Photo: © tatom/123RF.com News | November 2026 The most important events for the lift industry Convenient overview: The most important trade fairs and events of the lift industry at a glance! We constantly update the dates.
Photo: © wrightstudio/123RF.com News | November 2026 THE newsletter for the international lift industry The LIFTjournal newsletter provides a monthly round-up of the most important news for the international lift industry.
Photo: © Ascendor GmbH News | October 2026 Ascendor: record turnover in anniversary year The Upper Austrian lift technology manufacturer Ascendor will generate turnover of over 20 million euros for the first time in its 2026 anniversary year. The company was established 20 years ago by Dr Josef Priglinger.
Photo: © Bundesverband Metall News | October 2026 Rehbold and BVM part ways Rolf Rehbold left the Bundesverband Metall (BVM – Federal Metalworking Association) on 31 August.
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Photo: © Yanalyso/123RF.com 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.
Photo: © Stannah 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.
Photo: © SimsInLifts 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.
Photo: © W+W Aufzugkomponenten News | March 2026 Duty to maintain public safety in lift building Working on lifts – whether new construction, modernisation, repair or service – can be dangerous.
Photo: © Fain-Gruppe/Dermot Byrne 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.”
Photo: © Doppler News | March 2026 This lift carries the stairs with it Doppler presented a new product category at interlift with ‘Elevante’. It combines a home lift with a staircase. The Greek lift manufacturer is targeting owners of single-family homes in north-western Europe as potential customers.
Photo: © VDMA News | March 2026 Three questions to ... Robert Hild It is admittedly somewhat longer than the famous 100 days in office, but Robert Hild is still fairly new to the lift sector. We took the opportunity and posed our familiar three questions to the managing director of the VDMA – Trade Association Lifts and Escalators.
Photo: © KI-generiert gem. Adobe Firefly-Lizenz News | March 2026 Light at the end of the tunnel If there are fewer new buildings, fewer new lifts are required. This is why the question occupying all of the players in the lift sector is: what’s next for the construction industry in Germany?
Photo: © Ziehl-Abegg News | March 2026 Same performance without critical raw materials According to the company, Ziehl-Abegg is the first company worldwide to succeed in developing a high-performance synchronous lift motor that operates entirely without rare earth magnets – without compromising on power output.
