Photo: © KLST News | July 2026 Three questions to ... Markus Labruier Markus Labruier (54) has been the managing director of Detlef Klinkhammer Steuerungen und Komponente für Aufzüge (KLST) since 1 October 2025.
Photo: © LIFTjournal/Dirk Müller/KI-assistiert mit Firefly und ChatGPT News | July 2026 A wedding with strings attached The announcement of Kone’s takeover of TK Elevator has sent shockwaves through the industry. Suddenly, there is talk of a new mega-conglomerate, a potential shift in power within the service sector, and the fact that the wave of consolidation has now reached the Big Four themselves.
Photo: © Schmitt + Sohn News | July 2026 Schmitt + Sohn Aufzüge: Change in management The announcement has caused quite a stir: Schmitt + Sohn Aufzüge, one of the largest family-run businesses in the European lift industry, is restructuring its management. For the first time, an external managing director has also been appointed.
Photo: © TÜV Süd News | July 2026 “We don’t take our decisions in a vacuum” Jörg Becker has been the Chairman of the Coordination Group of the Accredited Inspection Bodies in Germany and as a result the successor of Dieter Roas for over a year.
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Photo: © Klinikum Nordfriesland News | July 2020 Facial visors developed and donated Hansen from Haselund has donated the Klinikum Nordfriesland hospital 100 facial visors.
Photo: © Langer & Laumann News | July 2020 Modernisation made easy The development department of Langer & Laumann (L&L) has now designed a tailor-made solution for a rare door.
Photo: © B&M Noskowski, Aleksei_Derin / Getty Images / Montage/iStock.com News | July 2020 Who owns the data? The question comes up repeatedly: who owns the data produced by a lift? The lawyer Hartmut Hardt explains the legal position on the basis of the European General Data Protection Regulation and describes what a solution could look like.
Photo: © Cedes News | July 2020 iDiscovery with enhanced inspection functions The Cedes iDiscovery adopts safety-relevant functions of a lift according EN 81-20 up to SIL3. The system is EU type examined by TÜV Rheinland. Later this year Cedes will launch an iDiscovery with enhanced inspection functionality.
Photo: © Stingl News | July 2020 Assembly-friendly shaft wall cladding Stingl has developed a product to meet the requirements of EN81-20 5.2.5.3.1: an assembly-friendly shaft wall cladding made of flame-resistant rigid foam panels.
Photo: © Herkules Liftwerk News | July 2020 New platform lift with 3 m conveyance height With immediate effect, Herkules Liftwerk from Kaufungen (Germany) wants to rise even higher. With up to 3 m conveyance height, the new open platform vertical lift Atlas 3000 can manage an entire storey.
Photo: © Giovenzana News | July 2020 COVID-19: How Giovenzana is responding to the crisis The coronavirus pandemic has placed extraordinary demands on companies. This situation requires companies to pitch in and work together.
Photo: © mayr Antriebstechnik News | July 2020 New webinar series by mayr power transmission Mayr Antriebstechnik is expanding its training offer with a new series of webinars. The offer has been developed independently of the Corona pandemic, the company explains.
Photo: © Dörthe Sandmann News | July 2020 A young wheelchair user collects elevator photos With this hobby, he'd be met with great enthousiasm in the elevator industry: Hendrik Sandman collects photos of elevators. The interest of the 16-year-old is no coincidence.
