Established in 1974, Frinton and Walton Town Council is situated on the Essex coast in the area of the Tendring District Council. They recently began accessibility works at the Council House, and Invalifts were contacted by a local architect to provide a suitable platform lift. Their popular MC2000 was chosen, as its compact footprint of 1250mm x 1560mm optimised the available space whilst giving a fully Part M compliant sized platform.
Stroods Specialist Contractors based in West Mersea, Essex were appointed by the council as the main contractor and worked with Invalifts to provide a suitable site area. The building work requirements for the lift are quite minimal, consisting of a 60mm pit, an open aperture, single phase electrical supply at the top landing and a telephone line.
The unit was supplied with a partially glazed shaft at the ground floor coupled with a fully glazed door to maximise light into the area. Solid panels with a solid fire door and long vision panel was used at the top floor. The lift was specified in standard white RAL 9010 to match the surrounding environment.
The client chose to have automatic opening doors to make entry into the lift as simple as possible, and remote call stations were positioned in prominent positions.
In order to comply with EN81-41, all enclosed lifting platforms require a means of two way emergency communication, so an autodialler with preset numbers was implemented, in case of emergency.
The MC2000 is supplied with a 12 month parts and labour warranty, 5 year parts warranty on the motor and gearbox and a 10 year parts warranty on the drive chains, alongside the service contract should ensure trouble free use for many years to come.
The overall alterations to the building have improved accessibility and the utilisation of space considerably, making the building more useable by the staff and the people of the area.
If you would like to know more about the MC2000 platform lift or other access solutions, please contact the Invalifts team on 0845 468 2543 or alternatively, email [email protected]