The infrastructure in Nuremberg is so much better. The lift industry is a medium-sized industry, and I think that fits very well with the city of Nuremberg. It's big, but not too big. We have many more opportunities here – especially in the hotel and restaurant industry. And the exhibition centre itself also offers us further growth opportunities.

We would like to thank all exhibitors at interlift 2025 for their excellent presentations and tremendous support. We are delighted that you have all taken this step with us and congratulate you on your successful deals. We would also like to thank the technical sponsor of the event, our partner VFA-Interlift, as well as the other national and international associations and organisations for their commitment. We look forward to seeing the community again in Nuremberg in 2027.

The VFA-Forum interlift and the lecture programme were very well received by visitors. During the event, we welcomed around 2,000 listeners to the VFA-Forum interlift. The diversity of the programme and the selection of topics were praised, confirming our choice of focus topics. Lectures on regulations and standards, which are particularly relevant to the everyday work of visitors, as well as lectures on markets and product innovations, were particularly well attended. At peak times, over 120 participants attended a lecture. Exhibitors also took advantage of the opportunity to present their product innovations to an interested specialist audience. 

The experience began 31 years ago, in 1994 in Augsburg: that was when Fermator exhibited at a trade fair for the first time. At that point, Fermator was a very small company, and this exhibition gave us the opportunity to show our products to the world for the first time. Since then, participating in the trade fair has given us the opportunity to find new customers, tap into new business areas and grow. Today, it is more of an opportunity to see customers, as you can meet several hundred customers in just a few days. Spending valuable time with them makes our job more efficient from a commercial side, because in four days, we can meet almost every customer that we have here. Plus if we have the opportunity to meet new potential customers, it is even better. 

The interlift is a must attend event for me, because I think there is no other exhibition in the world where you can get so much news about components and technologies about elevators than on the interlift. It is for me the leading exhibition about elevator technology. I was excited when I heard that interlift was coming to Nuremberg. Of course, I was born in Nuremberg, and our company is based in Nuremberg, but I also think that Messe Nürnberg is the perfect venue for interlift due to its infrastructure and everything else it has to offer.”

I am particularly happy with the venue this year. I think there have been significant improvements. The size of this new location is incredible, it is huge. The personal contact with all these people is probably one of the best things that is giving interlift. Obviously interlift is probably one of the most important events in the industry worldwide.

This year's interlift was very good for us. It's much better than in Augsburg. We have much more space here, and of course the transport links are much better – by car, train and plane. We gained many new international customers. It was great!