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”).
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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: © William Mitchell News | March 2018 Kiss me, Pharaoh: Harrod’s Egyptian escalators The ancient Egyptians move people to this day. Egyptomania was the name of the phenomenon that in the 1990s also took possession of Harrod's in London.
News | March 2018 IEE Expo 2018: A successful step upwards With a growth expectancy of over 50 percent in the next four years, the Indian elevator and escalator sector is scaling high making India one of the biggest markets for this industry.
News | March 2018 Osma has the "best jobs with a future" SME lift manufacturer Osma is according to a study of the magazine Focus Money and Professor Werner Sarges of the Institute for Management Diagnostics in Barnitz one of the leading major employers in Germany.
News | March 2018 No more space problems - inside and outside the car A newly-developed complete lift, which Riedl Quantum will be presenting at the 2017 interlift, increases the usable area in the car by up to 55% in relation to the basic shaft area.
News | February 2018 New Sales Director for Kübler Germany, Austria and Switzerland are strong and important markets for the Kübler Group, a global market leader in the areas of position and motion sensors (encoders), slip rings, counters and process devices.
News | February 2018 App for repairs Good news for property owners, facility managers and caretakers with regard to repairs: following a pilot project, Otis is introducing an app for repair services with an integrated mobile spare parts catalogue.
News | February 2018 Emergency calls for high-rise lifts As a specialist for lift emergency calls, Telegärtner Elektronik does not just deal with equipping standard lifts for the customary conveyance heights of approximately 30 m as individual lifts or lift groups.
News | February 2018 Ökovision award for sustainability for Kone Kone has received the Ökovision Sustainability Leadership Award established by Ökoworld AG for the sustainability of its lifts and escalators.
News | February 2018 Via the cloud into the lift Schmersal Böhnke + Partner, leading international system supplier for the lift industry, has presented its first cloud solution.
