# South Korea opens Elevator Expo with about 80 companies at Kintex during 2026 Elevator Safety Week

- Published: 2026-11-11 09:12 UTC
- Section: Industry & People › Expos & events
- Tags: Korea International Elevator Expo, Elevator Safety Day, Elevator Safety Week 2026, Kintex Goyang, elevator safety campaign, PALEA seminar, aging elevator replacement, Hyundai Elevator, K-elevator
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**The Ministry of the Interior and Safety combined the 9th Elevator Safety Week with the 8th Korea International Elevator Expo at Kintex in Goyang, running through the 13th.**

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On the 11th, Elevator Safety Day, South Korea's Ministry of the Interior and Safety announced that it is holding the 2026 Elevator Safety Week together with the 2026 Korea International Elevator Expo, according to biz.heraldcorp.com [1]. The commemoration ceremony and the expo opening take place at Exhibition Hall 1 of Kintex in Ilsan, Goyang. About 80 domestic and foreign companies are showing new technologies and products [1].

## Safety Week programme

Elevator Safety Week has been held jointly by the public and private sectors since 2018 to promote an elevator safety culture; this year is the 9th edition. It runs from the 11th to the 13th [1]. Safety campaigns for the public are held at 11 airports, railway and subway stations nationwide, chosen because elevator accidents occurred there or because passenger traffic is high. Organisers promote safety rules for elevator users and run public participation events, including safety pledge rallies [1].

A conference on elevator safety policy, standardisation and new technology takes place on the second floor of Hall 1. It covers 15 topics, including an international seminar of the Pacific Asia Lift Association (PALEA) and the use of public elevator data [1]. About 200 people from government, agencies, associations, industry, academia and civic groups attend the ceremony. Nineteen people recognised for elevator safety work and two winners of the safety contest's grand prize receive Minister commendations, and a 3D hologram performance is staged [1].

## Expo exhibitors and business events

The Korea International Elevator Expo was first held in 2010; this is its 8th edition [1]. Hyundai Elevator, OTIS Elevator and TK Elevator have pavilions of about 3,600 ㎡ in total in Hall 5 on the first floor of Hall 1. There are also joint regional pavilions, including those of Chungcheongbuk-do and Geochang County, pavilions of the Korea Elevator Safety Agency and the Korea Elevator Association, and an elevator safety experience bus [1].

The programme includes one-to-one meetings between foreign buyers and exhibitors, and briefings and consultations on replacement for managers of aging elevators. A job-creation pavilion offers recruitment briefings and on-site interviews. Corporate seminars, the autumn academic conference of the Korean elevator society, exhibition tours and a stamp-collecting activity are also scheduled [1].

Kim Gwang-yong, head of the ministry's Disaster and Safety Management Headquarters, said that elevator safety is the foundation of industrial growth and that technical innovation in turn leads to safer elevators. He said the ministry will support Korean elevator companies in expanding abroad [1].

## Sources

1. [biz.heraldcorp.com](https://biz.heraldcorp.com/article/10933302)

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