Hospital Lifts & Bed Lifts

We Are Proud to Support the Healthcare Sector

With 40 years of experience under our belt, our qualified engineers have an unrivalled track record for delivering market-leading lifts that meet the professional standards we are known for.

Installing lifts in a hospital or care home comes with a level of sensitivity and decorum. We understand that these are places where there is a lot of traffic and a level of care needs to be taken throughout the installation process. This is something all our engineers are trained in and something we are proud to say we do well. Our portfolio of healthcare clients includes NHS institutions, such as the Royal Blackburn Teaching Hospital and the North Manchester General Hospital, as well as private healthcare facilities, such as The Doctors Laboratory.

We also appreciate that safety across all our sectors is paramount. This is why we are happy to say we fall in line with the guidance provided by the Department of Health. We are also accredited by the likes of the Lift and Escalator Industry Association and hold an Acclaim accreditation for health and safety.

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Accessibility within the healthcare sector is key. Visitors entering the premises deserve the best possible care. We ensure all the lifts we install allow users to get from one floor to another and make sure goods such as medical equipment, lab equipment, patient beds and food trolleys can be transported as seamlessly as possible.

At Sheridan Lifts, we provide a wide range of lifts to suit your needs. Some of the lifts that work well within a healthcare facility include:

Passenger Lifts

The lifts most of us are familiar with are passenger lifts. Used in hospitals, laboratories and care homes alike, we provide our customers with a passenger lift they can rely on.

With over 25 different lift car sizes and layouts to choose from, our passenger lifts can fit in most areas of your buildings. Should you have any specifications you would like us to adhere to, simply let us know and we will be able to offer you one of our bespoke lift models.

Our passenger lifts are designed to last you for years to come, making them a great option to ensure patients, visitors and doctors are able to reach their desired floor with ease and carry out their work without delay.

You can find out more about how we install our passenger lifts here.

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Goods Passenger Lifts

Most healthcare facilities need you to transport goods of some kind. This can be food for the patients or the cafeteria, as well as medical equipment and transporting patient beds from ward to ward. This is where installing a goods passenger lift comes in handy.

A goods passenger lift enables you to move goods from one floor to another easily without having to worry about space. Installing a goods passenger lift means you are able to transfer passengers as well as goods, without needing additional passenger lifts, increasing your efficiency while saving you room.

In installing a goods passenger lift at a hospital, you are able to make sure nothing is damaged and the goods are distributed correctly. Find out more about our goods passenger lifts and contact a member of our team today.

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Dumbwaiter Lifts

Found in hospitals and laboratories across the UK, dumbwaiter lifts transport goods easily and effortlessly between floors. Designed to carry light and medium loads, you can pack a dumbwaiter lift with up to 450kg of goods. As such, they are ideal for transporting medication and equipment, so that you can treat your patients with minimal delay.

Dumbwaiters are installed differently from traditional lifts as they operate using electric motors and automatic systems. Thanks to the advancement of technology, lift shafts in dumbwaiter lifts now have more secure tracks. If you are interested in installing a dumbwaiter lift, contact a member of our team today.

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Why Do Hospitals and Healthcare Facilities Need Lifts?

The operational requirements of healthcare buildings, medical centres, and hospitals mean that accessibility is paramount.

Accessibility for Patients

Many of the people using medical facilities (both hospital workers and patients) have increased accessibility needs, something the introduction of hospital elevators can help with massively. Bed-bound patients, patients in both manual wheelchairs and powered wheelchairs, individuals who may struggle with the exertion of stairs, patients with IVs and machinery that can’t be carried up and down stairs, and many more can have their standards of care improved with the introduction of passenger lifts for staff and patients.

Access within hospital departments is incredibly important for patients with a medium to long-term stays, and creating an environment for patients where they can move freely and comfortably with a level of independence can help to massively improve not just their mental health, but maintain their physical health as well.

Passenger lifts also offer a level of comfort for visitors moving from floor to floor to visit loved ones.

Operational Efficiency

In addition, lifts can be used to move hospital equipment, lab samples and patient beds between floors, helping to ensure that healthcare staff and patients have access to the right resources quickly and easily. This is especially important in emergency situations where time is of the essence. Dumbwaiter lifts and other goods lifts can be incredibly helpful for healthcare providers to improve the efficiency of their facilities and increase the quality of care for patients.

Functional design to promote smooth circulation of people is also incredibly important to many hospitals. Lifts can help to speed up the flow of people, meaning less crowding and less human obstacles for medical teams to move through in case of an emergency.

Furthermore, as lifts are capable of carrying heavier items than healthcare staff up and down stairs, they can help reduce the strain on medical staff when transferring goods across different levels of a building.

At Sheridan Lifts, we work in community hospitals, the private sector, medical facilities and a range of other healthcare settings to improve accessibility, facilitate improved patient care, make the most of hospital space and help our clients offer a truly essential service.

More Than Just Lift Installations

At Sheridan Lifts, we do not just install your lifts and leave you to it! We take pride in working with our health facilities and continually work with them to provide a range of other services to make sure your lifts remain in pristine condition.

Lift Maintenance

Did you know that most lifts need to be inspected every six months (such as goods passenger lifts) and twelve months (for service lifts such as dumbwaiter lifts).

In order to make sure your lifts remain in line with updated guidelines and are able to withstand the wear and tear of daily use, we provide you with a range of maintenance packages to suit your needs. As experts in the industry, we can identify telltale signs of a declining lift before it becomes a problem and affects the flow of your daily activities.

For healthcare facilities, including labs, we would recommend either our Silver or Gold maintenance packages as they both include an emergency service during peak hours, as well as regular maintenance checks to ensure you are getting the most out of your lifts. Our packages can be tailored to make sure you are getting the most out of the service. Contact us today to find out more about our lift maintenance services.

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Lift Refurbishment

As with most technological products, lifts have a shelf life. This is usually around 20-25 years if the lift is looked after properly. However, if you are starting to see early signs of decline, it is more beneficial and cost-effective to give your lift a bit of a spruce and refurbish it. As part of our refurbishment services, we focus on all the key aspects of the lift, from the external mechanics to the interiors, such as lift mirrors and hand railings.

Having your lift refurbished enables you to save money. Not only does it prevent you from having to pay any breakdown costs (which can add up to more than the cost of a refurbishment) but it also increases the lifespan of your lift by an average of15 years.

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Lift Repairs

Breakdowns can happen, especially if a lift is being used day in and day out. At Sheridan Lifts, we will provide you with a range of lift repairs as part of our maintenance contracts. We appreciate the impact lift breakdowns can have, especially within the healthcare industry, which is why we have technicians and engineers all across the UK so they can get to you quickly and efficiently, getting you back in business in no time.

In line with our repair service, we also have a one-hour response time for cases where users find themselves trapped within the lift. We also have a 24/7 call-out service for all enquiries. With our team based all across the UK, we are able to ensure a trained technician is able to respond and be on-site as soon as possible.

Interested in learning more about how we can keep your lift running? Schedule a consultation today.

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Choose Sheridan Lifts Today!

As a family-run business established over three decades ago, Sheridan Lifts has installed, refurbished and repaired all kinds of lifts. During that time, our company has worked tirelessly across three generations of the Sheridan line to establish our stellar reputation.

With a company like Sheridan Lifts at the helm, you can expect:

A highly accredited service. We are proud to say our accreditations include the SMAS Worksafe accreditation and the Acclaim Accreditation Certificate of Health and Safety accreditation. You can find the full list of our accreditations here.
A family-run business. We are a family-owned business, which means that what we do truly runs in our blood. Established by Stanley Sheridan in 1979, one of the original trailblazers in the industry, he has passed on his passion and expertise to the rest of the Sheridan family.
The UK’s leading independent lift company – As well as installing offices across major cities across the UK including Manchester, Birmingham and London we also have engineers and technicians all across the UK allowing us to service clients across the nation. From big corporations to local governments we are able to steer your lift project in the right direction.

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Some of our healthcare projects include…

Hull ICU

New bed lift for a brand new hospital ward. Read our blog article about the lift installation here.

Blackburn Acute Medical Unit

Read our case study for this 2020 project by scrolling to the bottom of this page.

North Manchester General Hospital

Installation of a brand new 28 person bed lift at the hospital located in the Crumpsall district of the city

Northampton General Hospital

Installation of two units here to serve a brand-new department within the hospital. These 33-person goods lifts serve new bed wards.

Wakefield Intermediate Care Unit

We fitted a brand new lift facility at this healthcare unit in West Yorkshire which you can read more about via our blog here.

St Stephen’s Children’s Centre, London

Installation of two units, comprising SL7000 platform lifts for up to 5 people per unit.

Queen Elizabeth Hospital, London

Installation of a 33-bed evacuation traction bed lift.

The Doctors Laboratory, London

Here, we fitted state of the art, bespoke and fully automated service lifts, this was a highly complex medical installation.

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New NHS bed lift for the Royal Blackburn Teaching Hospital

The Royal Blackburn Teaching Hospital’s Acute Medical Unit (AMU) is one of the North West’s busiest Accident and Emergency Departments.

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Healthcare Lifts For You

We Are Proud to Support the Healthcare Sector

Healthcare Lifts You Can Trust

Passenger Lifts

Goods Passenger Lifts

Dumbwaiter Lifts

Why Do Hospitals and Healthcare Facilities Need Lifts?

Accessibility for Patients

Operational Efficiency

More Than Just Lift Installations

Lift Maintenance

Lift Refurbishment

Lift Repairs

Choose Sheridan Lifts Today!

Some of our healthcare projects include…

Hull ICU

Blackburn Acute Medical Unit

North Manchester General Hospital

Northampton General Hospital

Wakefield Intermediate Care Unit

St Stephen’s Children’s Centre, London

Queen Elizabeth Hospital, London

The Doctors Laboratory, London

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