Service Lifts
A service lift moves food, goods, equipment or waste between the floors of a building, so your team doesn’t have to carry it by hand. It’s a simple idea that makes a real difference to how smoothly a kitchen, hotel, shop or home runs day to day.
“Service lift” is really a family of lifts rather than a single product. It covers compact dumbwaiters carrying plates and orders in a busy restaurant, trolley lifts moving wheeled cages between floors, and heavy-duty goods lifts shifting bulky stock in a warehouse.
At Husbands, we’ve spent over 60 years designing, installing and maintaining every type of service lift, for clients right across the UK.
If you already know what you need, you can go straight to the relevant lift below. If you’re not sure yet, this page will help you find the right starting point.
Our Lift Solutions
Which type of service lift do you need?
The right lift comes down to three things: what you’re moving, how heavy it is, and where it needs to go. Here’s a quick guide to the main types, with a link through to fuller detail on each.
Dumbwaiters
We offer two main forms: commercial dumbwaiters for busy hospitality and retail settings, and bespoke dumbwaiters made to measure for unusual spaces and high-end projects.
→ Explore our commercial dumbwaiters
→ Explore our bespoke dumbwaiters
Trolley Lifts
They're a practical choice for commercial kitchens, hotels, care homes and retail spaces, where staff need to move loaded trolleys quickly without lifting or unloading them by hand.
→ Learn more about trolley lifts
Goods Lifts
They suit warehouses, factories, shops and other settings where larger loads are part of everyday operations, and they can be specified to a range of capacities to match the work.
→ Learn more about goods lifts
Why Choose Husbands
We’ve been making and maintaining service lifts for more than 60 years, and that experience shows in the detail. We handle the whole process in-house, from helping you specify the right lift at the start, through to installation and ongoing maintenance, so you have one trusted team to rely on rather than several.
Our lifts work hard in some of the most demanding environments in the country, including hospitality, retail, healthcare, logistics and private homes. Whatever the setting, the priorities are always the same: reliable performance, safe operation, and a lift that fits the space and the way you work.
Maintenance, Parts and Modernisation
Already have a service lift, or want to keep a new one running at its best? We service, repair and modernise dumbwaiters and service lifts of all makes, not just our own.
From routine maintenance and genuine spare parts to full modernisation of an ageing lift, we help you get the most from your equipment for years to come.
Contact and Support
Talk to our team
If you’re not sure which service lift is right for your project, we’re happy to help you work it out. Tell us what you need to move and where, and we’ll point you to the right lift and the right specification.
