Lift Journal: Wooden lift shafts

It is becoming more common for lift shafts to be made out of wood. Schindler has developed a standard procedure for simplifying the mounting of lifts in wooden shafts.

Read more at Lift Journal HERE.

(Photo: © Beat Brechbühl)

Elevatori: And from the newly formed Elevatori Club a great story from Carlo:

 “I have just been to Naples. I stayed in a flat on the 5th floor of an old building. There was a hydraulic lift. There was a coin box in the cabin: if you donʼt insert 10 cents the lift doesnʼt go up or down. In the centre of Naples I met more than one old man trying to get the 10 cents for the lift from the bakerʼs change. Scandalous!”

Elevatori shared this image on their social channels and many people wrote, telling them about their experiences: not only do the coin boxes still exist (in Naples, but also in Liguria, as some of readers point out), but there are still requests to install new ones. The reason? To round up the condominium expenses for the lift a bit and discourage too much use.