European Federation for Elevator Small and Medium-sized Entreprises aisbl
Recent meetings
| Date | Commissioner / Cabinet | Topic | File |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Nov 2025 | Barbara Bonvissuto Director | Participate as speaker at EFESME’s 20th Anniversary Closing Event | — |
| 12 Nov 2025 | Barbara Bonvissuto Director | Participate as speaker at EFESME’s 20th Anniversary Closing Event | SRC |
| 13 Jun 2025 | Barbara Bonvissuto Director | Participation at the National Assembly of ANACAM (under the umbrella of EFESME) | — |
| 13 Jun 2025 | Barbara Bonvissuto Director | Participation at the National Assembly of ANACAM (under the umbrella of EFESME) | SRC |
| 04 Mar 2025 | Mehdi Hocine Head of Unit | Discussion of ELA’s and EFESME’s proposal for a ‘European Safety Day’ at the industry exhibition Interlift 14-17 October 2025 | — |
| 04 Mar 2025 | Mehdi Hocine Head of Unit | Discussion of ELA’s and EFESME’s proposal for a ‘European Safety Day’ at the industry exhibition Interlift 14-17 October 2025 | SRC |
Mission & Goals
The main objective of EFESME, as the voice of lifts SMEs in Europe, is to represent and to safeguard the interests of European small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) of the lift sector - such as installers, contractors, manufacturers and/or component producers - vis-à-vis the political, legislative, and normative Institutions within the European Union. EFESME's current activities, in order to achieve its goals, are: * To define common initiatives between member organizations in order to promote national debates on European issues; * To open dialogue with other European organizations from the lift or related sectors, in drafting political and technical shared position for submission to European Institutions as a "sole voice" of the lift sector; * To set up an information exchange framework encouraging a permanent dialogue among its members; * To develop functional actions in support of the establishment of National SME Associations, where they are still non-existent, in o (...)
EU Legislative Interests
Recast Lift Directive - Machinery Directive & Regulation - Regulation on Standardisation - Energy Labelling Directive - Eco-design Directive - EPBD
Interests Represented
Promotes their own interests or the collective interests of their members
Member Of
EFESME is a member of SMEUnited (the employers' organisation representing the interests of European crafts, trades, and SMEs at EU level - https://smeunited.eu/), which is also a recognised European Social Partner. EFESME is also a founding member of SBS, Small Business Standards (https://www.sbs-sme.eu/). SBS is an association established in October 2013 to represent the interests of all EU SMEs in the European standardisation system in its various forms as well as to raise awareness for standardisation, and facilitate the introduction and use of standards in SMEs.
Organisation Members
https://www.efesme.org/members.html