Begoña Cristeto, General Secretary for Industry, from the Ministry of Industry, Energy and Tourism of the government of Spain, gives a detailed overview of the context and situation of the lift sector in Spain for ASCENSORES y MONTACARGAS. «In the lift sector, Spain can boast of having not only one of the largest stocks in the world, but also having production plants with a high export capacity». «What is commonly called the «New ITC» represents a qualitative advance in some aspects related to the lift sector. As an explanatory text to the ITC AEM 1 technical regulations, a Technical Guide has been published for the practical application of its contents, prepared by the technical services of the Ministry of Industry, Energy and Tourism (MINETUR), with contributions from various organisations in the sector. The guide has proven to be very useful for the sector during 2013 and 2014 and clarifies many doubts. However, as is to be expected, it does not by itself answer all questions and will be modified in order to adapt it to the interpretative needs that arise in the future». «In the regional field, autonomous communities have developed, in application of their implementation powers in this field, decrees for the application of Royal Decree 88/2013, mainly regarding maintenance activity and regulation of Obligatory Regular Inspections (ORI). The Ministry and autonomous communities are aware that there are different applicable criteria in operational aspects in different autonomous communities, with all the subsequent problems that this represents. However, the application of the Market Unity Act is promoting strong coordination between the various authorities and, therefore, within the framework of the Industry and SME Sector Conference, they are identifying and debating common applicable criteria for the whole of Spain for each of the identified aspects». «Given the relative deregulation of service companies and specifically of maintenance companies in order to achieve greater guarantees of their skills, MINETUR is providing to anyone who wishes to consult it the Integrated Industrial Registry, which provides a reference of all companies registered by autonomous community, business sector and sub-sector». Fepyma: Position of Fepyma regarding the new 2014/33/EU Lift Directive, by Andrés López. Technical conference in Granada. Electronic switching course in Seville. Meeting of chairmen in Valencia. FEEDA: Iñaki Aramburu, of the Communication and Statistics Council of the Spanish Lift Association, carries out a thorough analysis of the Implementation of the New Complementary Technical Instructions of the Regulations for Elevation and Handling Apparatus. AECAE (Spanish Lift Components Association): 5th AECAE-Technical Institute of Aragon Course on Elevating Apparatus. Are you a member of AECAE? AECAE on Twitter. GEDAC: Registration of «slow lifts». Qualifications that give direct access to professional maintenance skills for lifts. Renewal of the GEDAC-ECA agreement. Lift associations from Europe and Latin America. Mobile platforms: an upturn in the market A certain revival has been noticed in the mobile platform market, although we do not know yet if this is temporary or if it points towards a general recovery. Renovations are the main drivers of the business activity of suppliers of mobile platforms and moving walkways in Spain. The strong installation activity in the past has enabled a more or less constant replacement rate. However, in recent years there have been signs of a revival in new installations, boosted by the positive movements felt in the Spanish economy. The commercial sector (despite a fall in consumption) has maintained its growth rate. And if there is one segment of demand that is the current leader, various sources point towards food (markets and supermarkets). And shopping centres continue to be the ever-present pillar of these type of companies. Lift cabins: personalisation, energy efficiency and regulatory changes The ability to combine all options and to therefore be able to offer a personalised cabin to users or clients is strongly defining the trend in the sector. It is therefore no surprise that demand is increasingly towards personalised cabins. These types of cabins already account for 50% of the demand of some companies. And there are more and more suppliers in the industry that include what are called «cabin 64 - Ascensores y Montacargas
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