Everyman Theatre

Client:  Gilbert Ash Builders
We were engaged by Gilbert Ash Builders to provide the lift element of this very prestigious project after being involved in a competitive tendering process competing with a number of the multi-national lift companies as well as other independents. 

The Aim

Our remit was to provide a 1000kg through car passenger lift with glass doors, a rear of house 1350kg through car goods lift, two small 100kg service lifts, and a 3 stop high specification disabled platform.

The Solution

Due to the floor plan throughout the theatre there are 9 floor levels in total although several are at half levels, which is why a through car was necessary posing a challenge to ourselves not usually faced on standard installations,both to ensure floor to floor speed patterns between short floors are set efficiently and comfortable to the user, and also making it necessary to keep the fixing method of each entrance (visible from the opposite entrance) as tidy as possible. Due to the finish of the shaft being in bare concrete, and visible through the doors and glass cladding we were instructed to ensure no markings used in laying out the shaft, would be visible after fitting our equipment, all of which was finished in a black gloss finish, including shaft trunking.

The Outcome

The project was finished on budget and on schedule, with both the customer and ourselves very happy that the final result has proved worthy of the many hours spent at the beginning of the project ensuring this was the case.