I am often shocked when I see elevator consultants specifying equipment that does not belong in the application they specified. I guess that's because regardless of the latest and greatest "craze", el... [More]

We have in recent days seen a new development with respect to hydraulic oil heating up and oil tempratures rising. I am not sure if this is due to the fact that elevator contractors are reluctant to a... [More]

Even for others though the wheels on different chairs will be different meaning that it’s hard to make escalators that grip any surface.As such each has it’s definite place. You should get... [More]

At the same time escalators are more obvious right in the center of the room and this can ‘beckon’ people to use them and enable them to glimpse the upstairs. And then on their way up or o... [More]

On the plus side though the extra room means that your escalators can have several people using them at once. This means that you can have a group of people with push chairs or trolleys all use the el... [More]

This is particularly true of the ’sloped’ style escalators as the incline needs to be relatively gentle or the chairs will be very difficult to push or wheel against gravity. ‘Stair&... [More]

An escalator is a long moving platform that works a bit like an automated treadmill on a slope. This allows you to stand on the escalator and to be gradually taken up to the next floor this way. At th... [More]

An elevator or escalator are very useful devices to have in any building that has multiple floors and particularly for commercial buildings or office blocks/blocks of flats. If you have an elevator in... [More]

An elevator is a highly useful installation in any commercial property and allows for the easy change between floors. It is also far safer than many people think and accidents and problems very rarely... [More]

Finally in some cases you might want to have an elevator or an escalator to provide disabled access in your own home and speaking to an elevator or escalators consultant is a good idea if your plannin... [More]