CIBSE Launches Society of Vertical Transportation

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24 September 2025

The Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers now has a dedicated vertical transportation society, to connect individuals and organisations working across the lifts, escalators and emerging vertical mobility systems industries.

Following on from the work of the long-established CIBSE Lifts Group, the new Society of Vertical Transportation (SoVT) will connect individuals and organisations and offer a recognised structure for professional membership, specialist CPD, collaboration and international engagement.

The society has published a new guide, CIBSE Guide D 2025 – Transportation Systems in Buildings, for vertical transportation professionals, covering passenger and goods lifts, escalators, moving walks, lifting platforms and emerging technologies. The guide covers system components, controls and drive technologies, alongside accessibility and inclusivity considerations, energy efficiency and environmental performance. 

The society is chaired by Michael Bottomley. He said: “The Lifts Group has for the last 30 years been the backbone supporting CIBSE Guide D. Now the guide proudly bears the name and logo of the Society of Vertical Transportation. Our ambition is to become the worldwide hub for vertical transportation technology and education. Through CPD seminars and international engagement, we aim to educate, mentor and support professionals at every stage of their careers.”

Picture: a photograph of, from left to right: Paul Clements, Paloma Huelva Coronado, Phill Pearson, Nick Mellor, Ruth Carter (CIBSE CEO), Michael Bottomley (Chair of SoVT), Vince Arnold (CIBSE President 2025/26), Adam Scott (Chair of SoVT Membership Committee), Gemma Moore, Chuan Lim (SoVT Honorary Secretary), Rory Smith, Dave Cooper (CIBSE President Elect), Richard Peters (SoVT Honorary Treasurer), Richard Goldsbrough (CIBSE Director of Membership).

Article written by Ella Tansley | Published 24 September 2025

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