Photo: © Daniel Nyman/Ascenco Group News | January 2026 Ascenco Group expands to Norway Ascenco Group AB (“Ascenco”) expanded its presence to Oslo, Norway by taking over Heiskompaniet AS (“Heiskompaniet”).
Photo: © KI-generiert gem. Adobe Firefly-Lizenz / okapidesign / LIFTjournal News | January 2026 Kone acquires companies in the Munich area ATH Aufzüge GmbH, a subsidiary of Kone headquartered in Heilbronn with a branch in Munich, acquired the elevator businesses of two medium-sized elevator companies on January 1, 2026.
Photo: © EdmoLift News | January 2026 The EN 1570 series is expanding EN 1570-1, Safety requirements for lifting tables – Part 1: Lifting tables serving up to two fixed landings has already been available since 1998. It has undergone continuous further development over the course of time.
Photo: © makslab/123RF.com News | January 2026 Schindler Switzerland acquires Swiss SME Schindler subsidiary AS Aufzüge has acquired a Swiss lift company.
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Photo: © Andrei Fedco/123RF.com News | May 2020 Corona in practice: chronology of a crisis In 2020, an estimated 40 percent of all lifts will need to have a lift emergency call system retrofitted. The GS electronic/GS Group had prepared for this rush. But then came the Corona crisis…
Photo: © Scandinavian Stock/123rf.com News | April 2020 Free webinars on Functional Safety The Liftinstituut now offers free webinars on Functional Safety – an introduction to PESS. The first webinar will take place on April 28.
Photo: © Kollmorgen News | April 2020 Cyber-attack on a lift? In recent years, the sensitivity regarding IT security has grown – also in the lift industry. It’s not difficult to understand why. But how can companies protect themselves against cyber-attacks?
Photo: © Uventions News | April 2020 Lifts reliably virus-free with UV light The infection risk in lifts is very high. A new disinfection method per UV light should be able to considerably improve the hygiene in lifts and other rooms autonomously.
Photo: © Zemic / Vebo Liftsupport News | April 2020 Lift weighing kits for Euromast lifts Vebo Liftsupport was recently commissioned to renovate the lifts in the Euromast. Zemic was brought in for this project.
Photo: © digicom News | April 2020 Coppy, the new IoT Emergency Phone digicom had launched a new solution for IoT Lift systems for the next years.
Photo: © TAK Expo Pvt. Ltd. News | April 2020 ISEE in Mumbai postponed by one year The Covid-19-pandemic naturally also affects the global elevator industry. In view of the associated uncertainties, the "International Sourcing Exposition for Elevators & Escalators 2020" (ISEE) has been postponed to 2021.
Photo: © Intorq GmbH & Co. KG News | April 2020 Concentrated force in very small installation spaces The brake specialist Intorq from Aerzen (Germany) intends to set new standards with its spring-loaded brake BFK518.
Photo: © kadmy/123RF.com News | April 2020 ELA COVID-19 Statement The "European Lift Association" (ELA) has issued a statement on the coronavirus pandemic. ELA request, for example, that the relevant national authority in each country consider the maintenance of lifts as "critical activity" or "essential service".
