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The Swedish Elevator Association and its member companies are collaborating with the Xenter Botkyrka University of Applied Sciences outside Stockholm. Now LIA period 2 (Learning on the job, equivalent to internship) for class Hiss24 is approaching and we need help introducing future colleagues to the profession! Date: March 31 – June 5 Area: Greater Stockholm and surrounding areas, other locations may be of interest to individual students Contact Jan Sätherlund, Xenter University of Applied Sciences, if […]

A large part of the activities of the members of the Swedish Elevator Association consist of various types of service activities where elevators and escalators are maintained and renovated. The work often generates small amounts of hazardous waste such as oil spills, electrical equipment and light sources. A service technician typically visits several different customers on the same day with accompanying internal transport. This means that the administrative […]

Distance learning is an important step towards meeting the needs of the industry. Today, Xenter Vocational College runs Sweden's only higher education for elevator and escalator technicians. The education, which graduates around 30 technicians each year, is highly regarded and has a high status both within the industry and among students. The education is given on site in Tumba outside Stockholm and therefore generates […]

Ida Lindvall, Sales and Marketing Director at Aritco, has been a new member of the Swedish Elevator Association's board since the autumn meeting. We took the opportunity to ask her a few questions about why Aritco is involved in the Swedish Elevator Association and what she is passionate about. Since the autumn meeting of 2024, Ida Lindvall, Aritco, has been elected as a regular member of the Swedish Elevator Association's board. About Aritco's membership and […]

Providing existing houses with an elevator is a way to make life easier for many people. In many cases, the elevator is a prerequisite for older people to be able to remain at home in their familiar environment. In old houses, it is not only the elderly who need an elevator. Families with children, people with disabilities and sick […]

Like other parts of a property such as ventilation systems, laundry rooms and heating systems, elevators also have a lifespan that means that after a number of years they need to undergo modernization. It is important that the property owner budgets and plans for such modernization because it is not part of normal care and maintenance. If the elevator is not modernized in […]

Below you will find definitions of terms that you may encounter as an elevator owner. Call button: Push button outside the elevator car at the landing level with which the car is called to the landing level in question. Call panel: Panel with call buttons. Breaker disc: Rotating wheel that supports ropes or chains. Breaker disc room: Room that contains breaker discs and any speed limiter and associated equipment. Buffer: Device in the form of […]

Elevators can be divided into two main groups; cable elevators and hydraulic elevators. Cable elevators are suspended from support cables while hydraulic elevators have one or more hydraulic cylinders that lift the elevator car in the same way as a jack. There are also elevators that are manufactured according to the Machinery Directive. They are called platform elevators and have a maximum speed of 0.15 m/s. Platform elevators are divided into […]

In 2016, the Swedish Elevator Association, together with the Swedish Fire Protection Association, produced the book Fire Protection – Elevators. The purpose of the book is to provide a better understanding of how fire protection in elevators works and it is intended to be a source of knowledge and to promote smoother work when designing fire protection for elevators. Fire Protection – Elevators is primarily aimed at […]

Elevator modernization involves making improvements and upgrades to an older elevator installation to increase its performance, efficiency, safety and/or user experience. It may include the following measures: Upgrading the elevator’s mechanical components: This may involve replacing older motors, drives, cables and other mechanical parts with more modern and efficient alternatives. Installation […]

The sharply increased demand for data communication in particular requires newer technologies such as 4G and 5G. Therefore, a technology shift is underway as the 2G and 3G networks are being phased out. Equipment that only uses 2G or 3G will stop working when the networks are shut down. The phase-out may affect emergency telephones installed in elevators. If an installed telephone does not work, the elevator may not be […]

The Swedish National Board of Housing, Building and Planning annually monitors inspection statistics for motor-driven devices that are subject to inspection requirements according to the Swedish National Board of Housing, Building and Planning's regulations and general advice (2011:12) on lifts and certain other motor-driven devices. The 2023 inspection statistics showed that the proportion of motor-driven devices that had some form of deficiency during a recurring inspection is at an unchanged level compared to the previous […]