PALM was founded in 2003. The association is a nationwide public organization open to persons in the material handling equipment market in Poland. Among its members are companies engaged in production, installation and maintenance of passenger and goods carrying lifts escalators and moving walks.

SETA earnestly implements government laws, rules, vindicates own rights, push forward technical development and quality improvements, meanwhile enhancing professional administration and coordination level. SETA aims at providing the best service for enterprises, society and government with the equitable, public and practical principles. SETA will do the best to be the bridge and link between industry, government and association members by uniting all the member companies.

SECIESP is a state association of elevator maintenance contractors and suppliers, serving primarily the interests of elevator maintenance companies and all suppliers of products and services, promoting safe and reliable elevator, escalator and short-range transportation. It also promotes excellence in the management of member companies.

SLECMA’s main objective is to promote and protect legitimate trade practices, professionalism, and enhance high standard of safety practices, through liaison with organizations, institutions, associations, societies, public bodies, statutory boards, government departments contractors/or sub-contractors.

SHUY intends to be a forum where members can discuss mutual interests. It also intends to represent members in code matters and authority connection.

The association is governed by a council and has ad-hoc committees covering technical, commercial, economic and statistical aspects of the trade. To summarize, the association provides the forum for members to establish common interests as well as promoting in every sense of virile Swedish lift and escalator industry and trade.

The aims for the IAEE-HK are: the definition and promotion of vertical transportation engineering as a specialized profession; the promotion of international standards; the encouragement of higher professional standards; the promotion of scientific and technological expertise; and cooperation between members.

Main objectives: provide high and efficient standards of competence in lift and escalator engineering trade and promote and protect all legitimate trade practice in relation to lift and escalator by any legal or other means for the association and its members.

ASA is a nonprofit trade association of construction subcontractors and specialty trade contractors in the construction industry. ASA serves more than 5,000 member companies and provides information and education on business issues. It represents members to Congress and before federal agencies in the state legislatures, in the courts, and within the construction industry.

The mission of AEI is to serve the building community by promoting an integrated, multi-disciplinary approach to planning, design, construction and operation of buildings and by encouraging excellence in practice, education and research of architectural engineering.