About Us
As a pioneer of the British lift industry, we move people to the places that matter to them.
With over a hundred years’ experience in people movement, we are proud of our legacy and passionate about our future providing a real time, personalised service to install, maintain, and modernise lifts and escalators.
Our story began in 1917 with the formation of the Express Lift Co. by entrepreneurial engineers in Easton Lift Company and The General Electric Company to capitalise on industrial growth as skylines began to change.
Innovation lies within our DNA
We installed hydraulic equipment to raise and lower the dance floor at Savoy Hotel in 1929 and provided a personal lift for King Edward VII at Sandringham House. Indeed, our quality and skill led to receiving the Royal Warrant. We built the 127m lift test tower in Northampton to carry out research and development of lifts travelling at up to 7 metres per second. Our portfolio of customers has included iconic buildings such as the Houses of Parliament, the Bank of England, British Telecom Tower and Lloyds of London.
We are the parent company of a national alliance of brands, which is complimentary in skillset and geography to keep our customers moving – wherever they are.
- Abbey Lift Care
- Axis Elevators
- Foster & Cross Lifts
- PDERS
- Triangle Lift Services
- Moveman SKG
- West of Ireland Lift Services
- Irish Lift Services
We are lift and escalator buffs with a diverse client base – ranging from individuals in their homes with a stairlift to retail giants. Our proprietary technology enables us to identify issues before they become problems and fix them because it matters to our customers.