Buyers seeking lift, access & compliance services businesses in the UK

Maintenance-led businesses are typically preferred because LOLER-driven service revenue is recurring and predictable. A healthy modernisation and small-works pipeline is welcomed alongside the maintenance base.

Very important. Qualified lift engineers with formal training and up-to-date LOLER, PUWER and safety records are core to the workforce that acquirers underwrite.

Yes. Frameworks with housing associations and local authorities are highly regarded because they combine recurring maintenance with a steady modernisation pipeline over multi-year terms.

Each requirement states its own target turnover band, and many also set out profitability expectations, deal structure and the acquirer's funding position. Ranges run from owner-managed businesses through to established groups, so the individual mandate page is always the definitive statement of what that buyer will consider.

Nothing is published about your business. You read the acquirer's stated requirement, then write to our team quoting the mandate reference with a brief outline of your company. We review the fit and, where it is credible, make a discreet introduction. If you decide not to proceed, no trace of the approach is left.

Every acquirer has submitted a written mandate covering investment criteria, funding position, decision process and prior acquisition experience. Our team reviews each submission before publication, and requirements without a defined thesis or a credible route to completion are declined.