LIFTjournal 5/2020

Stillstand ist Rückschritt Schneller und zuverlässiger Reparaturservice Außergewöhnlich kurze Reparaturzeiten Kein Aus- und Einbau der Stufen notwendig Kostenersparnis bis zu 50 % Weber Tec GmbH info@webertec-escalator.com www.webertec-escalator.com Vorteile der Stufen- reparatur vor Ort Global Elevators Industry Survey – Inaugural July 2020 Edition 4 Question 4: How do you expect your firm’s total employment to change over the next3 months? It will... Business activity vs pre-COVID levels. This dataset is primarily Europe related and the result is net significantly below for New Equipment and Modernisation vs broadly stable for Maintenance. Our numerical interpretation of the result is that New Equipment is 5-10% below and Modernisation c2-3% below. Question 5: Compared to pre-COVID-19 levels, do you consider your current business to be...? (European survey only) 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100% New Zealand China Russia Middle East Germany North America Central America Grand Total Europe South America India Rest of Asia Africa Australia Indonesia Decrease Remain unchanged Increase 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100% Component supplier Consultant Association Grand Total Manufacturer Service provider Other Decrease Remain unchanged Increase followed by Manufacturers and Component Sup- pliers while Consultants and Service Providers are least negative. Expressed as a PMI-like diffusion index, glo- bally, the current situation score is 45 with for- ward looking commentary scoring 45. Limiting factors. Unsurprisingly, COVID-related restrictions are most cited (65/5), followed by economic uncertainty and insufficient demand. Uncertainty over regulations and shortages of materials or equipment are least impacting. Employment prospects. The industry plans to maintain current levels of employment in Europe and North America but the Asia Pacific ex China result is sharply negative with 30 % responses pointing to a net decrease. Business activity vs pre-COVID levels. This dataset is primarily Europe related and the result is net significantly below for New Equipment and Modernisation vs broadly stable for Maintenance. Our numerical interpretation of the result is that New Equipment is 5-10 % below and Modernisa- tion 2-3 % below.  ⇤ You can download the survey at our website. lift-journal.com/survey How do you expect your firm’s total employment to change over the next3 months? Quelle: VFA-Interlift 20 1 80 1 Decrease  Remain unchanged  Increase New Zealand Russia China Middle East German North America Central America Grand Total South America India Europe Rest of Asia Africa Australia Indonesia 53 AKTUELL  NEWS