Full Lift Modernisation
Complete mechanical, electrical, and aesthetic modernisation packages designed to transform aging lifts into high-efficiency, reliable, and compliant assets. Eliminate frequent breakdowns, improve energy efficiency by up to 40%, and extend your lift’s operational lifespan by up to 20 years without the cost and disruption of a complete replacement.
Traction lifts
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Hydraulic lifts
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MRL lifts
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Duplex groups
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Part M compliant
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EN 81-20
Transform lift performance without the cost and disruption of replacement.
As a building owner, facilities manager, or property director, you understand the heavy operational, financial, and reputational toll of a deteriorating lift system. Frequent breakdowns, mounting callout invoices, obsolete replacement parts, prolonged wait times, and mid-levelling trip hazards are clear signs that your lift has reached the end of its reliable service life. However, completely removing an existing lift shaft and installing a new unit from scratch is rarely necessary.
Full lift modernisation provides the ultimate cost-effective solution. By preserving sound structural elements—such as the existing lift shaft, counterweight frames, and guide rails—our engineers replace worn drive machinery, outdated control panels, wiring systems, door operators, and car aesthetics with advanced technology. The result is a lift that looks, runs, and performs like a brand-new installation, delivered with significantly less structural downtime and at a fraction of the capital investment.
- Minimal Building Disruption: Retains the existing shaft and structural framework, eliminating costly civil work and prolonged architectural changes.
- Substantial Energy Savings: Advanced Variable Voltage Variable Frequency (VVVF) drives and regenerative systems cut communal power consumption by up to 40%.
- Non-Proprietary Open Protocol: Built exclusively with open-protocol components, freeing you from restrictive manufacturer contracts and expensive closed software locks.
Comprehensive overhaul packages engineered for your building.
Every building has unique architectural constraints, footfall demands, and budgetary objectives. Sheridan Lifts provides tailored modernisation packages designed to upgrade every critical system within your vertical transport asset.
Replace obsolete electro-mechanical relays and outdated microprocessors with intelligent, non-proprietary control panels and VVVF drives for seamless acceleration, whisper-quiet travel, and instant energy reductions.
Upgrade tired hoisting machines, hydraulic pump units, diverter pulleys, ropes, and safety gears with modern high-torque gearless machinery or eco-efficient hydraulic valve blocks for pinpoint floor-levelling accuracy.
A comprehensive end-to-end transformation encompassing new high-efficiency drive units, digital controllers, robust door operators, bespoke car interiors, and complete alignment with modern EN 81-20/50 safety standards.
Precision engineering and project management from survey to handover.
Executing a full lift modernisation project in an occupied residential block or bustling commercial headquarters demands meticulous project planning. Sheridan Lifts combines over four decades of British engineering heritage with dedicated project managers who oversee every milestone—from comprehensive site surveys and traffic flow analysis through to equipment manufacture, phased on-site commissioning, and statutory LOLER testing. We ensure work progresses cleanly, transparently, and with minimal disruption to your daily building operations.
Non-proprietary components and EN 81 compliance.
Phased delivery in live, occupied environments.
Typical applications
Two 1000 kg cars in a shared shaft serving eight floors, sequenced as a duplex group to cut lobby waits at peak.
Machine-room-less lift installed in a four-storey block with no plant space, commissioned before first handover.
Low-headroom hydraulic lift threaded into a listed stairwell without altering the principal staircase.
Full replacement of a 1970s lift in an occupied block, with an agreed twelve-day outage and daily resident notices.
Lift showing its age?
Modernise it.
Book a free survey to see what can stay and what needs replacing.