Industry News and Approach

Brexit - What are the implications on lifts and escalators?

A consequence of the withdrawal from the EU is a number of changes in British law regarding lifts and other vertical transportation. So what does this mean for legislation, standards and your vertical transportation equipment? Check out our latest factsheet covering this topic.

D2E's Paul Clements' dissertation published in Elevator World

After being awarded the Alexander MacDonald Award for his oustanding dissertation, Paul Clement's has had the summary of his dissertation published in Elevator World magazine.

The Great British Switch Off - Are you Ready?

Check out D2E's factsheet on the BT analogue Phone Switch off. From 2020 BT Openreach will no longer sell ISDN or PSTN lines to customers or businesses and from 2024 the technology will be switched off altogether, migrating over to IP.

Vertical Transportation Market Update - July 2020

Are Lifts safe?

In the vertical transportation industry, one of the most frequently asked questions on search engines is ‘are lifts safe?’. This question along with many others was recently addressed in a Channel 5 TV production, ‘Trapped in a Lift: When Elevators Kill’. We asked Mark Fairweather, who provided expert industry commentary in this programme, just how safe are lifts?

Your Day in the Office is Unlikely to Be the Same Ever Again

Indicative Studies from Leading Vertical Transportation Consultants Suggest Lasting Change is Coming to Britain’s Office Sector