It’s another packed issue, reviewing two incredible days at the Lift & Escalator Symposium AND the launch of the SoVT! A very interesting panel discussion with the major OEMs and independent equipment providers looked at the approach to lift maintenance in intelligent buildings and Mike Burton from AECOM delivered some great challenges on what the future office might look like.

The Knowledge Bank features the paper that won the Gina Barney award at LES  on the potential of Digital Out-of-Home Advertising in the Lift Industry.

Building Consultancy Troup Bywaters + Anders LLP attended LES for the first time, so we took the opportunity to interview James who heads up their VT team.

And it’s not just all about LES: Nick Mellor dissects BN EN 81-76, we cover the implications of the roaming switch off and celebrate 50 years of ILE with a unique and deeply personal view from Janet Lycett. Sean O Sullivan from the Platform Lift Company talks about the importance of team (and Turkish delight!) and Chris Berry from Sassi takes us to the inside-out lifts at The Lloyds Building in London.

And as if that wasn’t enough, we look at Stuck In a Lift Season 4, Ted Talks (Barks) Volunteering, and our editor reports from 109m up at Lift 109 at Battersea Power Station.

Don’t miss it!