Photo: © privat News | May 2025 New convenor of Working Group 1 Daniel Bisang (52) has been elected unanimously as the new convenor of the working group 1 “Lifts and service lifts” of CEN TC 10.
Photo: © Telegärtner Elektronik GmbH News | May 2025 Michael Puttrus goes to Telegärtner Michael Puttrus has assumed a new position: the mechanical engineer is now Business Development Manager at the German lift emergency call specialist Telegärtner Elektronik.
Photo: © VDMA News | May 2025 Image campaign: ‘We can only become more visible together’ The Trade Association Lifts and Escalators in the VDMA (German Engineering Federation) has launched the second round of the image campaign “Beweger gesucht” (starring movers). Jan Steeger, project manager of the campaign, has compiled the most important questions and answers for LIFTjournal.
Photo: © TK Elevator News | May 2025 TKE: New investor and a joint venture TK Elevator and Alat announce strategic joint venture to manufacture end-to-end elevator and escalator solutions in Saudi Arabia, with Alat also becoming a shareholder in TK Elevator.
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Photo: © kadmy/123RF.com News | April 2023 Is this really sustainable? We are increasingly often confronted with modernisations, which are actually reconstructions of the lift. Is this always necessary? And is it always sustainable?
Photo: © mauscraft/123RF.com News | April 2023 Energy efficiency versus sustainability? At the moment, energy efficiency is a huge topic – also in the lift sector. Unfortunately, sustainability is suffering under this, but it should be taken just as seriously as energy efficiency, since it tackles the topic far more comprehensively.
Photo: © piranka/istockphoto News | April 2023 Modernisation instead of new lifts: The sustainable way There are currently about 6.5 million lifts in existence in Europe - and every year about 150,000 new lifts are put into operation (source: ELA - European Lift Association).
Photo: © kadmy/123RF.com News | April 2023 Safety first: occupational safety in lift building Work in lift building has a very high hazard potential – not just in new construction, but also in modernisation and service. This is how fitters and technicians can protect themselves better against occupational accidents.
Photo: © Aphithana Chitmongkolthong, istockphoto.com News | April 2023 Noise insulation in lift construction: ride quality according to ISO 18738 In the last article, we looked at the limits of measurements according to DIN 8989. Below we aim to show the benefits of measurements according to ISO 18738.
Photo: © Johann Schum Aufzugtechnik News | April 2023 New recruit at Schum Aufzugtechnik Miguel Martin has reinforced the sales team of Johann Schum Aufzugtechnik GmbH since the beginning of the year as Senior Area Sales Manager.
Photo: © Schindler AB News | April 2023 Hissförbundet: New Board Member Hissförbundet, the Swedish Association of Lifts and Escalators, welcomes Luis Soler to the board.
Photo: © Lutz Aufzüge News | March 2023 Lutz Aufzüge: New Distribution Director Since 1 November 2022, André Szelagowski has been responsible for the distribution of new lifts and modernisation at Lutz Aufzüge in Reinbek near Hamburg.
Photo: © Telecom Behnke GmbH News | March 2023 Change in managing director at Behnke Group Since January 2023, the operational business of the Behnke Group has had dual leadership: Ralf Michels and Christoph Rudig had already worked before in the company group.
