Amalgamated Lifts takes lift design and build to a new level with the delivery of a totally custom built lift for the Royal Entomological Society

16 June 2009 – Orpington UK – Amalgamated Lifts, leading providers of lift installation, modernisation and maintenance services throughout the South-East of England has completed the design, build and installation of a totally custom-built lift for the Royal Entomological Society headquarters in St. Albans, Hertfordshire.

The 8-person lift was specifically designed to capture the essence of the Society, its internal walls are decorated with stunning photography of a variety of insect life including ladybirds, mayflies and butterflies. From a technical and compliance perspective both the engineering design and deployment into a stairwell with the space constraints of this beautiful old building was challenging. Absolutely no space around the outside of the lift car was available and the lift hadto extend into the eaves of the building roof.  Amalgamated Lifts' design engineering team came up with a clever solution using a hydraulic ram underneath to free up as much space as possible for the lift car. This completely unique design meant that none of the parts were available off-the-shelf and all had to be custom built.

Computer modelling techniques were used to help the client envisage and agree the finished look and feel of the completed lift. Amalgamated Lifts will continue to maintain the lift on the Entomological Society's behalf.

Simon Smith, director of Amalgamated Lifts commenting on the project said, “This project demonstrates perfectly the range of our capabilities, both creative and technical, from inception to completion. We are delighted to have the Entomological Society as our customer and proud to have been involved in such an interesting, complex and prestigious project.  Who says lifts have to be boring?”

Bill Blakemore of the Royal Entomological Society added, “We are very pleased indeed with our new lift, we knew it was going to be a technically difficult installation. However, all of our needs, an awkward location, size and capacity, were ‘amalgamated' in the finished job and what gave it a real ‘lift' were the bespoke internal panels showing amazing insect images
selected from the public photography competition from national insect week that transform the experience into a real ‘buzz'. All puns are intended as are our sincere thanks and congratulations to Simon, Peter and all the
Amalgamated team.”


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Contact at Amalgamated Lifts: Amy Roper

Telephone: 01689 890962

Email: amy@al-lifts.co.uk


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For more information about the Royal Entomological Society visit

http://www.royensoc.co.uk/