The European Lift Association

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Moving Walk Industry in Europe</em></h3></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="wrapper menu"> <div class="container"> <div class="row"> <div class="navbar-wrapper"> <div class="navbar navbar-static-top" role="navigation"> <div class="navbar-header"> <button type="button" class="navbar-toggle" data-toggle="collapse" data-target=".navbar-collapse"> <span style="float: left;">Menu</span> <span class="icon-bar"></span> <span class="icon-bar"></span> <span class="icon-bar"></span> </button> </div> <div class="navbar-collapse collapse"> <ul class="nav menu mod-list"> <li class="item-156 deeper parent"><a href="/index.php/main-themes/energy-environment-test" >What we do</a><ul class="nav-child unstyled small"><li class="item-158"><a href="/index.php/main-themes/accessibility" >Accessibility</a></li><li class="item-159"><a href="/index.php/main-themes/safety" >Safety</a></li><li class="item-160"><a href="/index.php/main-themes/escalators" >Escalators</a></li><li 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unstyled small"><li class="item-635"><a href="/index.php/infodesk/general-assemblies/galleries" >Galleries</a></li></ul></li></ul></li><li class="item-168 deeper"><a href="/index.php/login" >Members login</a><ul class="nav-child unstyled small"><li class="item-612"><a href="/index.php/members-area/committees-and-working-groups/operational-committees/energy-environment-committee/product-ecology-wg/mission-statement" >Mission Statement</a></li></ul></li></ul></li></ul></li></ul></li></ul></li></ul> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </header> <div class="wrapper banner"> <div class="container-fluid"> <div class="row"> <img src="/images/ela-home-page-banner-future-1.jpg" alt="future" style="width: 100%; height: auto" /> </div> </div> </div> <div class="wrapper content"> <div class="container"> <section class="intro-mission"> <div class="content-top"> <div class="moduletable-search"> <div class="search-search"> <form action="/index.php" method="post" class="form-inline" role="search"> <label for="mod-search-searchword118" class="element-invisible"> </label> <input name="searchword" id="mod-search-searchword118" maxlength="200" class="inputbox search-query input-medium" type="search" placeholder="Search" /> <input type="hidden" name="task" value="search" /> <input type="hidden" name="option" value="com_search" /> <input type="hidden" name="Itemid" value="143" /> </form> </div> </div> <div class="moduletable_content-center"> <h3>The ELA Mission</h3> <div class="custom_content-center" > <p>The European Lift Association (ELA) is the voice of the lift, escalator and moving walk industry in Europe, including their components manufacturers. We support and represent the interests of our members and promote quality, safety and the highest technical standards. To this end, we engage with the European Commission, the European Parliament and other relevant institutions and organizations. It is our mission to move urban mobility and accessibility onwards and upwards into a safe, sustainable future.</p> <p><a href="/index.php/who-we-are/mission-and-objectives">Learn more</a></p></div> </div> </div> </section> <div class="section-03"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-sm-3 "> <article class="accessibility-home"> <div class="moduletable_code home-box"> <h3>Accessibility</h3> <div class="custom_code home-box" > <p>We are advocates for equal access for all in European buildings </p> <p><a href="/index.php/who-we-are/ela-committees/components-committee">Learn more</a></p></div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="col-sm-3 "> <article class="safety-home"> <div class="moduletable_elevators home-box"> <h3>Safety</h3> <div class="custom_elevators home-box" > <p>We help formulate codes, standards and regulations</p> <p><a href="/index.php/safety">Learn more</a></p></div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="col-sm-3 "> <article class="energy-home"> <div class="moduletable_escalators home-box"> <h3>Energy & Environment</h3> <div class="custom_escalators home-box" > <p>We promote the use of energy-efficient lift technology that is cost-effective to maintain</p> <p><a href="/index.php/main-themes/energy-environment-test">Learn more</a></p></div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="col-sm-3 "> <article class="escalators-home"> <div class="moduletable_energy home-box"> <h3>Escalators</h3> <div class="custom_energy home-box" > <p>We are not only concerned with lifts, but also with escalators and moving walks</p> <p><a href="/index.php/main-themes/escalators">Learn more</a></p></div> </div> </article> </div> </div> </div> <div class="clear"></div> <div class="section-04"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-sm-8"> <div class="row"> <div class="content-center col-sm-6"> <div id="system-message-container"> </div> <div class="item-page" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Article"> <meta itemprop="inLanguage" content="en-GB" /> <div itemprop="articleBody"> </div> </div> <div class="content-bottom"> <div class="moduletable news-list"> <h3>Latest News</h3> <ul class="category-module news-list"> <li> <div class="item-date"> <div class="date-top"> 10/06 </div> <div class="date-bottom"> 2024 </div> </div> <div class="item-title"><a class="mod-articles-category-title " href="/index.php/infodesk/library/latest-news/534-ela-newsletter">ELA Newsletter Spring - Summer 2024 Edition</a></div> </li> <li> <div class="item-date"> <div class="date-top"> 23/05 </div> <div class="date-bottom"> 2024 </div> </div> <div class="item-title"><a class="mod-articles-category-title " href="/index.php/infodesk/library/latest-news/533-annual-report-2024">Annual Report 2024</a></div> </li> <li> <div class="item-date"> <div class="date-top"> 08/01 </div> <div class="date-bottom"> 2024 </div> </div> <div class="item-title"><a class="mod-articles-category-title " href="/index.php/infodesk/library/latest-news/525-ela-newsletter-autumn-winter-2023-edition">ELA Newsletter Autumn – Winter 2023 Edition</a></div> </li> <li> <div class="item-date"> <div class="date-top"> 16/11 </div> <div class="date-bottom"> 2023 </div> </div> <div class="item-title"><a class="mod-articles-category-title " href="/index.php/infodesk/library/latest-news/524-ela-efesme-safety-joint-statement">ELA-EFESME Safety Joint Statement</a></div> </li> <li> <div class="item-date"> <div class="date-top"> 03/07 </div> <div class="date-bottom"> 2023 </div> </div> <div class="item-title"><a class="mod-articles-category-title " href="/index.php/infodesk/library/latest-news/522-annual-report-2023">Annual Report 2023</a></div> </li> <li> <div class="item-date"> <div class="date-top"> 15/05 </div> <div class="date-bottom"> 2023 </div> </div> <div class="item-title"><a class="mod-articles-category-title " href="/index.php/infodesk/library/latest-news/520-sael-white-paper">SAEL White Paper</a></div> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> <div class="content-left col-sm-6"> <article class="moduletable_events home"> <h3>Coming Events</h3> <div class="custom_events home" > <p style="text-align: justify;"> 08-11 May 2024</p> <p style="text-align: justify; padding-left: 30px;"><a href="http://en.elevator-expo.com/">WEE Expo 2024</a></p> <p style="text-align: justify;">18-19 September 2024</p> <p style="text-align: justify; padding-left: 30px;"><a href="https://www.liftsymposium.org/">15th Lift & Escalator Technologies Symposium</a></p> <p style="text-align: justify;">01-03 October 2024</p> <p style="text-align: justify; padding-left: 30px;"><a href="https://liftexpo.pl/en/">Poland Lift Expo</a></p> <p style="text-align: justify;">09-11 October 2024</p> <p style="text-align: justify; padding-left: 30px;"><a href="https://seelift.net/"> SEELift 2024</a></p> <p style="text-align: justify;">12-13 November 2024</p> <p style="text-align: justify; padding-left: 30px;"><a href="https://www.elevatorsymposium.org/"> International Elevator & Escalator Symposium</a></p> <p style="text-align: justify;">15-18 May 2025</p> <p style="text-align: justify; padding-left: 30px;"><a href="https://en.asansoristanbul.com/">Asansör Istanbul</a></p></div> </article> </div> </div> </div> <div class="content-right col-sm-4"> <div class="moduletable newsletter"> <h3>ELA newsletter archive</h3> <ul class="category-module newsletter"> <li> ELA Newsletter <p class="mod-articles-category-introtext"> <a href="/images/ELA_Spring_Summer_Newsletter_2024.pdf">Spring / Summer 2024</a> <a href="/images/Newsletter_Spring-Summer_2023.pdf" target="_blank">Spring/Summer 2023</a> <a href="https://mailchi.mp/775e2b0cc433/ela-spring-newsletter-11412754">Spring/Summer 2022</a> <a href="https://mailchi.mp/dde87aa5bb37/ela-spring-newsletter-11230827">Autumn/Winter 2021</a> <a href="https://mailchi.mp/ab2c03d6bcfd/ela-spring-newsletter-2021?e=[UNIQID]">Spring/Summer 2021</a> <a href="/images/ELA_Newsletter_Autumn_Winter_Edition_2020.pdf">Autumn/Winter 2020</a> <a href="/images/ELA_Newsletter_Spring_Edition_2020.pdf">Spring 2020</a> <a href="/images/ELA_Newsletter__Autumn_Edition_2019.pdf" target="_blank">Autumn 2019</a> <a href="/images/Newsletter/ELA_Newsletter__Summer_Edition_2019.pdf" target="_blank">Summer 2019</a> <a href="/images/Newsletter/ELA_Newsletter_March_2019.pdf" target="_blank">Spring 2019</a> <a href="/images/The_ELA_Newsletter_-_Summer_2018.pdf">Summer 2018</a> </p> </li> </ul> </div> <div class="moduletable btn-subscribe"> <div class="custom btn-subscribe" > <hr /> <h3>Subscribe to receive our newsletters</h3> <p>Get the latest newsletters from ELA straight to your inbox</p> <p> </p> <p><a href="/index.php/subscribe-to-our-newsletter">Subscribe now</a></p></div> </div> </div> <div class="clear"> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="footer"> <footer class="container"> <div class="moduletable"> <div class="custom" > <div class="row"> <div class="col-md-9"> <p>ELA AISBL/IVZW, a non-profit making international association under Belgian law of 27 June 1921 as modified, with registry number RPM/RPR 465.901.292 (Brussels)</p> <p>Glaverbel Building • Chaussée de La Hulpe, 166 • B-1170 Brussels • Belgium<br />Tel.: +32 (0) 2 779 50 82 • Fax: +32 (0) 2 772 16 85 • <a href="mailto:info@ela-aisbl.org" target="_blank">info@ela-aisbl.org</a></p> </div> <div class="col-md-3 text-center"><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/ela-aisbl/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><i class="fab fa-linkedin fa-2x"></i></a> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/ElaaisblEulift/featured" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><i class="fab fa-youtube fa-2x"></i></a></div> </div> <div class="clear"> </div> <div class="footer-bottom"> 2024 © Copyright ELA - All Rights reserved.</div></div> </div> </footer> </div> </body> </html>

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