Photo: © Cibes Lift Group News | May 2026 New CEO of the Cibes Lift Group Since 1 March, Martin Lewerth has been the new CEO of the Cibes Lift Group, an international manufacturer of platform and home lifts from Sweden.
Photo: © Bernd Lorenz/LIFTjournal News | May 2026 LiftExpo Poland issues invitation back to Warsaw The trade fair for the lift sector will open its doors for the second time in the Polish capital. What can exhibitors and visitors expect from the “International Trade Fair for Lifts, Components and Vertical Transport Technology” from 20 to 22 October?
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Photo: © Giovenzana International B.V. News | May 2020 What is lift security for Giovenzana international? Following the introduction of the new standard EN 81-20 / EN 81-50, Giovenzana International B.V. has developed – with the support of the most important manufacturers worldwide – systems and solutions to allow the maintenance and inspection of lifts in complete safety.
Photo: © Notrufzentrale Behnke News | May 2020 Golden telephone for 1000 connections Loyalty is rewarded: 1000 connections to the Behnke emergency call control centre - Aufzugtechnik Süd GmbH has reached this record number. Behnke awarded a golden telephone for this achievement.
Photo: © Cedes/Riccardo Götz News | May 2020 TOF/Start – a solution that really works Escalators are an integral part of our everyday lives. But it is not only increasing pedestrian traffic that is raising the demands on the safety and efficiency of escalators; climate change also calls for solutions to save more energy.
Photo: © GRW News | May 2020 RAL quality association: New member of the Board of Directors Jens Westphal from B.A.S.E. Gebäudetechnik GmbH in Ahrensburg (Germany) has been elected unanimously as the new deputy chairman of the RAL quality association “Montage und Wartung von RWA-Anlagen e.V.".
Photo: © Dmitry Kalinovsky/123rf.com News | May 2020 Modernisation from the point of view of an assembly company Modernising lifts has developed into an important challenge for lift companies in recent years in Europe – as a result of demographic change and the regular revision of the legal foundations.
Photo: © Meiller Aufzugtüren News | May 2020 Lift Forum 2020: New trends and developments Interesting news from the areas of door modernisation, CANopen, BIM and condition monitoring – this is promised by the now established Lift Forum, which will take place again this year.
Photo: © Hansen News | May 2020 New hygiene protection products protect the company Hansen is currently mastering the corona crisis with a new business idea: In addition to its day-to-day business, the company produces hygienic protective walls made of acrylic glass and face visors made of PET-G as drip protection.
Photo: © Felix Sango/Schaefer News | May 2020 First Lift Symposium in Johannesburg At the beginning of March, Schaefer staged the first Lift Symposium in Johannesburg. Its partner and co-organiser was Algi.
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…
