Elevators & Vertical Platform Lifts

Surrounded by exquisite lighting and elegant wood, the Symmetry Asterix lets you travel like a star and experience effortless access to every floor of your home. Thanks to its unique design, this is a residential elevator that is sure to become the centerpiece of your home and bring you and your loved ones comfort and convenience for many years to come. If you want to elevate your life to luxury living, the Symmetry Asterix is the perfect choice for you.

Because the Symmetry Asterix needs no deep elevator pit or extensive headroom, it is easy to integrate with existing homes. For new homes, this a compact home elevator that will fit within almost any layout.

Regardless of whether you need an elevator for a new or an existing home, we manufacture your Symmetry Asterix according to your exact specifications to make sure that it blends in seamlessly into your interior design.

Installing a conventional elevator generally requires expensive structural work that turns your home into a building site for several weeks.

But the Symmetry Asterix is different. Thanks to its compact, ready-made construction, the Symmetry Asterix minimizes the structural impact on your home, reduces your building costs and helps you get your home back in order a lot faster.

The Symmetry Asterix offers you a unique fusion of contemporary design and traditional materials. If you want to give your home that high-end and exclusive look, this is the perfect residential elevator for you. Space-saving and ready-made according to your exact specifications, the Symmetry Asterix certainly has all the qualities to become the elevator of your dreams.

The Cibes Air® combines beautiful, Scandinavian design with user-friendly features, creating a one-of-a-kind experience that engages all your senses. Thanks to its exquisite blend of elegant style and ergonomic function, this is an elevator that enhances both the beauty and comfort your home. In addition, the ready-made, space-efficient elevator concept of the Cibes Air® makes it very fast and easy to install.

The Cibes Air offers you many benefits and several of them are hidden beneath the hood, like our optional drive system, Cibes EcoSilent, that makes lift operation smooth, energy-efficient, and virtually soundless.

In fact, the EcoSilent drive system enables your elevator to blend in with the sounds of everyday life and reduces the energy consumption by up to 45% compared to our standard drive.

Thanks to Cibes EcoSilent, you can enjoy your Cibes Air elevator day and night, as much as you want, with complete peace of mind.

Shaftless home elevators are space-saving and efficient accessibility solutions, but some are more space-saving than others. Thanks to the incredibly compact design of the Ascenda residential elevator, you now have the possibility to age in place comfortably and preserve a maximum of your square footage.

In addition, the Ascenda Elevator only requires minimal building alterations, making it easier and more affordable than ever to render your two-story home accessible.

A shaftless elevator for home use is designed to travel through one single-floor opening between two floors. Unlike larger elevators, a shaftless elevator does not require a shaftway, elevator pit, or machine room, resulting in a very small installation footprint. The integrated sliding doors are also more space-saving than swing doors, allowing you to maximize your floor space.

Unlike other home elevators, shaftless lifts are operated with hold-to-run, which makes your home lift very safe and easy to use. Hold-to-run means that the elevator travels when you maintain pressure on the button and stops when you release the pressure. For the safety of you and your loved ones, sensors on the top and bottom of the elevator instantly stop the lift in case any obstructions are detected.

The Ascenda by Cibes is a user-friendly solution for individuals with mobility limitations. It also offers you greater flexibility than a stair lift, as it has the ability to transport a person in a wheelchair. Furthermore, a shaftless home elevator is also more aesthetically appealing than a stair lift and offers you a wider range of mobility options. So, if you are thinking about buying a stair lift, a shaftless residential lift is a space-saving and attractive option to consider.

Whether you're looking at new construction or retrofitting an existing home, you're looking for craftsmanship and long-term quality. Cibes Symmetry elevators can provide both. All of our residential elevators are custom-built, designed and made in America.

We believe that your elevator should fit your home, your taste, and your needs. With all the options available from Cibes Symmetry, you'll get a custom residential elevator installation that will blend seamlessly into your dwelling and enhance its style and liveability.

Discover our wide range of colors, materials, floors, fixtures, and more.

Residential elevators often require minimal pit depth. This feature enables homeowners to enjoy the benefits of an elevator without significant modifications to their home's structure.

Residential elevators offer proven and reliable drive options that have stood the test of time. Whether you choose hydraulic, Winding Drum, or Inline Gear (machine-room-less) drives, you can trust in their track record of dependability and efficient operation. These reliable drive systems ensure a smooth and comfortable ride, providing homeowners with confidence and reliability for years to come.

If you're looking for a vertical platform lift for use at your home — either indoor, outdoors or both — you have come to the right place. Cibes Symmetry provides high-quality, custom solutions to meet your needs.

The Symmetry Model VPL-RL is designed in compliance with ICC/A117.1 NEC and ASME A18.1 and is ETL listed and approved. This makes the wheelchair home lift a safe and smart solution for your home.

The entire Symmetry VPL product line is designed around ADA 4.11 compliance and public and private accessibility.

Our VPLs exemplify high-quality craftsmanship, safety compliance, and support for local businesses. Cibes Symmetry: Your complete lift solutions provider, nationwide with local service.

A wheelchair lift requires constant pressure to be applied to the control button to operate. This provides more control over the lift.

Home wheelchair lifts are designed to provide transportation to surpass an architectural barrier, most commonly stairs.

Usually installed next to stairs, wheelchair home lifts require few installation modifications and can be used either inside or outside.

Indoor applications
Popular home wheelchair lift locations include placing the lift inside an attached garage to gain access to the house or inside the house to gain access to a basement or second story.

Outdoor applications
Most commonly used to provide access to a porch or deck and to the main entrance when stairs cause an obstacle to accessibility.

Cibes Symmetry presents an array of design possibilities, ensuring effortless access where you desire, harmoniously integrating with your home's aesthetic appeal.

Select from an extensive palette of custom paint colors, guaranteeing your home wheelchair lift harmoniously complements any architectural design choice you make.

The unenclosed wheelchair lift or vertical platform lift can be used in a residential or commercial setting.

Suitable for indoor and outdoor use in Acme Screw and Hydraulic drive systems. You will also find these lifts in commercial settings for accessible office entrances, stadium seating, or low-rise elevation changes.

Commercial Applications:
Low-rise commercial lift

The Symmetry Unenclosed vertical platform lift is limited to 60 inches of travel maximum, will have a platform gate on the lower landing side, and will have either an upper landing door or gate. In addition, it must have a safety sensor panel on the underside of the platform.

If an unenclosed lift is traveling down and something is below it, the safety sensor will engage when the obstruction is encountered, and the lift will stop moving down. After that, the lift will be able to travel away from the obstruction, and normal operation will continue once the obstruction is removed.

*Not available in every jurisdiction

Customize your Unenclosed vertical platform lift

Cibes Symmetry presents a diverse array of design choices, ensuring seamless access where required and effortlessly integrating with the aesthetics of your building.

The Symmetry Wheelchair Home Lift is our best-seller. While home elevators have been seen as a luxury item in the past, today, they are much more of a necessity. The home elevator can provide a safe and convenient way to get between floors.

The primary advantage of an unenclosed vertical platform lift is that it provides accessibility for individuals with mobility challenges. For instance, it allows people who use wheelchairs, scooters or have difficulty navigating stairs to easily access elevated areas, such as:

• Porches

• Decks

• Stages

ADA Compliant
The Symmetry Model VPL-UL is designed in compliance with ICC/A117.1 NEC and ASME A18.1. The entire Symmetry VPL product line is designed around ADA 4.11 compliance and public and private accessibility

The Enclosed Lift is A18.1 code-compliant and designed for ease of installation. It can be used as a residential liftor in a commercial application.

When used in private residences, the Enclosure vertical platform lift requires slightly more space than an Unenclosed lift. They travel heights up to 168″. You may see an Enclosed lift in commercial settings, including parking structures, airport terminal lifts, and providing access to stadium seating.

The Enclosed plexi-glass vertical platform lifts are used in the same way as the enclosed lift, with plexi-glass infill enclosure wall panels. It requires slightly more space than an unenclosed lift and travel heights up to 168″.

• Suitable for indoor and outdoor use in Acme Screw and Hydraulic drive systems. 

Can provide weather protection
Option to do an ELP outdoors with a roof to account for weather.

Transparent walls
Take in your surroundings with clear panels, making it less visually intrusive.

Commercial applications
If the manufacturer is to provide the enclosure, it is an Enclosed Lift.

An Enclosed platform lift is designed to meet the requirements of ASME A18.1, so all platform sizes and running clearances have been taken into consideration, and the lift constructed accordingly.

The entrances to the lift are incorporated into the lift's enclosure, which requires you to provide only the required structural support and entry and exit points.

While an Enclosed wheelchair lift may have a higher upfront cost than a Shaftway Lift, it's essential to account for the cost of construction of the shaft for a fair comparison. 

Enclosure options
There are two enclosure options to choose from:

• Metal Infill enclosure wall panels for EL 

• Acrylic or Laminated Safety Glass infill enclosure wall panels for ELP 

Options and customizations
Cibes Symmetry offers a range of design options that provide convenient access where you need it and seamlessly blend into the aesthetic of your building. 

With a variety of custom paint colors to choose from, you can ensure that your shaftway lift will perfectly complement any architectural design.

The Symmetry Hybrid lift looks and feels like an elevator but operates like a vertical platform lift.

The lift is installed in a shaft with swing doors on each landing, no gates on the car, and the ceiling is not load-bearing. The controls of the hybrid lift are constant pressure, so the user has complete control of the car's movement.

Commercial applications
A Hybrid Lift is a shaftway lift that has gone the extra mile. Designed in a manner to dress up a VPL, hybrid lifts look much like a residential elevator, with wood walls and ceiling and many options for control fixture finishes.

Installed in a hoistway, the hybrid is accessed through hoistway doors, and no gates are present in the system. According to code, the ceiling must be non-load-bearing, so you have the option of a breakaway wood ceiling or an egg crate ceiling.

Hybrid lift options
The Symmetry Hybrid lift can be manufactured from wood or metal and tailored to your preferences. Customize the doors and car to match the style and decor of your building.

Like an elevator, the hybrid also features handrails and fixtures, such as COPs and landing controls, available in various materials and designs.

Primarily utilized to provide an accessibility solution when a shaftway is already in place.

A shaftway vertical platform lift is designed for enclosed shaftway applications in public and private facilities at travel heights up to 168″. 

Commercial applications
Where the travel is greater than 60 inches, the lift must be enclosed. If a contractor has built a shaft for the lift to operate within, it is a Shaftway Lift.

The entrance doors to the lift can be provided by others or ordered with the lift.

The hoistway must be designed to allow for the lift, running clearances, and structural requirements.

*Keep in mind that VPL hoistway doors are required to be flush to the interior of the hoistway to prevent shear/pinch points.

The Cibes Air® combines beautiful, Scandinavian design with user-friendly features, creating a one-of-a-kind experience that engages all your senses. Thanks to its exquisite blend of elegant style and ergonomic function, this is an elevator that enhances both the beauty and comfort your home. In addition, the ready-made, space-efficient elevator concept of the Cibes Air® makes it very fast and easy to install.

The Cibes Air offers you many benefits and several of them are hidden beneath the hood, like our optional drive system, Cibes EcoSilent, that makes lift operation smooth, energy-efficient, and virtually soundless. In fact, the EcoSilent drive system enables your elevator to blend in with the sounds of everyday life and reduces the energy consumption by up to 45% compared to our standard drive.

Thanks to Cibes EcoSilent, you can enjoy your Cibes Air elevator day and night, as much as you want, with complete peace of mind.

A lift for your lifestyle
When you decide to buy a Cibes Air, you should always let the use of the lift guide your choices. For example, if your lift only needs to bring you everyday comfort, you can choose a very small platform size. But if the lift must accommodate a wheelchair, you should go for a bigger size. We also offer you a wide range of options and accessories to ensure that your lift is customizable to your specific needs and taste.

Do you want our help? Just contact your local dealer to get advice on anything from lift sizes and door models to design options and accessories.

If you are looking for a versatile, user-friendly and space-saving platform lift, the Cibes Primo is a great solution. Just as suitable for public as for commercial applications, this lift model is a go-to choice for many of our loyal customers in the building industry.

One of the main reasons is that the all-inclusive, ready-made lift concept is incredibly space-efficient and easy to install, requiring only minimal building alterations. In fact, it is possible to install a 2-stop Cibes Primo platform lift in as little as 2-3 days.

Explanatory note: The Cibes Primo is the same product as the Cibes A5000, but has an updated design and is available in more lift sizes. The updated design was created to cater to the needs of the US market. The Cibes Primo replaces the Cibes A5000.

The Symmetry LULA elevator is industry-leading in terms of quality, style, and design possibilities. It is also a space-efficient accessibility solution that requires less building adaptation than a conventional passenger elevator. If you are looking for an attractive and user-friendly lift solution that caters for the needs of schools, churches, multi-family housing units, libraries, and more, our LULA elevator is a great choice.

What is a LULA lift?
LU/LA stands for Limited Use/Limited Application. The LULA lift provides access for low occupancy/low rise commercial buildings where a traditional passenger elevator is not feasible or required by code. It is ideal for applications up to 6 stops and 25 ft (standard) or 40 ft (with approved variance) of travel.

All LULA elevators are limited by speed, travel, and capacity in order to comply with ASME A17.1 Section 5.2 and the ADA. Also check with your local authorities as they may have additional requirements.

LULA elevator benefits
To explain why our LULA elevator will save you space, time and money, we give you a shortlist of some of its main benefits:

• Shallowest pit depth in the industry (13" pit).

• Shortest overhead in the industry (104").

• Low shaft construction requirements compared to larger commercial elevators.

• Lower code requirements on maintenance compared to larger commercial elevators.

• All lights are energy saving LED, including control panel and car lights.

• Includes directional level indicators.

• Single phase power supply.

The unenclosed wheelchair lift or vertical platform lift can be used in a residential or commercial setting.

Suitable for indoor and outdoor use in Acme Screw and Hydraulic drive systems. You will also find these lifts in commercial settings for accessible office entrances, stadium seating, or low-rise elevation changes.

Commercial Applications:
Low-rise commercial lift

The Symmetry Unenclosed vertical platform lift is limited to 60 inches of travel maximum, will have a platform gate on the lower landing side, and will have either an upper landing door or gate. In addition, it must have a safety sensor panel on the underside of the platform.

If an unenclosed lift is traveling down and something is below it, the safety sensor will engage when the obstruction is encountered, and the lift will stop moving down. After that, the lift will be able to travel away from the obstruction, and normal operation will continue once the obstruction is removed.

*Not available in every jurisdiction

The Enclosed Lift is A18.1 code-compliant and designed for ease of installation. It can be used as a residential lift or in a commercial application.

When used in private residences, the Enclosure vertical platform lift requires slightly more space than an Unenclosed lift. They travel heights up to 168″. You may see an Enclosed lift in commercial settings, including parking structures, airport terminal lifts, and providing access to stadium seatin

The Symmetry Hybrid lift looks and feels like an elevator but operates like a vertical platform lift.
The lift is installed in a shaft with swing doors on each landing, no gates on the car, and the ceiling is not load-bearing. The controls of the hybrid lift are constant pressure, so the user has complete control of the car's movement.

Commercial applications
A Hybrid Lift is a shaftway lift that has gone the extra mile. Designed in a manner to dress up a VPL, hybrid lifts look much like a residential elevator, with wood walls and ceiling and many options for control fixture finishes.
Installed in a hoistway, the hybrid is accessed through hoistway doors, and no gates are present in the system. According to code, the ceiling must be non-load-bearing, so you have the option of a breakaway wood ceiling or an egg crate ceiling.

The Hybrid fills a product gap between a vertical platform lift and a LULA elevator. This suite of products provides building owners with best-in-class options when looking to improve ADA access.

Primarily utilized to provide an accessibility solution when a shaftway is already in place.

A shaftway vertical platform lift is designed for enclosed shaftway applications in public and private facilities at travel heights up to 168″. 

Commercial applications
Where the travel is greater than 60 inches, the lift must be enclosed. If a contractor has built a shaft for the lift to operate within, it is a Shaftway Lift.

The entrance doors to the lift can be provided by others or ordered with the lift.

The hoistway must be designed to allow for the lift, running clearances, and structural requirements.

*Keep in mind that VPL hoistway doors are required to be flush to the interior of the hoistway to prevent shear/pinch points.

Accessible and visually discreet
A shaftway model is installed in an enclosure that is integral to the building. The benefit of a shaftway lift is that the lift enclosure can be made to blend into the environment, removing visual distractions.

Options and customizations
Cibes Symmetry offers a range of design options that provide convenient access where you need it and seamlessly blend into the aesthetic of your building. 

With a variety of custom paint colors to choose from, you can ensure that your shaftway lift will perfectly complement any architectural design.

If you are looking for a versatile, user-friendly and space-saving platform elevator, the Cibes A5000 is a great solution. Just as suitable for residential as for public and commercial applications, this lift model is a go-to choice for many of our loyal customers in the building industry.

One of the main reasons is that the all-inclusive, ready-made lift concept is incredibly space-efficient and easy to install, requiring only minimal building alterations. In fact, it is possible to install a 2-stop Cibes A5000 lift in as little as 2-3 days.

Thanks to the compact, ready-made design it is easy to integrate Cibes A5000 platform lift into existing buildings. Because the lift is delivered in ready-made elements, requiring neither a deep lift pit, nor top machinery, the construction work is minimal.

You do not even need to build an elevator hoistway, as the Cibes A5000 always comes with a prefabricated lift shaft in steel or glazed panels.

Although the Cibes A5000 is always delivered with a prefabricated elevator shaft, it is just as easy to install it in an existing or site-built shaftway. This is an elegant solution that makes your lift blend in seamlessly into its architectural surroundings.

In addition, this is a lift model that offers you a wide choice of lift colors, door models, flooring options and other features, enabling you to create a lift design true to your vision.

Public and commercial settings
A platform elevator not only makes your facilities accessible to your customers and visitors, but it can also be of great service to your staff, making daily tasks, such as moving equipment between floors, easier to perform. The Cibes A5000 is a popular choice for stores, hotels, restaurants, offices and public buildings.

Cibes Symmetry offers a variety of Vertical Reciprocating Conveyors (VRCs) from 750 pound capacity up to 6,000 pound capacity and more to assist with your material handling needs. You can use these lifts to transport light materials, such as boxes, to heavy materials such as caskets. It is important to note that these lifts are not intended to transport passengers or riders.  

Our material handling lifts offer you an efficient and affordable solution for transporting heavy goods between floors in your commercial building. Material handling lifts, a.k.a. freight lifts, industrial lifts, conveyor lifts, or mezzanine lifts, will ease logistics and improve your workflow. Specifically designed to transport heavy goods and merchandise, material handling lifts also make the work environment safer for your employees.

Benefits of material handling lifts.
Our lifts for handling goods and materials come with many benefits:

• Less expensive to install and maintain than conventional elevators.

• Easier to install in new and existing buildings than conventional elevators.

• Require fewer building adaptations than conventional elevators.

• Improve employee safety and workflow by efficient material handling.

• Up to 5 stops and a rated load of up to 6000 lbs.

• Can be customized to the specific requirements of your building.

The Symmetry VRC Casket lift is a lift designed to safely and efficiently transport caskets or coffins between different levels within a building. It serves a crucial purpose in various situations, primarily at funerals, mortuaries, and places of worship. For example, the Symmetry VRC Casket elevator enables the smooth movement of the casket from the preparation area or basement to the designated area where the funeral service is being conducted. This ensures dignified transportation and minimizes disruptions during the funeral proceedings.

Only for goods and materials
Symmetry VRCs are purpose-built to ensure the smooth and secure movement of goods and materials between floors within a building. It's important to note that they are not designed or authorized for carrying passengers. With strict adherence to safety standards, restricted access, clearly visible signage, and adherence to legal regulations, these lifts are meant exclusively for non-passenger purposes.

The Symmetry VRC Enclosed is a variant of the Vertical Platform Lift (VPL) that has been specifically designed without certain features required by the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). This elevator is primarily used for moving light materials, such as boxes, carts, and similar items. It finds applications in various industries, including marijuana greenhouses, dispensaries, and bakeries. 

Only for goods and materials
Symmetry VRCs are purpose-built to ensure the smooth and secure movement of goods and materials between floors within a building. It's important to note that they are not designed or authorized for carrying passengers. With strict adherence to safety standards, restricted access, clearly visible signage, and adherence to legal regulations, these lifts are meant exclusively for non-passenger purposes.

This elevator is specialized elevator systems designed to streamline the movement of various items, such as boxes, carts, and other hard-to-lift objects, between different floors or levels within a building. These conveyors provide a convenient and efficient alternative to manual lifting, making the transportation process more manageable and less physically demanding.

Symmetry Vertical Reciprocating Conveyors (VRC) are designed and built to meet or exceed the requirements of ASME B20.1, Safety Standard for Conveyors and Related Equipment.

Only for goods and materials
Symmetry VRCs are purpose-built to ensure the smooth and secure movement of goods and materials between floors within a building. It's important to note that they are not designed or authorized for carrying passengers. With strict adherence to safety standards, restricted access, clearly visible signage, and adherence to legal regulations, these lifts are meant exclusively for non-passenger purposes.