Case study

DoubleTree by Hilton, Manchester Piccadilly

A full lift installation at a city centre hotel opposite Manchester Piccadilly station, from strip-out and shaft painting to a new 13-person firefighters lift, carried out for Classic Lifts.

The project

Client
Classic Lifts
Location
Piccadilly, Manchester
Product
1,000kg firefighters lift
Project type
Lift replacement

Classic Lifts subcontracted Premium Lifts Ltd to carry out a full lift installation at the DoubleTree by Hilton in Manchester, a city centre hotel directly opposite Piccadilly station.

The work covered stripping out the old lift, preparing and painting the lift shafts, and installing the new lift.

The new lift at a landing with its stainless steel doors open, showing the mirrored car and a green-lit light curtain down the door edge

A firefighters lift serving 13 floors

The new lift is a 13-person, 1,000kg firefighters lift, serving every floor from level -1 up to the 11th floor. Firefighters lifts are built so the fire service can take control of them and keep using them during a fire, which is why taller buildings like this one need them.

Finished to suit the hotel

Brushed stainless steel entrances sit cleanly against the hotel's navy corridors. Inside, the car has a mirror on the rear wall, white glass side panels, a stainless handrail and LED downlights.

A full-height light curtain guards the doors, and the car panel includes an emergency telephone and a hearing loop for guests who use hearing aids.

Shafts painted, not just fitted out

Alongside the installation, we painted the lift shafts bright white. A clean, bright shaft is easier to inspect and maintain, and it keeps the installation looking cared for long after handover.

Job sheet

Scope of works

  • Full installation, subcontracted by Classic Lifts
  • Strip-out of the old lift
  • Shaft preparation and painting
  • 13-person, 1,000kg firefighters lift
  • 13 floors served, from level -1 to the 11th floor
  • Brushed stainless steel landing entrances
  • Mirror, glass side panels and LED downlights in the car
  • Light curtain, emergency telephone and hearing loop

Project photos

A brushed stainless steel lift entrance in a navy hotel corridor, with a floor indicator above and call buttons beside it
New stainless steel entrances on the hotel's navy corridors
Inside the new lift car: a mirror on the rear wall, white glass side panels, a stainless handrail and LED downlights
Mirror, glass side panels and LED downlights in the car
The car control panel, marked maximum load 13 persons 1000kg and firefighters lift, with buttons from -1 to 11
Firefighters lift controls: 13 persons, 1,000kg, 13 floors
Looking along a lift shaft painted bright white, with an LED light strip and guide rails running its full length
A freshly painted shaft, lit by an LED strip

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