Photo: © Dirk Müller/KI-unterstützt/LIFTjournal News | September 2026 CANopen Lift specification updated The four-part CiA 417 application profile specification for lift control systems has been revised.
Photo: © Lutz Aufzüge News | September 2026 Hans Martin Lutz steps down from management The German company "Lutz Aufzüge" is restructuring its management: Hans Martin Lutz, the company’s principal shareholder, is moving from operational management to the advisory board.
Photo: © ustudiographydd59/123RF.com 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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Photo: © SimsInLifts News | March 2026 SimsInLifts expanding to the continent The British specialist for lift communication technology, SimsInLifts, can now also be found in Belgium apart from the United Kingdom with its multi-roam SIM cards, which can be installed in emergency call systems.
Photo: © W+W Aufzugkomponenten News | March 2026 Duty to maintain public safety in lift building Working on lifts – whether new construction, modernisation, repair or service – can be dangerous.
Photo: © Fain-Gruppe/Dermot Byrne News | March 2026 Spanish company declares itself market leader in Ireland Fain Ascensores has taken over the Irish lift builder Accel. As a result, the Spanish company is responsible for over 8,500 lifts on the Emerald Isle and according to its own information had “for the first time assumed market leadership in a country outside of Spain in the company’s history.”
Photo: © Doppler News | March 2026 This lift carries the stairs with it Doppler presented a new product category at interlift with ‘Elevante’. It combines a home lift with a staircase. The Greek lift manufacturer is targeting owners of single-family homes in north-western Europe as potential customers.
Photo: © VDMA News | March 2026 Three questions to ... Robert Hild It is admittedly somewhat longer than the famous 100 days in office, but Robert Hild is still fairly new to the lift sector. We took the opportunity and posed our familiar three questions to the managing director of the VDMA – Trade Association Lifts and Escalators.
Photo: © KI-generiert gem. Adobe Firefly-Lizenz News | March 2026 Light at the end of the tunnel If there are fewer new buildings, fewer new lifts are required. This is why the question occupying all of the players in the lift sector is: what’s next for the construction industry in Germany?
Photo: © Ziehl-Abegg News | March 2026 Same performance without critical raw materials According to the company, Ziehl-Abegg is the first company worldwide to succeed in developing a high-performance synchronous lift motor that operates entirely without rare earth magnets – without compromising on power output.
Photo: © TK Elevator News | March 2026 TK Elevator: Joy in Dusseldorf, worries in Esslingen TK Elevator submitted its balance sheet for the 2024/2025 financial year in December. The company was able to report new record profits.
Photo: © Martina Lundqvist/Ascenco Group News | March 2026 SJEC Danmark A/S joins Ascenco Group Ascenco Group AB (“Ascenco”) continues to expand in the Nordics, entering Denmark through the partnership with SJEC Danmark.
