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
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.
Design & Technology
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, lo w 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:
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FULLY ADAPTABLE TO SUIT YOUR REQUIREMENTS
NO LIMIT TO YOUR DESIGN CONCEPT/FINISHES/
IMAGINATION
RELIABLE & EFFICIENT.
COST EFFECTIVE.
ENERGY EFFICIENT.
EASY INSTALLATION.
MINIMAL MAINTENANCE COSTS.
CAPACITY
Any Capacity from 320 Kg / 4 Person – 40,000 Kg and above
CAR FRAME
Welded and bolted steel structure
equipped with roller guide shoes
SPEED
Up to and Including 1.0 m/s (subject to load)
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.
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.
Car ventilation fan.
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 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.
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.
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 re quirements 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 dels 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.
1 or 2 plates to fix the guide yokes van be supplied for the achievement of longer travels with a
load. The jack is equipped with an upper swivel plate for the assembling to the car frame.
travel
given
Pawl Device is one of the safety devices options required to meet the European
hydraulic lift standards.
It performs two main functions;
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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
Doors
Side Acting
Centre Opening
Doors
Direct Acting
Side Opening
Doors
Side Acting
Side Opening
Doors
Twin Ram
Centre Opening
Doors
Twin Ram
Side Opening
Doors
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:
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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: [email protected]
www.vwslifts.co.uk