Escalators

There are essentially three types of Escalators: light duty, heavy duty and Travelators (also known as walkways).

Heavy Duty Escalators: For heavy foot traffic. They are strong and durable to weather the necessary wear and tear from thousands or millions of pairs of feet every day of the year, year after year. Examples of suitable applications are bus, tube, train stations and airport terminals.

Light Duty Escalators: Found in shopping centres, large banks, department stores, cinemas, restaurants and museums.

Travelators: Found in large supermarkets with upper floors. They are also supplied for airport terminals, easing the lot of travellers burdened with trolleys and luggage. Travelators can be inclined (for example, in certain supermarkets chains) to take people up and down upper levels without performing a climbing motion.  

Travelators installed in airport terminals tend to be horizontally installed. They can be simply stood on while being transported forwards or one can walk along as one would on a pavement, with luggage in tow.

Escalators with maximum reliability
We are able to supply a full and extensive range of Escalators from leading manufacturers. Each Escalator is fully serviced and well maintained to give maximum reliability and sustained performance.

We can also give you professional and impartial advice on any structural preparation required in advance prior to Escalator installation – if the need arises.

Escalator servicing & maintenance
Our servicing team is fully qualified and vastly experienced, and will quickly provide you with information and quotations for any type of Escalator servicing.

Escalators compliant with British and European regulations
Whether your Escalators need servicing, modernising or refurbishment, you’re in the right place. Our engineers’ work is guaranteed and compliant with South African regulations.

Escalators with all the latest design features
Smooth stainless steel and glass panel balustrades are available for Escalators and Travelators, which can only enhance their immediate surroundings. Special design features with optional built-in safety features such as clothing guards and automatic stop-and-start controls will get your seal of approval. By using our designers you are guaranteed to get the best Escalators possible with all the latest design features to complement your building.

Impartial advice on Escalators
Our helpful Customer Advisors are always standing by to professionally and impartially advise upon an appropriate lift solution for individual site and customer requirements.

An escalator is a stair-like structure that functions in the fashion of a conveyer belt, moving passengers between levels. It has become commonplace in a variety of locations such as shopping centres, train stations and airports to name but a few. It allows ease of travel whilst helping to minimise congestion. It serves as a bottleneck, stemming the flow of passengers into an orderly line. That said, it can bear a significantly greater number of passengers than many other methods of between-floor transport. A passenger lift has a limited capacity, and takes time to complete each journey. An escalator is capable of taking a continuous intake of passengers; taking more on as other are getting off. It is this key factor that makes an escalator particularly desirable in a number of settings.

Imagine a busy train station or underground system. These locations can often become extremely congested, and there is the constant need for passengers, often bearing heavy luggage, to travel between floors. A passenger lift would simply not suffice in the environment, and a staircase is not an option either. An escalator would not only make movement possible, it would also go towards maintaining a constant and steady flow of people within the station. An escalator installed for this purpose must be heavy-duty and capable of withstanding a large amount of wear and tear without the requirement of maintenance. It is possible to have an escalator installed that suits this location perfectly. Factors such as length, height and expected average load must be taken into account to fully customise the escalator and ensure its smooth operation.