As the Fresh Prince and DJ Jazzy Jeff said: Summer, summer, summertime

Time to sit back and unwind… with the summer edition of Lift Industry News.

We have an interview with new kid on the block Harry Reed and the new MD at Thames Valley Controls, Niko Gafos and John Jackson at Memco Avire keeps us up to date with the digital switch, with complete PSTN complete switch-off slated for January 2027, it’s a must read.

Jamie Colquhoun from ILE gives us the low down on standards, Ted has views on the wired mind, industry veteran Gary Butler has some thoughts on the safety of lifts in the event of a fire and the newest entrants to the industry, the children of well-known faces, get Stuck In a Lift.

We look forward to the next Lift & Escalator Symposium in September and have interviews with all the lovely exhibitors and list all the abstracts, a record 21 fascinating and thought-provoking speakers. 

Plus hidden escalators, boats that fly, football news, LEIA news AND the new President of CIBSE, our own Content Editor Dave Cooper is elevated to Guest Editor.

There's an air of love and of happiness, and this is LIN’s new definition of summer madness … (with apologies to Will Smith)