Our Compliance code

Liftinstituut’s values and principles of conducting business are described in Liftinstituut’s Compliance code. It provides a framework for our everyday business decisions. This includes dealing with other employees, customers, suppliers, society at large, government authorities, regulators, investors and other business partners.

  • Integrity
    Expertise, impartiality, independency and integrity are in our DNA. As a worldwide service provider in lift and escalator expertise, we think that a solid culture of integrity policy and ethical behavior is key in the way we do business. We only issue certificates and reports that objectively represent the actual results and findings.

  • Conflicts of interest
    Our policy is to avoid conflicts of interest in our business transactions and services. Our employees are committed to avoid these conflicts. Liftinstituut’s Compliance code sets out the guidelines for them.

  • Confidentiality and protection of data
    We respect the confidentiality and privacy of client’s information and ensure adequately protection of this information.

  • Anti-bribery
    We do not accept any offer or acceptance of a bribe or fraud, and prohibit the provision of improper benefits as well as accepting improper benefits.

  • Health and safety
    As a major inspection and certification organization safety is our main priority. Therefore we take all the necessary measures for the safety and health of our employees. By means of risk analysis, health and safety training for employees and an open culture that encourages reporting incidents, we maintain our high health and safety standards.

  • Fair labour
    Liftinstituut is committed to meet its social responsibility towards employees and society. We use fair and appropriate wage and working conditions, do not tolerate any form of discrimination, and maintain a zero tolerance policy of abuse, bullying or harassment in the workplace.

This is the new Liftinstituut logo

From now on you will be able to recognize Liftinstituut through a new logo. It stands for authenticity, safety and innovation. And it represents our dream: a world in which everyone can use elevators and escalators safely. The video below explains our new logo.

Everything you need to know about PESS

Everything you need to know about PESS

Modern lifts and escalators can’t do without it anymore: electronics and software. In a relatively small time a lot of control and safety systems became software based. National and international standards have long been an adequate level of prescribed safety, on the basis of the specific state of the art. Since the introduction of the European Lifts Directive it is possible to deviate from those standards. This is where Programmable Electronic Safety Systems became possible for the first time.

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Get to know us

A world in which everyone can use elevators and escalators safely and without worries – that’s what Liftinstituut has been working towards since 1933. As an organization that is passionate about technology and safety, we share our knowledge and experience with the world around us, in the first instance through safety inspections and certification processes. Every year we help tens of thousands of building owners, building managers and manufacturers provide the ultimate proof of the safety of their installation: the Liftinstituut quality mark.

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  • Wouter Bijlsma, Product Specialist Certification

    ”AS AN ORGANIZATION THAT IS PASSIONATE ABOUT TECHNOLOGY AND SAFETY, WE SHARE OUR KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE WITH THE WORLD AROUND US.“

  • John van Vliet, Managing director Liftinstituut B.V.

    ”OUR AMBITION IS TO BE THE WORLD'S LEADING SERVICE PROVIDER IN ELEVATOR AND ESCALATOR SAFETY.“

  • Dennis Lindeboom, International account manager

    ”WORLDWIDE ACCEPTED STANDARDS ASK FOR WORLDWIDE OPERATING CERTIFICATION BODIES. LIFTINSTITUUT IS IN THAT POSITION AND READY TO HELP YOU.“

  • André van den Burg, Product specialist Certification

    ”WE ARE CONSIDERED SAFETY SPECIALISTS IN VERTICAL TRANSPORT. THIS IS WHAT SETS US APART FROM OTHER INSPECTION INSTITUTES THAT WORK IN A MORE GENERIC MANNER.“

  • Albert Jan van Ommen, International Business Manager

    ”ADD VALUE TO YOUR COMPANY WITH LIFTINSTITUUT AS YOUR PARTNER IN THE DIGITAL FUTURE“

  • Eric Verkaik, Product specialist Certification

    ”ELEVATOR OWNERS WANT INSIGHT INTO THE ENERGY CONSUMPTION OF THEIR ELEVATOR. OUR ENERGY PERFORMANCE CERTIFICATE (EPC) OFFERS THIS.“

  • Elena Mauro, Functional Safety Certification Expert

    ”PEOPLE STEP INTO LIFTS EVERY DAY WITHOUT EVEN THINKING ABOUT THE POSSIBLE SAFETY RISKS. AND I’D LIKE TO KEEP IT THAT WAY. “

  • Tolga Göktaş, Product Specialist Certification

    ”I AM VERY INTERESTED IN NEW DAILY LIFE TECHNOLOGIES. I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO SUPPORT YOU IN IMPLEMENTING THIS TECHNOLOGY IN LIFTS.“

  • Wietze Visser, Certification Expert

    ”I ALWAYS ENJOY SHARING MY KNOWLEDGE OF ELEVATORS AND ELEVATOR SAFETY REGARDING PESS WITH OTHERS.“

  • Limo Schoenmaker, Product specialist Certification

    ”WHETHER MANDATORY OR NOT, CALLING IN A GOOD NOTIFIED BODY AT AN EARLY STAGE WILL PREVENT A LOT OF TROUBLE AFTERWARDS, SUCH AS ACCIDENTS AND CLAIMS.“

  • Azaad Santoe, Product specialist Certification

    ”WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO A WORLDWIDE ACCEPTANCE OF THE STANDARD EN 81-20. THIS WILL BRING THE SAME SAFETY LEVEL FOR USERS AND MECHANICS EVERYWHERE.“

  • Dennis Simons, Project Coordinator

    ”FOR THE BENEFIT OF OUR CUSTOMERS, WE CONSTANTLY WORK ON NOT JUST THE THOROUGHNESS, BUT ALSO THE SPEED OF OUR WAY OF WORKING.“

  • Mohamed Issa, Product Specialist Certification

    ”FOR SEVERAL YEARS I HAVE WORKED IN DUBAI FOR ONE OF THE LEADING SAFETY AND SECURITY CONSULTANCY AGENCIES. NOW I AM PROUD TO BE PART OF LIFTINSTITUUT. “

  • Marcelo Zacarelli , International Account Manager

    ”WE ARE PROUD TO PERFORM OUR CERTIFICATION INSPECTIONS FOR MANUFACTURERS ALL OVER THE WORLD.“

  • Pieter Schaareman, Product manager Codes & Standards

    ”WE ARE ONE OF THE FEW INDEPENDENT NOTIFIED BODIES TO JOIN DISCUSSIONS IN STANDARDISATION COMMITTEES AND MONITOR THE SAFETY ASPECTS TOO.“

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