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Dolphin Stairlifts North East Ltd

Dolphin Stairlifts North East Ltd

3.8(20 reviews)See reviews ↓·Newcastle upon Tyne

About the company

Dolphin Stairlifts North East Ltd is a family-run business that has been operating since 2008. The team has more than 50 years of collective experience. It is an Authorised Stannah Dealer, a Stiltz Authorised Dealer, and a Bruno Heavy Duty Authorised Dealer. All of its engineers are DBS checked. It provides a two-year warranty on all new products. It serves customers in Newcastle, Gateshead, Sunderland, County Durham, Northumberland and surrounding areas.

Its customer base includes private individuals, local authority contracts and professional bodies. It offers next-day installation on rentals and reconditioned units, subject to stock, and provides a same-day breakdown service for calls received before 8:00 p.m. It offers a free stairlift removal service. It services and maintains equipment not supplied by itself, subject to carrying spares for the lift. It provides stairlifts, hoists and through-floor lifts.

What customers say

Based on genuine customer reviews

Responsiveness and helpfulness stand out repeatedly in accounts of this Newcastle upon Tyne stairlift supplier. Customers describe a swift, friendly service from the first enquiry through to installation, with one household noting that a rental stairlift was fitted within hours of an initial call and allowed a relative to leave hospital far sooner than expected. Reviewers frequently point to the professionalism and good manners of staff, and named engineers Chris and Phil-ip are singled out for courteous, careful work, including a clear explanation of how the lift operates.

Advice tailored to the individual user is another point that comes up often, with installations sometimes completed within days to accelerate a hospital discharge. Praise for the finished equipment also recurs. Some accounts nevertheless describe breakdowns shortly after fitting, difficulty reaching the emergency line and disputed charges, while one customer felt evening cover should run later. The general impression remains of an adaptable, efficient team that handles urgent installations and ongoing servicing, and the trust placed in long-serving engineers reinforces that view.

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Reviews

Reviews are taken from publicly available sources.

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Joanne Morrow3 April 2026

Beware. Elderly father was given a quote of £13,000, I suspect he was taken advantage of for living in a large house and being desperate to get his wife home from hospital. I rang and was given a ballpark figure of £6.000 - that’s an awful lot of add ons. Fitted by another company with all upgrades and add ons for £5,200.

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M D20 November 2025

Previously had a stair lift fitted from handicare, in the 11 months it was in it broke down more than 14 times was completely replaced 3 times and still broke down every couple of weeks even after sending their most senior ‘engineer’ visited… it broke down 2 days later again! Now it’s been replaced with a stannah fitted by Chris and Phil-ip from Dolphin stairlifts. They were incredibly well-mannered and professional throughout our interaction, work efficiently - old lift was taken out and replaced in less than 2 hours and hasn’t had a single fault. If you’re applying for a disabled facilities grant do not accept a lift from handicare. Tell the council you will only accept one from a competent company like dolphin, not handicare! Unless you enjoy spending hours on the phone, days waiting for someone to come and fix something that shouldn’t be broken and like to carry your loved ones up and down the stairs.

JB
Jane Broadhead12 August 2025

Absolutely first class service every time we have needed to use Dolphin Stairlifts for my 90 year old mum. Once again today was the same! Thank you :) Jane Broadhead

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Abdar Razak15 April 2025

Super people to deal with.Extremely helpful and efficient in my experience.

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joanne tennant15 March 2025

My Mams stairlift has broken down on a Saturday morning, struggled to get through but when we did they responded quickly. Hoping it's going to get fixed.

SR
Shaun Robinson1 September 2024

1st class service, ordered on the Friday an fitted on the Monday morning. 2great lads. Thank you

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Ian Warbrick19 June 2024

Great service, can out within 4 hours, needed a part came out following day to fix. Had further small issue came out again within Two hours. Have to say call out fee £195 seems high but service and guys that came out were first class .

Stairlift suppliers & installers in Newcastle upon Tyne compared

Ordered by rating, weighted by the number of reviews — businesses with only a handful of reviews do not jump to the top automatically. 4 businesses in this category in Newcastle upon Tyne are compared.

RankProviderRatingReviewsOpen Sat.
1Alpha Stairlifts★ 5,08Yes
2Castle Comfort Stairlifts Ltd★ 5,04Yes
3Phoenix Stairlifts Newcastle★ 5,02No
4Dolphin Stairlifts North East Ltd (this page)★ 3,820No
Contact
+441912712600www.dolphinliftsnorth.comUnit 16F Airport Industrial Estate, Newcastle upon Tyne NE3 2EF
Working hours
Monday09:00–17:00
Tuesday09:00–17:00
Wednesday09:00–17:00
Thursday09:00–17:00
Friday09:00–17:00
SaturdayClosed
SundayClosed