Photo: © Kone News | September 2026 Kone: two new members in the Board of Directors At the Extraordinary General Meeting of Kone on 3 June, Ranjan Sen and Bruno Schick were elected as new members of the Board of Directors.
Photo: © Dirk Müller, KI-assistiert / LIFTjournal News | September 2026 The concentration process in the European lift industry continues The consolidation process in the European lift industry is continuing: Alongside the Finnish-German mega-deal of Kone and TK Elevator, other cross-border takeovers and mergers have taken place in Europe. Here a selection of these.
Photo: © Langer + Laumann News | September 2026 Conversion package for Varidor 15 Mechanically fully compatible and completely without drilling: Langer + Laumann have added a new conversion package for the door drive system Varidor 15 from Schindler to their product range.
Photo: © Dirk Müller/KI-unterstützt/LIFTjournal News | September 2026 CANopen Lift specification updated The four-part CiA 417 application profile specification for lift control systems has been revised.
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Photo: © thyssenkrupp Elevator News | December 2020 Thyssenkrupp Elevator recognized for sustainability Thyssenkrupp Elevator has been recognized for leadership in corporate sustainability by global environmental non-profit CDP.
Photo: © Lödige Industries News | December 2020 Lödige buys B&B Aufzugbau Lödige Industries has taken over B&B Aufzugbau GmbH & Co KG in Berlin in order to expand the services it offers in the Berlin/Brandenburg metropolitan region.
Photo: © Aleksandr Khakimullin/123rf.com News | December 2020 A cloud of their own for SMEs In an interview with LIFTjournal, Rudolf Ramseier from the VFA board of directors announces a dedicated cloud for the SMEs. Read the full-length interview about digitalisation in SMEs here.
Photo: © Serapid Frankreich News | December 2020 Breaking ground for new company headquarters At the end of September, Serapid laid the foundation in Martin-Église in France for the “OneSerapid” project at the new location of the company in the Eurochannel II zone.
Photo: © Anna Poschmann News | December 2020 New employee at Langer & Laumann Antje Holbein joined Langer & Laumann in mid-July. The 48-year old reinforces the sales back office.
Photo: © Cedes News | December 2020 Assa Abloy sells Cedes The private equity investor capiton AG together with the management led by Cedes CEO Christian-Erik Thöny has bought the company from its previous owner, the Assa Abloy Group.
Photo: © Nidec Control Techniques Ltd. News | December 2020 E300 frequency converter with CANopen Control Techniques has now adopted the newly developed CANopen interface with the CiA417 user profile for the Elevator Drive E300 in its delivery range.
Photo: © Creative Software News | December 2020 New software modules for the lift sector Creative Software Team GmbH develops software for the lift sector. It has now brought out a new contractual and planning module, a maintenance app and an info portal.
Photo: © Meiller News | November 2020 New functions for service technicians from digitalisation Meiller has expanded the user functions of MiDrive and the app for the diagnosic tool. The remote support tool has been further expanded and now offers additional video and audio recording.
