PICKERINGS Lifts, the UK’s largest independent lift manufacturer, has secured a new national contract win with health club LA fitness.

The contract will see the Stockton-based manufacturer provide maintenance services to the company’s entire lift portfolio stretching across the whole of the UK.

LA fitness, which has 31 lifts at its health clubs across the country will now benefit from Pickerings Lifts’ planned preventative maintenance service, which reduces breakdowns and the associated repair costs. The service limits future costs by ensuring lifts are maintained to a high standards and meet legal requirements.

Pickerings Lifts will also provide services to the health club’s access products, which help to meet the needs of their members with access issues. Furthermore, the new contract will include any new branch openings by LA fitness.

Kirk Lawson, the sales and marketing director at Pickerings Lifts said: “This is a fantastic achievement for the company and we are delighted to have been taken on by LA fitness.

“We have vast experience in the leisure sector, having worked nationally with the likes of Bannatyne’s Health Club, so we understand the necessity for tailored services that complement the different products the company has in place as well as the needs of their varied customer base. With over 150 years of experience in the lift industry, we are perfectly positioned to offer unrivalled, bespoke and flexible solutions to all of our clients and across a wide range of sectors.

“On top of this, we have a dedicated team of skilled engineers across our regional network of seven offices that will provide only the highest quality services to their local clubs – plus, we are available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year to provide support when customers need it most.  We look forward to working closely with LA fitness to deliver an exceptional service and ensure that Pickerings Lifts becomes an extension of their team.”