Platform lifts · ramps · access
Lifts and accessibility contractors in Wales
Good access lets everyone use a building and helps meet the Equality Act. We match you with lift and access specialists who survey the building and fit the right solution.
- Matched by hand to a checked local expert
- Insurance and company checked
- Free, with no obligation
Options
Types of lifts and accessibility
Platform lifts
For short rises and smaller spaces.
Passenger lifts
For several floors and heavier use.
Ramps
Step-free access at entrances.
Accessible WCs
Facilities to the Building Regulations.
What is included
- Platform lifts and passenger lifts
- Stairlifts for commercial buildings
- Ramps and handrails
- Accessible entrances and doors
- Accessible WCs and changing places
- Lift servicing and inspections
What affects the price
- The height to be travelled
- Space available and the structure
- Number of users and how often it is used
- Building regulations and listed status
- Servicing and inspection
Process
How the job runs
Access survey
Design and approvals
Builders' work and install
Test, certify and hand over
How long? Allow for building work and approvals before a lift is installed.
Questions to ask an installer
- Which lift type do you recommend and why?
- Who handles building control?
- What servicing is needed?
- How will it be inspected?
Rules and safety
New buildings and many alterations must meet the Building Regulations on access, and service providers have duties under the Equality Act 2010. Lifts used at work need a thorough examination by a competent person under the LOLER Regulations, normally every six months for passenger lifts.
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Questions
Lifts and accessibility: common questions
Platform lift or passenger lift?
A platform lift suits short rises and smaller spaces. A passenger lift suits more floors and heavier use.
How long does a lift take to install?
Platform lifts can take days once on site. Passenger lifts take longer, with building work first.
Who inspects the lift?
A competent person, often from your insurer, carries out regular thorough examinations.
How we look after you
Every job matched by hand to a checked local expert.
Run from South Wales by someone who has worked on the tools in commercial fit-out.
Read by a person
We read every brief ourselves and choose who gets it. No algorithm, no auction.
Checked before they get your job
Insurance and company status checked, plus a Google rating of 4 or more or references we contact.
You know who is calling
We email you the names of the installers we have passed your details to.
We follow up
We ask how the job went. Installers who let customers down are removed.