LEIA’s first Building Safety Seminar highlights implications for lift industry
LEIA hosted its first Building Safety Seminar on 26 November for members to highlight its scope and the implications for the lift industry. Six speakers covered the various elements from the scope of work to competencies, highlighting the overarching objective of the Act is to improve safety for occupants in a building. Some of the […]
AW Parry Lifts join LEIA membership
This month LEIA has welcomed Bristol-based AW Parry Lifts to its membership. Founded in 1990, the maintenance company supports customers in the south west including Bristol, Bath and Swindon. Located in Keynsham, it offers a full range of lift services including 24/7 breakdown cover, maintenance, refurbishments, repair and new installations. Dave Upton, Director, said, “We […]
Grenfell Inquiry Phase 2 report
The Grenfell Inquiry Phase 2 report published on Wednesday 4 September was the culmination of more than seven years of work by the inquiry and followed publication of the Phase 1 report nearly five years ago. One of the more telling images from the end of the sessions in 2022 was the Grenfell “web of […]
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LEIA is the trade association and advisory body for the lift and escalator industry, formed in 1997 by the merging of two long-standing associations with a history dating back to 1932. With a membership of UK registered companies covering 85% of the lift and escalator industry, LEIA represents a single voice for the sector. LEIA members supply passenger and goods/service lifts, stairlifts, homelifts, lifting platforms, escalators, passenger conveyors and a range of component parts for such products. LEIA members also undertake the maintenance of over 300,000 products falling within the scope of the Association.
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