Richard Thompson has brought a 1930s art deco seafront building in the New Forest back to life, incorporating a ground floor café, a restaurant and residential apartment to the first floor, and lastly, a second floor apartment suite. For this final development stage, he decided that a platform home lift would be the optimum choice to provide top floor access.

Richard Vardy at Cutlers’ Hall commented, “Due to the historic nature of our venue, getting wheelchairs in and out safely has been a challenge for many years and, being a listed building, making structural changes to accommodate an internal lift was not a viable option. So, to maintain the integrity of the building, we sought a discreet lift option to improve accessibility from the street level up to the main entrance, opening up our range of spaces to wheelchair users and people with mobility issues.”

Evo Lifts were specified to provide and install a Best Value Home Lift within an unusual property in Lancashire. The owners were converting what was a former water tower into a residential property and wanted a lift to provide access between the ground floor and the top floor, a distance of more than 10 metres.

Faced with the common decision whether to move or improve, Nick and Jackie chose to install a Best Value Home Lift in anthracite into their characterful Hungerford home. Built in 1803, their converted warehouse home fronts the Kennet & Avon Canal with dynamic views. However, with accommodation set over three floors and with five staircases, the couple knew that their much-loved home may not serve them well in later life and took action to future-proof it.

An EVO500S was specified for a Jojo Maman Bebe retail shop in Kingston upon Thames High Street. The platform lift formed a major part of the refurbishment to cater for parents with buggies and toddlers in tow and allow access to the home of the maternity department on the first floor.

Mr and Mrs Kirrage installed a Best Value Home Lift at their bungalow in Truro as a critical element of their retirement relocation plans. They were having significant modernisation and extension work done and it was logical to use this opportunity to futureproof their home by incorporating a lift.

Evolifts supplied and installed an EVO350 Short Rise Platform Lift to provide external wheelchair access to St Heliers Residential Hotel in Folkestone.

The Bradwell Centre for Outdoor Learning offers an unrivalled outdoor experience for individuals or groups, ranging from children to corporate clients who can choose either a day trip or residential stay. An EVO500H Outdoor Platform Lift was installed to ensure that the building was DDA compliant and ensure access for everyone.