About Stannah

About Stannah

The Stannah Group is one of the world's largest stairlift manufacturer and the UK's largest independent lift manufacturer. With over 150 years experience, Stannah is still a family-owned company that is proud to be British. Since the first stairlift was launched in the UK in 1976, our products have improved the lives of over 750,000 people around the globe. Stannah distribute stairlifts in over 40 countries worldwide and has subsidiaries in the UK, USA, Belgium, Canada, Czech Republic, France, Holland, Italy, Norway, Portugal, Slovakia, Spain and Switzerland. 

Global Map - Stannah

Stannah Global Subsidiaries

United Kindgom
United States of America
Belguim
Canada
Czech Republic
France
Holland
Italy
Norway
Portugal
Slovakia
Spain and Switzerland


 

Stannah StairliftStannah Stairlifts strives to meet the needs of the market by blending innovative Stannah engineering, high quality materials and stylish designs to produce stairlifts that are easy to use and fit beautifully in the home. Stannah have stairlifts to suit every eventuality - for indoor or outdoor use, straight, curved or spiral staircases. From the classic to the contemporary designs of the new generation of stairlifts, Stannah endeavour to provide products that enable people to experience a real difference in their lives.

Stannah headquarters, manufacturing and worldwide distribution operations are based in Andover, Hampshire and further manufacturing is located in Newburn, Tyne and Wear and Brno, Czech Republic. In 2003, the Stannah Stairlifts factory was awarded the prestigious 'UK Manufacturing Plant of the Year' and 'UK Best Engineering Plant.' Stannah is a member of the LEIA (Lift and Elevator Industry Association) and accredited to IS0 9001 and 14001. Stannah Stairlifts Limited aims to ensure that all products and services provided will be of a quality and reliability equivalent to it’s customers' and end users’ needs and expectations and have a Stairlifts Quality Policy Statement. Stannah Stairlifts prides itself on the fact it combines state-of-the-art Stannah engineering with market leading technology to build stairlifts that are quick and easy to install and maintain, reliable and, above all safe. All Stannah stairlifts conform to the relevant safety standards from the following standard organisations.

B.S.I -  British Standards Institute C.S.A - Canadian Standards Association
TÜV - Technischer Überwachungs Verein  CEN - Comité Européen de Normalisation

The impact and contribution of purchasing on the performance and profitability of Stannah is considerable. As our organisation changes and meets it’s growing challenges, our procurement response must be to reflect the challenge and opportunity facing the organisation as a whole.

This website contains our strategies and our organisation style for meeting
the challenges that lie ahead. It is a cornerstone of best practice, and a total
commitment to professionalism and service contributions.                    

Milestones in Stannah's History

1976  >  First stairlift manufactured
1987  >  Win Queen's Award for Export
1989  >  50,000 stairlifts
1992  >  Set up U.S. subsidiary
1993  >  Acquisition of Dutch distributor
1994  >  100,000 stairlifts
1994  >  Win second Queen's Award for Export
1995  >  Set up Italian subsidiary
1999  >  Win third Queen’s Award for Export
2001  >  200,000 stairlifts
2001  >  Investor in People awarded
2002  >  Acquisition of French and Belgium subsidiaries
2003  >  UK Manufacturing Plant of the year award
2003  >  UK Best Engineering Plant Award
2003  >  Set up Slovakian subsidiary
2005  >  300,000 stairlifts
2005  >  Golden Trophy Award
2005  >  Acquisition of Republic of Ireland subsidiary
2005  >  300,000 stairlifts
2006  >  Open factory in Tyneside, UK
2007  >  Open factory in Czech Republic
2008  >  Set up Czech subsidiary
2009  >  400,000 stairlifts
2010  >  Winner of Queen's Award for Enterprise (International Trade)
2010  >  Acquisition of Norwegian subsidiary
2011  >  500,000 stairlifts
2011  >  HRH Prince Charles visits Stannah HQ to commerate this milestone
2015  >  600,000 stairlifts
2015  >  Acquisition of Spanish subsidiary
2016  >  Acquisition of Portuguese subsidiary
2017  >  Acquisition of Swiss subsidiary
2017  >  Set up Canadian subsidiary
2017  >  Brian and Alan Stannah receive MBE’s for services to British Manufacturing
2019  >  750,000 stairlifts