Lightwell Lifts
From pavement to basement, our lightwell lifts make it simple and safe to transport goods, bins, and cages directly to and from underground stores. Explore a range of features tailored to the unique demands of your business – suitable for maximum working loads of 1000kg.
Our Lightwell Lift Systems
A lightwell lift, also known as a basement lift, pavement lift, or floor to floor lift, is the go-to choice for the secure, efficient, and easy transportation of goods between ground level and basement stores. Suitable for domestic and commercial use, both indoors and out, a basement lift is the ideal solution for minimising manual handling risks and optimising operations at your facility.
Penny Engineering is one of the UK’s leading providers of lightwell lift systems, delivering high-quality, compliant, and bespoke solutions that address the unique demands of each environment. Our floor to floor lifts are available in a variety of styles to suit diverse applications and structural constraints – transporting loads of up to 1000kg from the pavement to single or double-level basements.
Pavement Lift Uses
A bespoke pavement lift from Penny Engineering can be used for numerous applications, including:
- Food and drinks deliveries
- Laundry trolleys and cages
- Wheelie bins (domestic and commercial)
- Bicycles
- General storage
Don’t hesitate to contact our specialist lightwell lift design team today for a no-obligation site visit or a quotation and specification drawings. All our goods lifts are manufactured in the UK, so we can offer rapid manufacture if you’re working to tight lead times.
- Floor mounted (no pit required)
- Self-supporting mesh-clad shaft
- Constant pressure control buttons
- 1000kg maximum working load
- Bespoke platform sizes to suit available opening
- 2 or 3 stops (ground plus 1 or 2 levels)
- Suitable for external conditions
CE marked and built-in conformance with:
- Machinery Directive 2006/42/EC
- Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations 1998
- The Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998
- Bespoke platform sizes
- Up to 3 stops (ground plus 2 additional levels)
- Choice of finish colour
- 90-degree loading or additional entrances
- Trolley stop barriers on platform
- Fully clad enclosure
Why Choose a Lightwell Lift?
Efficiently Transport Goods
Efficiently move heavy or challenging loads from the pavement down to single or double-level basements, freeing up time so staff can put skills to better use.
Easy to Use
Our lightwell lift platforms use simple controls, so almost anyone can operate them with minimal training.
Improve Safety
A basement lift tailored to your facility reduces the risks associated with manually handling bulky objects between floors.
Versatile
Our pavement lift is designed for transporting various items, including stock, equipment, delivery cages, and wheelie bins.
Suitable for External Use
Designed with your environment in mind, pavement lifts are safe for both indoor and outdoor use.
Lift Heavy Loads
With a floor to floor lift, you can securely move up to 1000kg of goods over 2 or 3 stops from ground level to the basement.
Basement Lifts from Penny Engineering
At Penny Engineering, we’re dedicated to helping customers implement health and safety best practices at their facilities – designing and manufacturing lifting equipment that is fully compliant with UK regulations and industry standards.
Because our lightwell lifts are built in-house, your solution can be customised to suit the type of goods you handle, available space, and accessibility requirements. Penny Engineering basement lifts can be seen in a range of environments, including private hospitals, townhouses, hotels, retailers, restaurants, office buildings, embassies, and many more.
Alongside our basement lift installations, we also provide a maintenance service to ensure hassle-free, round-the-clock reliability – so you can have peace of mind that your lift is always safe to use. We will take care of inspections, routine maintenance, and necessary repairs.
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Lightwell Lift FAQs
All our goods lifts have a lead time of 4–6 weeks from placing the order.
To specify a basement lift we need to know:
- What you want to lift
- The building opening size
- How everything is packaged
- The floor-to-floor height of the lift space
- How the lift will be loaded (e.g., wheeled or lifted on)
- The required size and dimensions of the lift
- Building layout plans (if available)
If you need assistance with specifying your basement to pavement lift, you can contact our sales office on 01246 811 475, fill out our contact form.
Our lightwell lifts can operate up to 2 stops (3 floors) from basement to pavement level.