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LEIA’s ‘Are You Aware? No. 78: LFB withdrawn blanket approvals for BS EN 81-72 deviations’ was published to make building owners and specifiers aware of that the London Fire Brigade (LFB) have withdrawn their earlier blanket approvals for new firefighters lifts deviating from BS EN 81-72.  This makes full conformity with BS EN 81-72 the […]

LEIA, together with other major trade associations in the UK construction industry, is supporting the Specialist Engineering Contractors’ (SEC) Group General Election campaign on the damaging impact of payment abuse on building quality and mental health. SEC Group is launching a major campaign during the General Election to obtain a commitment from all parliamentary candidates […]

LEIA’s first ever maintenance-themed contracts seminar, ‘Killer Clauses in Maintenance Contracts’ proved a big hit with its 48-strong industry audience. Developed and delivered by LEIA Contracts & Legal Committee members Neil Deighton (Stannah Lift Services) and Professor Rudi Klein (SEC Group), the interactive half-day seminar took delegates through the common pitfalls in maintenance contracts from […]

LEIA is pleased to welcome Atlas Lifts & Services as its latest member, extending the Association’s membership and its reach in Scotland. Based in Aberdeen and serving North East Scotland, Orkney and the Shetland Isles, Atlas Lifts & Services provide commercial and domestic customers with a complete lift design, supply and installation service. On receiving […]

LEIA is delighted to welcome Taylor Lifts Ltd into its growing membership. Established in 2008 and based in Nottingham, Taylor Lifts provide a number of solutions to the lift industry, ranging from full project managed electrical refurbishments, to the supply and fit of parts and expert troubleshooting for problematic faults. Taylor Lifts is able to […]

LEIA warmly welcomes EZE Lifts Ltd into its membership. From its office in Farnborough, Hampshire  EZE Lifts provide modernisation, repair and maintenance services to customers across London, The Home Counties and the South of England. Nick Mellor, LEIA Managing Director said: “It was a pleasure to visit EZE Lifts near Farnborough to meet Martin Still […]

Who is your paying party?   Who are you in contract with?   What exactly is your scope of work? What are the risks around termination?   What does the penalty regime say? What is the implication of benchmarking in your maintenance contract? What is the interplay between your liability under the contract and your insurance cover? These […]

We will be holding our annual technical seminar at the Hilton Hotel, Northampton on Wednesday 30 October 2019. Please find the below the programme giving more details on the content of the day. To register your place, please contact Kathleen Harrison. Please note: this seminar is open to LEIA members only.   Date     […]

Government announced today that the introduction of the domestic reverse charge VAT for construction services will be delayed until 1 October 2020. A brief issued by HMRC explains that the introduction of the domestic reverse charge for construction services is to be delayed for a period of 12 months: “Industry representatives have raised concerns that […]

LEIA, together with other major trade associations in the construction industry, have made a plea to the chancellor to delay the implementation of reverse charge VAT changes due to take place on 1 October. In a letter delivered to the chancellor, Sajid Javid and published in the Times yesterday [8 August], the industry raises serious […]