MP Lifts has recently completed the international EPD (Environmental Product Declaration) certification process for MP GO, one of its main products. This declaration recognises its commitment, as a manufacturer, to measure and reduce the environmental impact of its products and services and, full transparency in reporting these impacts.

The EPD confirms that MP Lifts reports comparable, objective and third-party verified data reflecting good and bad environmental performance of its products and services.

In drawing up this declaration, the environmental performance of the product is described from a life cycle perspective by carrying out a comprehensive assessment. The study results and further required information are compiled in the EPD, which is verified by an independent agent before being registered and published in the International System.

The concept of EPDs is based on the standard ISO 14025, which is internationally recognised and developed at the International Organization for Standardization. Compared to alternative reporting formats such as eco-labels and self-declared labels that only cover aspects of a lifecycle perspective, EPDs cover the entire life cycle of goods and services.

This certificate reinforces the strong commitment of MP Lifts to sustainability and its aim to reduce the environmental impact of its work.

We all know that stairs inside a home can be a great inconvenience and, very often, an insurmountable obstacle for elderly people, persons with reduced mobility or simply when you get there laden down with shopping or your baby’s pushchair.  In these cases, installing a homelift makes a considerable contribution to your well-being, while adding value to your property.

Being aware of this, MP LIFTS introduces its homelift MP Mobi HOME, the ideal solution to turn your house more comfortable and accessible, wich removes architectural barriers in your home, thus making access to any space easier.

It offers solutions with a capacity for 2 to 5 persons, with cars up to 110 cm width and 140 cm depth that can be adapted to almost any space, moving at a speed of 0.15 metres per second, and a rated load of up to 385 kg.

Its appearance and functioning are identical to those of a conventional lift, since it is always provided with a car door and all the components have been designed in accordance with lift standard EN 81-2, thus ensuring a safe and comfortable performance.

The safety provided a car door eliminates the need to hold down the button throughout the travel. Moreover, it does not stop until it reaches its destination, thus preventing the risk for passengers to be trapped between two floors.

In the event of a power outage, MP Mobi HOME is equipped with an automatic rescue system that will take the car to the nearest floor and open the doors, so you never get trapped. It is also available with the option of remote maintenance and a monitoring service with an emergency telephone number, operating 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.

MP Mobi HOME fits perfectly into any building since it requires minimum pit dimensions (from 15 cm) and reduced top floor height of only 240 centimetres.

You can choose from a wide range of finishes to ensure it integrates perfectly with the aesthetics of your home, and you will even have the option to customise it to your taste.

Do you need more capacity?

MP Mobi offers a capacity for 2 to 13 people, with cars up to 110 cm width and 210 cm depth that can be adapted to almost any space. These lifts move at a speed of 0.15 metres per second, and a rated load of up to 1.000 kg.

The International Day of Women and Girls in Science on 11 February recognises the work of women in the STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) fields. This is a special day on which we would like to highlight the work of the women who are part of the MP Team.

Among them, there are engineers and technicians such as Nuria Fernández Ballesteros, a Technical Engineer in Industrial Design from our R&D&I team.

“I finished my degree in 2006 and in my class, of approximately 40 people, there were only about 6 girls”, she explains, stressing that “the presence of women in the STEM world should be a permanent education campaign to eliminate the idea that Engineering is a profession for men”.

Nuria, who at MP works on the continuous improvement of our products and on giving shape to new designs (improving existing products and providing solutions to problems that may arise), has participated in projects such as MP SynGO, in the development of different parts of lift cars and many other initiatives.

“To a girl who is taking her first academic or professional steps in the scientific world, I would advise her to go for it without fear, without complexes and to enjoy what she is doing,” she says, celebrating that “there is an increasing number of women in the sector”.

“The most important thing is to enjoy your job because we dedicate many hours of our lives to it and, if I have to give advice to a girl who is thinking of going into the scientific world, it is to dedicate herself to what she really wants and is passionate about, which is where she will really be happy“.

Today, as every 8^th. March, we commemorate International Women’s Day, which brings together women from all continents around the world, leaving behind borders, ethnic, linguistic, cultural, economic and political differences, after more than ninety years of progress for equality, justice, peace and progress.

And we do it from the iron and steel sector, where the rate of women in traditional industrial activities is very low, since we are aware of this reality and, at the same time, participants in a true change towards equal opportunities and treatment for all people, regardless of their sex and age.

In MP, an increasing number of female engineers, computer scientists, technicians and operators are contributing in their day-to-day work to increase the representation of women in our sector. Women, full members of the labour market, such as Sara, Ana Isabel, Amelle, Markéta, Sanne, Patrycja, Elin or Alexandra, who today show their personal vision.

Happy International Women’s Day.