Steps at the entrance, half a storey up to the lift in a residential entrance hall, the first floor of a school with no lift: in each of these places a wheelchair user needs a lifting device, and a different one every time. Under the LIFTPORTAL brand we supply, install and maintain vertical and inclined platform lifts and a stairlift in Ukraine, as well as freight and vehicle platforms and a dumbwaiter. Each platform lift is built to order to dimensions taken on site.
Platform lifts in the range
Platform lifts for people with disabilities fall into two groups. Vertical ones raise the platform straight up, like a lift. Inclined ones carry it on a guide rail along the stair flight. The stairlift stands apart: it is for people who walk on their own but find stairs hard to manage.
| Model | Type | Rated load | Travel (rise) | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KP-901 | enclosed platform lift in its own shaft | 315 or 400 kg | up to 15 m | 0.15 m/s |
| KP-901 with a car | enclosed platform lift with a car and automatic doors | 250-400 kg | up to 15 m | 0.07-0.40 m/s |
| MK-901 | open platform lift with guarding | 315 kg | up to 3 m | 0.15 m/s |
| MKS-58 | scissor platform lift | 315 kg | up to 1.3 m | 0.1 m/s |
| Inclined platform lift for straight stairs | folding platform on a guide rail | 225 kg | route up to 17 m | 0.07 / 0.15 m/s |
| Inclined platform lift for curved stairs | guide rail with turns | 300 kg | follows the line of the stairs | 0.07 m/s; 0.13 m/s as an option |
| KT-62 | stairlift | 130-150 kg | stair inclination up to 45° | 0.07 / 0.13 m/s |
Platform dimensions, pit and power supply for each model are given on the pages about vertical platform lifts and about inclined platform lifts and the stairlift. The whole range, with drawings, is in the "LIFTPORTAL platform lifts" booklet (PDF, 16 pages).
Which platform lift goes where
In a public building with a level difference of one to several floors, KP-901 does the job. It comes with its own shaft, so no masonry shaft has to be built: it needs a 120-250 mm pit and a power supply. It is installed inside the building or by the facade, and can have up to seven stops.
A porch or terrace up to three metres high is served by the open MK-901. When the level difference is under 1.3 m and there is no room for a column, the scissor-type MKS-58 is used: when collapsed, it is 100 mm high.
Sometimes there are stairs but no free space beside them. Then the platform lift is mounted on the stairs themselves. The platform travels along the flight, folds against the wall after the trip, and the stairs can be walked on again.
Accessibility requirements for buildings are set by DBN V.2.2-40 "Inclusiveness of Buildings and Structures" (Ukrainian building code). The type of lifting device and its location are determined by the building design; for the designer we have the dimensions, loads and power supply data for every model. How a platform lift is selected by level difference and building type is described on the page "Which platform lift to choose".
Controls and safety
The landings have key-operated call stations so that the platform lift is not used by outsiders. The platform itself has travel buttons and an emergency stop button. Contact switches work under the platform of MK-901 and of the inclined platform lift for straight stairs: if something gets under the platform, travel stops. The enclosed KP-901 and VL-91 models have an uninterruptible power supply and manual lowering in case the power fails, as well as voice announcements and an intercom.
Finishes
The frame of the vertical platform lifts is powder-coated in RAL colours; the catalogue has six standard colours: four shades of grey, black and white. The shaft and guarding are glazed with clear, smoked, blue or bronze glass. MK-901, MKS-58 and the inclined platform lift for straight stairs are made in stainless steel to order. Doors can be manual, swing with an automatic operator, or side-opening; which type is available for which model is shown in the tables on the model pages.
When a platform lift is not enough
A vertical platform lift travels at 0.15 m/s: ten metres of travel take a little over a minute. For a school or an outpatient clinic, where it is used a few times a day, that is enough. A building with a constant flow of people, with bedridden patients to carry or with many floors needs a passenger or hospital lift. This range has an in-between option too: KP-901 with a car travels at up to 0.40 m/s and has automatic doors and an enclosed car.
Freight platforms, vehicle platform, dumbwaiter
Besides equipment for people with reduced mobility, the LIFTPORTAL brand includes lifting equipment for freight, vehicles and private houses.
| Model | Intended use | Rated load | Key data |
|---|---|---|---|
| CYK-50 | freight platform with two hydraulic cylinders | 500-20,000 kg | travel up to 15 m, platform 2500 × 2500 mm or to order |
| TYK-15 | freight platform with one hydraulic cylinder | 100-3000 kg | travel up to 15 m, loading from three sides |
| OTO-62 | vehicle platform | 2500-10,000 kg | platform 2800 × 5000 mm, two vehicles in the space of one |
| YMK-80 | dumbwaiter | 150-250 kg | 2 to 13 stops, stainless steel car |
| VL-91 | home lift | 250 kg, 2 persons | up to 4 stops, travel up to 9 m, no pit |
What we do on site
Work starts with a site survey: we record the level difference, the dimensions of the space, the condition of the base and the connection point. From the survey we select the model and platform size, and prepare the installation drawing and the requirements for the pit and power supply. After delivery we install the platform lift, commission it, check the safety devices and hand it over to the client with its passport and manuals in Ukrainian. We take on maintenance as well.
KP-901 and the VL-91 home lift, in hydraulic and screw-drive versions, hold EC type-examination certificates under the Machinery Directive 2006/42/EC, valid until 27.07.2030. We provide copies of the documents on request.
The site survey is free. To book one, or to send photos and dimensions for a preliminary selection, leave a platform lift request. Phone in Ivano-Frankivsk and Lviv: +38 (050) 585-39-28.
