Modernisation in Italy:
dialogue with Anaci
The first round table of 2026
On January 28, 2026, Elevatori Magazine resumed its series of round table discussions on the modernisation of elevator systems installed in Italy. This initiative was launched on July 10, 2025, at the Politecnico di Milano, the day that gave its name to the entire project: ‘Tavola Rotonda 10 luglio®’ (July 10 Round Table), a trademark registered with the Italian Patent and Trademark Office of the Ministry of Enterprise and Made in Italy.
The first meeting of 2026 was held at the Milan headquarters of ANACI (National Association of Condominium and Real Estate Administrators), the largest association of its kind in Italy, which brings together over 7,000 condominium administrators. This association has been involved in Elevatori Magazine’s round tables from the outset, thanks to the participation of its national president, Francesco Burrelli, at the first meeting on July 10, 2025. The president of Anaci Milano, Leonardo Caruso, has also always shared the spirit of the initiative and, for this reason, agreed to host the first event of 2026 at the association’s headquarters. The interest of condominium administrators is an important signal for the vertical transport sector: their involvement, together with that of the entire elevator sector, reinforces the belief that, by working in synergy, unprecedented results can be achieved for the benefit of all, especially end users.
The first round table of the year was ‘programmatic’ in nature, aimed at defining the topics to be developed during 2026, thanks in part to the contribution of experts who agreed to join the ‘working team’ for this series of events promoted by Elevatori Magazine. The proposed topics will outline the various aspects to be considered in subsequent events, within the broader theme of the modernization of elevator systems, especially those installed in apartment buildings.
The meeting was structured as a true round table discussion to facilitate dialogue among participants.
From left: Matteo Volpe, Claudia Gobbi, Fabio Imprenti, Silvia Migliavacca, Massimo Scarpati, Elena Colombetti, Barbara Manco, Giuseppe Volpe, David Donadello, Maddalena Parotelli, Giorgia Feneri, Daniele Pavan, Leonardo Caruso, Claudio Bernuzzi, and Francesco Burrelli.
The experts who attended
The meeting, moderated by Maddalena Parotelli (Editor-in-Chief of Elevatori Magazine), was attended by Giuseppe Volpe (Managing Director of Elevatori Magazine), Francesco Burrelli (President of ANACI), Leonardo Caruso (President of ANACI Milan and National Vice President), Daniele Pavan (President of Commission CT 019 ‘Elevators, Hoists, Escalators and Similar Equipment’ of UNI, Italian Standardization Body), Barbara Manco (Technical Advisor to ANICA – National Association of Elevator Component Manufacturers), Fabio Imprenti (President of the Lombardy section of ANACAM – National Association of Elevator Construction and Maintenance Companies), David Donadello (Representative of CPI, Consortium for Italy), Giorgia Feneri (President of U.N.I.ON – Italian Union of Notified and Authorized Bodies), Silvia Migliavacca (Secretary of ANIE AssoAscensori), Claudio Bernuzzi (Professor in the Department of Architecture, Construction Engineering, and Environment at the Politecnico di Milano), Claudia Gobbi (Salvati architecture firm and member of the Technical Committee of Elevatori Magazine, where she represents the world of architects).
With everyone present, many proposals were put on the table, which will form the program of meetings for the year 2026 of Elevatori Magazine’s ‘Tavola Rotonda 10 Luglio®’ (July 10 Round Table).
Many topics were raised by experts in our sector during the meeting: from regulatory updates, highlighting aspects that will be important in lift modernisation (a proposal put forward by Daniele Pavan), to issues related to proper document storage (an issue raised by Giorgia Feneri and found to be very interesting for both maintenance technicians and condominium administrators), from the need to take targeted action to achieve a minimum but shared safety threshold for operating systems and to focus on the documentation that must be issued after modernisation work has been carried out (issues raised by Barbara Manco), to the need for inspection reports to be written in clear, unambiguous language to facilitate the work of maintenance technicians and administrators (a request made by Fabio Imprenti) and the idea of an economical lift to be offered to those who cannot afford more expensive systems (an idea launched by Giuseppe Volpe and reiterated by David Donadello).
Other requests came from condominium administrators: on this occasion, Francesco Burrelli, among other things, launched the idea of an alternative formula for ownership of the systems themselves, which could be explored in more depth in future meetings with other experts from the working group.
Claudio Bernuzzi, representing the structural engineers’ point of view, raised the issue of the structural stability of the building, which must be taken into consideration when planning to modernise a lift or install a new one: this is a very important issue from a safety perspective, not only for the system but also for the building itself.
Claudia Gobbi, speaking on behalf of architects, in addition to the issue of the aesthetics of the systems, emphasised the need for dialogue between lift manufacturers and architects and for in-depth analysis of the regulatory issues concerning the modernisation of lifts, which is useful when dealing with a building project. Another issue concerns the possible integration of traditional and new technologies, such as home automation, into lifts, a request made by clients.
