Lift Industry News

11/01/2024

Hydroware appoint Mark Golder as its new Managing Director
Mark brings valuable experience from his prior role as Managing Director for the UK & EU at Five at Heart and will be transitioning to lead the Hydroware team.

Mark will officially assume the position of Managing Director this month, succeeding Matt Thompson, who has been a significant contributor to Hydroware UK Ltd over the last 8 years.

10/01/2024

Public comment period open for BS ISO 8100-1. You are invited to participate in the public comment period on BS ISO 8100-1 Lifts for the transport of persons and goods. Part 1: Safety rules for the construction and installation of passenger and goods passenger lifts. Comments are open until the 20th of January.

09/01/2024

LEIA announce publication of BS 7255:2023 Safe working on lifts - Code of practice

BS 7255:2023 is a code of practice which gives recommendations for owners and workers for safe working practices on lifts.

08/01/2024

CIBSE Lift Group: Call for papers for 2024 events! CIBSE Lift Group has several exciting events taking place in 2024. It is welcoming speakers for the Lift & Escalator Symposium 2024, the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) 2024 in London & Paris, CIBSE Build2Perform, and for CIBSE Lift Group Speakers & Topics.

CIBSE Lift Group has a number of exciting events taking place in 2024. Find further information below if you’re interested in being considered as a speaker at the Lift & Escalator Symposium 2024, the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) 2024 in London & Paris, CIBSE Builld2Per

05/01/2024

Call for papers for the 15th Symposium on Lift & Escalator Technologies

The symposium will take place on the 18 - 19 September 2024 at Kettering Park Hotel & Spa, Kettering, UK.

Hear leading experts present peer reviewed papers, and enjoy the opportunity to share research and knowledge and to network with colleagues from across industry. Abstracts are welcome from professionals, academics and post graduate students.

Find out more below about submitting an abstract

The Lift & Escalator Symposium Trust are delighted to announce the 15th Symposium on Lift & Escalator Technologies.

04/01/2024

CIBSE Lift Group invites contributions to updated Guide D 2025.

All are invited to contribute using this commenting template form. All forms must be emailed to [email protected] by 1700h (GMT) on 19 January 2024.

Find out more about how to get involved here: https://buff.ly/48gTdsN

03/01/2024

The seventh edition of Lift Industry News is out on 18th January!

National Apprenticeship week is 5-11 February this year so our January edition shines a light on how important apprenticeships are and the vital role they play in the lift and escalator industry. We talk to four companies and their apprentices and have an HR perspective on hiring.

And we have a new correspondent - this one has four paws and a huge personality! Welcome Ted who is the spokesdog for the Lift Industry Mental Health Charity.

If you don't receive it already sign up here: https://buff.ly/3PEdzph

21/12/2023

Abstract: The Investigation of Efficacy and Fire Resistance Characteristics of Firebarrier in the Lift Industry Applications

M. Gizicki, S. Kaczmarczyk, B. Henderson, N. Clark and R. Khandan

20/12/2023

Samaritans Manchester project finally complete -

The Samaritans Project in Manchester has reached its triumphant conclusion, thanks to the immense generosity of individuals across the lift industry. After overcoming several challenges during the weeks of dedicated work, the lift has been successfully tested and officially handed over.

18/12/2023

Congratulations to Caltech Lifts - named Best Dundee-based Family Business of the Year in The Courier Business Awards 2023 days after it celebrated its 45th birthday.

The family firm, founded in Dundee in 1978 by engineer Howard Renwick and now run by his sons Andrew and Fraser, was named the best family Dundee-based business at the glittering awards ceremony at the Apex Hotel in Dundee on October 28.

Managing Director Andrew Renwick accepted the award from host Gaby Roslin along with his dad Howard and brother Fraser.

15/12/2023

Wishing you all a very Happy Christmas. Thank you for to all our wonderful readers, advertisers and contributors🎄

15/12/2023

Don’t miss the Lift edition of “A Secret Genius of Modern Life”, a delightful and mostly accurate (!) introduction to lift technology. It's great to share with your friends and family if they think lifts are boring 😊. The programme is fittingly dedicated to the late Dr Gina Barney, who features. It is available on BBC iPlayer here:

Hannah examines the lift, entering a 246m high lift shaft to test her fear of heights.

14/12/2023

Have you seen the The Lift and Escalator Library? It's an online library for the lift (elevator) and escalator industry. It provides free access to an extensive collection of papers made available to support education and research.

An online library for the lift (elevator) and escalator industry. It provides free access to an extensive collection of papers made available to support education and research.

13/12/2023

In this month's Letters from the Pit, resident agony uncle John is asked “My lift maintenance company has been providing LOLER inspection reports and I am a bit concerned they are marking their own homework. Do you have any guidance on this?”

Read John's advice:

John is Lift Industry News’ very own agony uncle and is here to support you when your vertical transportation relationship is going through a bad patch.

12/12/2023

On the twelfth day of Christmas, my true love gave to me,
Twelve riders riding, eleven maintenance tools, ten inspectors inspecting,
nine motor drives, eight cable pulleys, seven safety sensors, six emergency phones,
five shiny doors, four call buttons, three escalators, two service techs,
And a lift that is smooth and steady.

11/12/2023

On the eleventh day of Christmas, my true love gave to me,
Eleven maintenance tools, ten inspectors inspecting, nine motor drives,
eight cable pulleys, seven safety sensors, six emergency phones,
five shiny doors, four call buttons, three escalators, two service techs,
And a lift that is smooth and steady.

10/12/2023

On the tenth day of Christmas, my true love gave to me,
Ten inspectors inspecting, nine motor drives, eight cable pulleys,
seven safety sensors, six emergency phones, five shiny doors,
four call buttons, three escalators, two service techs,
And a lift that is smooth and steady.

09/12/2023

On the ninth day of Christmas, my true love gave to me,
Nine motor drives, eight cable pulleys, seven safety sensors, six emergency phones, five shiny doors, four call buttons, three escalators, two service techs,
And a lift that is smooth and steady.

08/12/2023

On the eighth day of Christmas, my true love gave to me,
Eight cable pulleys, seven safety sensors, six emergency phones, five shiny doors,
four call buttons, three escalators, two service techs,
And a lift that is smooth and steady.

07/12/2023

On the seventh day of Christmas, my true love gave to me,
Seven safety sensors, six emergency phones, five shiny doors, four call buttons, three escalators, two service techs, And a lift that is smooth and steady.

06/12/2023

On the sixth day of Christmas, my true love gave to me,
Six emergency phones, five shiny doors, four call buttons, three escalators, two service techs,
And a lift that is smooth and steady.

05/12/2023

On the fifth day of Christmas, my true love gave to me,
Five shiny doors, four call buttons, three escalators, two service techs,
And a lift that is smooth and steady.

04/12/2023

On the fourth day of Christmas, my true love gave to me,
Four call buttons, three escalators, two service techs,
And a lift that is smooth and steady.

03/12/2023

On the third day of Christmas, my true love gave to me,
Three escalators, two service techs,
And a lift that is smooth and steady.

02/12/2023

On the first day of Christmas, my true love gave to me,
A lift that is smooth and steady.

On the second day of Christmas, my true love gave to me,
Two service techs,
And a lift that is smooth and steady.

01/12/2023

Announcing the official 12 days of Christmas countdown....Lift Industry News style....🎵 🎄

On the first day of Christmas, my true love gave to me,
A lift that is smooth and steady.

Tune in tomorrow for the next verse....

30/11/2023

Abstract: Dynamic Simulations for Lift Door Health Diagnosis. System level simulations enables new possibilities to perform fault analysis of lift door systems to recognise root causes and malfunction indicators linked to the most critical failures.

28/11/2023

In the latest issue we take a look at lift engineering at Northampton Academic qualifications:

Lift Industry News Autumn 2023 | Q4 Issue 6 Lift engineering at Northampton Academic qualifications: University Certificate in Lift and Escalator Technology Higher National Certifi cate (HNC) in Lift and Escalator Technology Higher National Diploma (HND) in Lift and Escalator Technology Masters (MSc...

27/11/2023

Expertise, Experience, Education… all of these were found at this year's
The Lift & Escalator Symposium - read the review

All of these could be found at the 14th Lift & Escalator Symposium which took place at the Hilton Hotel, Northampton on 21st/22nd September.

24/11/2023

A life in the day: Celebrating his 21st year in the lift industry, Richard Jones is now Managing Director at
Fujitec UK Ltd. A global leader in vertical transportation solutions, Fujitec is at the forefront of developing new technology and Richard told us all about his role and future aspirations.

Although he’s spent over two decades in the industry, Richard’s first step may have been a happy accident. He explained to us his journey and what his days now look like.