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Service and Goods Lifts

Specifically engineered for the highest level of quality, flexibility and reliability for any application.

An overview of our range.

Our Service and Goods Lifts are the ideal access solution for regularly transporting food, retail stock and other small or large items between floors.

Available in an extensive range of capacities and dimensions, our Service and Goods Lifts cover various applications and requirements.

  • Dumbwaiters – Ideal for moving food and other light goods between floors.
  • Trolley Lifts – Specially designed for moving food trolleys or bulky but light goods between floors.
  • Goods Lifts (including attendant option) – Ideal for moving bulky or heavy goods between floors.
  • Goods-Passenger Lifts – Ideal for moving bulky, heavy goods and passengers between floors.

All our Service and Goods lift comply with either EN81-3 (Electric and Hydraulic Service Lifts) or EN81-31 (Accessible Goods Only Lifts)*

*Attendant option complies with Machinery Directive 2006/42/EC as a complete lift with a Type Certificate

Dumbwaiters

Ideal for moving food and other light goods between floors.

Our BKG Service Lifts are the high-quality, well-engineered and reliable products you expect from a leading manufacturer. Continuously refined over the last 50 years, they are fully compliant with European Standard EN81-3 in range in carrying capacities from 5kg to 250kg.

Specifically designed, these lifts are ideal for applications which require the safe transportation of food, light goods, and other items between floors regularly.

Ideally suited for:

  • Bars
  • Pubs
  • Restaurants
  • Hotels
  • Cafes
  • Commercial Kitchens
  • Offices
  • Schools
  • Hospitals
  • Private Residences

Key Features and Benefits

Additional Features and Benefits

We have a range of options and features available across our range of Dumbwaiter Service Lifts, and we have listed the most common specification options below for your convenience.

  • 50kg*, 100kg* & 250kg capacity
  • Fully compliant with the Service Lift standard EN81-3 and Machinery Directive 2006/42/EC
  • Versatile design with a flexible range of car and shaft dimensions to suit available site requirements
  • Car sizes available from 350mm wide x 320mm deep x 600mm high up to 1000mm wide x 1000mm deep x 1200mm high
  • Front only, through entry, adjacent entry, 3-sided entry configurations available
  • Choice of finishes: Zintec (For painting by others), Galvanised, Stainless steel
  • 3 phase or single phase
  • Up to 30 stops / 120m travel
  • Optional extras: 2-hour fire-rated landings, Car doors (Roller shutter or vertical bi-parting shutters), Heated car floor, Additional shelves, Machine room access ladder, and Cladded structure.
  • Chain drive with governor-operated safety gear is available for sites with accessible space beneath the lift shaft.
  • Manufacture lead-time: 4-5 working weeks (from the order and drawing approval)

*ex-stock options available

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Trolley Lifts

Specially designed for moving food trolleys or bulky but light goods between floors.

Our BKG Trolley Lifts are the same high-quality, well-engineered products you expect from the entire BKG range. Available in various capacities, these lifts are specifically designed to transport food trolleys or goods cages that are rolled directly into the lift car for more effortless loading and unloading.

They are manufactured to comply with either European Standard EN81-3 with maximum lift car dimensions of 1000mm (w) x 1000mm (d) x 1200 mm (h) or EN81-31, when the height or floor area exceeds the maximum allowed dimensions, as the space would be deemed accessible and additional safety regulations apply.

Ideally suited for:

  • Bars
  • Pubs
  • Restaurants
  • Hotels
  • Commercial Kitchens
  • Hospitals
  • Warehouses

Key Features and Benefits

Additional Features and Benefits

We have a range of options and features available across our range of Trolley Lift Service Lifts, and we have listed the most common specification options below for your convenience.

  • 100kg & 250kg capacity
  • Hinged landing door or Concertina shutter gate to landings
  • Versatile design with a flexible range of car and shaft dimensions to suit available site requirements
  • Choice of finishes: Zintec (For painting by others), Galvanised, Stainless steel
  • 3 phase or single phase
  • Up to 30 stops / 120m travel
  • Optional extras: 2-hour fire-rated landings, Car doors (Diagonal Drop bar, picket gate), Machine room access ladder, Cladded structure.
  • Chain drive with governor-operated safety gear is available for sites with accessible space beneath the lift shaft.

^When car dimensions exceed 1000mm (w) x 1000mm (d) x 1200 mm (h)

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Goods Lifts

Ideal for moving bulky or heavy goods between floors.

When bulky or heavy goods and items need transporting between floors, our BKG range of Goods Lifts offer the ideal solution.

Each lift is tailored to meet the most exacting requirements and is engineered to withstand the most demanding applications. Fully compliant with EN81-31, all our goods lifts come with safety gear to prevent free-fall and uncontrolled movement.

Due to their robust nature, these lifts are ideal for the back of house applications such as the movement of large quantities of stock. When the application requires, our larger capacity goods lifts can also be specified to allow for the goods to be accompanied by a trained attendant.

Ideally suited for:

  • Retail
  • Warehouses
  • Hotels
  • Restaurants
  • Bars
  • Commercial Kitchens
  • Hospitals
  • Warehouses
  • Factories
  • Distribution Centres

Key Features and Benefits

Additional Features and Benefits

We have a range of options and features available across our range of Goods Lifts, and we have listed the most common specification options below for your convenience.

  • 250kg,  500kg, 750kg 1000kg and 2000kg capacities
  • Load bearing lift shaft and self-supporting structure options available (dependant on capacity)
  • Hinged landing door or Concertina shutter gate to landings
  • Up to 12m travel
  • Versatile design with a flexible range of car and shaft dimensions to suit available site requirements
  • Car sizes available upto 2000mm x 2000mm x 2000mm
  • Choice of finishes: Zintec (For painting by others), Galvanised, Stainless steel
  • 3 phase or single phase (dependant on capacity)
  • Optional extras: 2-hour fire-rated landings, Car protection (Diagonal Drop bar, picket gate), Machine room access ladder.
  • Option for provision for sites with accessible space beneath the lift shaft
  • Trained Attendant option*
    • Autodialler
    • Full Height Light Curtain
    • Single Press Call and Dispatch for landings and constant pressure within car

**(Compliance to Machinery Directive 2006/42/EC as a complete lift with Type Certificate only)

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Goods-Passenger Lifts

Ideal for moving bulky, heavy goods and passengers between floors.

Our Goods-Passenger Lifts are ideally suited to a mixed environment and can handle both the transport of heavy-bulky goods and the movement of passengers with ease and comfort. We offer a uniquely wide range of EN81-21 and Machinery Directive Lifts for problem sites, all of which can be tailored to your client’s exacting requirements.

Key Features and Benefits

Additional Features and Benefits

We have a range of options and features available across our range of Goods-Passenger Lifts, and we have listed the most common specification options below for your convenience.

  • Capacity: 220kg, 320kg, 480kg, 630kg, 825kg, 1000kg, 1250kg and 1600kg
  • Maximum Travel: 21m
  • Nominal Speed: 0.63m/s (Lifts Directive) | 0.15m/s (Machinery Directive)
  • Pit: 150mm
  • Headroom: 2500mm
  • Configuration: Single or Through entry
  • Power: 415V Three-phase
  • Landing Doors: Automatic side or centre opening (EN81-58 option available)
  • Car Doors: Automatic side or centre opening VVVF

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Support Services

From specification through to handover, we have a range of Support Services that are available to assist you in your Service and Goods Lift requirements.

Product Specification
We are experts in what we provide, so let us partially or fully specify your new lift package for you.
Lift Installation
When your resources are limited, our team are available to install all our new lift packages on your behalf.
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Project Management
Take our lift installation service one step further and allow us to project manage your installation fully.
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Technical Support
All our new lift packages are fully technically supported by our experienced team and partners.
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Lift Consultant Support
We are on hand to assist lift consultants gain a better understanding of the products we supply.
Architect Advice
Our team are available to assist architects incorporate any of our new lifts packages into their designs.

Service and Goods Lifts Our Work

Christ Church College, Oxford – Trolley (Goods Only) Lift

Two bespoke sized EN81-3 BKG Trolley Goods Only lifts transport food between the kitchens and the Great Hall.

ABBA Voyage, London
ABBA Voyage, London – Goods Lift

ABBA have created the concert they always wanted with some assistance from ourselves and our EN81-31 BKG Goods Only Lift.

Copper Still, Edinburgh
Copper Still, Edinburgh – Service Lift

Set within Edinburgh's Royal Mile, this project required us to design and supply a 100kg fully compliant EN81:3 BKG Dumbwaiter Service Lift.

Borough Market, London
Borough Market, London – Goods Only Lift

Set within Borough Market, London, this project saw the design, supply and installation of a large 2000kg Goods Only Goodsmover lift.

Buon Apps, Otley
Buon Apps Restaurant, Otley – Dumbwaiter Service Lifts

The client required two Shorts-BKG Dumbwaiter Services Lifts to operate as separate “clean” and “dirty” lifts.

Halo Building, London
Halo Building, London – Service Lift

Set in the Halo Building, One Mabledon Place, this project required us to design, supply and install four automatic dumbwaiter service lifts.

Harness specialist new lift knowledge.

Our specialist new lift knowledge allows the industry to provide solutions suitable for all applications and clients. For a more detailed conversation regarding your requirements, get in touch with a member of our New Lifts team today.

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Bradford
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