LET OUR HYDRAULIC LIFTS HANDLE THE PRESSURE

LET OUR HYDRAULIC LIFTS HANDLE THE PRESSURE

Introduction to the Elite Group of Companies, represented by VWS Lifts Elite Elevators Limited was formed in 1988 and in 1999 we divided into three operating divisions under Elite Elevators Group Limited - namely: Elite Elevators Installation Limited, Elite Elevators Manufacturing Limited and Elite Elevators (Service) Limited. The Group is a privately owned British Company, involved in all areas of the lift industry, with "in-house" design and manufacturing capabilities and has grown steadily over the years. Our Head Office is based in Central London, as is our Factory, which provides our Installation and Service Companies with most of their needs, VWS Lifts in Tetbury provides sales advice/support. We are members of The Lift and Escalator Industry Association ('LEIA') and have been assessed by Zurich Certification in respect of their Quality Management Systems and have been found to comply with BS EN ISO 9001:1994 and Lift Regulations 1997 Schedule 12. Elite Elevators Installation/ Modernisation/Manufacturing Design & Technology Elite Elevators Manufacturing operates from its own production factory, based just 10 minutes from the City. We use the latest hi-tech laser equipment, which enables us to provide precision made components for all our customers' requirements. We manufacture "in-house" standard lift cars, as well as stainless steel and panoramic wall climbers. We also manufacture fire certified stainless steel lift doors and architraves, glazed lift doors and architraves for all styles, designs and sizes of entrances. all of which have 2 hr rated fire certificates. We manufacture and supply parts and equipment to other lift companies and lift component suppliers. We carry out the design of all our lifts on a Computer Aided Design system (CAD). We ensure that these designs comply with the current European Standards and relevant Health and Safety Executive policies/law. The equipment used is independently sourced so that parts are available directly to the end user. Our Design Department is also ISO 9001 and Regulation 12 accredited. Elite Elevators Installation has its own "in-house" design team all CAD based with "Lift Designer" and in-house JET-CAM fabrication technology. This means we can provide design and build facilities for new lift installations, also major and minor modernisation works. We are constantly involved with design and build contracts, which helps to ensure an up -to-date knowledge of customers' specific requirements, and our design team attends ongoing external training in order to keep abreast of the latest developments.

The Hydraulic lift system! The concept is well established and the motor room can be Above, below, adjacent or as for that matter 10 metres/15 metres/20 metres remote from the shaft. The Hydraulic lift is the answer to the increasing demand economic, low rise and environmentally conscious lifts. The Hydraulic lift is Tested in compliance with EN81 and any design certification required can be arranged by us. As the unit is not type tested, you are not controlled by the usual limitations offered by most others. Please contact us for more information. The Hydraulic lift offers a reliable, efficient and cost-effective solution to architects, lift consultants and builders, it offers a set of benefits for all types of modern planning buildings especially where the height of an existing or new building is not sufficient to accommodate a motor room. Specify The Hydraulic for all your future low rise jobs! SEVEN CONCEPTS OF THE Hydraulic Lift: 1. FULLY ADAPTABLE TO SUIT YOUR REQUIREMENTS 2. NO LIMIT TO YOUR DESIGN CONCEPT/FINISHES/ IMAGINATION 3. RELIABLE & EFFICIENT. 4. COST EFFECTIVE. 5. ENERGY EFFICIENT. 6. EASY INSTALLATION. 7. MINIMAL MAINTENANCE COSTS.

CAPACITY Any Capacity from 320 Kg / 4 Person 40,000 Kg and above SPEED Up to and Including 1.0 m/s (subject to load) DRIVE Compact pump unit that fulfils all of the Lift Directives, EN specifications High efficiency, low noise level and includes the tank, submerged motor with built in thermal protection, filters and shut off valves. The exact technical data on the drive units is subject to the load and speed. If you have a preferred hydraulic equipment supplier we would be happy to consider their equipment. Power Supply 415 Volts 3-phase 50 Hertz CONTROL SYSTEM All units microprocessor controlled. Automatic Push Button / Goods Service / Up Collective / Down Collective / Fully Collective control state available. Steel tape head shaft information system. Overload signal. EMC compliant. Shaft wiring. Power & light main switch included. ENTRANCES All configuration of doors are available, e.g. centre, side openings, shutters and manual swing doors, equipped with door operators where applicable. Sprayed finish/stainless steel door panels and or.architraves. Door nudging feature Full height multi-beam electronic safety edge to automatic doors. CAR CONSTRUCTION Self-supporting steel with anti-drumming pads on the outside (subject to final finishes). Stainless steel for front returns. Standard lighting to be provided via LV down lighters. Round stainless steel handrail on one-three side walls. Stainless Steel skirting. Rubber non-slip flooring. Full height C.O.P. On one side wall. CAR FRAME Welded and bolted steel structure equipped with roller guide shoes OPTIONS Through car opening, rear or side Car interior decoration to your specification, e.g. Walls - Laminate, stainless steel, marble (subject to weight), glass, etc. Lighting - LV down lighting, fluorescent, fibre optic, rear lit glass panels, etc. All concepts possible that meet the current regulations. Car ventilation fan. Any size car and landing door opening subject to lift / shaft sizes. Landing doors and frames in satin stainless steel. Framed glass car and landing doors. Landing side portals for all other floors. Arrival gong on car roof. Dot-matrix or LCD digital landing position indicators and hall lanterns. Braille and tactile embossing. Fire service control according to EN81. Fire fighting lift control to BS 5588 Duplex / triplex / group control systems available. These options are just a few possibilities based on previous installations. We would be more than happy to offer finishes as specified by you or your designers. CAR AND LANDING CONTROLS Micro-movement call buttons with LED for call acceptance signal. Car and landing push button type Dewhurst as standard, or other you may specify. Dot-matrix or LCD digital position indicator incorporated in C.O.P. Emergency light incorporated in normal car lighting. Dot-matrix digital position indicator incorporated in the landing push unit at ground floor. Available at all floors upon request.

SPECIALIST HYDRAULIC EQUIPMENT Our preferred supplier of hydraulic equipment is GMV although we have used alternative equipment where the alternative better suits the application or where an alternative has been specified. GMV are one of the largest suppliers of hydraulic equipment within the lift industry, even major multinational lift organisation have realised the quality and reliability the GMV equipment offers. There are too many variations of equipment available for different hydraulic lift application to detail here. The equipment below shows some of the possibilities available. Please contact us with your specific requirements and we will provide a solution that meets your specification at a economical cost. TCS Telescopic Jack is commonly used in lifts with limited space which can be introduced in narrow shafts: in 170 mm between shaft and car jack, chains and fixings can be installed. For these reasons and thanks to the mechanical synchronisation, TCS jack is employed in all passenger lifts commonly serving 3 and 4 floors. If is however, most commonly used for goods or bed passenger lift applications. TCS Telescopic Jack is supplied in 2 or 3 stages mechanically synchronised by means of a chain which links the different stages. TCS-2N model, equipped with an internal guide yoke, is used with lift up to 6 metres travel and does not require any external guide yoke. TCS-2Y and 3Y mo d- els require an external guide yoke which is supplied as an option. The jack is equipped with a traditional rupture valve or, alternatively, with a floe limiter combined with a pawl device. This second solution presents some advantages in installations with more than two jacks. Direct acting at the side telescopic jack enables a considerable reduction of the vertical space occupied in the shaft and allows long travel installations with no need of a bore hole to locate the jack into. This jack is a good alternative to the commonly used 2:1 arrangement where the additional is achieved by the used of suspension ropes. The term 2:1 comes from the fact that as the ram moves out of the cylinder the lift will travel twice the distance of the ram, due to the rope configuration. travel 1 or 2 plates to fix the guide yokes van be supplied for the achievement of longer travels with a given load. The jack is equipped with an upper swivel plate for the assembling to the car frame. Pawl Device is one of the safety devices options required to meet the European hydraulic lift standards. It performs two main functions; It prevents the lift car from sinking in case of oil leakage or oil volume variation. It keeps the car steady in case of feeding pipe damage. Due to this the main use of this equipment is on heavy goods lifts where the lift car will more when being loaded / unloaded causing the lift to rise and fall.

BASIC SHAFT LAYOUTS Direct Acting Centre Opening Side Acting Centre Opening Twin Ram Centre Opening Direct Acting Side Opening Side Acting Side Opening Twin Ram Side Opening SHAFT 3D SECTIONS The above are typical examples of hydraulic lift layouts. As not every site / project has the luxury of being able to accommodate a standard lift arrangement, we have the ability and equally the willingness to adjust our product to suit YOUR PARTICULAR REQUIREMENTS. Yes you tell us what you want / what space is available and if it is physically possible we will design a lift unit to meet your requirements. For example if the available shaft is narrow and the best option is the side acting arrangement the Ram & Cylinder could be moved to the rear of the shaft with the cantilevered platform facing forward as opposed to sideways. The internal dimensions of the lift car can also be altered to suit requirements / shaft dimensions. For example, if the lift shaft depth is shallow, but is wider than generally required, the lift car internal dimensions / configuration could be altered to suit. The only constraint would be the lift car floor area in relation to load / capacity as laid down in Current Legislative requirements and EN81.

OTHER LITERATURE AVAILABLE: Traction Lifts (From the most basic to Group high rise systems) Space Saviour (Lift with out the need for a motor room) Wheelchair Platform Stair Lift (for disabled access) Service Lift (for the movement of small goods and food) Vehicle Lift (for the movement of cars in a building) Past Projects - A single sheet document on a site specific basis, detailing the project and the equipment installed. The documents include; The Royal Court Theatre Globe Theatre Bromley Hospital King College Hospital Telehouse 2000 Site Jersey Marina Plus others, the list is ongoing. Elite Elevators Group Ltd - 663-675 Princes Road, Dartford, Kent, DA2 6EJ Gloucestershire Office - Tel: (01666) 500298 or 503475 Email: info@vwslifts.co.uk www.vwslifts.co.uk