In selecting a MediTek you have chosen a company that has over 15 years experience in designing and manufacturing stairlifts, recognised as a company that is one of the pioneers of the industry. At MediTek our staff care about your personal needs and truly believe that our products and services can make a difference in helping make life easier for you.
MediTek also recognises that people require stairlifts for a variety of reasons. Whatever the reason, be proud to join the thousands of people all over the world who enjoy independent living at home, thanks to a MediTek stairlift.
Please take time to familiarise yourself with the MediTek stairlift solutions and discover the answer to increased independence at home.
Service
The very nature of the stairlift market demands that products aimed at the elderly and disabled should not only be of outstanding quality, but also backed up by exceptional levels of customer service.
We also believe that trust, confidence kept promises should be an integral part of our business culture. That is why we only supply our products to Distributors and Dealers who have been trained and approved by MediTek.
We believe that MediTek is the only stairlift manufacturer that puts the customer at the heart of its business practice.
Quality & Standards
Engineering excellence is at the heart of the design and manufacture of MediTek stairlifts. We use quality components and proven technology to ensure many years of safe and reliable service. MediTek invests significantly in product development and stairlift design and are proud to be leading the industry and achieving the very highest standards available.
All our stairlifts are assembled to order in the USA. Each lift is thoroughly checked and tested before leaving the factory and comes with a full warranty.
Accreditations
Accessibility Equipment Manufacturers Association (AEMA)
The British Healthcare Trades Association (BHTA)
The Lift and Escalator Industry Association (LEIA)
International Organisation for Standardisation (ISO)
The North East Chamber of Commerce (NECC)
The Better Business Bureau (BBB)
Accessibility Equipment Manufacturers Association (AEMA)
Formed in the USA in 1990 AEMA is a non-profit organization set up to meet the needs of the accessibility equipment manufacturers, distributors and end users. In 2005 the association modified its vision and its bylaws in order to create an .all industry members association. Any person, firm or corporation with an interest in the private residence elevator and accessibility equipment industry is encouraged to join the association and become a full voting member with equal input into the activities of the association.
Formed in the USA in 1990 AEMA is a non-profit organization set up to meet the needs of the accessibility equipment manufacturers, distributors and end users. In 2005 the association modified its vision and its bylaws in order to create an .all industry members association. Any person, firm or corporation with an interest in the private residence elevator and accessibility equipment industry is encouraged to join the association and become a full voting member with equal input into the activities of the association.
The British Healthcare Trades Association (BHTA)
The BHTA is the UK's oldest and largest healthcare association (founded in 1917). Its membership - of some 380 companies involved in the manufacture, supply and service of people with special physical needs and specialist healthcare requirements.
The products they make and supply are as varied as wheelchairs and scooters, stairlifts, seating and positioning products, patient support surfaces, rehabilitation products, stoma and continence products, aids and services for visually impaired people, and even prosthetics and orthotics.
At the heart of our association is the Code of Practice, which sets out the standards that all members must meet to demonstrate best practice in their business dealings. The Code of Practice is recognised as the UK industry standard and means that member companies trade ethically and professionally. The BHTA is accepted by the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) Consumer Codes Approval Scheme.
The BHTA is the UK's oldest and largest healthcare association (founded in 1917). Its membership - of some 380 companies involved in the manufacture, supply and service of people with special physical needs and specialist healthcare requirements.
The products they make and supply are as varied as wheelchairs and scooters, stairlifts, seating and positioning products, patient support surfaces, rehabilitation products, stoma and continence products, aids and services for visually impaired people, and even prosthetics and orthotics.
At the heart of our association is the Code of Practice, which sets out the standards that all members must meet to demonstrate best practice in their business dealings. The Code of Practice is recognised as the UK industry standard and means that member companies trade ethically and professionally. The BHTA is accepted by the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) Consumer Codes Approval Scheme.
The Lift and Escalator Industry Association (LEIA)
LEIA is the trade association and advisory body for the lift and escalator industry, formed in 1997 by the merging of two long-standing associations with a history dating back to 1932. With a membership covering some 95% of the lift and escalator industry. LEIA members supply passenger and goods/service lifts, stairlifts, homelifts, lifting platforms, escalators, passenger conveyors and a range of component parts for such products.
Benefits of Dealing with LEIA Companies
The design and installation of stairlifts is highly regulated, there are wide ranging and complex statutory requirements.
• LEIA aims to ensure its members have the best and most up to date information on safety, standards and legislative matters - supported by professional assistance.
• LEIA provides for its members comprehensive programmes for both skills training and academic study from BTEC levels through to a masters degree in lift engineering.
• LEIA membership requires that member companies have a quality management system and are certificated to ISO 9001 - and that the awarding body is accredited by the United Kingdom Accreditation Service (UKAS).
• LEIA membership can therefore be summarised as companies who -
- Are well established
- Have a quality system, audited annually
- Are subject to third party technical audits, annually
- Have approved company safety policies
- Carry appropriate product and third party insurance
- Have skilled employees
- Are provided with a constant up-dating service on safety,
technical and legislative matters.
LEIA is the trade association and advisory body for the lift and escalator industry, formed in 1997 by the merging of two long-standing associations with a history dating back to 1932. With a membership covering some 95% of the lift and escalator industry. LEIA members supply passenger and goods/service lifts, stairlifts, homelifts, lifting platforms, escalators, passenger conveyors and a range of component parts for such products.
Benefits of Dealing with LEIA Companies
The design and installation of stairlifts is highly regulated, there are wide ranging and complex statutory requirements.
• LEIA aims to ensure its members have the best and most up to date information on safety, standards and legislative matters - supported by professional assistance.
• LEIA provides for its members comprehensive programmes for both skills training and academic study from BTEC levels through to a masters degree in lift engineering.
• LEIA membership requires that member companies have a quality management system and are certificated to ISO 9001 - and that the awarding body is accredited by the United Kingdom Accreditation Service (UKAS).
• LEIA membership can therefore be summarised as companies who -
- Are well established
- Have a quality system, audited annually
- Are subject to third party technical audits, annually
- Have approved company safety policies
- Carry appropriate product and third party insurance
- Have skilled employees
- Are provided with a constant up-dating service on safety,
technical and legislative matters.
International Organisation for Standardisation (ISO)
ISO is the world's largest developer and publisher of International Standards. ISO is a non-governmental organisation that forms a bridge between the public and private sectors.
A company that adopts and operates under an accredited ISO standard quality management system is one that has demonstrated a commitment to achieving, maintaining and improving upon its standards across all aspects of the business and the way it operates.
ISO 9001 is by far the world's most established quality framework, currently being used by over 750,000 organisations in 161 countries, and sets the standard for not only quality management systems, but management systems in general.
ISO is the world's largest developer and publisher of International Standards. ISO is a non-governmental organisation that forms a bridge between the public and private sectors.
A company that adopts and operates under an accredited ISO standard quality management system is one that has demonstrated a commitment to achieving, maintaining and improving upon its standards across all aspects of the business and the way it operates.
ISO 9001 is by far the world's most established quality framework, currently being used by over 750,000 organisations in 161 countries, and sets the standard for not only quality management systems, but management systems in general.
Environmental Policy
At MediTek we take our environmental responsibilities very seriously and place a significant emphasis, awareness and impact on environmental and sustainability issues in our manufacturing and supplier management. The economical and environmental benefits of our policy include:
• Using as many locally sourced suppliers, components and materials as possible this reduces the need to transport goods and components long distances and reduces the potential that our components and materials are supplied using environmentally un-friendly methods
• During the design and manufacturing process, we work with suppliers to reduce packaging requirements, consumption of raw materials and energy expenditure during manufacture
• Extensive emphasis is given to environmental & sustainability impacts on promotional practice
Warranties
MediTek understand now how much reliance all our customers place in our products that is why we ensure high standards of build quality, attention to detail and engineering excellence and only use high quality components and materials.
The high standards attributed to MediTek are reflected in the standard warranty and guarantee that accompanies each stairlift sold:
• A full 12 months on all New Stairlifts• Full 12 months on all reconditioned stairlifts
• 24 months on parts
For more details, warranties and guarantees please contact us.