LEIA welcomes Mitsubishi Electric Europe B.V. as members
LEIA has welcomed the UK division of Mitsubishi Electric Europe B.V. as its latest members. Operating in 90 countries around the globe, Mitsubishi Electric specialise in lift and escalator design focusing on efficiency, energy saving and ride comfort. Its principal factory in Japan is responsible for the prime research and development of its products with […]
LEIA Distance Learning – enrolment for September closes 15th August
The LEIA Distance Learning Course provides a technical training programme of study which aims to extend the candidate’s knowledge of lift and escalator engineering. It has been designed by, and for, the lift and escalator industry to address the difficulties created by a highly mobile workforce and the demands of changing British and European standards […]
LIFTEX attracts record numbers in its 37th year
LIFTEX, the triennial trade show run by the Lift & Escalator Industry Association (LEIA), attracted record attendance when it took place at London’s ExCeL from 11th – 12th June 2025, bringing together 4,400 industry professionals from more than 40 different countries. Now in its 37th year, LIFTEX is the UK’s dedicated exhibition for the lift, […]
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LEIA is the trade association and advisory body for the lift and escalator industry, formed in 1997 by the merging of two long-standing associations with a history dating back to 1932. With a membership of UK registered companies covering 85% of the lift and escalator industry, LEIA represents a single voice for the sector. LEIA members supply passenger and goods/service lifts, stairlifts, homelifts, lifting platforms, escalators, passenger conveyors and a range of component parts for such products. LEIA members also undertake the maintenance of over 300,000 products falling within the scope of the Association.
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