Designed for accessibility. Designed for your home.

Stannah

Uplifts

A thoughtfully designed, affordable, and easily installable homelift solution, for almost any home.

The Challenge

Stannah’s 2-year goal was to develop a brand new homelift that was attractive, compact, cost-effective and versatile to support different mobility needs and to fit a wide range of houses.

In January 2023, the newly formed Uplifts team at Stannah came to KD with a vision to create a new range of through-floor homelifts. The homelifts had to be attractive, compact and versatile to fit a wide range of houses, they had to be able to accommodate up to 3 people and provide access for wheelchairs, they needed to be safe and comfortable, they had to be quick and simple to install, and they had to achieve an attractive price point. And the team wanted to go from vision to production units in people’s homes within 2 years.

The Solution

The Uplifts S2 and S3 products provide a range of accessible options including for wheelchair users. The compact size and lightweight, glazed cabin, fits discreetly into a wide range of home environments. Rapid installation was achieved through consideration of design, packaging, installation sequence and test procedures and the whole system is underpinned by a robust range of safety features.

The Execution

Working fast and dynamically with the Uplifts team, we rapidly progressed through engineering concepts for safety systems, drive systems, cabin construction alongside developing the industrial design and usability features for the new lifts. By the end of year 1 we had realized a pre-production prototype of the cabin and 3 working units on extended safety and engineering testing. 2024 saw the establishment of a brand-new production line at Stannah’s Andover site while the Uplifts team worked through final product testing and approvals, progressing towards launch in April. First units were then installed in customer homes in Autumn 2024 and demand for the new products has surged.

The Impact

Achieve the goals of style, comfort, safety, value and ease of installation.

Responding to trends of aging population and home care, the design makes home installation practical and affordable for a range of user abilities including wheelchair users. The compact size with lightweight, glazed cabin and soft gray livery, fits discreetly into a wide range of home environments.

Founded on safety, the design includes sensors which automatically stop the lift if an obstruction is encountered and a patented safety braking system. Rapid installation is achieved through consideration of design, packaging, installation sequence and test procedures.

“The team did a fantastic job… we couldn’t have done it without you!”

Sam Stannah

CEO

Uplifts

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