DDA platform lift solution for agricultural college

Disabled staff, visitors and students can now enjoy full access to all areas at Hartpury College, thanks to the installation of a new platform lift.

Hartpury College is a large agricultural college in Gloucestershire teaching a range of land based subjects.  In Spring 2011 they commissioned Markey Construction, a large regional building company, to construct a state of the art architect designed IT suite for the college.  As preferred suppliers for Markey Construction, Platform Lift were chosen to supply and install a fully functional DDA compliant wood clad lift in the new building, with the wood cladding providing a pleasing aesthetic to the exterior of the lift shaft.

The project timeline was extremely tight, with a full site survey required urgently at short notice on a Friday afternoon prior to the concrete floor being poured the following day.  The Platform Lift team were able to be move quickly to respond to the contractor’s requirements –  the bespoke electric lift was fast tracked through manufacturing and was installed within six weeks from the initial site survey.

Hartpury College were delighted with the finished result and the contractors benefited greatly from the pre and post install checks that Platform Lift provide as a standard part of their service, whilst the architect achieved the subtle integration of a compliant platform lift that he required.