5 minutes with…. Lorraine Morgan - TVCL
Can you tell us about your business, when it was formed and what you do?
Thames Valley Controls Ltd started life in Staines, London in 1971 as Thames Valley Lift Company Ltd. Rapid growth led to the business relocating in 1978 to Flint, North Wales and in 1994 TVCL was acquired by Dewhurst Plc.
In September 2019 TVC became part of the Vantage Elevator Solutions group along with GAL Manufacturing, Hollister-Whitney, GAL Canada, Courion, Bore-Max and Elevator Controls.
For 54 years TVC has continued to supply best-in-class Lift Control systems and since 1982 TVC has been designing and manufacturing Remote Monitoring systems with Cloud based CMS Anywhere in the UK for End Users and Lift Contractors for any make of Lift or Escalator or Platform Lift.
I started at TVLC in September 1978 reading schematic electrical drawings, wiring lift control panels until around 1989 and returned in 2003 to LiftStore/TVCL as Sales Engineer for the North of UK.
This is my 47th year in the Lift Industry (with a short break and Training along the way) and I LOVE IT, along with many of my colleagues in the industry.
How many times have you exhibited the Lift & Escalator Symposium?
TVC and I have attended and exhibited at the Lift & Escalator Symposium four times, this year is our 5th time.
Why is it an important event for you to attend?
It is important for TVC to attend The Lift & Escalator Symposium to learn about the latest legislation, requirements, and developments to ensure that our products are future proof to new technologies and meet all requirements. This is also a great opportunity to network with our customers, competitors, and other stakeholders within the lift industry and to learn from each other.
What would you say are the key themes you’re seeing with customers this year?
Customers are looking for the following : -
1. Standard Lift Control Panels with 2 week delivery requests.
2. Serial Packages with prewired signalisation.
3. Prewired Ancillaries for ease of connectivity of Lift Control Systems.
4. Preference for LIMAX3CP (Safe) Certified SIL3 Rated Safety Device.
5. 4G Communication solutions for Lift Autodiallers.
6. Evacuation Control systems compatible with Lift Autodialler.
7. Firefighting Lift Controls with compatible Lift Autodialler.
8. Remote Lift Monitoring for any make of Lift and Ethos Two EMU IOT Gateway.
9. Requests for Remote Monitoring and Verification of Faults, Remote Auto Fire Recall Testing, Remote Isolation of Lift, Interface to Sensors in Pit and Motor Room etc.
10. Option for Broadband Network Connection as well as SIMs for Remote Monitoring Devices on any make of Lift.
11. Requests for Ethos Navigator Destination Control groups.
12. Requests for Conventional High Speed, High Rise Group systems.
13. Requests for Site Survey Assistance.
14. TVC Support & Training appreciation.
What can delegates expect to see on your stand?
This year is a very exciting time for us at TVC; we have several new products coming to market which we cannot wait to share with you all. We will be demonstrating our New EMU IOT range of Lift Monitoring products for any make of Lift, Escalator or Platform Lift.
The ongoing development and enhancements of TVC products with our very latest Ethos Connectivity Solutions, Limit Free Absolute Position Systems and Evacuation Control Systems and New Multi-Function Indicator Display.
Please come and visit our stand to learn more about our products and services.
What would you say to anyone who hasn’t attended? Why should they visit?
I would simply say make sure you attend The Lift & Escalator Symposium (Kettering). It’s a great opportunity to learn about the latest legislation, developments, research and news from the industry experts.
It is important that we share ideas and discover new technologies to continually improve the lift and escalator industry for the future and to see what the UK lift manufacturers have to offer.
We must never stop learning and growing
Which sessions are you looking forward to the most?
We are looking forward to all the Sessions including the following : -
a. AI in lift systems. - Matthew Appleby, Peters Research Ltd, UK.
b. Advances in technical E-Learning training in the lift industry.
c. A chronology of the life of Howard Marryat. - David Cooper, LECS UK Ltd, UK.
d. Lift evacuation communications. - Pavel Kotek, 2N TELEKOMUNIKACE a.s., Czech Republic.
e. Enabling innovation through an Internet of Things (IoT) platform that operates alongside the lift controller without modifying the certified safety chain. - Daan Smans, CEDES AG, Switzerland.
See you all there on 24th and 25th September 2025 at Kettering Hotel & Spa.
