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Innovative, aspirational, design-led
In 1947, Bertil Svedberg was working for a pumping and heating company in Stockholm. Coming from a small village 350km away, Svedvurg found the environment of Stockholm to be technically inspiring which then prompted him to found the company Elektroborg AB, and within Elektroborg went on to found Cibes Lift UK. From the small beginnings of a lift company in Sweden, Cibes Lift Group now offers sales and service in over 70 countries with production facilities in Sweden, United States and China.
Founded in 2004, Cibes is one of the main suppliers of home, goods, platform, and cabin style lifts, which offer a tailored solution in the public, private, commercial, and home sectors. Cibes lift installations are designed to be delivered and installed in ready-made modules. This ensures that delivery and installation is fast-tracked and creates minimal structural impact.
Based in London and Loughborough, Cibes offers sales and installation teams that provide both pre and post installation support for all their products. However, it is in the home lift market, that Cibes has made its strong position felt. With an aging population, the attraction of home lifts has become an increasingly desirable proposition and whilst there may be a viewpoint that they can be bulky, noisy, and environmentally unfriendly, Cibes is challenging this perception.
With its individual design, the lifts are easy to install and come in a range of colours, to match décor and flooring. The manufacturing capability of the lifts means that they can be constructed as small as just over one metre square and can carry up to anywhere between 300 and 1,000kg and with the right design, can become a centrepiece of any home, adding value to the property. Lift installation may be seen as a reaction to a long-standing illness or an accident, however many people look to install a home lift as a long-term security option for the future.
Cibes offers a choice of lifts based on the needs of the individual. Platform lifts are designed as a ‘hold to run.’ This means that the user needs to press on the direction button and keep it depressed for the length of the journey, in comparison the cabin lift functions as a ‘one touch’ button, like those found in shopping or commercial centres.
One of the most popular platform lifts by Cibes is the A5000. The standard size can accommodate wheelchair users or a pushchair and possesses several advantages for installations in office buildings, flats, leisure facilities, supermarkets, or private homes. The lift has a possible eight different platform sizes available and up to a weight limit of 400kg, with customisable options available. The A5000 platform also has a lifecycle of 25 years and is 91% recyclable.
Another best-seller is the C1 Pure, the world’s only screw-driven cabin lift with stylish sliding doors and a one-touch control system. The cabin ceiling is tailored to durable and green LED technology, whilst retaining smart and energy saving programming. Dependant on the client, the entire cabin lift system is available in glass to bring as much natural light into the rooms.
Cibes prides itself over its manufacturing capabilities and options available to the customer. All Cibes lifts are made in-house and can therefore have more flexibility in design specifications. This has led to a sharp rise in ‘black as standard’ lifts as most lift companies have a white standard policy and additional colours that equates to more cost. The issue with ‘white as standard’ is that the lift can look too industrial, especially in the home or even office buildings.
For the future, sustainability is a key factor for Cibes. The sustainable business growth employed by Cibes, is to have policies that are in line with the UN Sustainable Development Goals and the Paris Agreement. Integrating sustainability within the business strategy framework is believed to be key to future success as the business models will change. The aim for 2025, is to reduce emissions by 30% compared to a 2021 baseline. Electricity and vehicles, still account for 94% of the emissions, so more ways are being investigated to find a greener alternative.
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