Europe July – August 2026 Issue

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Product Spotlight

Digital, Sustainable and User-Friendly

By Elevator World | July 31, 2026

Otis and TKE offer upgrade packages.

Events

The New Risk Map of Spain’s Elevator Sector

By Olga Quintanilla Marful | July 31, 2026

Online event looks at country’s industry challenges.

Events

The 55th ANACAM National Assembly

By Elettra Bilibio | July 31, 2026

Italian SMEs, European representation and technical expertise come together in Sardinia.

Events

LiftExpo Poland Preview

By Elevator World | July 31, 2026

VT event returns to Warsaw in October.

Events

Henning Stays True to Schwelm

By Sascha Göbel | July 31, 2026

Between EN ISO 8100, the MR and AI — a thematic overview

Special Regional Section

Extreme Elevation: The Sphinx Observatory

By Kathleen Farrell | July 31, 2026

Schindler elevators at Europe’s highest research facility

Special Regional Section

Schindler X8 Roadshow Reaches High Point

By Sascha Göbel | July 31, 2026

On the Männlichen above Grindelwald, Switzerland, Schindler demonstrated the X8: a passenger elevator rethinking elevator installation in existing buildings.

Special Regional Section

EGL Elevators SAGL

By Paolo Restaino | July 31, 2026

Novazzano, Switzerland, arm of Italian company specializes in complex, bespoke VT solutions.

Events

BIKE-FRANCE 2026

By Elevator World | July 31, 2026

Heat, high-tech and high living in the Champagne region

Readers' Platform

ALM Discusses Issues for SMEs and EFESME’s Role

By Tihomir Dimitrov | July 31, 2026

Organizations continue to address the challenges facing SMEs when standards change.

Events

AI Communication Award 2026

By Elevator World | July 31, 2026

Pioneering projects honored at Germany’s Social Media Days.

Company Spotlight

Rudolf Fuka GmbH: The Toolmakers

By Sascha Göbel | July 31, 2026

Cologne-based company has built solutions for more than a century that others don’t — why this isn’t a niche strategy, but a philosophy.

Codes & Standards

A New Era for Lifts: Machinery Regulation (EU) 2023/1230

By Süleyman Özcan | July 31, 2026

The regulation taking effect on January 20, 2027 — its scope, the “EHSR bridge” and what it changes for the lift industry

Editor's Overview

Unique Perspectives

By Angie C. Baldwin | July 31, 2026

Here at ELEVATOR WORLD, our Photo Contest never fails to thrill us and remind us of the beauty of the vertical-transportation (VT) industry and the world around us.

Events