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Sesame Access Systems

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Unit 1, Cumberland Works,
Wintersells Business Park,
Byfleet,
West Byfleet,
Surrey,
KT14 7LF ,
United Kingdom

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Buckingham Listed Building Lift

Buckingham Listed Building Lift

The Buckingham Listed Building Lift is a set of vertically retracting stairs with an upper landing rising barrier.

The Buckingham Listed Building Lift uses our solid stainless steel Wheelstop. This toe guard rises around the platform lift to prevent wheelchairs wheels from rolling off. Please see On Lift Barriers for more information.

The lift table can be made to accept any cladding. The stairs retract vertically to form the platform, therefore the stair cladding makes up most of the lift table's finish.

Nominal Platform dimensions for this lift can vary due to site requirements, however they have minimum dimensions of:

1477mm (l) x 1144mm (w) x 0-999mm (h)

The lift can have an adjacently fixed button post for independent control or a removable hand held post that is inserted by a member of staff.
Mayfair - Horizontal Retracting Stair Lift

Mayfair - Horizontal Retracting Stair Lift

The Mayfair Stairlift is a set of horizontally retracting stairs and a rising barrier at the upper landing.

The Mayfair Stairlift uses our Wheelstop mechanism. A solid stainless steel toe guard that rises around the platform to prevent wheelchair wheels from rolling off the lift. Please see On Lift Barriers for more information.

The lift table can be made to accept any cladding material, the thicker the cladding the deeper the pit depth.

Nominal Platform dimensions for this lift can vary due to site requirements. However they are more than or equal to:

1408mm (l) x 1010mm (w) x 0-999mm (h)
Knightsbridge - Horizontal Retracting Stair Lift

Knightsbridge - Horizontal Retracting Stair Lift

The Knightsbridge Stairlift is a set of horizontally retracting stairs with an upper landing rising barrier, and a rising button post on the platform.

The Knightsbridge Stairlift uses our Wheelstop mechanism. A solid stainless steel toe guard that rises around the platform to prevent wheelchair wheels from rolling off the stairlift. Please see On Lift Barriers for more information.

The lift table can be made to accept any cladding material, the thicker the cladding the deeper the pit depth.

The lift platform houses a rising button post that rises when the stairs have retracted. This gives the user something to hold onto when travelling on the lift and independent control. At the end of the cycle the button post lowers before the stairs extend so it is completely hidden when the lift is not in use.

Nominal Platform dimensions for this lift can vry due to site requirements. However, they are more than or equal to:

1405mm (l) x 1100mm (w) 0 − 999mm (h)
The People''s Lift -  Platform Lifts

The People''s Lift - Platform Lifts

The People's lift is a compact vertical platform lift for domestic use and private homes. We have designed this platform lift to offer wheelchair users an affordable but practical solution for their homes. It can also be partly funded using a council disability grant, however this amount will vary.

The People's Lift uses our wheelstop mechanism. A solid stainless steel toe guard that rises around the platform to prevent wheelchair wheels from rolling off the lift. Please see On Lift Barriers for more information.

The lift table can be made to accept any cladding material, the thicker the cladding the deeper the pit depth.

Nominal Platform dimensions for this lift can vary due to site requirements.
Kensington - Horizontal Retracting Stair Lift

Kensington - Horizontal Retracting Stair Lift

The Sesame Kensington Stairlift is a set of horizontally retracting stairs that reveal a platform lift for wheelchair access.

The Kensington Stairlift uses our Wheelstop mechanism. A solid stainless steel toe guard that rises around the platform to prevent wheelchair wheels from rolling off the stairlift. Please see On Lift Barriers for more information.

The lift table can be made to accept any cladding material, the thicker the cladding the deeper the pit depth.

Nominal Platform dimensions for this lift can vary due to site requirements. However they are more than or equal to:

1408mm (l) x 1010mm (w) 0 − 499mm (h)
Edinburgh Access Lift

Edinburgh Access Lift

The Edinburgh Access Lift is a vertically retracting set of stairs with two or three small treads followed by one large tread. This product was designed to suit listed buildings across the UK.

The Edinburgh Access Lift uses the bottom step as a wheelstop to prevent wheelchair wheels from rolling off the lift table. This step will rise 100mm above the platform.

The wheelstop mechanism requires a 1650mm pit depth. If this space is an issue the system can be replaced with an automatic toe guard that rises through the bottom step, but will be seen when the stairs are at rest.

The lift itself (the larger step) actually only requires a pit depth of 400mm for a rise of 0mm - 750mm. For a rise between 750mm - 999mm the pit depth would be 550mm.

The lift table and stairs can be made to accept any cladding material, the thicker the cladding the deeper the pit depth.

Nominal Platform dimensions for this lift and stairs can very due to site requirement, however they are more than or equal to:

1831mm (l) x 1010mm (w) x 0-999mm. The length dimension is made up of the large tread and two smaller treads.

The Edinburgh Access Lift can have one, two, three or even four standard size treads accompanying the larger lift tread.
Westminster Equality Act Stairlift

Westminster Equality Act Stairlift

The Westminster Equality Act Stairlift is a set of horizontally retracing stairs with a rising barrier at the upper landing, and three on-lift rising barriers.

The Westminster Equality Act Lift uses three automatic rising barriers that rise 1100mm on the lift to fully enclose the user. For more information please click on lift barriers.

The lift table can be made to accept any cladding, the thicker the cladding the deeper the pit depth.

Nominal Platform dimensions for this lift can very due to site requirements. However they are more than or equal to:

1738mm (l) x 1250mm (w) x 0-2999mm (h)
Seattle ADA Lift

Seattle ADA Lift

The Seattle ADA Lift has been designed and built for the USA market as it conforms to the relevant elements of ASME 18.1.

It is a set of vertically retracting stairs that lower to present an ADA Lift for standing and wheelchair users.

An upper landing rising barrier protects the fall hazard present when the stairs lower, and on lift barriers and handrails rise with the lift enclosing the user to a height of 1100mm on all sides.

The Seattle ADA Lift uses a combination of an on-lift rising barrier and the stairs handrails to fully enclose the user to a height of 1100mm. Please see On Lift Barriers for more information.

The lift table can be made to accept any cladding. The stairs retract vertically to form the platform, therefore the stair cladding makes up most of the lift table's finish.

The handrails that rise with the lift sit on top of a small stair profile as shown in the images on this page.

Nominal Platform dimensions for this lift can vary due to site requirements, however they have minimum dimensions of:

1688mm (l) 1178mm (w) x 0-2999mm (h)
Whitehall DDA Lift

Whitehall DDA Lift

The Sesame Whitehall DDA Lift is a set of horizontally retracting stairs with an upper rising barrier, an on lift barrier, and handrails that rise with the lift.

The Whitehall DDA Lift uses an on lift rising barrier and handrails that rise with the lift to fully enclose the user. The handrails used can be specified by the client. Please see On Lift Barriers for more information.

The lift table can be made to accept any cladding material, the thicker the cladding the deeper the pit depth.

Nominal Platform dimensions for this lift can vary due to site requirements. However, they are more than or equal to:

1626mm (l) x 1200mm (w) x 0-2999mm (h)
Windsor Mobility Lift

Windsor Mobility Lift

The Windsor Mobility Lift has an automatic gate at the upper landing with a fixed handrail and automatic gate on the rising platform.

The Windsor Mobility Lift has handrails and a gate that sit 1100mm high allowing for standing and seated users. Please see On Lift Barriers for more information.

The lift table can be made to accept any cladding material, the thicker the cladding the deeper the pit depth.

Nominal Platform dimensions for this lift can vary due to site requirements. However, they are more than or equal to:

1633mm (l) x 1063mm (w) 0 − 2999mm (h)
Richmond Rising Platform Lift

Richmond Rising Platform Lift

The Richmond Rising Platform Lift has an upper landing rising barrier and rising barriers on the lift.

The Richmond Rising Platform Lift uses automatic rising barriers that rise 1100mm on the lift to fully enclose the user. Please see On Lift Barriers for more information.

The lift table can be made to accept any cladding material, the thicker the cladding the deeper the pit depth.

Nominal Platform dimensions for this lift can vary due to site requirements, however they are more than or equal to:

1738mm (l) x 1250mm (w)x 0-2999mm (h)
Pimlico Lift

Pimlico Lift

The Pimlico Lift has an upper landing manual or automatic gate and three on-lift barriers. As the barriers fully enclose the user to a height of 1100mm then this lift can be used by standing and seated users up to a rise of 2999mm.

The Pimlico Lift uses three automatic rising barriers that rise 1100mm on the lift to fully enclose the user. Please see On Lift Barriers for more information.

The lift table can be made to accept any cladding material, the thicker the cladding the deeper the pit depth.

Nominal Platform dimensions for this lift can very due to site requirements,however they are a minimum of

1738mm (l) x 1250mm (w) x 0-2999mm (h)
Wembley Stairlift

Wembley Stairlift

The Wembley Stairlift is a low rise lift for travel up to a height of 200mm. It can act as part of the upper landing, a step, or it can sit flush with lower landing level.

The Wembley Stair Lift does not require a wheelstop as the rise of the lift is less than 200mm. Please see On Lift Barriers for more information.

The lift table can be made to accept any cladding, the thicker the cladding the deeper the pit depth.

Nominal Platform dimensions for this lift can vary due to site requirements, however they have minimum dimensions of:

1400mm (l) x 900mm (w) x 0-200mm (h)
Marylebone Access Lift

Marylebone Access Lift

The Marylebone Access Lift is our newest product which uses the bottom step as an independent wheelstop that is not part of the lift table.

The Marylebone Access Lift uses the bottom step as an independent wheelstop that is not part of the lift table, see On Lift Barriers for more information.

The lift table can be made to accept any cladding material, the thicker the cladding the deeper the pit depth.

Nominal Platform dimensions for this lift can vary due to site requirements. However they are more than or equal to:

1408mm (l) x 1010mm (w) x 0-999mm (h)
Waterloo Lift

Waterloo Lift

The Sesame Waterloo Lift has an automatic gate at the upper landing level and a rising platform that sits flush with lower landing when not in use.

The Waterloo Lift uses our Wheelstop mechanism. A solid stainless steel toe guard that rises around the platform to prevent wheelchair wheels from rolling off the lift. Please see On Lift Barriers for more information.

The lift table can be made to accept any cladding material, the thicker the cladding the deeper the pit depth.

Nominal Platform dimensions for this lift can vary due to site requirements. However they are more than or equal to

1400mm (l) x 900mm (w) x 0-999mm (h)
Victoria Chair Lift

Victoria Chair Lift

The Victoria Chair Lift is a set of vertically retracting stairs with a manual gate at the upper landing.

The Victoria Chair Lift uses our Wheelstop mechanism. A solid stainless steel toe guard that rises around the platform to prevent wheelchair wheels from rolling off the lift. Please see On Lift Barriers for more information.
The lift table can be made to accept any cladding material. The stairs lower to create the platform, therefore the stair cladding makes up most of the lift table finish.

Nominal Platform dimensions for this lift can very due to site requirements. However they are more than or equal to:

1477mm (l) x 1144mm (w) 0 − 999mm (h)

The platform can have a button post for independent control or a removable hand held post that is inserted by a member of staff.
Thames Retracting Stairlift

Thames Retracting Stairlift

The Thames Retracting Stair Lift has horizontally retracting stairs and employs our low profile lift technology. The upper landing can either have no barrier (for lifts with a rise less than 500mm), or a manual/automatic gate.

The disabled access lift itself requires a pit of just 175mm (plus the thickness of the cladding specified).

The Thames Retracting Stair Lift uses our low profile wheelstop technology. A solid stainless steel toe guard rises around the platform lift to prevent wheelchairs wheels from rolling off the access lift. Please see On Lift Barriers for more information.

The lift table can be made to accept any cladding material. Note the thickness of the cladding affects the pit depth required.

Nominal Platform dimensions for this lift can vary due to site requirements, however they have minimum dimensions of:

1619mm (l) x 1212mm (w) x 0-750mm (h)
If the height is between 750-999:
2172mm (l) x 1212mm (w) x 751-999mm (h)
Oxford Disability Lift

Oxford Disability Lift

The Oxford Disability Lift is a set of horizontally retracting stairs. It has a gate at the upper landing level, and a rising button post on the lift table.

The Oxford Disibility Lift uses our wheelstop mechanis; a solid stainless steel toe guard that rises around the platform lift to prevent wheelchair wheels from rolling off the lift. Please see On Lift Barriers for more information.

The lift table can be made to accept any cladding material, the thicker the cladding the deeper the pit depth.

The lift platform houses a rising button post that rises when the stairs have retracted. This gives the user something to hold onto when travelling on the lift, as well as independent control. At the end of the cycle the button post lowers before the stairs extend so it is completely hidden when the lift is not in use.

Nominal Platform dimensions for this lift can very due to site requirements, however they are more than or equal to:

1405mm (l) x 1100mm (w) x 0-999mm (h)
Regent Wheelchair Stair Lift

Regent Wheelchair Stair Lift

The Regent Stair Lift has retracting stairs that reveal a platform lift for wheelchair users with a gate at the upper landing level. The gate is what sets this lift apart from other Sesame lift styles.

The Regent Wheelchair Stair Lift uses our solid stainless steel wheelstop. A toe guard that rises around the platform lift to prevent wheelchairs wheels from rolling off the stairlift. Please see On Lift Barriers for more information.

The lift table can be made to accept any cladding material, the thicker the cladding the deeper the pit depth.

Nominal Platform dimensions for this lift can vary due to site requirements, however they are a minimum of:

1408mm (l) x 1010mm (w) x 0-999mm (h)
Traversing Lift - Custom Lifts

Traversing Lift - Custom Lifts

The Sesame Traversing Lift has minimum impact to the building structure.

For Internal and External use.

The Traversing Lift uses a unique wheelstop mechanism that prevents wheelchairs wheels from rolling off the platform as it sits within the shallow pit depth. Please see On Lift Barriers for more information.

We have two options for this lift:-
For a rise up to 660mm the platform size is 1573mm x 1226mm with a traversing reach over the stairs of 1300mm
For a rise up to 779mm the platform size is 2123mm x 1348mm with a traversing reach over the stairs of 1770mm

Both lift tables can be made to accept up to 22mm of cladding.
This traversing lift requires the smallest amount of modification to the buildings fabric out of all of the Sesame product range.
Jubilee Disabled Access Lift

Jubilee Disabled Access Lift

The Jubilee Disabled Access Lift is a platform lift with a manual gate at the upper landing. This lift employs our low profile mechanism for reduced pit depths.

The Jubilee Disabled Access Lift uses our low profile wheelstop technology. A solid stainless steel toe guard rises around the platform lift to prevent wheelchairs wheels from rolling off the access lift. Please see On Lift Barriers for more information.

The lift requires a minimal pit depth of just 160mm plus the thickness of the cladding specified.

The lift table can be made to accept any cladding material. Note the thickness of the cladding affects the pit depth required.

Nominal Platform dimensions for this lift can vary due to site requirements, however they have minimum dimensions of:

1619mm(l) x 1212mm (w) x 0-750mm (h)

If the height is greater than 750mm:

2172mm (l) x 1212mm (w) x 751-999mm (h)
Paddington Stairlift

Paddington Stairlift

The Sesame Paddington Stairlift has horizontally retracting stairs that reveal a stairlift with a solid stainless steel wheelstop that rises 1100mm fully enclosing the user.
Belgravia Disabled Lift

Belgravia Disabled Lift

The Belgravia Disabled Lift is a platform only system without retracting stairs. The upper landing houses a manual gate that sits in a minimum pit depth of just 125mm. The disabled lift houses one solid wheelstop that rises 1100mm to enclose standing and wheelchair users.

The Belgravia Disabled Lift uses a solid stainless steel barrier or glass gate that rises 1100mm around the user to fully enclose them on all sides.

Please see On Lift Barriers for more information.

The lift table can be made to accept any cladding material, the thicker the cladding the deeper the pit depth.

Nominal Platform dimensions for this lift can vary due to site requirements, however they have minimum dimensions of:

1599mm (l) x 1266mm (w) x 0-2999mm (h)
Portobello Wheelchair Lift

Portobello Wheelchair Lift

The Portobello Lift is designed to sit in a pit depth of 100mm making this product the shallowest we offer.

The Portobello Wheelchair Lift has toe guards that engage before the lift has reached 200mm so to conform to British Standards. Please see On Lift Barriers for more information on the required wheelchair lift barriers.

The lift table can be made to accept any cladding, the thicker the cladding the deeper the pit depth.

Nominal Useable Platform dimensions for this lift can vary due to site requirements, however they have minimum dimensions of:

1400mm (l) x 900mm (w) This does not include the vertical drive mechanism or the space required for the wheelstops.

The vertical drive mechanism can be clad in whatever material the client specifies
London Access Lift

London Access Lift

The London Access Lift is a set of vertically retracting stairs with a stair profile to the side which rises with the lift.

The London Access Lift uses our Wheelstop mechanism. A solid stainless steel toe guard that rises around the platform to prevent wheelchair wheels from rolling off the lift. Please see On Lift Barriers for more information.
We can insert manual removable barriers at a height of 1100 mm to allow standing users to travel on the platform.

The lift table can be made to accept any cladding material. The stairs lower to create the platform, therefore the stair cladding makes up most of the lift table finish.

Nominal Platform dimensions for this lift can vary due to site requirements. However they are more than or equal to:

1409 x 986 mm

The platform can have a button post for independent control or a removable hand held post that is inserted by a member of staff.

About us

At Sesame Access Systems Ltd, we take pride in offering lifts that are perfect for Listed Buildings and iconic properties. Our clients rely on us for beautifully finished, high-quality, and reliable wheelchair lifts that seamlessly integrate with the building's architecture. Working alongside architects is a joy as they inspire us with their best ideas! Whatever your requirements may be, we are here to collaborate with you and transform your vision into a reality that surpasses expectations.

Frequently, we receive inquiries about installing wheelchair access in Listed Buildings. The answer is a definite "Yes, we can."

Sesame's custom-made lifts have received approval from English Heritage and Heritage Scotland for installation in numerous historic buildings throughout the UK. Our discreet wheelchair lifts seamlessly blend with the building's architecture, preserving the integrity of these iconic structures. Having successfully installed our access lifts in various London Boroughs, including Westminster, and across different counties in the UK, we likely have an approved precedent for your specific location.

Our Lift Range Includes:
  • Horizontal Retracting Stair Lifts
  • Vertically Retracting Stair Lifts
  • Platform Lifts
  • Custom Lifts
  • Residential Lifts
At Sesame, our wheelchair lifts and disabled access solutions are driven by innovation and engineering excellence, making them award-winning and forward-thinking. The design of our patented wheelchair lift system carefully considers space, functionality, and usability. It combines various control systems with practicality, durability, and aesthetic appeal, ensuring a comprehensive and user-friendly experience.

A Sesame Wheelchair Lift Is:
  • Equally suited to public or domestic use
  • Can be installed indoors or outdoors
  • Available with a choice of push button, smart card or remote signal operation
  • Offers a Variable power supply
  • Supplied with automatic battery backup
  • Provides step surfaces adaptable to existing decor
  • Fully works tested before installation
  • Quickly installed
At Sesame, we have a deep passion for British Manufacturing and Engineering. Each of our custom lifts is meticulously designed to suit the unique needs of every building and crafted by our skilled engineers in our Surrey workshop. Our world-class design team is driven by an unwavering commitment to innovation and excellence, pushing the boundaries of disabled access solutions. Our ultimate vision is to create a world where every individual can access any building freely, without encountering barriers.

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