Issue 44 winter 24 - Journal - Page 24
Stannah wins Elevator
World Project of the
Year for Big Ben lifts
Stannah, a leading UK lift supplier, has won the special purpose lifts category in Elevator world’s
Project of the Year Awards, for the lift solution supplied to Grade I Listed Elizabeth Tower (Big Ben)
restoration project.
This recognition highlights Stannah’s ability to provide
safe, step-free, and sustainable lift access solutions in all
types of buildings, including historic, heritage, and Grade
I listed buildings.
lift consulting engineering firm that has overseen lifts on
behalf of Parliament’s Strategic Estates since 2013.
David Saunders, Head of Major Projects Division at
Stannah Lifts, said: “It’s an honour to be recognised by
the industry for this project. Winning this award is a
testament to the Stannah and SVMA teams for their
hard work, creativity and dedication to providing lift
solutions in buildings that have unique challenges”.
The 2025 Elevator Awards celebrate remarkable lift
projects that demonstrate innovative design, special
application or approach. Judged by industry experts,
Stannah’s lift solution at Elizabeth Tower met these
criteria, resulting in a win in one of the nine categories.
“The fact that that the tower now provides step-free
access for the maintenance team despite its Grade I Listing,
Central London location and the slight lean, is great, but
also, we can all take pride that these lifts are engineering
marvels that the Victorians would have been proud of.”
The Stannah Major Projects Division’s role in the
Elizabeth Tower Lift Project included detailed manufacturing design of the lift and platform, installation, and
commissioning. The complex and precise engineering of
the lift project required close collaboration between
Stannah and SVM Associates (SVMA), an independent
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