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News | November 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 | November 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 | November 2026

Orona buys two Dutch lift builders

The Dutch subsidiary of the Spanish lift group Orona has taken over the UP company group. It was part of the portfolio of the investment company Karmijn Kapitaal.

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News | November 2026

The French want more modern lifts

According to a survey by the French lift association “Fédération des Ascenseurs”, a large proportion of the French population would like to see older lifts modernised.

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Rehbold and BVM part ways Rolf Rehbold left the Bundesverband Metall (BVM – Federal Metalworking Association) on 31 August. - News | October 2026

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News | October 2026

From a garage in Hesse to the world market

“Forty years are half a lifetime,” noted the managing directors of Braun Aufzüge, Tobias Braun and Pamela Schmidt on this occasion.

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News | October 2026

More precise data from the lift shaft

If Sebastian Heduschka gets his way, measuring with yardsticks and plumb lines should become a thing of the past. He deploys a 3D laser scanner to obtain more precise data and transfer the digital model to BIM.

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News | October 2026

Innovative measurement of vertical space

The start-up “Skanio” uses LiDAR scans to provide precise data for the modernisation of lifts and escalators. The systems do not need to be taken out of service during the process more than a few minutes at a time.

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