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News | September 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.

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News | September 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.

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News | September 2026

Spanish elevator industry before an ambitious transformation

José Carlos Frechilla Fernández, director of the Spanish Elevator Association, Federacion Empresarial Espanola de Ascensores (FEEDA), wrote an article for LIFTjournal that provides interesting insights into the Spanish market.

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News | September 2026

New intercom system for fire brigade lifts

Rocom, a developer of lift emergency systems from Rodgau (Germany), has just introduced a new fire brigade intercom system according to EN 81-72 with fully digital voice transmission in the form of “Firecom Nexy”.

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Kone: two new members in the Board of Directors At the Extraordinary General Meeting of Kone on 3 June, Ranjan Sen and Bruno Schick were elected as new members of the Board of Directors. - News | September 2026

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News | September 2026

The concentration process in the European lift industry continues

The consolidation process in the European lift industry is continuing: Alongside the Finnish-German mega-deal of Kone and TK Elevator, other cross-border takeovers and mergers have taken place in Europe. Here a selection of these.

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News | September 2026

Conversion package for Varidor 15

Mechanically fully compatible and completely without drilling: Langer + Laumann have added a new conversion package for the door drive system Varidor 15 from Schindler to their product range.

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