Making Life Easier Around the Home and the Office with - AllAxcess.co.uk

Over recent years research has proven that access to public buildings is difficult if not impossible for people who suffer disabilities, particularly people in wheelchairs. In most people’s lives access into buildings turns into a problem be it for disabled people or people who have children in prams and the elderly. There are many people who find it very difficult to climb stairs with ease and there are many reasons for this including arthritis, back problems and breathing problems resulting in them being confined to a wheelchair to move around. By installing a vertical platform lift in premises will provide individuals with disabilities easy and safe access into the building.

Vertical platform lifts include vertical rise platforms, short rise platform lifts, enclosed platform lifts and hydraulic lifting platforms but they are serve the same purpose which is to transport people vertically from floor to floor in a building safely and with ease and comfort. Installing a vertical platform lift is safe and convenient and takes up less space than a ramp of escalator. Long gone are the days of a box standard platform lift. These days’ customers have many options available including style and colours. All medium size and large commercial premises should have vertical platform lifts installed to allow safe transportation from one floor to another. Vertical platform lifts can reach a height of 9 metres which means everyone including people with disability can access floors safely. Each vertical platform lift that is installed fully complies with the Disability Discrimination Act which stipulates that convenient access must be available to all public and commercial buildings.

Vertical platform lifts are not only for commercial and public premises. Domestic vertical platform lifts can be installed in the home to enable disabled people to safely access upper levels in their home. By having a stair lift or platform lift installed ensures that individuals are safely transported to the next floor without the need of them having to climb the stairs. Modern stair and vertical lifts are well designed and manufactured to the highest standard. What this means is very little space is taken up once installed.

Once a domestic or commercial platform lift is installed it makes wheelchair access much easier. A simple control panel enables the user to easily operate the lift without additional help. Platform lifts are no longer ugly to look at as they come in a range of colours ensuring they fit in with their immediate surroundings and environment. For more detailed information on vertical platform lifts and stair lifts contact us today to speak to one of our representatives who can arrange a convenient time to conduct a survey to find the most suitable vertical platform lift for your requirements.