Photo: © Dirk Müller/LIFTjournal/KI-assistiert News | August 2026 Kone shareholders agree At the beginning of June, Kone shareholders approved the planned takeover of TK Elevator (TKE) at an Extraordinary General Meeting.
Photo: © Simon Moebs/interlift.de News | August 2026 interlift: “There is a strong deal of interest“ The preparations of interlift 2027 have begun. According to the organisers, strong interest is already evident on the part of exhibitors in the international sector meeting from 12 to 15 October in Nuremberg.
Photo: © TK Elevator News | August 2026 New Machinery Regulation will also affect lifts under the Lifts Directive The last issue of the LIFTjournal reported extensively on the new contents of the Machinery Regulation, which replaces the Machinery Directive. In the meantime, an official letter of the European Commission and an Information Note of the ELA regarding this matter have become available.
Photo: © VDMA / KI-assistiert mit Windows Fotoanzeige News | August 2026 Mourning the loss of Günter Horny Günter Horny passed away on 29 July 2026 at the age of 76, reported the VDMA Lifts and Escalators Association in an obituary:
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News May 2026 EN ISO 8100-1/2:2026 standards – global standards for lifts News April 2026 Kone and TK Elevator plan to merge News August 2026 New Machinery Regulation will also affect lifts under the Lifts Directive News July 2026 A mega-deal and its potential consequences News November 2023 How much lift does a building need? News August 2026 Protective framework for TKE employees
Photo: © ustudiographydd59/123RF.com News | August 2026 The most important events for the lift industry Convenient overview: The most important trade fairs and events of the lift industry at a glance! We constantly update the dates.
Photo: © faithie/123RF.com News | August 2026 THE newsletter for the international lift industry The LIFTjournal newsletter provides a monthly round-up of the most important news for the international lift industry.
Photo: © VDMA / KI-assistiert mit Windows Fotoanzeige News | August 2026 Mourning the loss of Günter Horny Günter Horny passed away on 29 July 2026 at the age of 76, reported the VDMA Lifts and Escalators Association in an obituary:
Photo: © ChatGPT-assistiert News | August 2026 Protective framework for TKE employees TK Elevator (TKE) and the German trade union Industriegewerkschaft (IG) Metall signed a process agreement a few weeks ago. This is intended to protect employees against negative consequences of the takeover by its competitor Kone.
Photo: © Maria-Theres Niessalla/Daniel (Hünfeld)/KI-assistiert mit Adobe Firefly News | July 2026 Knowledge will determine the future of the lift industry The future of the lift industry will be determined not only by technology, but also by how effectively companies preserve, share and develop knowledge.
Photo: © LIFTjournal/Dirk Müller/KI-assistiert mit Firefly und ChatGPT News | July 2026 Digitalisation: theory and practice We learn new things about Artificial intelligence and digitalisation every day. Enormous quantities of data are being generated and processed. One could get the impression that it’s no longer possible to do anything without them.
Photo: © industryviews/Shutterstock News | July 2026 Problematic: building type E for lift building The German Federal Ministry of Building and Federal Ministry of Justice laid down the key points for building type E at the end of 2025. These could prove to be problematic from a lift building point of view, particularly when it comes to sound insulation.
