Elevating Standards. Advancing the Industry.
The professional home for those shaping the future of lifts, escalators, and vertical mobility.
The Society of Vertical Transportation (SoVT) officially launches on 23 September 2025 at the CIBSE Guide D Seminar – the industry’s leading event on vertical transportation design. Join us as we set the direction for the future of lifts, escalators, and vertical mobility
The SoVT is an international professional community for those working across the design, engineering, installation, and innovation of lifts, escalators, and vertical mobility systems.
The SoVT supports professionals at every stage - from students to industry leaders - with a clear pathway to recognition, development, and connection across the global built environment.
Wherever you are in the world, and whatever your role in moving people through buildings, the SoVT is your platform for growth and professional identity in a rapidly evolving sector.
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Peer Reviewed – Published September 2020
Guide D Transportation systems in buildings (2020)
- Available to Members from FREE
- Standard price from £160.00 +VAT
- Sept 2020
- CIBSE
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