We will meet at the exhibitions after a long hiatus

Dear Readers of ELEVATOR WORLD Turkey,

We will meet at the exhibitions after a long hiatus. interlift, the most comprehensive exhibition of our sector, and Asansör Istanbul, the biggest exhibition of our sector held in our country, will open their doors to their visitors after three years. First, Asansör Istanbul will host hundreds of exhibitors at Tüyap Beylikdüzü Exhibition and Congress Center on March 10-13, 2022, and then interlift which will be held in Ausburg, Germany, on April 26-29, will be the meeting point for the whole sector.

TURAP Expo, organized by Turkish-Arab Countries Business Association in recent months, has been held at Pullman Istanbul Hotel and Convention Center, as in the last year. The fair, which is mostly preferred by the construction companies, attracts an increasing number of exhibitors.

Organizers AFAG Messen and VFA interlift held an online press conference in order to answer questions about the first interlift to be held since the pandemic. At the meeting held on February 1, answers were given on the questions of the exhibitors and visitors about the new rules that will be applied at the fair ground and vaccination.

Bursa Design and Technology Development Center (BUTGEM), which operates within Bursa Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BTSO) Training Foundation, is one of the institutions that contribute training a qualified workforce for our sector. Vocational courses in the first semester of BUTGEM have started. Similarly, Antalya-based AKE Asansör also carries out successful training programs. You may read the details in this issue.

As the buildings have gotten higher and higher over the last century, the demand for elevators has also risen. In order to meet the requirements of the latest safety standards, changing the components that completed their economic lives or modernization of the old units become an inevitable need in order to obtain a faster and more comfortable travel experience, and it is what we focus in this issue. Erol Akçay, Dr. Rory Smith and Murat Dönmez, who are experts in their fields, have valuable contributions in this issue with their important articles.  You may also read the articles about the Sabancı Center and Mövenpick Bosphorus Hotel modernization projects carried out by Otis, and KONE’s Shippan Landing (USA) project, which tells about supplying the escalator parts that are not manufactured any more.

In January, Elevator World, Inc.; the German elevator association VFA Interlift e.V.; and fair organizer AFAG, in association with Credit Suisse, shared the results of the sixth survey on current industry status and future business outlook during the COVID-19 pandemic with elevator industry representatives. The detailed results of the survey are also found in this issue.

I hope in-person exhibitions, which just started, and spring seasons bring a new breath and lend impetus for our sector. Have a nice reading.