Sheridan Lifts Limited

Sheridan Lifts are a family-run, Manchester-based lift engineering company with nearly 50 years’ experience delivering safe, reliable and responsive lift services across the Greater Manchester region. Established and still operating from the city, we have built a strong reputation for quality, trust and long-term partnerships, particularly within the social housing and local authority sector.

We have extensive experience working with local housing providers, including Manchester City Council, One Manchester and Stockport Homes, delivering lift maintenance, breakdown response, repairs and improvement works across a wide range of residential buildings. Our long-standing presence in the region means we understand the operational, technical and social challenges associated with maintaining lifts in occupied housing, high-rise blocks and vulnerable resident settings.

Our service is underpinned by a locally based engineering workforce, with engineers living and working across Manchester and the surrounding boroughs. This local model enables rapid response to lift breakdowns, minimising downtime and disruption for residents. We operate a robust call-out and emergency response service, prioritising passenger entrapments and critical lifts, with high first-time fix rates supported by engineer competence and vehicle stockholding.

Sheridan Lifts benefits from an efficient and resilient supply chain, built over decades of working with trusted manufacturers and suppliers. This allows us to source parts quickly, including for older and non-proprietary equipment commonly found in social housing stock. Our proactive parts management and supplier relationships support cost control, reduced lift downtime and efficient completion of both reactive and planned works.

As a business, we place strong emphasis on social value and community benefit. Our experienced Social Value team works closely with clients, residents and local stakeholders to deliver meaningful outcomes aligned with local priorities. We actively support local employment through apprenticeships and training opportunities, engage with schools and colleges, and prioritise local supply chains wherever possible. Our engineers and staff are trained in resident engagement and safeguarding, ensuring respectful and professional interactions at all times.

We are proud to be recognised as a social value champion, embedding community benefit into the way we operate rather than treating it as an add-on. This includes supporting local initiatives, engaging with community projects and working collaboratively with housing providers to improve resident experience alongside technical service delivery.

Frameworks

• Passenger Lifts Framework