Abstract: A vertical conveyor for transporting a load in a warehouse equipped with shelves. This vertical conveyor comprises a plurality of receiving devices spaced apart from one another. These receiving devices receive a load and can be displaced vertically. There are also a series of stationary transport elements disposed adjacent to the plurality of receiving devices in an alternating manner. The plurality of receiving devices can comprise driven rollers while the series of stationary transport elements can also comprise driven rollers. There is also a vertical conveyor system that includes a plurality of vertically extending columns defining a shaft. The vertical conveyor can move vertically in this shaft. The vertically extending columns have at least one foldable element coupled to it wherein the foldable element is designed to fold down to allow the vertical conveyor to travel in the shaft and to fold up to remove a load from the vertical conveyor.