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Photo: © Kübler

News | July 2025

65 years Kübler Group: from one-man show to global player

This year, the Kübler Group will be celebrating its 65th anniversary – a special anniversary for a company that began as a one-man show in Schwenningen.

Photo: © Langer & Laumann

News | July 2025

New Metron LTx A1-V2 conversion package now available

The Metron LTx A1-V2 has now been added to the list of Langer & Laumann conversion packages.

Photo: © Schindler

News | July 2025

Simmen succeeds Hess at Schindler

Franz-Xaver Simmen is the new CEO of Schindler Aufzüge AG. He took charge of the Swiss national company on 1 April 2025 from Patrick Hess.

Photo: © Cibes Lift Deutschland

News | July 2025

Reorientation of distribution and service structure

Hiro Lift took over the direct distribution and service of Cibes in South Germany on 1 June. The longstanding partner is to concentrate on the north and train distribution partners nationally.

Photo: © Telegärtner Elektronik

News | July 2025

Two-sense lift emergency call now standard

Barrier-freedom in lift emergency calls is now standard at Telegärtner Elektronik. With immediate effect, VNS visual two-sense emergency calling has been integrated as standard in the NRT1XT emergency call telephone.

Photo: © Hundt Consult

News | July 2025

Subsidiary in Austria

Following the Dutch company Hundt Consult B.V. in 2020, the lift management company Hundt Consult is now opening its second international subsidiary, Hundt Consult Austria, with offices in Vienna and Innsbruck.

Photo: © LIFTjournal / Ulrike Lotze

News | July 2025

A new face at interlift

He currently works alongside Joachim Kalsdorf, but in 2027 Michael Löffler will take sole responsibility for interlift. LIFTjournal asked him about his plans.

News | July 2025

Three questions for ... Ulrich Brumm

At the beginning of April, Ulrich Brumm was newly elected to the board of the Association for Elevator Technology (VFA-Interlift) at its general meeting. We asekd the 56-year-old managing director of Orba-Lift Aufzugsdienst our three questions.

Photo: © Motum

News | July 2025

Motum expanding on the Emerald Isle

Ascension Lifts now belongs to Motum. This is the group’s first takeover outside of Scandinavia. The purchase in Ireland was an important milestone in its European expansion strategy.

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65 years Kübler Group: from one-man show to global player

New Metron LTx A1-V2 conversion package now available

Simmen succeeds Hess at Schindler

Reorientation of distribution and service structure

Two-sense lift emergency call now standard

Subsidiary in Austria

A new face at interlift

Three questions for ... Ulrich Brumm

Motum expanding on the Emerald Isle