News & Events

The following is based on a circular SAFed have sent to their members undertaking thorough examination work which is relevant to LEIA members undertaking maintenance.  We are very grateful to SAFed for sharing this with us. In the first National lockdown a number of issues were created when client sites closed, and that subsequent access […]

Not surprisingly, the trend for online learning has seen a huge increase in the wake of the current pandemic.  The LEIA Distance Learning course has followed suit with a 55% increase in enrolments this September compared to the previous year. The pass rate has also now increased to 73%, a 9 point increase over exams taken in May 2020. Dan Charlesworth, Training and Safety Manager at […]

UK Government guidance on UKCA marking – Great Britain (not Northern Ireland) from 1 January 2021 BEIS (the UK Government department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy) published a range of guidance on the regulatory arrangements that will apply in the UK at the end of the transition period.  BEIS has since published more specific […]

Welcome to the latest LEIA member, SERAPID, based in the UK in Bury St Edmunds but with offices globally. Founded in 1972 in Dieppe, France, the company offers Rigid Chain Technology, which uses a simple mechanical principle making it possible to transfer loads of a few kgs to several hundred tonnes. This provides a compact, telescopic, […]

Following a review of card schemes, LEIA has consulted with CSCS to change the allocation of the Testers Card to a group that is appropriate for the role Testing individual’s conduct on construction sites. From 1st September 2020 – Lift and Escalator Tester occupation will move from the Black Manager card to Gold Supervisor card. […]

Our latest Lift & Escalator Owner News features the recently revised SAFed Guidelines on the supplementary tests of in-service lifts – what a lift owner/duty-holder needs to know about supplementary testing of their lift. Read the LEIA Lift & Escalator Owner News item. View other LEIA Lift & Escalator Owner News

LEIA has announced the launch of a new Level 2 Stairlift, Platform Lift, Service Lift Electromechanic Apprenticeship, the first of its kind.  The apprenticeship standard covers:   > Stairlifts   > Platform lifts > Service lifts    The standard was approved for delivery on 19th March 2020 and the funding has been increased to band 14 […]

Today (29 June) LEIA launches its information hub to attract new talent into the UK Lift and Escalator industry. Oliver Greening, LEIA Senior Operations Manager said: “Because LEIA is passionate about encouraging new talent into our industry, we’ve created www.liftcareers.co.uk – a hub of information on industry apprenticeships. We want to share everything that’s great […]

Latest update on the lift and escalator industry during the pandemic – Nick Mellor, MD of LEIA. Despite a difficult couple of months, our members have welcomed the recent change in Government guidance allowing them to step up their work supporting clients, owners and users of lifts, escalators and moving walks, lifting platforms, homelift and stairlifts.    During […]

LEIA has written to the Minister for Business and Industry on behalf of members calling for an urgent reform of the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CBILS), or to provide an alternative source of liquidity for businesses. LEIA has been working closely with members experiencing frustration at the barriers to accessing the loan; resulting in […]