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News | April 2026

Personnel changes at TKE

TK Elevator (TKE) has announced two personnel changes: there is a new COO and a new position of Chief Legal Officer has been created.

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News | April 2026

orderbase business now also available via browser

The users of orderbase can now also access the ERP solution with current browsers with no installation. This means they can use the same data and process core as in the existing desktop application.

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News | March 2026

What to watch out for when working on the lift car roof

A lot of the work involving lift car technology is carried out in the shaft and from the car roof. While lift users can enter the car at ground level and without further precautions, service personnel must take additional safety precautions when working in the shaft.

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News | March 2026

In Scandinavia, financial investors are buying up medium-sized companies

The Swedish lift market is undergoing a fundamental transformation. Unlike in other European countries, it is not the major OEMs that are buying up small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), but new, financially strong groups. LIFTjournal spoke to Daniel Nyman about this.

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News | March 2026

Digital support for maintenance

The software producer CSG AUPOS aims to set new standards in digital maintenance and project management through a combination of artificial intelligence, well-conceived deployment planning and mobile apps.

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News | March 2026

Stannah: Sixth generation and new executive board

The UK family-owned lift business Stannah has announced that it will strengthen its leadership with the addition of a sixth generation and a new executive board.

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News | March 2026

SimsInLifts expanding to the continent

The British specialist for lift communication technology, SimsInLifts, can now also be found in Belgium apart from the United Kingdom with its multi-roam SIM cards, which can be installed in emergency call systems.

News | March 2026

Duty to maintain public safety in lift building

Working on lifts – whether new construction, modernisation, repair or service – can be dangerous.

News | March 2026

Spanish company declares itself market leader in Ireland

Fain Ascensores has taken over the Irish lift builder Accel. As a result, the Spanish company is responsible for over 8,500 lifts on the Emerald Isle and according to its own information had “for the first time assumed market leadership in a country outside of Spain in the company’s history.”

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Personnel changes at TKE

orderbase business now also available via browser

What to watch out for when working on the lift car roof

In Scandinavia, financial investors are buying up medium-sized companies

Digital support for maintenance

Stannah: Sixth generation and new executive board

SimsInLifts expanding to the continent

Duty to maintain public safety in lift building

Spanish company declares itself market leader in Ireland