Classic South West Secures Prestigious Lift Installation and Maintenance Contract with City of Bristol College
Classic Lifts South West office is proud to announce the successful award of the City of Bristol College (COBC) Lift Installation and Maintenance contract, following a highly competitive tender process.
Classic Lifts Wins State-of-the-Art Lift Modernisation at Iconic Birmingham Landmark
Classic Lifts is proud to announce we have been awarded a major lift modernisation project at Alpha Tower, one of Birmingham’s most recognised buildings.
Classic Lifts North East Welcomes Tech Leaders for Seamless Software Implementation
Classic Lifts North East recently welcomed Biju Chudasama, CTO at the Andwis Group, and Dilka Jayakody of Central Technology, as part of an initiative to ensure a smooth transition to its new software system, Simpro
Classic Lifts Southwest Branch Secures Prestigious Three-Year Contract with Lilian Faithful Care Homes
Classic Lifts is pleased to announce that it has been awarded the Lilian Faithful Care Home contract, providing fully comprehensive maintenance coverage across 30 lift units for the next three years.
Classic Lifts Acquire Kent Lifts Services Limited
Classic Lifts is delighted to announce that Kent Lifts Services Limited has joined the Classic Lifts group.
Are You Ready For The Digital Switchover?
Digital Switchover – From analogue telephone lines to fibre What is the ‘digital switch’? Why is it happening? Analogue telephone lines (with copper conductors) are being replaced by fibre connections to provide broadband connections to commercial and domestic users. BT Openreach has an objective for all buildings to be on fibre connections by the end …
Bullet Lifts Joins Classic Lifts Team as Part of Latest Andwis Group Acquisition
The andwis. group extends expertise and regional coverage with the addition of Watertite Building Services and Bullet Lift Services and Training Solutions.
Classic Lifts End of Year Message
Adrian Crane, our Managing Director has communicated his annual message for the end of 2023
Southern Counties Lifts Services and Ace Fire Security Systems extend the UK-wide multi-service network of the andwis group
The andwis group was launched in March 2023 with four industry-leading companies backed by lead investor, H.I.G. Capital. The group’s network has now expanded with further investment in Southern Counties Lifts (SCL) and Ace Fire Security Systems (Ace).
The Impact of VOIP On Lift Installations
Classic Lifts is hosting a webinar to help educate lift owners and building managers on the impact of the change to UK phone lines to VOIP.
Classic Lifts awarded Guinness Partnership Contract
Classic Lifts is delighted to announce we have been awarded two important contracts with The Guinness Partnership – one of the UK’s leading providers of social housing.
Fire Safety Lift Regulations Webinar
Event Details: 11am – Tuesday 18 April We’re well-versed in the ever-changing nature of the lift industry, and how new regulations alter the legal responsibilities of businesses and building owners across the UK. In recent months, we’ve seen an overwhelming interest in Fire Safety (England) Regulations 2022 – and how these recent guidelines affect the …
New London-based National Account Manager
As Classic Lifts continues to grow we need to ensure our customers receive the highest level of service possible throughout the UK. A lot of our higher-profile clients request a single point of contact to make their regional and national contracts run more efficiently. We already have a National Accounts team however, this needed further …
Investment In Classic Lifts
A message from our C.E.O, Keith Snow regarding investment in Classic Lifts.
Classic Lifts End of year Message
Adrian Crane, our Managing Director has communicated his annual message which highlights growth in the number of staff, sites, projects, service units, and company turnover.
Recruiting in the South
Due to our continued growth and recent company restructuring Stour / Classic Lifts South is looking to employ a number of new members to our busy, friendly team.
Record Growth Means New Roles in London
Classic Lifts London Service department has seen record growth in 2022, something we are all extremely proud of.
An Autumn Update From The North East
Classic Lifts North East year goes from strength to strength in 2022, here is an Autumn update from the team on developments.
Classic Lifts continues its investment in training
As part of our ongoing development, we recently completed a one-day Technical Training course on NEW Lift Controllers
Celebrating 12 years since the original Classic Lifts acquisition
Today marks the 12th anniversary since Keith Snow and the owner-management team acquired Classic Lifts.
Classic Lifts completes Stour Lifts Limited acquisition
Classic Lifts completed the purchase of Stour Lifts Limited on 1st August, accelerating strategy and adding additional skills to the business.
135 Bishopgate is Go
Classic Lifts London was invited to tender for the lift maintenance contract at 135 Bishopsgate, a key site in the heart of the City.
Successful Rydon Delivery
Classic Lifts recently won an order to modernise four lifts within health centres on behalf of Rydon and has successfully delivered on time.
Recognising the Skills of Ex-military Personnel
Classic Lifts recognises the skills of ex-military personnel; and has benefitted from their skills and expertise for many years.
RVI Newcastle Phase One Complete
Recently Classic Lifts’ Northeast Branch put the final touches on the first phase of lift replacements completed on behalf of the Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
Tight Turnaround for St John’s
Classic Lifts recently turned around a project to ensure a lift in a historic building at St John’s Foundation in Bristol was reinstated for use
Technical Training in Holland
Eight Classic Lifts Lift Engineers have recently returned from MP Lifts Technical Training Centre in Amersfoort, Holland.
Delivering at Duchy House
Our North West team has been delighted to be working on the modernisation of 3 lifts in Duchy House, a 10 storey office block in Preston.
Maintenace Portfolio Expansion
Our lift servicing portfolio continues to grow rapidly – the latest of which includes a number of lifts. in The Northern & Shell building for our London team
More Green EVs in London
Classic Lifts London is excited to announce its latest addition to the London fleet of vehicles, a 100% electric car
Investing in Our People
As part of our continued investment in people, we are pleased to congratulate Kerry Kennedy for gaining his NVQ in Lift Installation
First of Four at Leeds Royal Armouries
The Classic Lifts team has completed the first modernisation of four lifts at the prestigious Royal Armouries in Leeds.
Classic Lifts launches new customer information pack
Classic Lifts has launched a new customer information pack summarising what you need to know and do as the owner and/or operator of a lift.
Continued Growth for Classic Lifts in the North East
Classic Lifts North East continues on its growth trajectory this month with more major works completed and new staff joining the team.
Clarence Street Lifts Delivered
Classic Lifts has handed over the Clarence Street Bespoke project in Manchester
Delivering Bespoke Lift Solutions
Classic Lifts is excited to be part of the transformation of offices to a residential building at Clarence Street in Manchester.
Modernisation Progress at One Strand
Classic Lifts is mid-way through the installation programme of a highly bespoke lift modernisation in the heart of London.
Customer Recognition for our Installation Engineer
A Classic Lifts engineer has received awards for Health and Safety at one of the UK’s leading construction and property services companies
2022 off to a flying start in the North East
January saw the start of several major projects for Classic Lifts North East leading to a great first month of the year.
Classic Lifts Continues its Investment in People
The London Region recently recruited two new team members as part of its continued growth.
Investment to meet the demands of the London Major Projects Market
Due to the continued success of our London Major Projects business, we are pleased to announce Linsey Connor as our London Projects Director
Management organisational changes
Classic Lifts is undergoing a number of management organisational changes to continue to drive the business forward in 2022
Expansion into South West Region
Classic Lifts is expanding to serve current customers and increase business in the Southwest and South Wales areas
Creation of HSEQ role
Classic Lifts is to reinforce the focus on HSE, Quality and Engineering excellence via a new role for Director Shaun Brown
Managing Director’s End of year message and focus for 2022
Adrian Crane gives his annual round up of key milestones for Classic Lifts
Classic Lifts National New Lifts Meeting
On 25th and 26th November 2021, Classic Lifts held a two-day conference including over 30 members of the UK Sales and Project Management team.
Lift Suspension Training
Eleven Lift Engineers from our team at our Sheffield HQ recently carried out training in Lift Suspension Systems.
Platinum for Classic
Classic Lifts is delighted to have achieved the Platinum level of the Constructionline membership.
Community Support
Classic Lifts welcomes the opportunity to give something back to the community, if only in a small but specific way.
Training During Lockdown
As part of our strategic I.T. upgrade we introduced Microsoft 365 and with this came TEAMs, which was very timely with lockdown and remote working.
First Face to Face Meeting For Classic Directors
As UK lockdown travel rules eased, the senior management team took advantage of meeting together.
New I.T. Strategic Upgrade
Classic has pushed on without hesitation and completed the implementation of its I.T. Strategic upgrade.