University refurbishment called
for tightest specification for a platform lift
Founded over a century ago, the University
of Leeds is acclaimed world wide for the quality
of its teaching and research. One of the largest
universities in the UK, Leeds is also one of the
most popular among students applying for undergraduate
courses.
During the current academic
year over 32,240 students are attached to 700 different
first-degree programmes and 474 post graduate programmes
while a further 32,060 men and women are enrolled
on short courses with the university.
A recent refurbishment programme called for a Victorian
mid-terrace four storey house on the campus to be
completely gutted and refurbished in order to provide
high quality office, teaching and ancillary accommodation.
To this end the specifiers called in leading powered
access suppliers Invalifts because it knew that the
company's MC2000 platform lift would meet both tight
space requirements and the economic restrictions
of the project.
The specifiers required a platform lift that was
economical to purchase and install yet safe and totally
reliable in use. Most important of all was the need
for the model to fit in a very tight space and the
MC2000 fulfilled this requirement as the footprint
width is up to 250mm less than comparable lift types
and therefore ideal for space saving solutions.
The MC2000 actually installed in the building by
Invalifts own installation team is a high quality
guided chain driven platform lift which complies
with all UK and EC electrical and machinery directives.
It does not need a machine room and only requires
a pit of just 60mm. Its rated load is 400kg with
a maximum capacity of five persons.
It travels 5.5 metres and serves four different levels
including basement, ground and first floor with all
less able students obtaining access via the rear
of the building. The model installed at the campus
is powder coat finished in white with manual self
closing doors at all levels.
Invalifts has become one of the UK's leading suppliers
of powered access equipment and has installed hundreds
of platform lifts in schools, libraries, churches,
night clubs, leisure centres and commercial buildings.
It has also just launched the MC3000, a small footprint
traditional lift designed for stairwells up to 24
metres high and up to eight levels which is provided
complete with its own shaft.
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