Membership Information

There are currently 170 members of LEIA many of whom have been in the Association from when it was formed in 1997 following the merger of the National Association of Lift Makers (NALM) and the British Lift Association (BLA).

Member companies install, modernise, repair and maintain lifts, escalators, homelifts, stairlifts and service lifts. There are a number of specialist supplier companies to the lift & escalator industry as members as well.

As a LEIA member there is unlimited access to a number of resources at the Association:

• Technical guidance over the phone or information on the website
• Health & Safety information and advice
• Contract and Legal information
• The LEIA Contract Guarantee Scheme that replaces cash retention
• Discounted learning courses on lift and escalator technology and safety
• Seminars and Forums
• Updates of Technical and Safety standards/legislation
• Monthly newsletters
• The LEIA LiftEx exhibition

Those wishing to apply for membership of LEIA are required to satisfy a range of criteria, which is based on providing reassurance to customers when dealing with LEIA members.