The Lift & Escalator Symposium brings together experts from the field of vertical transportation, offering opportunities for speakers to present peer reviewed papers on the subject of their research. Speakers include industry experts, academics and post graduate students.

With more than 20 papers and a panel discussion filling the agenda for the 14th LES, it was an absolute delight to see so many industry friends and colleagues, sharing knowledge and ideas together.

With key themes of accessibility and evacuation, the symposium looked at how planning, technology and engineering can combine to create innovation in lift and escalator design.