Photo: © wrightstudio/123RF.com News | May 2025 A strong brand makes a difference A clear brand identity not only strengthens a company but also its employees and customers. This also applies to small and medium-sized lift manufacturers.
Photo: © Elsco News | May 2025 Elsco: New European Sales Manager Elevator Safety Company (Elsco) has announced the appointment of Hicham Chamseddine Naamani as its new European Sales Manager. Elsco is an international provider of elevator roller and swivel guides.
Photo: © KLST News | May 2025 “We were looking for a strong partner” The LIFTjournal once again has three questions: In view of recent events, the person we’re talking to this time is Detlef Klinkhammer, founder and managing director of “Detlef Klinkhammer Steuerungen und Komponenten für Aufzüge” (KLST), based in Zülpich near Cologne.
Photo: © VmA News | May 2025 VmA Board of Directors re-elected Udo Niggemeier has been confirmed in his office as Chairman of the Association of SME Lift Companies (Vereinigung mittelständischer Aufzugsunternehmen - VmA). The 59-year old has been heading the association since 2021.
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Photo: © Vertima News | November 2023 New brake safety gear At interlift 2019, the Spanish company Dynatech along with its German partner Vertima, presented its first electromechanical brake safety gear. At interlift 2023, Vertima presented the new Dynatech electronic safety gear.
Photo: © Intec News | November 2023 Digital “safety circuit”: fast installation, simple diagnosis Intec will be unveiling its new DSS safety system at the interlift: this involves all safety-relevant signals and sensors being electronically recorded and analysed.
Photo: © privat News | November 2023 Jens Holmberg is the new EVP at Alimak Alimak Group has appointed Jens Holmberg as EVP Industrial division, effective as of 1 September 2023.
Photo: © Olga Gavrilenko/123RF.com News | November 2023 EN ISO 8100-1/2: a new era for the lift sector EN ISO 8100-1/2 – when will these standards finally arrive? Why is it all taking so long? What do the draft standards look like? What will then change? What new technical requirements will there be for lifts, safety components and parts?
Photo: © Tutti Frutti / shutterstock News | November 2023 Extension of the CE-marking: First, many people laughed … The UK is back in the headlines: After a long period of calm over Brexit, some good news is now attracting attention: The British government has extended indefinitely the recognition of CE marking for placing goods on the UK market.
Photo: © Wittur News | October 2023 What's going on with Wittur? In spring, an article in the German magazine "Finance" caused a stir in the lift industry. "It's five to twelve at Wittur: Moody's has downgraded the lift parts supplier's rating by two notches from Caa1 to Caa3," it said.
Photo: © Bernstein News | October 2023 Bernstein enters into partnership in Australia Pacific Automation is to ensure that the safety technology and suspension systems of Bernstein AG are available throughout Australia.
Photo: © VFA News | October 2023 New employee at the VFA Dipl.-Ing. Anne Zerno has been supporting the VFA standards team at the national level since 1 August.
Photo: © Cedes / relayr News | October 2023 Condition monitoring and light curtains Cedes and relayr have developed a joint solution for smart data use in the lift sector. The new offer combines the IoT-capable light curtain cegard/Smart from Cedes with relayr’s “Skyler Elevate” predictive maintenance solution.
