TK Elevator UK
TK Elevator UK Ltd is a UK subsidiary of the TK Elevator group, headquartered in Hucknall, Nottingham. It designs, installs, modernises and maintains lifts, escalators and moving walks across the United Kingdom, including service for other manufacturers' equipment.
Also known as: TK Elevator UK Ltd
44 public people · 2 tender wins · 113 verified market signals
| Country | United Kingdom |
|---|---|
| Region | UK & Ireland · Europe · EMEA |
| Headquarters | Unit 1 Daniels Way, Hucknall, Nottingham, NG15 7LL (Express Lifts heritage manufacturing site). Companies House registered office. Lift & Engineering Services Ltd HQ separately at 16 Portersfield Road, Cradley Heath, West Midlands, B64 7BN with offices in Leicester and London. TKE UK Ltd previously named ThyssenKrupp Elevator UK Limited (2003-2021) and was Furse Lifts/Storm Contractors going back to 1961. |
| Employees | 490 |
| Fleet (est.) | ~15,000 units |
| Reported revenue | $71,000,000 USD (FY2025) |
| Equipment brands | ThyssenKrupp, TK Elevator |
| Market position | #4 Big-4 OEM in UK (~€71M / 490 emp / ~15K units = ~4% of UK installed base). UK is TKE's WEAKEST major Western European market: Germany €585M / 4,500 emp; Spain €430M / 4,400 emp; UK €71M / 490 emp. Express Lifts (acquired 1998) was a smaller UK player than Otis (Hayes Davy) or KONE-Hammond legacy. Hammond & Champness (1999) and LES (2014) bolt-ons have not closed the gap. Strategy in UK appears to be margin-protection over share-gain. |
| Operates in | United Kingdom (England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland) via two main legal entities: TK Elevator UK Limited (#00688790, Hucknall - manufacturing + nationwide service) and Lift & Engineering Services Limited (#01913516, Cradley Heath HQ + Leicester + London branches - lift design/manufacture/install/maintain). UK-wide service coverage through both entities. SIC codes: 30990 (mfg transport equipment) + 33170 (repair/maintain transport equipment) for TKE UK Ltd; 28220 (mfg lifting equipment) for LES. |
| Website | https://www.tkelevator.com |
Public people
- Ariane Dobe — Business Development Manager Homelifts & Platform Lifts Germany, Austria, Switzerland at TKE
- Richard Charles — New Installation Sales Manager T K Elevator South West - 07899 006163
- Steven Travers — Tester - EOX, at TKElevator
- Julian Barnett — Head of NI Sales, TK Elevator UK
- Shelly Bibi LL.B. — Strategic Buyer
- Izzet Anil Konak — Engineering Design Manager & CRE-D
- Fergus McArthur — Regional Operations Manager North and Scotland at TK elevator UK.
- Simon Hunter — Senior Strategic Buyer at TK Elevator UK Ltd
- Georgina Pickering — Strategic Buyer - TK Elevator
- Ricky Tucker DipNVQ Level 6 CertIOSH — HSE Manager - HS2 Project | NVQ Level 6 Diploma | CertIOSH
- Kevin Thomas — Logistics & Procurement Controller
- David Burywood — Director - International Technical Services for TKE | Delivering Continuous Business Improvement | Sales, Operations & Commercial Leadership through People-centric wellbeing focus & sustainable operational excellence.
People & organisation
Across tracked career histories this company is hiring more people than it is losing — 25 tracked people, 1,791 reactions earned on their posts, 5 in leadership roles, a median 2 years in role, 14 external hires, 2 internal promotions, 4 tracked departures over the last two years.
Recent arrivals and where they came from
- Anna White — Global Design & Insight Lead - Digital, joined in 2026 from Humanic Design
- Ariane Dobe — Business Development Manager Germany, Austria, Switzerland - Homelifts & Platform Lifts at TKE, joined in 2025 from Access BDD
- David Burywood — Director, joined in 2024 from Progressfull
- Garry Harper — Managing Director, joined in 2024 from Otis Elevator Co.
- Georgina Pickering — Strategic Buyer, joined in 2025 from A&A Electrical Ltd.
- Joanna Paton — Head of Procurement, joined in 2025 from Konecranes
- John Hemming — CIO TKE Alat, joined in 2025 from British American Tobacco
- Jon Donoghue — Head of New Installation, joined in 2025 from KONE
- Paul Dalgleish — UK Service Sales Manager, joined in 2024 from Otis Elevator Co.
- Richard Charles — New Installation Sales Manager South West, joined in 2024 from BROOKVENT
Where their people come from
- Otis Elevator Co. — 3 hires
- Access BDD — 1 hire
- British American Tobacco — 1 hire
- BROOKVENT — 1 hire
- Career Break — 1 hire
- Compass Plus Technologies — 1 hire
Where leavers went
- J&L Elevator Components — 1
- Jackson Lift Group — 1
- Knowsley Lift Services Ltd — 1
- ThyssenKrupp Access — 1
Who is heard in the market
- Jon Donoghue — Head of New Installation: 13 posts, 1,198 reactions. Most recently on corporate update. Read the post
- Joanna Paton — Head of Procurement: 2 posts, 244 reactions. Most recently on csr sustainability. Read the post
- Anna White — Global Design & Insight Lead - Digital: 2 posts, 109 reactions. Most recently on corporate update. Read the post
- Ricky Tucker DipNVQ Level 6 CertIOSH — Health And Safety Manager: 9 posts, 105 reactions. Most recently on thought leadership. Read the post
- David Burywood — Director: 6 posts, 92 reactions. Most recently on thought leadership. Read the post
- Ariane Dobe — Business Development Manager Germany, Austria, Switzerland - Homelifts & Platform Lifts at TKE: 3 posts, 42 reactions. Most recently on corporate update. Read the post
- Adam Rogers — Warehouse & Facilities Manager UK&I: 1 post, 1 reactions. Most recently on corporate update. Read the post
Based on tracked public career histories linked to this company and refreshed weekly. This is a sample of the organisation, not its headcount.
Tender wins
- Lift and Escalator Maintenance, Inspections and Lift and Escalator Renewals and Replacements — Network Rail Infrastructure Ltd
- Belfast Health & Social Care Trust, C2.1 Dec24 — Belfast Health & Social Care Trust
Market signals
- A simple hazard can become a serious risk when it's hidden by poor lighting.
From trailing cables to uneven ground, visibility plays a key role in site safety.
Good lighting helps teams spot dangers
A simple hazard can become a serious risk when it's hidden by poor lighting. From trailing cables to uneven ground, visibility plays a key role in site safety. Good lighting helps teams spot dangers, prevent incidents and avoid unnecessa…
- You learn who owns safety when an operations supervisor must choose between keeping the job going or stopping work.
A maintenance crew was replacing,
A motor on the morning shift.
The permit was co
You learn who owns safety when an operations supervisor must choose between keeping the job going or stopping work. A maintenance crew was replacing, A motor on the morning shift. The permit was complete. The locks were in place. The pro…
- I watched an HSE manager run every safety meeting on a site for two years. By year three, operations had stopped showing up.
I walked into the unit with him on Tuesday.
He pointed to an open cor
I watched an HSE manager run every safety meeting on a site for two years. By year three, operations had stopped showing up. I walked into the unit with him on Tuesday. He pointed to an open corrective action. A missing guard on a motor,…
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Who wins lift work in the United Kingdom
868 tender notices · 383 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 — 103
- maintenance — 55
- repair — 25
the United Kingdom by type of work
- new install — 354 notices
- modernization — 103 notices
- maintenance — 55 notices
- repair — 25 notices
the United Kingdom market
- Companies profiled — 163
- Tender notices — 868
- Modernisation notices — 103
- Building permits — 383
- Independents’ share — 78%
Compare markets — new-installation
Elevator new-installation contract notices over the last 24 months, United Kingdom against comparable markets.
- United Kingdom — 352 notices (this market)
- United States — 16,404 notices
- France — 10,249 notices
- Ireland — 7,789 notices
- Germany — 1,723 notices
- Finland — 863 notices
- Poland — 859 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)
TK Elevator GmbH in other markets
- TK Elevator GmbH
- TK Elevator USA — 140 wins
- TK Elevator France (Thyssen) — 114 wins
- TK Elevator Italy — 107 wins
- TK Elevator Spain — 48 wins
- TK Elevator Sweden — 39 wins
- TK Elevator Portugal — 28 wins
- TK Elevator Norway — 17 wins
- TK Elevator Belgium — 13 wins
- TK Elevator Germany — 5 wins
- TK Elevator Denmark — 3 wins
- TK Elevator Luxembourg — 3 wins
- TK Elevator Netherlands — 3 wins
- TK Elevator Austria — 2 wins
- TK Elevator Singapore — 2 wins
- TK Elevator Czech Republic — 1 win
- JMG Côte d'Ivoire (TK Elevator)
- Marohn TK Elevator (China)
- TK Elevator Switzerland
- TK Elevator Argentina
- TK Elevator Australia
- TK Elevator Bahrain
- TK Elevator Bangladesh
- TK Elevator Brazil