Classic Lifts

Classic Lifts is an independent UK national lift company that provides professional lift maintenance, repairs, modernisations, and new lift installations. The company operates from eight regional centers and has over 10,000 lifts under maintenance contracts. Their customers include retail brands, international hotel groups, schools, universities, hospitals, nursing homes, residential developments, and commercial facilities. Classic Lifts is privately owned by its senior management, has over 280 direct employees, and a turnover exceeding £37 million. As of April 1, 2026, Classic Lifts began trading as andwis Lifts. — from the company's website

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Founded	1990
Country	United Kingdom
Region	UK & Ireland · Europe · EMEA
Headquarters	United Kingdom
Employees	310
Operates in	United Kingdom
Phone	+448450754025
Website	https://classiclifts.co.uk

Who wins lift work in the United Kingdom

868 tender notices · 385 building permits · independents hold 78% of named wins

Stannah Lift Services Limited — 10 wins
Jackson Lift Services Limited — 9 wins
Stannah lift services ltd — 5 wins
RJ Lifts group Ltd — 4 wins
Classic Lifts Ltd — 4 wins
RJ Lifts Group Limited — 3 wins
Apex Lift & Escalator Engineers Limited — 3 wins
Concept Elevators (UK) Limited — 3 wins
Otis Limited — 3 wins
Rubax Lifts Limited — 3 wins
Pickerings Lifts — 2 wins
Amalgamated Lifts Ltd — 2 wins

By type of work

new install — 354
modernization — 105
maintenance — 55
repair — 25

the United Kingdom by type of work

new install — 354 notices
modernization — 105 notices
maintenance — 55 notices
repair — 25 notices

the United Kingdom market

Companies profiled — 163
Tender notices — 868
Modernisation notices — 105
Building permits — 385
Independents’ share — 78%

Compare markets — new-installation

Elevator new-installation contract notices over the last 24 months, United Kingdom against comparable markets.

United Kingdom — 354 notices (this market)
United States — 16,607 notices
France — 10,174 notices
Ireland — 7,967 notices
Germany — 1,687 notices
Poland — 863 notices
Finland — 860 notices

the United Kingdom national portal — find-tender.service.gov.uk

293 lift notices published on the United Kingdom’s own procurement portal, shown in the original language.

Lift Maintenance Services — River Clyde Homes (tender)
Supply, Installation, & Maintenance of Stairlifts — Wales and West Housing Association Ltd (tender)
Lift services — London Borough of Bexley (tender)
Lift Modernisation Multi-Disciplinary Consultancy — Surrey Heath Borough Council (tender)
PKC13611 Modernisation of Passenger Lifts at Various Sites within Perth & Kinross — Perth & Kinross Council (tender)
Lift Modernisation - Block D Templeman Library — The University Of Kent (tender)
Passenger and goods lifts maintenance — MEDWAY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST (tender)
Measured Term Contract for the Service, Maintenance and Repairs of Passenger, Platform and Goods Lifts — North Ayrshire Council (tender)