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: © Meiller Aufzugtüren News | March 2021 New feature: "Sinius" folding door as driven landing door Meiller has developed a completely new door that is to replace previously installed four-leaf folding landing doors.
Photo: © irstone/123rf.com News | March 2021 Lift technology as a mirror of social change SME lift companies need to be prepared for increasing digitalisation. Training and further education play a great role here. Lift building simultaneously has to get to grips with other important trends.
Photo: © guillermain/123rf/okapistock News | March 2021 Cibes Lift Group acquires two companies Swedish company Cibes Lift Group has acquired two companies: Titan Elevators and Upplands hiss AB.
Photo: © Blain Hydraulics News | March 2021 Smart and sustainable: new electronic control valve Blain has developed a new smart electronic control valve to further improve the travel properties of lifts. At the same time, the associated control board was designed with the fewest components possible.
Photo: © Lutz Aufzüge News | March 2021 Producing lifts with solar energy In December 2020, Lutz Aufzüge put a photovoltaic system on the roof of its production facility into operation.
Photo: © TK Elevator News | February 2021 thyssenkrupp Elevator now called TK Elevator thyssenkrupp Elevator has now launched its new global brand name: The international group is now called TK Elevator. The new brand name results from the change in ownership that took place mid of last year.
Photo: © Andreas Simopoulos News | February 2021 Inclined lift to the Acropolis On 3 December, Maspero Elevatori officially handed over to the Onassis Foundation and to the Greek State the inclined panoramic lift that the company has made to measure to enable equal access to the Acropolis of Athens.
Photo: © Adam Gavlák News | February 2021 TK Elevator acquires Swedish elevator company TK Elevator – formerly thyssenkrupp Elevator – acquires the elevator operations of Sdiptech AB. Together, the companies in scope have generated revenues of about 30 mn EUR in the fiscal year 2020.
Photo: © Fuka News | February 2021 Simple UCM solution The new Fuka shaft brake protects against unintended car movement. It is a user- and installation-friendly solution that guarantees safe and easy retrofitting, also in situ, according to the company.
