Low Carbon Footprint / Eco Friendly Platform Lift Information

The A7 units are hybrid lifts which can be fitted either internally or externally if necessary (for entering a building from outside over multiple floors), they have been adapted to conform with DDA regulations, each lift has been developed to be a high usage unit that is more aesthetically pleasing to look at than their rivals, furthermore, these lifts can also carry light goods, trolleys, etc. The A7 Lift is the only unit that has passenger lift doors rather than hung, which makes the A7 in all but speed and capacity (400kg 5 person max eco/green electric or 500kg 6 person max hydraulic) the same in functionality and appearance as a passenger lift.

The A7 unit is more economical to purchase and implement than a standard passenger lift with a lower specification / finish) with the benefit of a shallow pit 200mm, low headroom 2700mm and single phase electrics.

Typical requirements for a passenger lift; 1.2m tanked passenger lift pit £3,000.00 extra, extra cost involved for additional headroom on a passenger lift is upwards of £1,800.00, much more if in an existing building, and if one is required to bring three phase electrics into a building for use by the lift only, the cost can be upwards of £28,000.00, with the above two lifts, these costs are not involved.

Moreover the A7 Lift has the most sustainable credentials of any platform or passenger lift that we are aware of.

The reasons are as follows.

a)    Max 4 amps running, fully loaded, with only a 0.4Kw consumption.

b)    General usage 2.7 amps, which also keeps the battery backed up via a UPS, which = no more energy consumption than a standard lap top computer.

c)    The are no hydraulic oils, if the lift is electrically driven – so no environmental waste.

d)    The lift is made up of fully recyclable materials.

e)    Our Italian counterparts minimise their environmental impacts by recycling as much waste materials on their premises as possible, they also use little in the way of paper products, we too only send out quotations, information and drawings via e-mail, so that only the necessary amount of copies are printed by those who require them, saving on envelopes and transportation costs as well, unless of course hard copies are requested.

f)    More importantly our Italian counterparts endeavour to make their products in an energy efficient way, by using practices and techniques which produce the lowest possible carbon emissions and environmental waste. Please note: items a), b) and c) in the list are the most important factors of all, because if the end product is not energy efficient or clean/green to the environment, the other practices are only piecemeal measures which are often overtaken many fold in the long term by the type of unit purchased.

The A7 lift also has the largest platform area (2000SqM, width 1.2m max) of any platform lift, however, over 1100mm x 1400mm the eco electric drive has to be converted into the less environmentally friendly hydraulically driven unit.