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The Swedish Elevator Association's Secretary General Sara Berggren has been entrusted with the role of chair of the committee SIS/TK 211 Elevators and Escalators. The greater transparency in the standardization work means that the Swedish Elevator Association will be a good representative of all member companies and can keep members informed about things that can have a major impact on their operations. The purpose of standards is to agree on clear procedures […]

Onsdagen den 13 november bjuder Hissförbundet in medlemmarna till höstmöte på temat Livsviktigt: Säkra arbetsplatser i hiss- och rulltrappsbranschen om att skapa en god säkerhetskultur i hiss- och rulltrappsbranschen. Hissförbundet vill stötta hiss- och rulltrappsbranschen att öka kunskapen om risker och säkerhet, öka kompetensen att praktiskt använda den kunskap om risker och säkerhet som finns samt […]

Johanna Nygårdh är Regional Director Sweden North hos KONE och nyvald till Hissförbundets styrelse. Vi ställde några frågor till Johanna om varför de är medlemmar och vad hon anser vara Hissförbundets viktigaste uppdrag.  KONE är ett av världens ledande företag inom hiss- och rulltrappsbranschen med uppdrag att göra det enkelt att förflytta sig i en […]

Fredrik Bodin är VD för Vinga Hiss och nyvald representant för hisskoncernen Motum i Hissförbundets styrelse. Vi ställde några frågor till Fredrik om varför de är medlemmar och vad han anser vara Hissförbundets viktigaste uppdrag.  Motum-koncernen bildades 2014, men historien sträcker sig längre tillbaka än så. De äldsta dotterbolagen ITK,  Hissgruppen och Uppsala Lyft grundades […]

In last week's debate article "The EU is not an excuse for Swedish regulatory mess" (Dagens Industri, May 30), the Lift Directive was incorrectly used as an example of over-implementation of EU legislation. It may be true that Sweden sometimes over-implements EU legislation, but basing the argument on the Lift Directive shows ignorance and is extremely unfortunate. On the contrary, what Jessika Roswall (M) and Tomas […]

New and well-modernized elevators are very safe means of transportation. However, more than half of all elevators in Sweden are older than 30 years, which means that users often travel in elevators that lack important safety equipment. In recent years, there have been several accidents with older elevators in residential buildings, where children in particular have been seriously injured. […]

Support for housing for the elderly Property owners can apply for government support to arrange and provide housing for the elderly. This support can also include the retrofitting of a lift or certain modernization measures. According to the Swedish National Board of Housing, Building and Planning, there is no requirement that the elderly already live in the stairwell. The requirement is that the measure should promote the opportunity for the elderly to now or […]

Hissförbundet är sedan 1992 den svenska branschföreningen för företag som tillverkar, monterar och underhåller hissar och rulltrappor.

Every year, pets are injured in elevator-related accidents. Don’t let your pet become part of the statistics. Keep your pet on a short leash and close to you throughout the entire elevator ride. When you and your pet end up on opposite sides of the elevator door, a very dangerous situation can arise. The elevator door sensors don’t detect the narrow leash straps and the door […]

Oskar Andersson is a head teacher in elevators at Xenter Vocational College in Botkyrka. We had a chat with Oskar about the 1-year training for service technicians in the elevator and escalator industry. At Xenter’s training for prospective elevator and escalator technicians, people of different ages and backgrounds gather. Regarding the prerequisites needed, Oskar says: – The only prerequisites that […]

Whether you come straight from high school or want to retrain later in life, there is a training program that suits you. In one year, you can be part of making Sweden lift! The elevator and escalator industry is growing and the demand for well-trained and practically proven technicians is high, especially in metropolitan regions. The member companies of the Elevator Association are looking forward to […]

Are you curious to know more about what it’s like to work as an escalator technician? We had a chat with Salim Nadeem, Kone, about why he became an escalator technician, what a typical day looks like and what it’s like to work for a global escalator company! Why did you become an escalator technician?– When I came to Sweden, I read […]