Europe May – June 2026 Issue

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Company Spotlight

From Northern Spain to the World

By Kaija Wilkinson | June 1, 2026

Specializing in the design and manufacture of PM motors, PERMAGSA continues to grow and innovate.

Environmental Issues

Spanish Organizations Review Aftermath of Weather Phenomenon

By Olga Quintanilla Marful | June 1, 2026

VT and other issues discussed at length.

Company Spotlight

A Visit to CEDES Headquarters

By Sascha Göbel | June 1, 2026

Where Swiss precision meets global digital vision

Product Spotlight

Lifts for Home and Industry, and Tech Tools

By Elevator World | May 31, 2026

Solutions from Otis, TKE, Stannah, NVT Phybridge and ElevatorPlans

Events

VFA-Interlift in Berlin

By Sascha Göbel | May 31, 2026

General assembly at the heart of three days of association activities

Technology

Visual Two-Sense Emergency Communication in Lifts

By Sascha Göbel | May 31, 2026

From specialist solution to planning requirement

Market Trends

Compliance-First Approach to Sustainability in Lifts

By Elevator World | May 31, 2026

Research reveals significant building-performance gaps.

Events

The 5th Schwäbisch Haller Immobilien Dialog

By Sascha Göbel | May 31, 2026

What property managers think about modernization — and why it matters.

Company Spotlight

Cobianchi’s Stephan Rohr on His First Year at the Helm

By Sascha Göbel | May 31, 2026

Rohr talks Cobianchi ownership, mechatronic safety and the boundary where AI stops

Events

elevaris Celebrates Seventh Anniversary

By Sascha Göbel | May 31, 2026

Customer loyalty, clarity and courage in the spotlight during Germany event.

Editor's Overview

Plenty To Process

By Elevator World | May 31, 2026

Events

Orona Achieves Growth and Charts Future Course

By Elevator World | May 29, 2026

Spanish VT player remains committed to R&D, job creation and sustainability.

Technology

How to Stay Visible, Credible and Competitive in the Age of AI

By John Curzon | May 25, 2026

If you don’t answer the question, AI will.

Technology

Rise of the Supertech

By Yuval Valiano-Rips | May 1, 2026

AI, robotics and the end of expertis

Technology

Why Data Centers Rely on Vertical Freight Doors

By Michael J. Ryan | May 1, 2026

Your author discusses why they are so important.

Project Spotlight

Innovation in the Heart of Trento

By Elevator World | May 1, 2026

Where history meets technology in the courtyard of a 19th-century palace.

Project Spotlight

The Harris Reimagined

By Elevator World | May 1, 2026

Stannah Lifts delivers safer handling and enhanced efficiency in this Project Spotlight.

Market Trends

Development in Greece

By Eugene Gerden | May 1, 2026

Greek elevator sector shows good growth rates this year

Industry Dialogue

Being Connected

By Kaija Wilkinson | May 1, 2026

A conversation with Otis Chair, CEO and President Judy Marks

Events

SEELIFT Network Symposium in Slovenia

By Bülent Yılmaz | April 29, 2026

Signatures were put to paper for the fifth phase of the project by the Turkish Elevator Manufacturers Federation (TASFED), which is raising awareness about elevator training in Türkiye and marking the beginning of a significant transformation.

Events

Raising the “WOW” Factor

By Vijay Pandya | April 14, 2026

The second edition of Smart Lift & Mobility World, with five concurrent events, witnessed crowds, connections and cheers in February at BIEC in Bengaluru.

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