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About Lift Shop

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At Lift Shop™, we’re proudly different

While global lift corporations rely on rigid systems and impersonal service, we’ve built our business around something else entirely, tailored innovation and genuine human connection.

Every lift we install is more than a product. It’s a personalised solution designed to fit your home, your needs, and your vision.

We were founded with a clear belief: that the best lift experiences are built on trust, design intelligence and lasting partnerships. Where others prioritise process, we prioritise people. And that makes all the difference.

Grand entrance lift
Katie Wade Studio

What Sets Us Apart.

At Lift Shop™, people come first. 
Our culture is built on trust, respect and real collaboration, not blame, bureaucracy or box-ticking. We back our team, value their insights, and treat every challenge as a chance to learn and improve.

That same philosophy guides every lift we install.

  • Human-Centred Design 
    Your lift should reflect your life. That’s why we tailor every design to your space and lifestyle, never forced to fit a generic blueprint.

  • Trust and Transparency We treat our clients as partners, offering clear advice and honest answers from day one. No pressure. No surprises.

  • Flexible Solutions Unlike multinational providers with rigid offerings, we provide genuine flexibility in design, finishes and sourcing, so your lift works with your home, not against it.

Every Lift Shop™ product is a reflection of our principles: thoughtful design, quality craftsmanship, and a deep commitment to doing things the right way.

Lift Shop™ keeps quality simple.

We avoid the complex bureaucracy common with bigger corporations and focus instead on streamlined safety checks and proven quality controls. No unnecessary paperwork, just clear, effective processes that work.

With Lift Shop™, you’re never just a number. Our approach is personal, responsive, and practical.

We handle questions quickly, solve problems openly, and use every interaction to enhance your experience.

Honesty and Integrity: Transparent communication. No hidden surprises.

Prompt and Professional: Fast, reliable service from people who genuinely care.

Tailored Solutions: Custom-designed lifts that fit your space, style, and needs perfectly.

At Lift Shop™, lifts are just the start. We build lasting relationships by continually refining our technology, design, and customer care.

Our goal? To be your trusted partner for years to come.

Experience a better lift and a better partnership with Lift Shop™.

From Humble Beginnings

Established in 1996, Lift Shop™ is Australia’s only multi-national home lift success story and the market leader.

1996

Les and a small crew of 3 started a company installing commercial and access lifts. Houses were $120,000 and lifts were $120,000. The home lift market did not exist.

2002

AS1735.18 – 2002 passenger lifts for the private residence was released, a new market segment was born.  House prices were rising and Residential Lifts were wanted.

2003​

The home lift concept started to take off.  Lift Shop™ made it easier and cheaper to get a great value lift for your home.  A specialist consultant to assist with the purchase was no longer required.

The idea of Lift Shop™ was that you could walk into a showroom for a lift and buy one, easily, and with confidence in a consumer-friendly environment.

2006 – 2012

Lift Shop™ won 5 BRW fast-growth awards in a row, numerous design awards, and grew. Lift Shop™ opened offices in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth, and Los Angeles (2012).

2012 - Onwards

Lift Shop™ cements its position as the market leader, and sales have grown steadily every year.  Headcount grows as the 6 sales offices and brand grows. (Sydney, Brisbane, Melbourne, Perth, Canberra and Orange County) 

With a presence in California and across Australia and manufacturing in Italy, proprietary systems are refined and improved to allow the installation of around five lifts every working day and the service of 1,000s of customers.

Quality home lifts start at $50,000, and house prices are in the millions.

Elevator Boutique™ in the USA is recognised as the premium home elevator brand in California.

2020

Lift Shop™ sells more than 1,000 lifts in a year for the first time.

2022

Lift Shop™ celebrates 10 years in the USA as Australia's only home lift multinational. 

Elevator Boutique™ relocates post Covid from its West Hollywood showroom to a 4,000m2 premise for showroom, staff and warehousing in Orange County.

2024

The product range continues to evolve, with over 10,000 lifts sold across two decades. Independent Google and product reviews now exceed 4,200.

Full-time staff numbers have grown beyond 200.

The revolutionary gearless, soundless E Series launches at 0.60 m/s — 67% faster than the nearest competitor.

2025

The product range continues to evolve, with over 10,000 lifts sold across two decades. Independent Google and product reviews now exceed 4,500.

Full-time staff numbers have grown beyond 200.

The revolutionary gearless, soundless E Series launches at 0.60 m/s —TWICE as Fast compared to the nearest competitor.

Compare the Best Home Lifts in Australia

Discover key features, specifications, and benefits to find the perfect lift for your home and lifestyle.

A Series - ItalianC Series - ItalianE Series - Italian
Lead Time
*Stock and labour availability vary

Custom - 6 months *

Custom - 5 months *

Custom - 6 months *

Speeds
  • 0.30m/s
  • 10 secs/floor
  • 0.29 m/s
  • 10 secs/floor
  • 0.50 m/s
  • 6 secs/floor
Capacity4 - 6 persons4 personsup to 7 Persons

Included: In Cabin Self Rescue

Included: 1 month free storage
Included: Scaffold for lift installation
Included: GSM unit

Maximum Number of floors

6 floors

4 floors6 floors

Cabin Sizes

  • 1000mm x 1000mm
  • 1000mm x 1200mm
  • 1100mm x 1400mm
  • Custom Sizing
  • 1000mm x 1000mm
  • 1000mm x 1200mm
  • Custom Sizing - up to 1.3m2
  • 1000mm x 1000mm
  • 1000mm x 1200mm
  • 1100mm x 1400mm
  • Custom Sizing

Pit Depth 
Headroom

  • 150mm
  • 2400mm-2600mm
  • 150mm
  • 2550mm
  • 270mm
  • 2750mm

Power Requirements

Single PhaseSingle PhaseSingle Phase
DriveElectric HydraulicGeared ElectricGearless Electric - Next Gen Drive

Machinery Location

Small Cabinet near liftMachine Room LessMachine Room Less

Why Lift Shop™ says NO... Sometimes

After 29 years, we know this: your satisfaction and safety come before profit.

With demand soaring and skilled labour tight, we’re limiting new orders. This isn’t about turning away business, it’s about protecting our promise to deliver flawless quality and service. We don’t chase volume. We pursue excellence.

A faulty lift isn’t a problem solved by replacement,  it’s a problem that grows. Fixing it right and keeping you happy is our priority. That’s why over 4,700 clients rate us nearly 5 stars on Google.

If we can’t guarantee your satisfaction, we’ll say no. 

Here’s when:

  • Financial Risk: We don’t pass bad debts onto our good clients.

  • Unrealistic Expectations: Our timelines are strict because they work.

  • Safety Negligence: Ignoring safety isn’t negotiable.

  • Unreasonable Demands or Conduct: Respect is non-negotiable, for us and our people.

  • Mismatch in Solutions: We’re specialists, if we don’t have the right lift for your needs, we won’t compromise.

  • Price Wars: Cooperation beats haggling. We prefer solving problems to hiring lawyers and yes, our legal team at Gilbert + Tobin is very good (and very expensive).

Thank you for understanding. 

This is how everyone wins, with satisfaction, safety, and trust intact.

Personal Service

Homeowners expect more than a product, they want trust, discretion, reliability, and a personal connection.

A lift isn’t just equipment; it’s part of your home. That’s why Lift Shop™ becomes part of your personal service team, alongside your doctor, pool service, plumber, dentist, or cleaner.

Despite our size and scale, we’ve built our systems to keep personal contact front and centre. We know homeowners have different needs than commercial clients, and our tailored approach ensures your information is accessible and your concerns are understood.

Our technicians typically remain in their local areas for years, so you’ll get to know the same trusted professional every time. Being large and efficient never means sacrificing care.

Lift Shop™ isn’t just different, it’s in a class of its own. 

Often imitated, never duplicated.

Proprietary. Unique. The engine behind Lift Shop’s unmatched efficiency and client value.

Custom-built since 2006, our integrated LLS system is the backbone of our success and the envy of the industry. Competitors who avoid doing the hard work often target it, but we protect it fiercely, offering confidential rewards for proof of intellectual property theft.

The result? Real savings, passed directly to you as lower prices without cutting corners.

Safety is non-negotiable at Lift Shop™. It’s at the heart of everything we do, reflected clearly in our excellent safety record.

Our lifts include numerous advanced safety features, each critical to ensuring your security and peace of mind. Key features include:

  • In-Cabin Self-Rescue

  • Emergency communication

  • Machine-space rescue

  • Automatic lowering during power failures

See these features demonstrated in person at our showrooms, or check the full safety list available in our lift specifications section.

Why It Matters

Home lifts have unique safety considerations. Unlike public elevators, residential lifts often exist within secured homes, potentially restricting external emergency access.

In critical situations, features like our In-Cabin Self-Rescue system allow you to safely exit without waiting for external assistance.

Not all lifts offer equal protection. Ensure you choose the best.

At Lift Shop™, safety comes first, always.

How it works:

If there’s a minor lift issue, our battery-backed system ensures doors are locked, then allows passengers to press and hold two buttons. The lift safely moves to the nearest floor, unlocking the door for easy exit.

Introduced by Lift Shop™ in 2007, this innovative feature is fully compliant with the Australian Standards and approved by WorkCover NSW, despite competitor objections.

Unlike public lifts, home lifts are in secured, private homes, making quick external rescue difficult. Simple power-failure sensors aren’t enough.

Don’t wait, exit safely yourself.

Why it matters:

Home lifts operate in private, secured homes. External access can be challenging in emergencies. Our In-Cabin Self-Rescue provides peace of mind, letting you safely manage the situation without external help.

Residential Lifts Near You

Explore residential lifts currently installed and maintained by Lift Shop™ in your local area, and don’t be surprised if your neighbour already has one and loves it.

lifts installed around Australia and in California with ongoing support

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5 Star Rated - Trusted by Australian Homeowners

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Compare Lifts

Residential Lift Solutions designed to suit your home, enhance your lifestyle, and support the way you live.

Australia's Top Lifts

Step inside one of our showrooms to experience the quality, style, and performance of our residential lifts firsthand.

Know Your Lift Supplier.

A Safety Issue.

Your home lift supplier is part of your personal services team,  (like your pool person, cleaner, gardener, hairdresser.)

You invite us all into your home and life. We attend to your lift.

This is a long-term relationship.  From design, leading into construction and then long term service.

Trust is a critical part of our promise.

Lift Shop™ Licenses and Independent Certification, are below. Look up links are on the Learn Page

Verify and authenticate.

PurposeLift Shop™
Required by the QLD governmentQLD Requirements
Required to install lifts in NSWNSW Lift Requirements
Required to install lifts in VICVIC Lift Requirements
Required to install lifts in QLDQLD Lift Requirements

Credit Risk Report

Full Report

Required to sell lifts in Australia. 

Make sure the company you deal with is registered! 

A Series Swing Door Registration

Required to sell lifts in Australia. 

Make sure the company you deal with is registered! 

A Series Sliding Door Registration
  • We use Two-Factor Authentication (2FA) for all interactions, so you always know exactly who you’re dealing with, and we do too.
  • Service visits are carefully pre-booked. Every lift has a unique ID number displayed on its button panel, a secret code shared only between you, our technician, and appointment coordinator. Technicians arrive on time, in Lift Shop vehicles, wearing official uniforms. You’ll receive written confirmation of your appointment from an @liftshop.com.au email address. Our technicians never ask for or accept cash payments.
  • Installation teams are also pre-scheduled and fully briefed. They come equipped with the precise lift drawings and know the names and contacts of everyone involved in your project.
  • We rigorously protect our intellectual property rights and take legal action when necessary to enforce them.

Your home lift supplier is a member of your personal services team.  It’s a  relationship.

Lift Shop™ clients buy more than a lift, they get the full-service experience.

The relationship starts with meeting the designers in the showrooms before you commit. Our designers assist to create the right lift, personalized to your requirements.

Detailed drawings are prepared by the engineers of your lift, who manufacture it in Italy once approved.

The construction support team, site managers and installation teams will assist in site preparation, then ship your lift to site and install it at the agreed time.

The service department provides 24/7 support after that with lifetime parts coverage available.

At Lift Shop™ you are cared for before, during, and after the installation process. 
It’s more than just a lift, it’s a winning process, that creates a great relationship. (see reviews online)

We pay tribute to the geniuses of building and home design.

We exist to serve the Architects, Builders and Designers who demand wonderful home elevators to complement their creations!

Their desires:

  • Everything works the way it is planned, designed, reliably and safely.
  • No call backs after the home is built.
  • A proven and reliable system, that delivers on time and on budget
  • The finished lift equals what was agreed and expected.

We appreciate your requirements which is why Lift Shop is the first choice and market leader for new home visionaries.

We are already in some of the most luxurious homes in Australia, California and Nevada. Our abilities to deliver is proven.

We like to think the building greats of the past would have used us too!

We look forward to meeting with you and working for you.

Cost Control

Quality Lifts from Italy.  
Premium components, proper testing procedures, proven history, stable manufacturing supply chain and great design

Large Volumes 
Lift Shop sells substantially more lifts than any other home lift company in Australia. Our freight efficiencies and buying power cause lower costs. 

Overhead Costs 
Shared by 6 x offices, >1200 new sales a year, and thousands of routine service clients. Scale efficiencies and centralised systems mean a lower allocation per lift.

Skills 
Extensive staff training and great pay for talent

Properly capitalised 
No debt

No Hidden Extras 
The industries biggest cause of complaint and biggest waste of time.  So we avoid it.  It’s not worth it.

Lift Shop™ created most of the innovations found in the modern home lift.  As the leader, Lift Shop™ introduced:

  • Incredible safety features (e.g. in-cabin self-rescue)
  • Technological advances (like the electric drive)
  • Amazing lifts

Lift Shop™ is the first choice for new home creators with a desire to make the property stand out.  (Or POP as they say at the LA office)

The lifts are found in a range of homes, from those that are like private hotels to the homes being planned for the future.  Future-proofing means a lift with a 40-year life span, so you don’t have to leave a bedroom downstairs or move.  

Will you be the first taker? 
“A free lift from Lift Shop, in exchange for 50% of the increase in the value of your home from the lift.  (Independent valuation required.  Does not apply to the A Series)”



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