke honey beige panels, the lift sits discreetly within its surroundings while providing reliable access between floors.

The Food Museum in East Anglia needed a reliable, low-maintenance vertical platform lift to connect its collection store with newly created upper-floor office and meeting space. Level Access Lifts installed its Swedish Style vertical platform lift,  a clean, compact solution that provides a light goods lift and a disability access lift.

Laurel Lane Primary School in Middlesex needed a wheelchair access solution for its new disabled pupils, with five internal steps separating the main entrance from lower floor classrooms. Level Access Lifts installed a GTLE platform stair lift, completed within the school’s half term holiday and without any structural alterations to the building.

Filey Academy needed a reliable platform stair lift to restore wheelchair access across six steps in its main corridor. Level Access Lifts installed the GTLE inclined platform stair lift in a single day, with no structural alterations required.

When the existing external step lift at Colton Square in Leicester became unreliable, Property Partners needed a swift, dependable replacement. With wheelchair users and people with reduced mobility among the building’s regular staff and visitors, any disruption to step-free access had to be kept to an absolute minimum. Level Access Lifts recommended the Tech Lift M4 external step lift as the ideal solution. The existing lift was removed and the new one installed within a single day.

A homeowner at a seaside property was struggling with a steep flight of 39 steps between street level and their front door, raising serious concerns about long-term mobility and day-to-day practicality. They turned to Level Access Lifts for a platform stair lift solution that could not only tackle the significant change in level, but also withstand the harsh, corrosive conditions of a coastal environment.

Harewood House, an 18th-century country house and popular visitor attraction in Yorkshire, needed a replacement platform stairlift for the external steps leading to its main State Hall entrance. Level Access Lifts installed a GTLE inclined stairlift in a standard aluminium silver finish, with a fully bespoke rail system engineered to accommodate six steps of varying height and depth. A compelling example of how an inclined stairlift can deliver modern, dignified access in a sensitive heritage environment without impacting on the historic fabric of the building.

St Oswald’s Church in Rugby needed a discreet, dignified access solution for its stepped chancel entrance. Level Access Lifts installed a GTLE inclined stairlift, finished in a bespoke RAL colour to blend with the church’s existing oak-framed interior. A practical example of how a stairlift for churches can deliver fully independent access without compromising the character of a historic building.

A platform lift solution was required for a holiday home in the South West of Wales to overcome 15 steps leading up to the garden. The GTLE platform stairlift was the ideal fit for the external space and able to withstand the harsh elements of the coastal environment.The property owner is delighted with her new platform stairlift, which has transformed her life.

A platform lift solution was required from Level Access Lifts to overcome a split-level floor separating rooms on the ground floor of a domestic property. With a lifting height of up to 1.5 metres and a 400kg load capacity, the Tech Lift M4 provided the ideal solution. The clean, modern appearance fitted the hallway interior, and the compact design meant no structural alterations where required.

A resident of a domestic property in London required a wheelchair access solution to overcome a step leading from the patio area up into the rest of the garden. Using a ramp proved unsuitable due to the limited space available and gradient. The space constraints and gradient made a ramp unsuitable, leading the customer to opt for a low-rise step lift, as recommended by the builder.

Reestablish is a small grassroots South charity committed to the development and nurturing of people’s social, mental, emotional, physical and spiritual needs. It runs regular activities and offers community support in its community spaces. The Loft is a new space located on the upper level of a warehouse building in Leeds. The charity required a wheelchair platform lift solution from Level Access Lifts to overcome three curved flights of stairs leading up to its premises, enabling it to provide a fully inclusive environment.